Thanks for the info Alice. The agenda looks very interesting and I will plan to attend. Kind Regards Waudo On Wed, September 20, 2006 11:16 am, alice@apc.org wrote:
The next ICANN meeting will be held December 2 - 8 in São Paulo, Brazil. 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 eventos@nic.br .
SCHEDULE AND AGENDA
Sunday, 3 December
a.. Tutorial Programs: a.. Public Roundtable - Welcome to ICANN, Here's What it Means to You b.. IPV6 c.. Alternate Dispute Resolution Mechanism d.. IDN b.. GAC Working Groups (closed) Monday, 4 December
a.. Welcome Ceremony & President's Report b.. Public Forum (am) a.. Domain Name Market Place Update c.. Workshops: a.. New gTLD Policy Development Process b.. WhoIs Policy Development Process Tuesday, 5 December
a.. CCNSO Members Meeting b.. GAC Plenary c.. GNSO Constituency Meetings d.. GNSO Public Forum Wednesday, 6 December
a.. CCNSO Council Meeting (am) b.. GAC Plenary (am) c.. GNSO Council Meeting (am) d.. Workshops: a.. IDN b.. President's Strategy Committee Workshop c.. ICANN Meetings - Future Structure Thursday, 7 December
a.. Public Forum (am) Friday, 8 December
a.. Board Meeting (am) 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
Webcasting at ICANN São Paulo
PLEASE NOTE: Webcasts will begin approxmitely 15 minutes before the scheduled event. Please refer to the above schedule for event time.
Comments submitted via email to the meeting can be viewed at the public archive.
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.
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