ICANN85 Community Forum will be the twelfth ICANN Hybrid Public Meeting, which will be held in Mumbai, India from 7-12 March 2026.

Please note that Indian Standard Time (IST) is UTC +05h30

ICANN85 Prep Week will be held Monday, 23 February to Wednesday, 25 February 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 ICANN85. After registering, you will receive an email confirmation with additional event details.

Please visit the ICANN85 website to view the Prep Week schedule details. Remote participation links 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)	ICANN85 Prep Week Session

Date	Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)	ICANN85 Prep Week Session
Monday, 23 February 2026	14:30–16:00	Review of Reviews and CCG Update
	16:30–17:30	Policy Implementation: What's New and What's Next
	18:00–19:00	ICANN Planning and Finance Update
	19:30–20:30	Contractual Compliance Update
Tuesday, 24 February 2026	15:00–16:00	Geopolitical, Legislative, and Regulatory Developments Update
	16:30–17:30	Policy and Advice Update
	18:00–19:00	Preparing for ICANN's Annual Strategy Evaluation
	19:30–20:30	ICANN Board Engagement with the ICANN Community
Wednesday,25 February 2026	15:00–16:00	New gTLD Program: Next Round Implementation Status Update
	16:30–17:30	Universal Acceptance (UA) Community Update
	18:00–19:00	Approaching the Finish Line: Update on the ICP-2 Review
	19:30–20:30	ICANN Grant Program Update

At-Large DRAFT Schedule: 7-12 March 2026

PRE-ICANN85 ITEMS & ACTIVITIES

ICANN85 Planning Committee

Planning Committee working on Suggested Topics & Groups to Meet at ICANN85

ICANN85 Policy Outlook Report

A report prepared by the ICANN Policy Department on SOAC activities and ICANN Plenary sessions taking place during ICANN85.

APRALO Events and Activities

This workspace will facilitate the planning of the APRALO events at ICANN85 to include an AGM, Workshop and Networking event.

At-Large ICANN85 Policy and Priority Topic Proposal Workspace

This workspace has been made available for community members to post their suggestions for ICANN85 At-Large Policy and Priority Topic Sessions.

At-Large Questions for ICANN85

This workspace has been made available for community members to post their questions for the ALAC to ask to specific SOACs, Org and Board as relevant.