{"id":357843,"date":"2026-03-11T16:11:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=357843"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:11:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:41:28","slug":"icann85-community-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/icann85-community-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"ICANN85 Community Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>News: <\/b>The ICANN85 Community Forum is being organized from 7th to 12th March 2026 at Jio Convention Center in Mumbai.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">About ICANN85 Community Forum<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 697px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meetings.icann.org\/en\/meetings\/icann85\/herobanner.png?resize=697%2C131&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ICANN85 Community Forum\" width=\"697\" height=\"131\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: ICANN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a platform that <\/span><b>brings governments, technical experts, and industry stakeholders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0together to discuss <\/span><b>how collectively they can keep the internet open, secure, and accessible for everyone.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Organised at:<\/b><b> Jio Convention Center in Mumbai<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Organized by:<\/b> It is organised by Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers<b> (ICANN)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and hosted in collaboration with the <\/span><b>National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) under MeitY.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Features:<\/strong> It comprised <strong>more than 200 sessions<\/strong> focused on <\/span><b>key issues related to the secure and stable operation of the Internet,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including the evolution of the Domain Name System, cybersecurity practices, and the upcoming expansion of generic top-level domains (gTLDs).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">About Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <strong>non profit public benefit organization<\/strong> with participants from around the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Established in: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1998\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Mission: <\/b>Its mission is to<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0keep the<strong> global Internet stable, secure, and unified.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>How it works: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A user must enter a unique address (a name or number) on a device to connect with another person on the Internet, \u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>These addresses must be unique<\/strong> so that computers can correctly find and communicate with each other.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>ICANN coordinates and manages these unique identifiers worldwide.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">About National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <strong>not-for-profit organization<\/strong> under <strong>section 8 of the Companies Act 2013.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Nodal Ministry:<\/strong> It was set up under the <\/span><b>aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Role:<\/strong> It plays a critical role<\/span><b> in strengthening India\u2019s Internet infrastructure.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>facilitates efficient exchange of domestic Internet traffic, managing the .IN and .\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 (.Bharat) country-code top-level domains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>promoting the adoption of Internet services across the country.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It supports a <strong>secure, resilient, and inclusive Internet ecosystem<\/strong> aligned<strong> with India\u2019s digital growth ambitions.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The ICANN85 Community Forum is being organized from 7th to 12th March 2026 at Jio Convention Center in Mumbai. About ICANN85 Community Forum It is a platform that brings governments, technical experts, and industry stakeholders\u00a0together to discuss how collectively they can keep the internet open, secure, and accessible for everyone. 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