(Apologies for cross posting) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ICANN Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco 24 - 30 June 2006 IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The next ICANN meeting will be held June 24 - 30 in Marrakech, Morocco. The meetings are 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. The local host's website contains more information about the venue, transportation and hotels. a.. Travel Visa Information b.. Schedule and Agenda c.. Pre-Registration d.. Registration e.. Internet Access f.. Webcast & Remote Participation g.. Press & Media h.. Sponsorship Opportunities TRAVEL AND VISA INFORMATION Information relating to Visa's can be obtained from the local host's website . If you require a letter of invitation to obtain a visa, please write to meeting@icann.org . SCHEDULE AND AGENDA - Preliminary Friday, 23 June 2006 Registration Saturday, 24 June 2006 Registration a.. Government Advisory Committee Working Groups (closed) (Time TBD)(Salle Royale) b.. Regional TLD (TBD) Sunday, 25 June 2006 a.. Government Advisory Committee Working Groups (closed) (Time TBD) (Salle Royale) b.. Public Roundtable - Welcome to ICANN, Here's What it Means to You (TBD) (TBD) a.. Open to all ICANN meeting participants, especially those attending their first ICANN meeting; roundtable discussion of what ICANN does, why ICANN is important to various stakeholder communities, and what the ICANN community will be doing in Marrakech c.. Workshop on IDN Monday, 26 June 2006 a.. Welcome Ceremony * (Time TBD) (Salle des Ministres) b.. ccNSO Members Meeting * (TBD) c.. Government Advisory Committee Plenary (closed) (Time TBD) (Salle Royale) d.. GNSO Constituency Day a.. Cross Constituency Meeting - Commercial and Business Users, ISP, IP Interests (TBD) b.. gTLD Registries Constituency Meeting (TBD) (For more information on the Constituency, visit http://gtldregistries.org/). c.. Registrars Constituency (TBD) d.. Commercial and Business Users Constituency Meeting (TBD) e.. Intellectual Property Interests Constituency Meeting (TBD) f.. Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency Meeting (TBD) g.. Noncommercial Users Constituency Meeting (TBD) Tuesday, 27 June 2006 a.. ccNSO Members Meeting * (TBD) b.. Government Advisory Committee Plenary (Time TBD) (closed) (Salle des Ministres) c.. Workshops: (Salle des Ministres) a.. DNSSEC b.. Workshop on Internet Governance d.. GNSO Public Forum * (Time TBD) (Salle des Ministres) e.. ccNSO Council Meeting * (TBD) Wednesday, 28 June 2006 a.. Public Meeting of the Security & Stability Advisory Committee * b.. GNSO Council Meeting * (Time TBD) (Salle des Ministres) c.. Public Forum, Part I * (Time TBD) (Salle des Ministres) Thursday, 29 June 2006 a.. Public Forum, Part II * (Time TBD) (Salle des Ministres) Friday, 30 June 2006 a.. Board Meeting * (Time TBD) (Salle de Ministres) The items with "*" are being webcast. Please see "WEBCAST AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION" below for links. PRE-REGISTRATION Pre-registration for this meeting is now open. Click here to pre-register. Pre-registration is not required to attend the meeting. REGISTRATION Upon arrival, participants should pick up their badges and meeting materials at the registration desk. SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES More information about sponsorship opportunities can be found on the local host's website . ICANN appreciates the support of the community in providing financial sponsorship for ICANN meetings. This sponsorship is a vital part of enabling ICANN to provide quality programs for meeting attendees. In particular, such generous sponsorship allows ICANN to hold its meetings in geographically diverse locations that allows broader participation across the world's Internet community. Details will be posted as they become available. ICANN reserves the right not to accept sponsorships from organizations whose missions and activities conflict with ICANN policies. WEBCAST AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION PLEASE NOTE: Webcasts will begin approxmitely 15 minutes before the scheduled event. Please refer to the above schedule for event time. INTERNET ACCESS There will be an Internet Lounge. Wireless Internet connectivity (802.11b) will also be available in the main meeting and public areas. PRESS AND MEDIA INFORMATION Members of the press should contact press@icann.org.