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[ga] ANNOUNCE: "Pressing Issues II: Understanding and CritiquingICANN's Policy Agenda"
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- Subject: [ga] ANNOUNCE: "Pressing Issues II: Understanding and CritiquingICANN's Policy Agenda"
- From: Rob Courtney <rob@cdt.org>
- Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 10:45:27 -0500
- Sender: owner-ga@dnso.org
Members of the DNSO General Assembly:
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School and
the Center for Democracy & Technology have announced "Pressing Issues
II: Understanding and Critiquing ICANN's Policy Agenda," a forum for
discussing and debating the important issues facing ICANN at its
upcoming annual meeting and in the future.
TIME: 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM PST (9:00 PM - 2:30 AM UTC)
DATE: Sunday, November 12, 2000
PLACE: Marina Beach Marriott, Marina del Rey, Calif, USA
The event's format will consist of three moderated panels of ICANN
activists, officials, and experts; a working schedule for the
afternoon is attached below. The proceedings will not only be open to
the public, but will be webcast live with remote participation.
If you plan to take part in this event, either in person or via the
webcast, please preregister so that we can ensure technical and
in-room capacity. You can preregister, learn about the webcast, and
find up-to-date information on the event, at
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/icann/pressingissues2000/
Feel free to email me, rob@cdt.org, or Rebecca Nesson at the Berkman
Center (rnesson@cyber.law.harvard.edu) with any questions or comments
regarding the event. And please forward this message to others
interested in ICANN's activities.
* * *
WORKING SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
---
1:00 PM
"Intellectual Property and Privacy in ICANN Policy: UDRP Review and WHOIS"
Alan Davidson of the Center for Democracy and Technology will lead a
panel discussion on the intersection of intellectual property and
privacy concerns in the ICANN policy-making process. Discussion will
focus in particular on review of the first year of operation of the
UDRP and on ICANN's policy on Whois data and Whois service provision.
Panelists will include Syracuse University professor Milton Mueller,
ICANN general counsel Louis Touton, Mike Palage of InfoNetworks, and
UMass Amherst professor Ethan Katsh.
---
3:00 PM
"At-Large Membership and Elections"
Harvard Law School professor Charles Nesson moderate a discussion on
the role of the ICANN membership, the role of national identity in
the ICANN policymaking process, and the import of the process and
outcome of these first At-Large elections. Panelists will include
ICANN board member-elect Nii Quaynor, ICANN board at-large candidate
Barbara Simons, ICANN Chief Policy Officer Andrew McLaughlin, Asia &
Pacific Internet Association Board Member Izumi Aizu, and others. All
newly-elected ICANN Board members have been invited to participate.
---
5:00 PM
Break
---
5:30 PM
"New TLDs"
Following a short afternoon break, we will discuss the new TLD
applications and analyze the application process and criteria.
Panelists will include representatives of organizations submitting
applications as well as outside analysts. Panelists include Chris
Ambler, CEO of Image Online Design and Richard Forman, CEO of
Register.com, and Cary Karp of the Museum Domain Management
Association.
* * *
Thanks very much, and we hope to see you there.
r
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