Mar 24 2026 – EURALO Multilingual Read-Out ICANN85
On March 24, 2026 the European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO) hosted a Multilingual ICANN 85 Read-Out.
PRESENTERS
Philippe Fouquart - GNSO
Joanna Kulesza - At-Large & GAC
Matthias Hudobnik - SSAC
Constanze Bürger - ASO
Valeriia Filinovych - ICANN Fellow
Adam Peake - ICANN GSE
Pari Esfandiari - ALAC
HOSTS / MODERATORS
Frédéric Taes - Chair, EURALO
WEBINAR MAR 31 – EURALO- A new round of gTLDs: End User’s Perspectives
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On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 18:00-19:30 UTC, the European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO) will host a roundtable 'A new round of gTLDs: End User’s Perspectives'.
The discussion will address the following topics related to the new round, which has a direct impact on updating the domain space
Fancy, the authoritative nameservers for the xyz. TLD are as follows:
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generationxyz.nic.xyz
How fun. I never thought of the #TLD as being a pun to demographic cohorts.
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Brave가 .agent 도메인을 에이전트 웹 빌더 커뮤니티가 관리하는 방향으로 추진 중이다. ICANN 신청에 대한 지지 의견을 제출하면 사용자는 최대 3개 도메인과 추가 7개 도메인을 claim할 수 있어, 에이전트 중심 웹 인프라 확산을 겨냥한 움직임으로 보인다.
📝 Cédric Michel-Flandin (Afnic) breaks down the ICANN process for the 2026 gTLD application round.
📅 Apply: April 30 → August 12, 2026
❗ A rare opportunity after 14 years
👉 Key steps, stakeholders & responsibilities
.sncf, .paris… what about yours?
📝 Cédric Michel-Flandin (Afnic) décrypte le processus de l’ICANN pour les candidatures au prochain round gTLD 2026.
📅 Dépôt : du 30 avril au 12 août 2026
❗ Une opportunité rare après 14 ans d’attente
👉 Étapes, acteurs et responsabilités passés au crible
.sncf, .paris… et demain le vôtre ?
⏰ J-3 !
L’Afnic sera au NDDCamp Alsace 2026 à Strasbourg (27 mars).
🕐 11h15 – 12h30 Premier et second marché des marques et des noms de domaine : vers une convergence ?
🎤 Animée par Mickaël Vigreux
🕝 14h30 – 15h45
Dernière opportunité pour obtenir sa propre extension : enjeux, coûts et perspectives
🎤 Animée par Cédric Michel-Flandin
👉 Stratégies, enjeux juridiques, SEO et gouvernance.
📅 Rdv au CCI Grand Est
➡️ https://nddcamp.alsace/
Die #EU muss langsam mal schauen, wie sie die in den #USA zentralisierte Macht über das #Internet aufbricht, bzw. Alternativstrukturen für den Notfall schafft.
Die #ICANN sitzt in den USA. Fast alle #DNS Root Server stehen in den USA.
Sollten die USA auf die Idee kommen, das enorme Erpressungspotential zu nutzen, geht hier relativ schnell das Licht aus.
Von der EU betriebene Hyperscaler wird es nicht geben. Muss es auch nicht, ist nicht die Aufgabe der EU. Aber die Verwaltung des Internets und die notwendige Installation entsprechender Gremien gehört an diese Stelle.
10-11 March 2026 – NextGen@ICANN85 Presentations
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On 10 -11 March 2026, the ICANN85 NextGen Fellows gave their presentations at the ICANN Community Forum in Mumbai. Eleven presentations explored the evolving challenges of Internet governance through a new generation’s lens. Across topics ranging from Universal Acceptance and the emerging AI divide to encryption, DNS abuse, Internet shutdowns, an
WEBINAR MAR 26 – APRALO Policy Forum Webinar Series on A Multilingual Internet #2: IDN Policies and Implementation
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On Thursday 26 March 2026, at 06:00-07:15 UTC, the APRALO Policy Forum will host 'IDN Policies and Implementation',the second of the series of 3 webinars to introduce ICANN’s goal for a “Multilingual Internet” and its engagement of relevant stakeholders to deliv
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