ICANN Meetings in Melbourne 9-13 March 2001

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ICANN's next round of meetings will be held (9-13 March, 2001), in Melbourne Australia. The meetings are free to attend, and open to any interested person. ICANN encourages broad participation in its bottom-up consensus-development process.

Please be aware that there are a number of events being held in Melbourne around the time of the ICANN meeting, so early hotel booking is strongly recommended.

The Host Committee have provided a local website with information regarding the area, the meeting and local Hotels.

The meetings will be held at the Melbourne Exhibition &Convention Centre (MECC).

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

MEETING SCHEDULE

ICANN Meetings by Special Arrangement On Friday March 9th 2001 the following additional meetings will take place: At Large Study Committee Time: 12:30 - 16:30 Location: Bellarine 1 ICANN - ccTLD Managers Time: 8:30 - 12 noon. Location: Corryong 1 & 2 DNSO ccTLD Registries Constituency Time: 13:00 - 18:00 Location: Corryong 1 & 2 ICANN Meetings On Saturday March 10th, there will be an ICANN Orientation Workshop (9:00-10:00, YouYang 1 & 2), and meetings of the DNSO Constituencies: Business Constituency Time: 13:30 - 18:00 Room: Howqua 2 ccTLD Registries Constituency Time: 8:00am - 18:00pm Room: Corryong 1 & 2 Agenda gTLD Registries Constituency Time: 13:00-15:00 Room: Howqua 3 Intellectual Property Constituency Time: 13:30 - 18:00 Room: You Yangs 1 & 2 ISP Constituency Time: 8:30-12:30 Room: Howqua 3 Non-Commercial Constituency Time: 9:00-18:00 Room: You Yangs 3 Registrars Constituency Time: 8:30-12:30 Room: Howqua 2 On Sunday March 11, there will be a meeting of the DNSO Names Council (13:30 - 17:00) and a DNSO General Assembly (08:30 - 12:30), in the Latrobe Theatre. On Monday March 12, there will be an ICANN Public Forum (08:45 - 18:30, agenda below), in the Latrobe Theatre. On Tuesday March 13, there will be an ICANN Board Meeting (08:30 - 15:00, open to public observation), in the LaTrobe Theatre.

AGENDA FOR ICANN PUBLIC FORUM AND BOARD MEETING

The agenda for the ICANN Public Forum on 12 March 2001 currently includes the following discussion items and reports: New TLD agreements Topic Paper on New TLD Agreements ccTLD agreements DNSO review Internationalized Domain Names Proposed Revisions to VeriSign Agreements Status report by At Large Study Committee ICANN Budget 2001-2002 Final report of the Ad Hoc Group on Numbering and Addressing Other items may be added in the near future, so please check back. Comments on the agenda should be sent to Andrew McLaughlin, or to any member of the ICANN Board of Directors. The schedule for the Public Forum on 12 March currently is as follows: 0845 - Welcome and Introductions (including Dr. Stuart Lynn, new CEO) 0900 - CEO Report 0920 - Committee Reports Root Server System Advisory Committee Governmental Advisory Committee Reconsideration Committee Finance Committee (including Budget 2001-2002) 1015 - Break 1030 - Public comment 1100 - Reports (continued) Supporting Organizations (including DNSO Review) At Large Study Committee Ad Hoc Group on Numbering and Addressing 1145 - Public comment 1215 - Welcome from Sen. Richard Alston, Minister of Communications, Australia 1230 - Lunch break 1400 - Status of ccTLD Agreements 1415 - Public comment 1430 - New Registry Agreements - new TLDs (including public comment) 1530 - New Registry Agreements - com/net/org (including public comment) 1630 - Break 1645 - Reports on Internationalized Domain Names 1715 - Other Business/Open Mike 1800 - Adjourn Here again, this schedule is tentative and subject to change as we get closer to 12 March. SPONSORS AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES As the meeting is being run on a cost-recovery basis, sponsorship opportunities are limited. If you or your organization are interested in sponsorship please feel free to contact Greg Crew. We are presently actively seeking sponsors for the meeting Webcast. If you or your organization are interested please feel free to contact John Crain WEBCAST AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION As usual, ICANN will be webcasting the DNSO General Assembly and Names Council Meetings (11 March), the ICANN Public Forum (12 March), and the ICANN Board meeting (13 March). Click here for details on the webcasts and remote participation opportunities for those unable to attend the meetings in person. PRE-REGISTRATION Pre-registration for the Melbourne meetings is now closed. Registration will be available on-site. You can review the public list of pre-registrations by clicking here. Due to possible space/security requirements pre-registration may be necessary for invitation to some receptions. PRESS AND MEDIA INFORMATION Members of the press should contact Brett LaGrande for assistance. Comments concerning the layout, construction and functionality of this site should be sent to webmaster@icann.org. Page Updated 09-March-2001 (c) 2001  The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. All rights reserved.