Missions with a Dot: Your Cause, Your Domain Name

ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is hosting a webinar for organizations in Europe and North America, offering the opportunity to learn how a new generic top-level domain (gTLD) can help achieve strategic goals.

For the first time in over a decade, businesses, communities, regional and local governments, nonprofits, and other institutions will be able to apply for a new gTLD. The part of a web address that comes after the last dot (for example, “.org” in www.icann.org) is a unique digital asset that can serve cultural, geographic, linguistic, and professional communities, providing a trusted and secure online space.

This webinar will cover:

• How a gTLD can help create a meaningful and trusted digital space that strengthens your mission;
  
• Financial and non-financial support available through the Applicant Support Program;
  
• Key dates and milestones ahead of the application period, expected to open in April 2026.
  

Date: Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Time: 17:00 – 18:00 (EEST) | 14:00 – 15:00 (UTC) | 10:00 – 11:00 (ET)
Language: English
Platform: Zoom

Speaker:

• Naela Sarras, ICANN
  
• Chris Mondini, ICANN
  
• Bob Ochieng, ICANN
  
• Jennifer Chung, DotKids Organization
  

Registration:
https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/AypvP9xYTFGUK8q9HELd_g#/registration

More info:
https://www.icann.org/en/engagement-calendar/details/missions-with-a-dot-your-cause-your-domain-name-2025-09-10