[registrars] FYI: Fw: [icann-announce] Details of November 2001 ICANN Meeting in Marina del Rey, California, USA

["Ross Wm. Rader" <ross@tucows.com>]

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Subject: [icann-announce] Details of November 2001 ICANN Meeting in Marina
del Rey, California, USA


> ICANN today posted a range of new program details for its upcoming DNS
> security-focused meeting.  The meeting will be 12-15 November, in Marina
> del Rey, California, USA.
>
>   - Meeting homepage: <http://www.icann.org/mdr2001>
>   - Program/schedule:  <http://www.icann.org/mdr2001/schedule.htm>
>
> The program is intended to strike a balance between the managerial and
> the technical aspects of DNS security, and also to stay within the scope
> of ICANN's responsibilities for the stability and integrity of the
> domain name and address allocation systems.  The schedule features
> plenary speakers, topic-specific panels, parallel sessions focusing on
> management and operational/technical considerations, cross-community
> breakout groups, and constituency meetings. At the end of the program,
> representatives of ICANN constituent groups will be asked to make
> reports to the community.
>
>
>    o Updated Schedule
>
> Following is the tentative schedule:
>
> 12 NOVEMBER - MONDAY
>
> Various times (see online schedule):
>         - Domain Name Supporting Organization (DNSO)
>           Constituency Meetings
>         - DNSO Names Council
>         - ICANN At Large Study Committee
> 0830 - Governmental Advisory Committee
> 1800 - Public Forum on At Large Participation
> 2000 - DNSO General Assembly
>
> 13 NOVEMBER - TUESDAY
>
> 0830 - CEO Welcome
> 0845 - Welcome plenary: TBA
> 0915 - Plenary talk: Steven M. Bellovin
> 1000 - Panel: Root Name Server Security
> 1100 - Break
> 1115 - Remarks: Vint Cerf
> 1130 - Panel: DNS Security: Present and Future
> 1230 - Lunch
> 1330 - Panel: TLD Registry and Nameserver Security
> 1430 - Cross-community break-out groups
> 1615 - Break
> 1630 - Panel: Registries and Registrars: Recovery & Restoration
> 1930 - Reception at Marina Beach Marriott
>
> 14 NOVEMBER - WEDNESDAY
>
> 0830 - Plenary talk: John Tritak
> 0900 - Plenary talk: Bruce Schneier
> 0945 - Parallel sessions:
>    - Management Track
>    - Operational/Technical Track
> 1045 - Break
> 1100 - Parallel sessions continued
> 1230 - Lunch
> 1330 - Constituency meetings
> 1600 - Names Council coordination meeting
> 1930 - Reception at the J. Paul Getty Museum
>
>
>    o Details on Plenary Speakers
>
> Steven M. Bellowin
> AT&T Fellow
> "ICANN and the Security of the Internet"
> <http://www.icann.org/mdr2001/schedule.htm#bellovin>
>
> John S. Tritak
> Director, Critical Infrastucture Assurance Office
> <http://www.icann.org/mdr2001/schedule.htm#Tritak>
>
> Bruce Schneier
> Founder & CTO, Counterpane Internet Security, Inc.
> "Resilient Security - An Ongoing Process"
> <http://www.icann.org/mdr2001/schedule.htm#Schneier>
>
>
>    o Details on Panels
>
> 1. Root Name Server Security
> Description: Overview of present DNS Root Name Server system, security
> aspects, short-term plans for enhanced security, longer-term
> considerations. Moderator: Jun Murai (Chair, DNS Root Server System
> Advisory Committee)
>
> 2. DNS Security: Present and Future
> Description: Overview of current security aspects of the DNS protocol
> and domain nameservers, and plans for future security enhancements, such
> as the DNSSEC extensions. Moderator: Edward Lewis (NAI Labs)
>
> 3. TLD Registry & Nameserver Security
> Description: Overview of security practices and considerations for
> Top-Level Domain registry and nameserver operations.
> Moderator: Ken Silva (Director of Technical Services and Network
> Security, VeriSign Inc.; Board member, IT-ISAC)
>
> 4. Registries and registrars: Recovery & restoration
> Description: Management of crisis situations. Focus on both preparation
> for and recovery from crisis situations, with an emphasis on post-Sept
> 11 threat analysis and response.  Moderator: Elliot Noss (CEO, Tucows
> Inc.)
>
> Panelists are still being confirmed and will be announced later this
> week.
>
>
>    o Program Committee
>
> As the details continue to be finalized, the program committee welcomes
> your input.  See <http://www.icann.org/mdr2001/program.htm>.
>
>    # # #
>
>
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