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

["Ben Edelman" <edelman@law.harvard.edu>]

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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