Welcome to the Workspace of the ICANN Leadership Training Program!

Leadership Training Program Basics:

The LTP is designed for current and incoming leaders, helping them to better understand the complexity of ICANN and elaborate their facilitation skills.

The ICANN Academy Working Group, the program organizers consisting of participants from each AC/SO/SG, are aware that understanding ICANN as an organization, the topics discussed within ICANN and interaction within the other stakeholder groups is challenging for incoming leaders, but sometimes also for experienced leaders.

ICANN and the community are undertaking considerable effort in order to help incoming leaders have a solid start in their term and provide current leaders the opportunity to strengthen their leadership and facilitation skills.

During the three days of the LTP, participants have the chance to:  

• discuss ICANN hot policy topics in an in-depth manner;
• deepen the understanding of key ICANN processes;
• meet leaders from the other AC/SOs;
• learn facilitation and leadership skills by global experts and have the opportunity to practice your skills;
• increase personal effectiveness to run meetings and foster processes;
• facilitate a session on a topic of their expertise and in accordance to the curriculum (experienced leaders only).

All participants are also encourage to complete customized online courses available through ICANN Learn - Online Learning Platform.

Background of the LTP:

The LTP is a community effort developed by the ICANN Academy Working Group, an ICANN wide group consisting of participants from each AC/SO/SG.

Two Leadership Training Program (LTP) sessions have been held for current and incoming ICANN leaders with a very positive feedback from graduates.

The 2013 LTP took place on the sidelines of the ICANN48 Meeting in Buenos Aires in November 2013 and the 2014 LTP took place the week prior to ICANN52 Meeting in Los Angeles in October 2014.

Register now for the 2015 LTP:

The next LTP session is scheduled to take place 14-16 October 2015, the week prior to the ICANN54 meeting in Dublin, Ireland.

To apply, please consult with your AC/SO/SG leadership and complete the online registration form.

Please Note: Hotel accommodation and a stipend will be provided for participants of the Leadership Travel Program. However, no flight support will be provided.

Find the draft program here.