ICANN87 Opens in Indonesia With 200+ Sessions on DNS Security
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Bali – October 19, 2026 -- ICANN87, the first ICANN public meeting held in Indonesia, opened with more than 200 working sessions on DNS Abuse mitigation, Domain Name System security and the New gTLD Program.
The six-day meeting is co-hosted by the Indonesian Internet Domain Name Registry (PANDI). Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs and the Bali Provincial Government are supporting it. Attendees include government representatives, businesses, technical experts and civil society.
ICANN leadership pushes for tighter links between strategy and execution
ICANN President and CEO Kurtis Lindqvist said the organization must connect strategy, prioritization, budgeting and implementation more clearly. He said ICANN org "must turn those solutions into effective action" developed by the community.