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Welcome!  ICANN60 will be our Annual General Meeting for 2017. This seven-day meeting will be focused on outreach, capacity building, and showcasing ICANN’s work to a broader global audience. For general information about ICANN60, please visit http://icann60.abudhabi
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Richard Merdinger

GoDaddy
VP, Domains
rmerdinger@godaddy.com
Websitegodaddy.com
Richard leads GoDaddy’s Domain and Aftermarket Product Development teams and is responsible for Domain Registrations, Domain Auctions, Domain Parking, and Managed DNS. Richard has been with GoDaddy since 1997 when he joined as the company’s first technical employee. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.In his spare time, Richard enjoys hanging out at home with his wife and three daughters, with the occasional game of golf thrown in for sanity.
Saturday, October 28
 

08:30

GNSO Next-Generation Registration Directory Services (RDS) to replace WHOIS Policy Development Process Working Group Meeting *Hall B, Sec. B/C (GNSO)Marika Konings • Nathalie Peregrine

10:30

ICANN GDD: Domain Name Marketplace Health Index Capital Suite 14Mukesh Chulani • Cyrus Namazi

12:15

GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG Face-to-Face *Hall B, Sec. B/C (GNSO)Emily Barabas • Steve Chan

15:15

GNSO Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms in all Generic Top-Level Domains *Hall B, Sec. B/C (GNSO)Julie Hedlund • Nathalie Peregrine • Mary Wong
 
Sunday, October 29
 

08:30

GNSO Working Session *Hall B, Sec. B/C (GNSO)Marika Konings • Nathalie Peregrine

09:30

GAC Working Group to Examine the Protection of Geographic Names in any Future Expansion of gTLDs Meeting *Hall 3 (GAC)Julia Charvolen • Rob Hoggarth

12:15

Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT) Engagement Session *Hall A, Sec. A (ccNSO)Jean-Baptiste Deroulez • Alice Jansen

13:30

GAC Meeting with Amazon.com *Hall 3 (GAC)Fabien Betremieux • Julia Charvolen • Rob Hoggarth GNSO-Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) - RSEP Discussion Group [C] Capital Suite 01Terri Agnew • Nathalie Peregrine
 
Monday, October 30
 

09:00

ICANN60 Opening Ceremony *Hall 4Steve Crocker • Göran Marby

10:30

A Conversation with the ICANN Complaints Officer Capital Suite 01Krista Papac ICANN GDD: Universal Acceptance Steering Group Status Update to the Community Capital Suite 07Don Hollander (ICANN) GNSO - Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) - RSP Discussion Group Capital Suite 06Terri Agnew • Nathalie Peregrine

12:15

ICANN GDD: Thick WHOIS Implementation Review Team (IRT) Capital Suite 07Dennis Chang

17:00

Public Forum 1 *Hall 4James Cole • Brad White
 
Tuesday, October 31
 

08:30

GNSO-Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) Membership Meeting *Hall A, Sec. B/CTerri Agnew • Nathalie Peregrine

09:00

GNSO- Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG) Meeting *Hall B, Sec. B/C (GNSO)Terri Agnew • Nathalie Peregrine

11:00

GAC discussion on Whois/RDS and GDPR *Hall 3 (GAC)Fabien Betremieux • Julia Charvolen • Rob Hoggarth

15:15

Joint Meeting: GAC & ICANN Board *Hall 3 (GAC)Fabien Betremieux • Julia Charvolen • Rob Hoggarth

17:00

Joint Meeting: ICANN Board & GNSO Contracted Party House (CPH) *Hall B, Sec. B/C (GNSO)Terri Agnew • Nathalie Peregrine

18:30

Steve Crocker Tribute & Toast # *Hall 4James Cole • Brad White
 
Wednesday, November 1
 

08:30

GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG Face-to-Face Session II - Work Track 5 on Geographic Names at the Top Level *Hall B, Sec. B/C (GNSO)Emily Barabas • Steve Chan

09:15

ICANN GDD: Accredited Privacy & Proxy Program Update Capital Suite 07Jennifer Gore • Caitlin Tubergen

13:30

ICANN GDD: RDAP Pilot Capital Suite 01Francisco Arias

15:15

ICANN GDD: Registry Operator Roundtable Capital Suite 07Dennis Chang • Russ Weinstein

17:00

GNSO - Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG) and the Non Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) *Hall B, Sec. B/C (GNSO)Terri Agnew • Maryam Bakoshi GNSO-Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) DNA Healthy Domains Initiative [C] Capital Suite 05Terri Agnew • Nathalie Peregrine
 
Thursday, November 2
 

08:30

GNSO-Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) DNA Member Breakfast Meeting [C] *Hall B, Sec. B/C (GNSO)Terri Agnew • Nathalie Peregrine

09:00

Open Q&A with ICANN Organization Executive Team *Hall 4Duncan Burns • James Cole

10:30

Cross Community Session: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Implications for ICANN # *Hall 4Cyrus Namazi

12:15

GNSO Wrap-Up Session *Hall B, Sec. B/C (GNSO)Marika Konings • Nathalie Peregrine

15:45

Public Forum 2 *Hall 4James Cole • Brad White

20:00

ICANN60 Community Wrap-Up Cocktail *Hall 3 (GAC)Melanie Cruz • Tanzanica King