ICANN convenes 87th Annual General Meeting in Bali

BALI, Indonesia - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) opens its 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Bali from October 17-22, gathering the global Internet community to tackle Internet security, Domain Name System (DNS) expansion, and global cooperation. Hosted by the Indonesian Internet Domain Name Registry (PANDI) alongside Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs and the Bali Provincial Government, ICANN87 marks the inaugural ICANN public gathering in Indonesia.

The Welcome Ceremony on October 19 featured remarks from Indonesia's Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs, Meutya Hafid; PANDI President, Isnawan Aslam; ICANN Board Chair, Tripti Sinha; and ICANN President and CEO, Kurtis Lindqvist. Hafid emphasized the importance of preserving trust in a digital environment that enables participation and creates opportunities.

Aslam highlighted PANDI's dedication to safeguarding Indonesia's digital identity through responsible governance. Sinha acknowledged the enduring multistakeholder model of ICANN governance and the necessity of enhancing transparency in strategy, prioritization, budgeting, and implementation. Lindqvist stressed the need for effective action based on the community's solutions.

ICANN commended Hartmut Glaser for his capacity-building contributions, awarding him the 2026 Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building. The award recognizes Glaser's extensive work in Internet governance capacity building, including establishing the Brazilian School on Internet Governance and founding the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Address Registry (LACNIC).

The six-day meeting will host over 200 working sessions on Internet policy and technical priorities, such as DNS abuse mitigation, strengthening DNS security, stability, and reliability, and expanding domain name options through the New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Program.