ICANN Meetings in San Juan, Puerto Rico <http://www.icannsanjuan.pr/> *ICANN Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico* *25 - 29 June 2007* *IMPORTANT INFORMATION:* ICANN's 29th International Public Meeting will be held 25-29 June in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The meeting is free to attend, and open to any interested person. ICANN encourages broad participation in its bottom-up consensus-development process. You can take part in these meetings by attending in person, by taking part in the webcast and remote participation opportunities, and/or by joining one of the various ICANN-related mailing lists. 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Saturday, 23 June 2007 *Time* *Event* 08:00 - 12:00 San Juan ccTLD Policy Workshop - Caribbean ccTLD Community 13:30 - 18:00 San Juan ccTLD Policy Workshop - Caribbean ccTLD Community Sunday, 24 June 2007 *Time* *Event* 09:00 - 11:00 ICANN Board / GAC Joint Working Group (CLOSED) 09:00 - 17:00 North American Region RALO Meeting 09:30 - 17:00 LAC Regional RALO General Assembly 11:15 - 13:00 GAC Working Group on IDN (CLOSED) 13:30 - 14:30 ICANN Roundtable Orientation 14:00 - 15:45 GAC Working Group on IDN (CLOSED) 15:00 - 16:30 Tutorial: IPv6 16:00 - 17:00 ICANN Fellowship Participants Meeting 16:00 - 18:00 GAC Working Group 1: Joint Session with GNSO on WHOIS and New gTLDs (CLOSED) 17:30 - 19:00 Tutorial: Domain Tasting Monday, 25 June 2007 *Time* *Event* 09:00 - 09:45 Welcome Ceremony 10:30 - 11:30 ICANN Public Forum (1) President's Report (2) Report on Budget & Planning Process (3) Comments on President's Report, Budget and Planning Process 11:30 - 13:00 Workshop: Internet Governance 13:30 - 16:00 Workshop: Protection of Registrants 14:00 - 15:45 SSAC Briefing (GAC and ccTLD Operators in Closed Session) 16:00 - 18:00 GAC and ccNSO Joint Meeting on IDN in cc Space 16:30 - 18:00 SSAC Open Meeting 16:00 - 17:00 ICANN Fellowship Participants Meeting 16:00 - 18:00 ICANN Public Forum: GNSO Improvements Tuesday, 26 June 2007 *Time* *Event* 09:00 - 10:45 GAC Working Group on IPv6 (CLOSED) 09:00 - 17:00 gTLD Registries Constituency Meeting 09:00 - 18:00 Registrars Constituency Meeting 09:00 - 17:00 Non-Commercial Users Constituency 09:30 - 17:00 ccNSO Members Meeting 10:00 - 12:00 Cross Constituency Meeting 11:00 - 13:00 GAC Working Group on Reform and Methods of Work (CLOSED) 12:30 - 14:30 Workshop: New GEO-TLDs - More Consumer Choice or More Consumer Confusion? (Co-sponsors: NCUC, At-Large) 14:00 - 16:30 GAC Plenary (CLOSED) 14:00 - 17:00 Intellectual Property Interests Constituency Meeting 14:00 - 17:00 Internet Service and Connectivity Providers Constituency Meeting 14:00 - 16:00 Commercial and Business Users Constituency 14:00 - 17:00 ICANN Fellowship Participants Meeting 14:45 - 18:00 GAC Meeting with the ICANN Board (OPEN SESSION) Wednesday, 27 June 2007 *Time* *Event* 09:00 - TBD ccNSO Members Meeting 17:30 - 19:00 ccNSO Council Meeting 08:30 - 09:00 GAC Program Committee Meeting (CLOSED) 08:30 - 10:30 GNSO Public Forum 09:00 - 13:00 GAC Plenary (CLOSED) 10:30 - 12:30 GNSO Council Meeting 13:00 - 15:30 Workshop: NCUC - gTLDs - Freedom of Expression 14:00 - 16:00 GAC Plenary (CLOSED) 16:00 - 17:00 ICANN Fellowship Participants Meeting 16:00 - 18:00 Workshop: Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs) 19:00 - 23:00 Gala Event Thursday, 28 June 2007 *Time* *Event* 08:00 - 17:00 ccTLD Technical Meeting 08:30 - 13:00 ICANN Public Forum 13:00 - 16:00 Outreach Event at University of San Juan 13:00 - 13:15 North American Region RALO Signing 14:00 - 18:00 At-Large Advisory Committee Meeting 16:00 - 17:00 ICANN Fellowship Participants Meeting Friday, 29 June 2007 *Time* *Event* 08:30 - 13:00 Meeting of the ICANN Board *INTERNET ACCESS* There will be an Internet Lounge. 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