[council] Cairo schedules for DNSO NC, GA, and constituencies

["Andrew McLaughlin" <mclaughlin@pobox.com>]

NC Members, Roberto & Harald:

Please take a look at the current agenda and schedule for the ICANN meetings
in Cairo:  <http://www.icann.org/cairo2000/cairo-details.htm>.  Let me know
if the DNSO and constituency information is correct.  Also, let me know if
you would like particular links changed.

A few queries:

   (1)  I have not heard from the Non-Commercial and Registrar
constituencies, and have put them on the schedule for the afternoon of 7
March.
   (2)  Among working groups, I have only heard from WG-E (meeting on 7
March) and WG-C (not meeting at all).
   (3)  The DNSO GA is on the schedule for the morning of 8 March, but I
have not actually heard whether the GA will be meeting then.

A few significant points:

   (A)  Note that there will be an opening kick-off session at the Cairo
Marriott from 9:00-11:00am on Tuesday 7 March.  The star speaker will be the
Prime Minister of Egypt.  The session will be a joint even for the ICANN
meetings and the Cainet conference.

   (B)  Also note that the GAC open session has been scheduled for 11:30am
on Wednesday 8 March.  Due to the need to webcast the open session from the
main meeting room, there will accordingly need to be a break from the DNSO
GA, or between the GA and NC, at that time.

   (C)  A number of documents have been posted for public comment in recent
weeks:

          - At Large membership and elections
              <http://www.icann.org/cairo2000/atlarge-topic.htm>
          - Considerations and policies relating to creation of new
top-level domain name registries and famous names issues
          - ccTLD delegation and administration policies
              <http://www.icann.org/cairo2000/cctld-topic.htm>
          - ICANN budget for 2000-2001 fiscal year
          - Final approval of Independent Review Policy
               <http://www.icann.org/cairo2000/indreview-topic.htm>
          - Bylaws revision to allow reassignment of Original ASO Director
terms

<http://www.icann.org/cairo2000/original-so-director-terms-topic.htm>

Please take a look at them and provide your views!  And alert your
constituencies!

   (D)  The ICANN At-Large membership site has been launched, along with the
membershp application interface.  The press release is attached below.
Please sign up for membership, and pass the word along to your
constituencies, friends, neighbors, enemies, etc.

Best regards,

--Andrew


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ICANN Launches Membership Web Site for Individual Internet Users

Marina del Rey, CA, USA, (25 February 2000) The Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announces the launch of its At Large
Membership web site.

After considerable public input, the ICANN Board has developed this program
as a new way for Internet users from all over the globe to participate
directly in the ICANN process and help ensure the smooth coordination of the
Internet's technical infrastructure. Individuals can begin registering today
to become ICANN members at http://www.icann.org. <http://members.icann.org>
.

The At Large Membership of ICANN will give individual members of Internet
communities worldwide a voice in the selection of Directors to the ICANN
Board.  By becoming an ICANN member, individuals will have an opportunity to
become part of the ICANN "bottom-up" approach to making policy concerning
Internet Names and Addresses. ICANN members will be able to receive regular
news, updates and announcements about ICANN activities and policy
initiatives.

The basic requirements for applying to become an ICANN At Large member are:

*	The completion of an online membership application,
*	A working Internet email address; and
*	A single physical residence verified by a postal mail address.

Thanks to a grant from the Markle Foundation, the initial launch of ICANN's
At Large Membership program has been funded without the need for membership
dues.

The ICANN Board will consider and adopt further policy about composition and
structure of the At Large Membership, and to establish rules for the
nomination and election of candidates for the At Large Council, at the
Board's next meeting, to be held March 9-10. It is hoped that the target
goal of 5000 members can be reached in the next few weeks in order to move
forward with the At Large Elections later this year.

ABOUT ICANN

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a
non-profit, international corporation formed in September 1998 to oversee a
select set of Internet technical management functions currently managed by
the U.S. Government, or by its contractors and volunteers. Specifically,
ICANN is assuming responsibility for coordinating the management of the
domain name system (DNS), the allocation of IP address space, the assignment
of protocol parameters, and the management of the root server system.

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