Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the ICANN87 Prep Week schedule. The schedule consists of ten sessions to prepare the ICANN community for the ICANN87 Annual General Meeting, taking place 17–22 October 2026 in Bali, Indonesia.
ICANN87 Prep Week will be held from Monday, 5 October 2026 to Wednesday, 7 October 2026. Sessions will be conducted in English and will feature remote simultaneous interpretation in French and Spanish. To attend any of the sessions, please register for ICANN87. After registering, you will receive an email confirmation with additional event details.
Please visit the ICANN87 website to view the Prep Week schedule details. Remote participation information will be published 24 hours before the start time of each session. Session materials, recordings, and transcripts will be published on the website as they become available.
| Date | Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) | ICANN87 Prep Week Session |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 5 October 2026 | 15:00–16:00 | Review of Reviews Cross-Community Group Update |
| 16:30–17:30 | DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP1 Update | |
| 18:00–19:00 | Contractual Compliance Update | |
| 19:30–20:30 | ICANN's Ecological Responsibility Update | |
| Tuesday, 6 October 2026 | 15:00–16:00 | Regional Internet Registry Governance Update |
| 16:30–17:30 | New gTLD Program: 2026 Round Update | |
| 18:00–19:00 | Policy and Advice Update | |
| 19:30–20:30 | Policy Implementation and Reviews: What's New and What's Next | |
| Wednesday, 7 October 2026 | 15:00–16:00 | Geopolitical Legislative and Regulatory Updates |
| 16:30–17:30 | Planning and Finance Update |

