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Copenhagen, Abu Dhabi and more: ICANN meeting locations

ICANN sets slate going forward, but fall 2016 meeting might change.

ICANN’s Board of Directors approved a number of resolutions at its last meeting regarding upcoming meeting locations.

  • ICANN 56, which was originally planned for Panama City, has been moved to Helsinki.
  • ICANN 57 is right now still on the docket for San Juan, Puerto Rico. Still, I expect the Puerto Rico event to be moved. Panama City was canceled due to concerns over the Zika Virus, and Puerto Rico is apparently regarding to get hit hard.
  • ICANN 58 in March 2017 will be in Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • ICANN 59 in June 2017 will be in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • ICANN 60 in October-November 2017 will be in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

ICANN has also selected locations for the first two meetings of 2018. It’s keeping that information private for negotiation purposes.

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