Re: [ga] FW: ANNOUNCE: ICANN Marina del Rey Meetings, November12-15, 2001

[Joanna Lane <jo-uk@rcn.com>]

I believe VeriSign has underwritten the webcast/ remote participation costs
in the past. Perhaps Chuck Gomes would be willing to comment on this?

Regards,
Joanna

on 10/24/01 8:13 PM, Ben Edelman at edelman@law.harvard.edu wrote:

> To date, I have not received a request from Philip Sheppard, in his capacity
> of chair of the Names Council, for the GA and NC sessions to be webcast,
> though I believe that Phil is aware of this issue.  I understand that Philip
> and the Names Council are likely evaluating the possibility of a webcast
> here, but I can't speak to the specifics; perhaps they'll jump in to
> explain.
> 
> In addition to the need for a request from the NC, there's also an issue of
> funding: As many on this list may already know, the Names Council ordinarily
> provides ICANN with funding to defray a portion of webcast expenses.  So far
> as I know, from briefly reviewing the Names Council's mailing list archives
> (<http://www.dnso.org/dnso/ncarchives.html>), the Names Council has to date
> neither allocated such funds, nor arranged an outside sponsor for this
> purpose.
> 
> If Berkman Center staff is not asked by the responsible person or entity --
> Philip and the Names Council, in this case -- to webcast the sessions and to
> facilitate remote participation, archival, and other services, it's doubtful
> that we'll do so.  Furthermore, if the DNSO does not provide funding to
> ICANN to defray these expenses, as has been the case at prior ICANN
> meetings, it's uncertain that we'll be able to do the work even if asked.
> 
> 
> So, Joanna, to answer your first specific question: At this time, I cannot
> confirm that the GA and NC sessions will be webcast.  So far as I know, no
> decision has yet been reached, one way or the other, on this subject.  Of
> course, I remain hopeful that this will work out for the best, as it has at
> the past eleven meetings at which the Berkman Center has provided meeting
> support services (<http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/icann/>).
> 
> 
> I can, however, confirm that the November 12 Public Forum on At Large
> Participation will be webcast.  Note its inclusion on
> <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/icann/mdr2001/> (first row of the meeting
> table).
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Ben Edelman
> Berkman Center for Internet & Society
> Harvard Law School
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jo-uk@rcn.com [mailto:jo-uk@rcn.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 7:35 PM
>> To: edelman@law.harvard.edu; ga@dnso.org
>> Subject: Re: [ga] FW: ANNOUNCE: ICANN Marina del Rey Meetings, November
>> 12-15, 2001
>> 
>> 
>> Ben,
>> For the avoidance of doubt, can you please confirm that provision has been
>> made for webcast and remote participation for both the GA session and the
>> preceeding At Large Session?
>> 
>> Thank you.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Joanna
>> 
>> on 10/24/01 7:35 PM, Ben Edelman at edelman@law.harvard.edu wrote:
>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Ben Edelman [mailto:edelman@law.harvard.edu]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 7:29 PM
>>> To: All Webcast Participants in Prior ICANN Meetings
>>> Subject: ANNOUNCE: ICANN Marina del Rey Meetings, November 12-15, 2001
>>> 
>>> Greetings!
>>> 
>>> Because you participated remotely in one or more prior ICANN
>> meetings, ICANN
>>> would like to remind you of its upcoming meetings to be held in
>> Marina del
>>> Rey, California on November 12-15, 2001.  More information about the
>>> meetings is available at <http://www.icann.org/mdr2001>.
>>> 
>>> If you plan to attend in person, please preregister via
>>> <http://www.icann.org/mdr2001/#preregistration>.  NOTE: New for this
>>> meeting, free preregistration is required for meeting attendance and
>>> admission.  Preregistration also helps local organizers anticipate
>>> attendance and allows you to be kept up to date with logistical
>> updates as
>>> they become available.
>>> 
>>> Webcast sessions tentatively include Public Forums (November 12 and 15),
>>> Community Meetings (November 13 and 14), and a meeting of the
>> ICANN Board of
>>> Directors (November 15).  For more information about the
>> webcast, including
>>> technical requirements to participate, see
>>> <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/icann/mdr2001>.  If you plan to
>> participate by
>>> webcast, please preregister using
>>> <http://www.icann.org/mdr2001/#preregistration> to be kept up
>> to date with
>>> logistical and technical updates as available, as well as to receive
>>> announcements just before the start of each webcast session.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Finally, if you are not already subscribed to ICANN's
>> announcements list,
>>> you may want to join it.  Subscription instructions are at
>>> <http://www.icann.org/announcements>.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Ben Edelman
>>> Berkman Center for Internet & Society
>>> Harvard Law School
>>> 
>>> 
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