ICANN 14


Dates:	28-31 October, 2002
Location:	Shanghai, China
Venue:	Shanghai International Convention Centre
Website:	ICANN 14

ICANN 14 took place in Shanghai, China in October 2002. The event was to last for the duration of five days, although there were several pre-meeting activities available to attend on the day before the event actually commenced. All Public Forum meetings throughout the event were free to attend, by any person that was interested in the Agenda, although pre-registration was recommended due to a high demand in the seats available.

Key developments

Topics that were to be discussed throughout these meetings had included the Wait – Listing service, International Domain Names, and the final approval of the LACNIC, was presented. A meeting was also held to discuss the transfer of TLD Domain Names.

One of the major talking points of this ICANN event was the 2002 Evolution and Reform Process. The discussion was taken to new levels during the public forum, and also the ICANN board meeting, which had taken place during this event.

Outcomes

It was during this event that the new ICANN reform was announced in the form of the Heathrow declaration, a report that was put together which would explain in detail the new proposals for the ICANN reform and also the reasons as to why the reform had been scheduled. The full Heathrow declaration can be found by visiting the link below:

The Heathrow Report