[NA-Discuss] ICANN Meetings

[Glenn McKnight]

Call for Expressions of Interest to Host ICANN Meetings in 2019 and 2020

15 July 2016

ICANN is actively seeking hosts for its public meetings to be held in 2019
and 2020 in Europe, Africa, Asia/Australia/Pacific, North America and Latin
America/Caribbean. Those in the geographic regions are invited to submit
expressions of interest for specific locations to hold the events. These
recommended venues, along with others in the region that meet the selection
criteria, will be considered. The final location for the ICANN Meetings
will then be selected through the evaluation of both community- recommended
and ICANN-identified locations.

Meetings in 2019 and 2020 will follow the new ICANN Meeting Strategy
<https://meetings.icann.org/en/future-meeting-strategy> approved by the
Board in 2014. The new strategy includes a unique format for each meeting
throughout the year, defined as Meeting A, Meeting B and Meeting C.

Interested parties are encouraged to review the Meeting Selection Criteria
<http://meetings.icann.org/host> and space requirements for Meeting A
<https://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/icann-mtg-a-selection-criteria_0715.pdf>
[PDF, 365 KB], Meeting B
<https://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/icann-mtg-b-selection-criteria_0715.pdf>
[PDF, 311 KB] and Meeting C
<https://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/icann-mtg-c-selection-criteria_0715.pdf>
[PDF, 363 KB], which will be used to guide the evaluation of both
community-recommended and ICANN-identified meeting locations. Elements such
as cost of the meeting for ICANN and the community, convenience to
international airports, availability of sufficient hotel guest rooms in or
near the venue, meeting facilities, network infrastructure, personal health
and safety of meeting participants, and total level of financial support
will be considered by ICANN in making its final selection of a meeting site.

Those interested in hosting an ICANN Meeting in 2019 or 2020 are encouraged
to submit proposals by *30 September 2016* via the online form, Expression
of Interest to Host an ICANN Meeting
<https://icann.wufoo.com/forms/expression-of-interest-to-host-an-icann-meeting/>
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Hosting Opportunities 2019-2020
*EVENT**DATES**GEOGRAPHIC REGION**SUBMISSION DEADLINE*
ICANN64 9-14 March 2019 (Meeting A
<https://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/icann-mtg-a-selection-criteria_0715.pdf>
[PDF, 365 KB]) Asia/Australia/Pacific *30 September 2016*
ICANN65 24-27 June 2019 (Meeting B
<https://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/icann-mtg-b-selection-criteria_0715.pdf>
[PDF, 311 KB]) Africa
*30 September 2016*

*ICANN66* *2-8 November 2019** (**Meeting C*
<https://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/icann-mtg-c-selection-criteria_0715.pdf>*
[PDF, 363 KB])* *North America* *30 September 2016*
Glenn McKnight
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