Re: [registrars] Washington & PersonalNames Update

[JP <jp@dotregistrar.com>]

Michael,

There will be 1 attendee from iHoldings.
We do not if we will make it to the FTC workshop.

Regards,

JP

> From: "Michael D. Palage" <michael@palage.com>
> Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 11:46:26 -0500
> To: <registrars@dnso.org>
> Subject: [registrars] Washington & PersonalNames Update
> 
> Hello All:
> 
> There is important information regarding the Washington meeting and the
> PersonalNames launch contained below.
> 
> WASHINTONTON MEETING
> 
> As previously stated the registrar constituency will meeting Friday,
> February 21st in Washington DC. This is the day after the two day workshop
> on Cross Border Fraud that the Federal Trade Commission is hosting. The
> registrar meeting will be held at the Phoenix Park Hotel
> (http://www.phoenixparkhotel.com/) located at 520 North Capitol Street, N.W.
> Washington, D.C. 20001. This is conveniently located near Union Station and
> the FTC offices, 600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20580, where the
> workshop is being held.
> 
> For those of you wishing to make reservations at the Phoenix Park Hotel for
> either the FTC work shop or the registrar meeting please call the Phoenix
> Park Hotel at 202-638-6900. Our group number is 3520. The following rates
> (129-single/159-double) will be held until February 4th. After that the
> normal rates I have been told are in excess of $200. This is approximately
> the going rate for a 3-star hotel in downtown DC.
> 
> I will be posting an preliminary agenda of the meeting shortly. As
> previously mentioned, by-laws revisions will be a topic of discussion so
> that in and of it self should make for some lively discussion. After a
> session to address registrar specific issues, by-laws and new TLDs, the
> meeting will be expanded to be a cross registrar-registry meeting where we
> will try to tackle some industry problems such as transfers, whois, and
> IDNs.
> 
> I would like to thank Bob Connelly for making ancillary arrangements at the
> Army Navy Club. Although the prices for this facility were a little cheaper,
> the Phoenix Park Hotel room discount for attendees more than offset the
> facilities savings. For those making final flight arrangements, Dulles is
> probably the best option for international travelers. Regan/Nation is the
> best for continental US travel, although you can fly into BWI and take
> public transportation (Metro) to DC.
> 
> I am currently looking at about 20 registrar attending the meeting, and
> about 6 registries, although other have been expressing an interest in
> attending. I will be putting together a formal list of attendees shortly.
> 
> 
> PERSONALNAMES.COM
> 
> I spoke with Fran Coleman, general counsel and VP of Law and Policy from GNR
> Limited the holding company for both the registry and the registrar. After
> listening to the concerns that I conveyed from the registrar constituency in
> connection with the recent PersonalNames rollout, Mr. Coleman and Charles
> Mancini, CEO of GNR Limited have agreed to host a call with registrars to
> discuss this issue. In order to maximize the productivity of the call, GNR
> Limited will be providing a statement for registrars to review prior to the
> call. This statement will be provided to me shortly, and I will forward it
> along with the dial-in details tomorrow.
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