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Wednesday, February 25
 

8:30pm IST

New gTLD Program: Next Round Implementation Status Update
Wednesday February 25, 2026 8:30pm - 9:30pm IST
20:30 IST (UTC+5.5), 25 February 2026
15:00 UTC, 25 February 2026
Prep 1
ID# 17643
 
Session Details
In this session, the New gTLD Program team will provide the community with a status update on the implementation of the 2026 Round since ICANN84 and what can be expected at ICANN85.
 
Session Leader: Marika Konings
Staff Facilitator: Renate De Wulf
 
Session Recordings
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English audio archive
Archivo de audio en español
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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 →
Wednesday February 25, 2026 8:30pm - 9:30pm IST
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10:00pm IST

Universal Acceptance (UA) Community Update
Wednesday February 25, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm IST
22:00 IST (UTC+5.5), 25 February 2026
16:30 UTC, 25 February 2026
Prep 1
ID# 17642
 
Session Details
This session will include an update on the work that is being done to promote the Universal Acceptance (UA) of all domain names and email addresses. Those in the DNS industry, software developers, email service providers, university faculty, and policy makers interested in learning more about facilitating access to a multilingual Internet are encouraged to attend.
 
Session Leader: Seda Akbulut
Staff Facilitator: Sarmad Hussain
 
Session Recordings
Zoom Archive
English audio archive
Archivo de audio en español
Archive audio en français
 
Facilitators
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Seda Akbulut

Universal Acceptance Program Senior Manager, ICANN Org
I have been working for ICANN since August 2015.
Currently, I am working as the Universal Acceptance Program Senior Manager. I am based in İstanbul Hub Office.
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Sarmad Hussain

Senior Director, IDN and UA Programs, ICANN Org
Sarmad Hussain is with ICANN’s Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) and Universal Acceptance (UA) Programs. Earlier, Sarmad was a professor of Computer Science and held the IDRC Chair position in Multilingual Computing. His research has focused on developing computing solutions... Read More →
Wednesday February 25, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm IST
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11:30pm IST

Approaching the finish line: Update on the ICP-2 Review
Wednesday February 25, 2026 11:30pm - Thursday February 26, 2026 12:30am IST
23:30 IST (UTC+5.5), 25 February 2026
18:00 UTC, 25 February 2026
Prep 1
ID# 17638
 
Session Details
Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) will provide an update about the Internet Coordination Policy 2 (ICP-2) review.
 
Session Leader: Andrew McConachie
Staff Facilitator: Ozan Sahin
 
Session Recordings
Zoom Archive
English audio archive
Archivo de audio en español
Archive audio en français
 
Facilitators
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Ozan Sahin

Policy Development Support Sr. Specialist, ICANN Org
Ozan Sahin has been a member of the ICANN org. Policy Development Support function for eleven years. He provides support to Address Supporting Organization, At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group, Root Server System Advisory Committee, and Empowered Community Administration. He... Read More →
Wednesday February 25, 2026 11:30pm - Thursday February 26, 2026 12:30am IST
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