This week I’ll be in Mexico City, attending ICANN’s 34th international meeting.

Like the previous meeting in Cairo, a great deal of discussion is likely to center on new gTLDs. Based on continued feedback from a wide variety of parties, the application process continues to be refined, and there is sure to be a great deal of discussion on current plans. I intend to sit in on at least a couple of the multiple sessions being held on the topic, as well as the day-long Registrar Constituency meeting, where a wide range of issues pertaining to registrars like Tucows are discussed.

But aside from policy, one of the most important reasons I attend meetings like these is to get together with all of the registries we currently work with. We offer close to 30 TLDs and ccTLDs via OpenSRS, and most of those are operated by different vendors and technology providers. ICANN meetings allow me to sit down with all of them at once to discuss upcoming plans, promotions and features. It also gives me a chance to look at new products and services that may be emerging in the domain name space.

I’ll have more on the meeting next week. In the meantime, you can learn more about the Mexico City conference here: http://mex.icann.org/.