The air-conditioned conference center balanced out Mumbai’s heat and humidity and, despite lower in-person attendance, ICANN85 was a productive meeting. Tucows Registry Services was one of the official meeting sponsors, and we were happy to see many visitors stop to say hello and learn about our registry service offering. Perhaps most importantly, the squishy cows […]
The ICANN Community met for this year’s Annual General Meeting in Dublin, Ireland and, while the weather was a bit gray, the conversations and conference sessions sparked many bright ideas. ICANN policy work isn’t always glamorous. Conference centers can blur together, and even the most meaningful topics can test your focus by the fifth meeting […]
Two important questions have been gaining traction within the ICANN community in 2025: how should registrars disclose information protected by Whois Privacy services, and should third-party proxy services be regulated as a new Contracted Party? There was a lot of conversation—both scheduled and informal—around these topics at previous ICANN meetings, and it will continue at […]
The ICANN83 meeting in Prague, Czechia, brought the Community together for four days of policy-focused sessions. Contrasted with other ICANN meetings, which include a Public Forum, Annual General Meeting for the Board, and other more business-oriented sessions, the Policy forum centers on current policy and implementation work, so it’s usually the most jam-packed for the […]
ICANN82 was hosted in Seattle, which is lovely in mid-March. The crisp Pacific Northwest coast offers beautiful views and Seattle has a whole “underground city”—it’s well worth a visit. ICANN’s new CEO Kurtis Lindqvist participated throughout the week-long meeting. With his technical background and pragmatic approach, Kurtis offers more than 30 years of experience (and […]