📢 #ICANN has opened a one-month nomination period for the Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building. We invite community members to nominate individuals who have made significant contributions to capacity-development programs. 🗓️ Submit nominations by 31 July 2026. 🔗 Learn more >> https://lnkd.in/eFJFT5pS
ICANN
Technology, Information and Internet
Los Angeles, CA 66,560 followers
One World, One Internet
About us
To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a nonprofit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It helps promote competition and develop policy on the Internet’s unique identifiers. ICANN doesn’t control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn’t deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet’s naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet.
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http://www.icann.org
External link for ICANN
- Industry
- Technology, Information and Internet
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, CA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1998
- Specialties
- Internet Stability, New gTLD, DNS Security, and Internet Policy
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Employees at ICANN
Updates
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💬 "Build relationships early, ask questions, and do not wait until you feel like an expert before speaking up. Your perspective matters, and the multistakeholder model is stronger because of the voices that continue to join and shape it." For Lily Edinam Botsyoe, what began as curiosity about Internet governance evolved into active contributions across research, policy, and community engagement at #ICANN. Her journey demonstrates how mentorship, learning, and participation can empower students and academics to help shape conversations about the future of the global Internet. 👉 Read her full story and see how ICANN's academic engagement initiatives can open pathways for you to participate and make an impact >> https://lnkd.in/eNHNt3FQ #AcademicEngagement #InternetGovernance
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The strength of the multistakeholder model comes from the people who make it work. The #ICANN86 Policy Forum brought together leaders, experts, and community members from around the world to collaborate, exchange perspectives, and shape the future of Internet policy. Thank you to everyone who joined us in Seville and remotely! Watch the recap to see the highlights, then explore session recordings and presentations on the ICANN86 schedule: https://bit.ly/3RzAl4S #ICANN #OneWorldOneInternet
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Help shape the future of law enforcement authentication. #ICANN is launching the Input Group: Law Enforcement Agency Authentication Mechanisms to provide operational and technical input for a proof of concept that will explore how to authenticate law enforcement requestors submitting urgent requests through the Registration Data Request Service (#RDRS) or a successor system. #ICANN is launching the Input Group: Law Enforcement Agency Authentication Mechanisms to provide operational and technical input for a proof of concept that will explore how authenticated law enforcement requestors can submit urgent requests through the Registration Data Request Service or its successor system. Participants will help evaluate workflow design, technical requirements, security considerations, and interoperability to inform future implementation efforts. Learn more and find out how to participate: https://lnkd.in/eytYnAvn
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What key issues and decisions shaped the June Board Workshop and #ICANN86? From adopting important policy recommendations to discussing the impacts of AI on the identifier system, DNS Abuse, and broader Internet governance developments, the #ICANN Board and community came together to advance critical work for the Internet. 🔗 Read ICANN Board Chair Tripti Sinha's latest blog for a quick recap >> https://lnkd.in/eu_5qVXK
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Preparing your application for the New gTLD Program: 2026 Round? Read #ICANN SVP, Global Domains & Strategy Theresa Swinehart’s latest blog for new resources and important reminders, including payment testing in the TLD Application Management System, a new searchable FAQ library, and additional capacity-development materials to support applicants. 🔗 Learn more >> https://lnkd.in/e8uTKKcN
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A permanent Internet Governance Forum #IGF is only the beginning. The work now is to strengthen it. #ICANN is committed to contributing to that effort, from agenda-setting and meaningful participation to bringing the technical community's expertise to Internet governance discussions where it matters most. Learn more in our Government Engagement latest blog: https://lnkd.in/e59ww5d3
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🔑 "One of the Internet’s most important keys is about to change, and you need to be ready" - via Computing Is your infrastructure prepared for the 11 October 2026 KSK rollover? #ICANN’s Kim Davies breaks down the steps network operators must take: https://bit.ly/4w6uYc8
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📣 Calling all #registrars in the Middle East and Africa: #ICANN is hosting a webinar next week on Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) compliance under the Registrar Accreditation Agreement. The session will cover ICANN's contractual requirements for #RDAP Directory Service, the tools available to monitor service conformance, and how to improve your current RDAP implementation. Register and add it to your calendar: https://lnkd.in/e5rkkns3
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#ICANN86 brought together participants from around the world to advance policy work, share knowledge, and strengthen community connections. Read #ICANN SVP, Policy Development Support Russ Weinstein’s latest blog for a look back at the progress made during ICANN86 and the moments that made this Policy Forum memorable. 🔗 More details >> https://lnkd.in/ewHwHN_y
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