ICANN hosted its Europe Regional Registry/Registrar Event this year on 12-13 May in Munich ,Germany .More than 60 participant attended this event,including gTLD registries,ICANN-accredited registrars and future new gTLD applicants .
The event provided updates and answer on topics such as :
New gTLD
GSNO Policy Development
Contractual Compliance
gTLD Registry and Registrar Operational Readiness for new gTLDs
Registrar Training Program
IDNs
Stéphane van Gelder, Chair of the GNSO Council and Chuck Gomes, former Chair of the GSNO Council led a session about the GNSO,while Jean-Christophe Vignes, Vice Chair of the Registrar Stakeholder Group, and James Bladel, Director, Policy Planning at GoDaddy, led a session about the Stakeholder group.
ichel Neylon, CEO of Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd., facilitated a discussion about Registrars/Law Enforcement, and Edmon Chung, CEO of DotAsia, led a session about the Joint IDN Working Group.
You can find more information from the event here .