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RE: [ga] FW: ANNOUNCE: ICANN Marina del Rey Meetings, November 12-15, 2001


Webcasting sponsorship has historically been sponsored by individual
companies.  VGRS has often been a sponsor.

Chuck

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joanna Lane [mailto:jo-uk@rcn.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 9:01 PM
> To: Ben Edelman; ga@dnso.org
> Cc: philip.sheppard@aim.be; schroeder@icann.org; Gomes, Chuck
> Subject: Re: [ga] FW: ANNOUNCE: ICANN Marina del Rey 
> Meetings, November
> 12-15, 2001
> 
> 
> 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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