ICANN 13


Dates:	24-28 June, 2002
Location:	Bucharest, Romania
Host:	Romania
Venue:	Bucharest Marriott Grand Hotel
Website:	ICANN 13

ICANN 13 was held in Bucharest, Romania in June 2002. It was to be the first ICANN meeting that was held in the country, and it was seen as a success in terms of attendance. All meetings were free to attend for any interested person, looking for new information on the topics, that were due to be discussed, and also like previous ICANN events, the option was available for a web cast and Remote Participation Service.^[1]

The Public Forum for this event lasted for three days and discussed several topics with presentations, such as the .org foundation and the general internet society.

Key developments

Many important subjects were discussed and the proposal of a new Public interest registry was one issue that came under much debate.

The reassignment of the .org domain, was in many discussions and was a key area of interest for persons attending the event. ICANN was keen to look for a new opertator for the .org domain and during the course of this meeting, it had been recomended that the Public Interest Registry should be given the role of operator to the .org top level domain.^[2]

Outcomes

Key sessions

ICANN Public Forum

Root Server System Advisory Committee
Security and Stability Advisory Committee At-Large Organizing Committee
Address Supporting Organization
Protocol Supporting OrganizationDomain Name Supporting Organization
ccTLD Constituency
Budget for 2002-2003 Fiscal year
New TLD Evaluation Process Planning Task Force Report
Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) Committee Report
Governmental Advisory Committee Report
VGRS Proposal for Wait-Listing Service

Orientation workshop for new attendees

ccTLD Constituency of DNSO

Governmental Advisory Committee

ICANN Board Meeting

Recommendations of Reconsideration Committee
Authorization to enter Memorandum of Understanding concerning the .mw (Malawi)
Budget for the 2001-2002 Fiscal Year
ICANN Evolution and Reform
Proposal for Redemption Grace Period for the VeriSign request for contract amendments concerning Wait-Listing ServiceRebates for .org application fees.^[3]