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SINGAPORE, March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- First Asia Pacific DNS Forum from 30 March to 1 April 2022

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) kicks off the

first Domain Name System (DNS) Forum in Asia Pacific (APAC) this week from 30

March to 1 April 2022. ICANN is an international, nonprofit organization that

coordinates the DNS and plays a key role in ensuring a global, interoperable,

and secure Internet.

ICANN regularly invites leading Internet governance practitioners and experts

to discuss the future of the Internet's address system at its regional DNS

Forums. These gatherings serve as a unique discussion platform for those

interested in Internet governance and the domain name space, bringing together

a diverse set of participants from industry, government, academia, and civil

society.

Together with local hosts, ICANN has presented DNS Forums in Africa, Eastern

Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East

since 2014. While the meetings are held in different regions with a focus on

local issues, they all serve the same goal: to stimulate knowledge exchange,

networking, and discussion about the domain name industry and boost cooperation

between ICANN and the global DNS community.

This week's DNS Forum is the first in the Asia Pacific region. Themed "Beyond

Technology: The Revolution of the DNS," the event will take place virtually and

co-hosted with MYNIC Berhad, the designated country code top-level domain

manager for .MY.

"We are proud to premiere the APAC DNS Forum as it underlines the continued

success of this regional format and ICANN's commitment to stimulate vital local

discussions about the domain name space," said Goran Marby, ICANN President and

CEO. "Many of the next billion Internet users are expected to come from the

APAC region, and it is important that the regional community understand the

importance of the DNS in relation to the Internet."

The future of the DNS depends on the interplay between markets, technologies,

as well as stakeholders working together. The interoperable and global Internet

may be at risk if stakeholders do not work together. A unified global Internet

enables the industry to unleash its infinite benefits of innovation and

possibilities for all.

In the event's keynote session, "The Future of the DNS," Marby, along with a

panel of experts, will assess the challenges for the current system of domain

names and explain why preserving it is critical to maintaining a single

Internet for the whole world.

For more information about the APAC DNS Forum 2022 and to participate, click

here (

https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3485360-1&h=3312145060&u=https%3A%2F%2Fapacdnsforum.my%2F&a=here

).

Please also consider attending these upcoming additional regional DNS Forums

that ICANN will hold this year:

    -- Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Domain Names Week (

https://dnsweek.lat/en ), 25 to 29 April 2022.

    -- Middle East DNS Forum 2022 (

https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3485360-1&h=2561314328&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmednsf.org%2F&a=Middle+East+DNS+Forum+2022

), 16 to 18 May 2022.

    -- Africa DNS Forum (

https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3485360-1&h=1108888264&u=https%3A%2F%2Ffeatures.icann.org%2Fevent%2Ficann-organization%2F10th-africa-dns-forum&a=Africa+DNS+Forum

), 5 to 6 October 2022.

    -- Eastern European DNS Forum is typically held in the third quarter of the

year. Dates for this year are not confirmed yet.

About ICANN

ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global

Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you have to type an address

- a name or a number - into your computer or other device. That address must be

unique, so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and

support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as

a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation and a community with participants

from all over the world.

SOURCE  ICANN

CONTACT: Liana Teo, Head of Communications, APAC, +65 6816 1259,

liana.teo@icann.org