ICANN Meetings in Accra 10-14 March 2002

ICANN's next round of meetings will be held 10-14 March 2002, in Accra, Ghana. 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 Host Committee has provided a local website with information regarding the area, the meeting and local hotels. The website is now mirrored here.

Details about the meetings are being posted on this page as they become available. Please check back often!

Visa and Vaccination Information	Meeting Schedule and Agenda	Sponsors and Sponsorship Opportunities
Webcast & Remote Participation	Pre-Registration	Press & Media

VISA AND VACCINATION INFORMATION

Visas: A passport (valid for at least six months) and visa are required to enter Ghana. Please contact the nearest Embassy or Consulate office of Ghana for details and relevant forms. A letter of invitation and two references may also be required. To obtain these please send a request by email to meetings@icann.org, include the following information: Your name as it appears on your passport Your organization (if applicable) Your full postal address For more detailed information about visa requirements, see the local host site. Vaccinations: It is strongly recommended to contact your health official at least 4-6 weeks prior to travel for required and recommended vaccinations. Yellow fever: A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from all travelers when entering Ghana. Malaria: Vaccination for malaria is recommended. Malaria risk is predominantly in the malignant (P.falciparum) form, and exists throughout the year in the whole country. Also Recommended: mefloquine [source: World Health Organization].

MEETING SCHEDULE AND AGENDA

The meeting will last from 10-14 March 2002. Following is the current schedule, which will be updated as more information becomes available: Sunday, 10 March 2002 ccTLD Constituency of DNSO (all day) Monday, 11 March 2002 Orientation workshop for new attendees (08:00 to 09:30) DNSO Constituency meetings (throughout the day) ccTLD Registries Constituency Business Constituency gTLD Registries Constituency ISP Constituency Non-Commercial Constituency Registrars Constituency Intellectual Property Constituency African ccTLD workshop Governmental Advisory Committee (all day) Tuesday, 12 March 2002 General assembly of the DNSO (08:30 to 11:00) Waiting list and Deletes (jointly organized by GA, NC, ICANN) .org separation and ALSC (organized by GA) Special presentation: "Higher-Layer Naming Systems: Keywords and Other Non-DNS Identifiers" (11:00 to 14.00) Names Council (15:00 to 18:00) Governmental Advisory Committee (all day) Wednesday, 13 March 2002 ICANN Public Forum (all day). President's Report Preliminary Budget/Budget Priorities At Large Study Report/Public Involvement ICANN Reform .org Reassignment .pro Registry Agreement New TLD Evaluation Progress .info Country Names Domain-Name Deletion Procedures Output of the real-time captioning for the Public Forum is available: Morning session Afternoon session Thursday, 14 March 2002 ICANN Board meeting. Approval of Minutes At Large/Public Involvement ICANN Reform Approval of Security Committee Charter .org Reassignment .pro Registry Agreement .info Country Names Emerging RIRs Message from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan Status of Independent Review Implementation Output of the real-time captioning for the Board meeting is available: Morning session Afternoon session All meetings will be held at the The La Palm Royal Beach Hotel The agenda items for the Public Forum and Board meetings will appear here as they become available. Please check back often for changes to the agenda for the ICANN Public Forum and ICANN Board Meeting. Comments on the agenda should be sent to Andrew McLaughlin, or any ICANN director.

SPONSORS AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

We are presently actively seeking sponsors for the meeting. Sponsors are given prominent recognition for their contribution to the ICANN process. Details on obtaining information concerning sponsorship

WEBCAST AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION

ICANN is planning to webcast the DNSO General Assembly and Names Council Meetings, the ICANN Public Forum, and the ICANN Board meeting. Check back for details of the webcasts and remote participation opportunities for those unable to attend the meetings in person.

PRE-REGISTRATION

Pre-registration for the Accra meeting is now open. Click here to go to the pre-registration form.

While pre-registration is not required, the information will be used to prepare printed nametags. Pre-registration will also assure that you're kept up to date about logistical details as information becomes available. As an option, you may choose to be included on a public list of meeting attendees.

Members of the press should contact the ICANN General Counsel, John Jeffrey for assistance of any kind.

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