14-17 June 2027
Start
Jun 14, 2027 at 3:00 AM
End
Jun 18, 2027 at 2:59 AM
ICANN89 – Policy Forum
City & Country: Vancouver, Canada
Dates: 14–17 June 2027 (Monday–Thursday)
Meeting type: Policy Forum (Meeting B – 2nd meeting in ICANN’s annual three-meeting cycle)
Format: Hybrid (In-person + Virtual participation)
Access: Open event
Venue: Vancouver Convention Centre
Region: North America
Official listing window (as shown): 09:00–17:00 UTC
Local time note: Vancouver is typically on PDT (UTC−7) in mid-June, so 09:00–17:00 UTC corresponds to 02:00–10:00 local time; the detailed agenda hours will be published with the official schedule.
About the meeting
ICANN89 is the Policy Forum—a focused, four-day ICANN Public Meeting dedicated to policy development work of the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees (SO/ACs), plus outreach activities.
In ICANN’s meeting strategy, the Policy Forum format is designed to stay tightly policy-focused and typically does not include large-scale ceremonial or exhibition elements seen at other ICANN meetings.
Why Vancouver
Where to follow updates
City & Country: Vancouver, Canada
Dates: 14–17 June 2027 (Monday–Thursday)
Meeting type: Policy Forum (Meeting B – 2nd meeting in ICANN’s annual three-meeting cycle)
Format: Hybrid (In-person + Virtual participation)
Access: Open event
Venue: Vancouver Convention Centre
Region: North America
Official listing window (as shown): 09:00–17:00 UTC
Local time note: Vancouver is typically on PDT (UTC−7) in mid-June, so 09:00–17:00 UTC corresponds to 02:00–10:00 local time; the detailed agenda hours will be published with the official schedule.
About the meeting
ICANN89 is the Policy Forum—a focused, four-day ICANN Public Meeting dedicated to policy development work of the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees (SO/ACs), plus outreach activities.
In ICANN’s meeting strategy, the Policy Forum format is designed to stay tightly policy-focused and typically does not include large-scale ceremonial or exhibition elements seen at other ICANN meetings.
Why Vancouver
- Vancouver was selected as the North America host city for ICANN89.
- Vancouver previously hosted an ICANN Public Meeting (ICANN24) in 2005.
Where to follow updates
- ICANN Public Meetings calendar (future meetings list): https://meetings.icann.org/en/calendar
- ICANN Engagement Calendar (ICANN89 entry)
- ICANN Meeting Strategy page (explains the Policy Forum format)
