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ICANN64 Kobe, probably the world’s biggest internet event in 2019

ICANN, for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, is the world organization responsible for making the internet functionning.

Each year, the non-profit organization holds three public meetings in different regions of the world.

The primary purpose of an ICANN Summit is to discuss issues of importance in the internet sector, share best practices, and meet with members of the ICANN organization.

ICANN meetings are probably the biggest internet events in the world. Meetings are open to anybody and entrance is free of charge. During the 5 days, hundreds of small events are organized in different rooms, generally with few or very few attendants.

ICANN64 in Japan

The Japan Network Information Center in Kobe (Japan) will host the Asia Pacific region’s meeting in 2019, from the 9th until the 14th of March.

Hundreds of attendees from dozens of countries are expected, with thousands participating remotely.

What will be discussed in Kobe?

Cybercrime, .BRANDS and privacy protection should be some of the hottest topics. But in practice, ICANN summits rarely produce anything concrete, as it is very difficult to make many with many different cultures agree on anything related to the internet. Most attendants go there in order ot meet partners or prospects and/or for turism purposes.

SOURCE – http://www.eventsworldwide.com/events/society/hi-tec/icann-summit.htm