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Meetings for Mumbai and Lisbon — ICANN plans

Meetings for Mumbai and Lisbon — ICANN plans

Mumbai and Lisbon will host the next two community forums.

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ICANN has disclosed the locations for its 2026 and 2027 annual community forum meetings.

The community forum, one of three major meetings ICANN holds annually, typically takes place in March. This year’s meeting was in Seattle the prior week.

Next year’s meeting will be March 7-12, 2026 in Mumbai, India at Jio World Convention Centre.

From March 13-18, 2027, the meeting will be held in Lisbon, Portugal at the Lisbon Congress Center.

ICANN has two more meetings ahead of the Mumbai event. From June 9-12, 2025, it will hold its policy forum in Prague, Czechia. From October 25-30, 2025, it will host its annual general meeting in Muscat, Oman.

More information regarding meetings and registration information is available here.

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