Name: GDS: IRT IDN Work Session
Start: 2026-06-08T11:45:00+0200
End: 2026-06-08T13:15:00+0200

ICANN86 | Policy Forum Seville

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ICANN86 Policy Forum will be held in Seville, Spain at the FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre from 8 - 11 June 2026.

This will be a hybrid meeting with both in-person and virtual participation.

All sessions will be conducted during regular working hours in Seville, Spain (Central European Summer Time, CEST, Commences on 29 March 2026 / UTC+2:00 hours).

Prep Week will be conducted on 20 and 21 May, 2026.
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GDS: IRT IDN Work Session

Monday June 8, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm CEST

Sala Club (Committee Breakout 3) - Floor 2

11:45 CEST (UTC+2), 8 June 2026
09:45 UTC, 8 June 2026
Sala Club (Committee Breakout 3) - Floor 2
ID# 18131

Session Details
Kick-off meeting of the Implementation Review Team (IRT) on the policy recommendations from the Final Report of the Expedited Policy Development Process on Internationalized Domain Names (EPDP-IDNs) Phase 2, which addresses second-level variant management.
The agenda for this initial session will be published here: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPIR/pages/112207060/IDN+Sub-Track+Meetings
Policy Outlook Report: https://go.icann.org/outlook86

Session Leader: Michael Karakash
Staff Facilitator: Michael Karakash

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Interpretation Service
• Languages Available: English

Facilitators

Michael Karakash

Senior Policy Research Manager - Policy Research & Stakeholder Programs, ICANN Org

Monday June 8, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm CEST
Sala Club (Committee Breakout 3) - Floor 2 ICANN 86 - Policy Forum - Seville

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