Name: New gTLD Program: Next Round Implementation Status Update
Start: 2025-02-25T10:00:00-0800
End: 2025-02-25T11:30:00-0800

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New gTLD Program: Next Round Implementation Status Update

Tuesday February 25, 2025 10:00 - 11:30 PST

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10:00 PDT (UTC-7), 25 February 2025
18:00 UTC, 25 February 2025
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ID# 16286

Session Details
In this session, the New gTLD Program: Next Round team will provide the community with a status update on the implementation of the program since ICANN81. The interactive discussion will cover the Applicant Guidebook, the Applicant Support Program, the Registry Service Provider Evaluation Program, and the outreach and engagement efforts to support them.

Session Leader: Marika Konings
Staff Facilitator: Renate De Wulf

Session Recordings
Zoom Archive
English audio archive
Archivo de audio en español
Archive audio en français

Session Leaders

Marika Konings

Vice President, New gTLD Program, Lead, ICANN Org

Marika Konings joined ICANN in July 2008. In her current role as Vice President, new gTLD Program, Lead, she provides leadership and direction over multiple tracks of organizational activities toward implementation of a subsequent round of ICANN's new gTLD Program.

Previously, she served the organization as Vice President, Policy Development Support. In this capacity she supported and coordinated cross-functional activities that aid the development of global policies that advance ICANN’s mission of preserving the security, stability, and... Read More →