The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will hold its 53rd Public Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Indian delegation will be led by Ravi Shankar Prasad Indian Communication and Information Technology Minister. Listen to his address to ICANN, here.
The is the last ICANN conference before its lease of Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) ends on 30 September. The U.S. will decide whether or not to renew the contract with ICANN for running IANA.
Discussion will revolve around on various topics ranging from securing critical internet infrastructure to marketing a new domain name registry that will take place along with academic seminars in the duration of the Conference and the proposal for a new model for governance of ICANN.
About ICANN
ICANN is an internationally recognised, not-for-profit organisation formed in 1998. Its main responsibilities are to maintain the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS), coordinate allocation and assignment of the Internet’s unique identifiers- like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, accredit generic top-level domain (gTLD) name registrars, among other functions. IANA, a department of ICANN, manages three main categories of functions- domain names, number resources coordination, and protocol assignments.
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