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ICANN Meetings in Rome
2-6 March 2004
ICANN Board Meeting 6 March 2004
ICANN Public Forum, Part 1, 4 March 2004
ICANN Public Forum, Part 2, 5 March 2004
GNSO Council Meeting, 3 March 2004
GNSO Registry Services PDP Meeting, 3 March 2004
GNSO Whois Task Force 1 Meeting, 3 March 2004
The first round of ICANN meetings in 2004 will be held 2-6 March in Rome, Italy. 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 meetings will be hosted by Register.it and The Institute of Informatics and Telematics of the Italian National Council of Research , which are providing a local website that will give information regarding the area, the meeting, and local hotels. The meetings will be held at the Melià Roma Aurelia Antica Hotel in Rome, Italy.
Details about the meetings will be posted on this page as they become available and are subject to change. Please check back often!
Visas: Information concerning visa requirements and how you can obtain a letter of invitation can be found on the local hosts' site.
- Governmental Advisory Committee Working Group 7 - Structure and Financing (Morning) (Murillo) (Closed Session)
- GAC Rome Regional Forum (Afternoon) (Murillo) (Open Session)
- GAC IPV6 Workshop - Parallel session (Afternoon) (Suite 47) (Closed Session)
- GAC Working Group 4 - ccTLD Policies (Morning) (Murillo) (Closed Session)
- ICANN Orientation Workshop (09:00 - 10:30) (Goya)
- Europe At-Large Organizing Meeting (10:30 - 12:30) (Suite 41)
- GAC Plenary meeting (13:30 - 18:00), including open session with ICANN (16:00 - 18:00) (Murillo)
- ccTLDs (All day) (Dali)
- GAC Plenary meeting (All day) (Murillo) (Closed Session)
- ccTLDS (All day) (Dali)
- At-Large Meetings
- Asia At-Large Organizing Meeting (09:00 - 10:00) (Suite 41)
- At-Large Advisory Committee Meeting (14:00 - 16:00) (Suite 41) (Open Session)
- GNSO Constituency Meetings
- Cross-Constituency (IP, ISP, Business) (09:00 - 12:00) (Valezquez)
- Non-Commercial Constituency (09:00 - 18:00) (Suite 43)
- gTLD Registries Constituency (09:00 - 18:00) (Goya)
- Registrars Constituency (08:30 - 18:00) (Miro)
- Commercial and Business Users Constituency (14:00 - 18:00) (Valezquez)
- IP Constituency (14:00 - 18:00) (Suite 41)
- ISP Constituency (14:00 - 18:00) (Suite 47)
- Reception (Evening) (Location TBA) (Lounge suits/jacket & tie requested)
- GAC Plenary meeting (All day) (Murillo) (Closed Session)
- GNSO PDP Workshops (All PDP Workshops are open to the public) (Webcast)
- Workshop on the GNSO PDP: Approval Process for gTLD Service Changes (08:00 - 09:30) (Goya) (Webcast)
- Workshop on the GNSO PDP: Whois Task Force 1 -- Restricting Access (09:45 - 11:15) (Goya) (Webcast) Presentation (PDF)
- Workshop on the GNSO PDP: Whois Task Force 2 -- Review of Data Collected and Displayed (11:30 - 13:00) (Goya) (Webcast) Presentation (PDF)
- Workshop on the GNSO PDP: Whois Task Force 3 -- Improving Accuracy of Collected Data (13:15 - 14:45) (Goya) (Webcast) Presentation (PDF)
- GNSO Council Meeting (16:00 - 18:00) (Goya)
- ccNSO Members Meeting (09:30 - 17:30) (Dali)
- Workshop on WSIS (11:00 - 13:00) (Goya) (Open Session)
- Public Forum, Part I (14:00 - 18:00) (Goya) (Webcast)
- Opening Ceremony
- President's Report Presentation (PDF)
- ICANN Board Committee Reports
- Presentations:
- Audit Committee (PDF)
- Finance Committee (PDF)
- Public Comments on President's Report and Board Reports
- Break
- New sTLD RFP Update Presentation (PDF)
- New gTLD Proof of Concept Evaluation Update Presentation (PDF)
- Global Outreach Presentation (PDF)
- Open Microphone
- Public Forum, Part II (09:00 - 13:00) (Goya) (Webcast)
- Advisory Committee Reports
- GAC (Governmental Advisory Committee)
- RSSAC (Root-Server System Advisory Committee) Presentation (PDF)
- SSAC (Security and Stability Advisory Committee) Presentation (PDF)
- ALAC (At-Large Advisory Committee) Presentation (PDF)
- WIPO II Advisory Group
- Supporting Organization Reports
- ASO Report
- GNSO Report Presentation (PDF)
- ccNSO Report Presentation (PDF)
- Public Comments on Advisory Committee and SO Reports
- .aero Initiatives Presentation (PDF)
- IANA Process Improvements
- gTLD Transfers Policy Implementation Update Presentation (PDF)
- Address Supporting Organization MoU Update Presentation (PDF)
- Open Microphone
- Presentations:
- EGENI 2004 by Sebatien Bachollet (PDF)
All Public Forum and Board meeting sessions will be webcast.
- ICANN Board Meeting (09:00) (Goya) (Webcast)
- Item 1: .net Registry Agreement Expiration Date and Initial Procedure for Designating Successor Registry Operator
- Item 2: Appointment of Nominating Committee Chair
- Item 3: WLS Negotiations with VeriSign
- Item 4: Board Committee Appointments
- Item 5: Recommendation from the Reconsideration Committee regarding RC04-1
- Item 6: Formation or the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)
- Item 7: In Memory of Hans Kraaijenbrink
- Item 8: Thanks to Elisabeth Portenueve
- Item 9: Thanks to Rome Meeting Host
Pre-registration for this meeting is now open. Click here to pre-register. Pre-registration is not required to attend the meeting. If you have not pre-registered but still plan to attend the meeting, you may do so at the Melià Roma Aurelia Antica Hotel.
Upon arrival, participants should pick up their badges and meeting materials at the registration desk located in the main Foyer.
More information about sponsorship opportunities can be found on the local hosts' 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
The meeting will be webcast live by RealMedia.
There will be an Internet Lounge. Wireless Internet connectivity (802.11b) will be available in the Internet Lounge and in the main meeting and public areas.
Members of the press should contact Kieran Baker
