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ICANN Meetings in Yokohama
13-17 July, 2000
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ICANN's next
round of meetings are now being held (13-17 July, 2000), in Yokohama.
The meetings are free to attend and open to any interested person.
Details about the meetings are being posted on this page as they
become available. Please check back often!
The ICANN Yokohama meetings are being held at
the Pacifico Yokohama Conference Center in Yokohama, Japan. The
ICANN meetings have been co-located with the INET
2000 Conference, hosted by the Internet
Society, 18-21 July.
ICANN thanks the members of the local organizing
committee, led by the Japan Network
Information Center (JPNIC).
MEETING SCHEDULE
Updated 27 June, 2000
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The schedule for the July 2000 ICANN meetings
is currently as follows. All meetings take place in the Pacifico Yokohama
expect where otherwise specified.
- ccTLD
Constituency of the DNSO (Kaiyotei Hotel,
Sakura Room)
- 0900-1200 Pre-Meeting for
WGs (optional)
- 1300-1430 Plenary Meeting
- 1430-1600 WG 1
- 1600-1700 WG 2
- 1700-1900 Drafting Meeting
- Registration Desk
Open (0800-1700) (Entrance Hall of Pacifico
Yokohama)
- ICANN Public Forum (0830-1800)
(room 101) webcast
- Evening Reception (1830-2000)
(rooms 501+502)
- Registration Desk
Open (0800-1700) (Entrance Hall of Pacifico
Yokohama)
- ICANN Board of Directors Meeting
(0900-1500)
(room 101) webcast
AGENDA FOR ICANN PUBLIC
FORUM AND BOARD MEETING
Updated 15 July, 2000
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The following
agenda items and documents have been posted for public review
and comment:
1. New Top Level Domains
2. At Large Membership and Elections:
3. Country
code top level domain registry (ccTLD) delegation and administration
policies
4. Definition
of Geographic Regions
5. Revision
to ICANN Bylaws on Meeting Minutes
Links to additional documents, proposals,
community feedback, and draft resolutions will be posted on
this page as they become available. Comments on the agenda itself
should be sent to Andrew McLaughlin.
Information on Yokohama:
SPONSORS AND SPONSORSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
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Thanks
to sponsors of ICANN's Yokohama meetings: BulkRegister.com,
eNic, Dotster, Image Online Design, Melbourne IT, Network Solutions
Registrar, Network Solutions Registry, Neustar, Speednames,
tucows.com.
Past sponsors of ICANN meetings:
Alcatel;
Banco BCI; BulkRegister.com;
the Cabinet Information and
Decision Support Center (IDSC) of the Arab Republic of Egypt;
Cámara de Comercio de Santiago;
Cisco Systems Inc.; Communications
Industry Services (CIS) business unit of Lockheed
Martin IMS; Compaq Computer
Inc.; Ericsson; Facultad
de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad de Chile;
Geganet; the
Internet Society of Egypt; Jones,
Day, Reavis & Pogue; Latham
& Watkins; Lucent Technologies;
MCI Worldcom; Microsoft;
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of the
Arab Republic of Egypt; MIST; MobiNil;
NameSecure.com; Network
Solutions, Inc.; Raya
Holding; RealImpact, a division of RealNetworks,
Inc.; Red Universitaria Nacional
(Chile); Telecom Egypt; and Telefónica
de España.
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WEBCAST AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION
INFORMATION
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As usual, ICANN will be webcasting the ICANN Public
Forum (15 July) and ICANN Board meeting (16 July). Click
here for details on the webcasts and remote participation opportunities
for those unable to attend the meetings in person.
If you plan to attend the ICANN meetings in Yokohama,
please
pre-register here. There is no registration fee to attend ICANN
meetings.
While preregistration is not required, the information
will be used to prepare printed nametags. Preregistration will also
assure that you're kept up to date about logistical details as information
becomes available. As an option, you may choose to be included on
a public
list of meeting attendees.
The Information for Development Program (infoDev).
The infoDev
program of the World Bank has agreed to consider funding a limited
number of infoDev Conference Scholarship Fund (iCSF) Fellows.
The iCSF Fellowships will support expenses directly related to the
attendance of developing country participants at the ICANN
meetings. Allowable expenses will include travel, accommodations,
and per diem. Applications are being evaluated by the LACNIC
and AfriNIC organizations.
Salzburg Seminar's ICANN Travel-Support Project.
The Salzburg Seminar's ICANN Travel-Support Project administers travel
and accommodation grants for a limited number of representatives
from non-profit, educational, research, or public-interest organizations
to attend international ICANN meetings. For details, please see The
Salzburg Seminar's ICANN page.
The local host committee is led by the Japan
Network Information Center (JPNIC). ICANN gratefully acknowledges
the generous assistance and contributions of JPNIC to support the
Yokohama ICANN meetings.
To contact JPNIC, email intl-sec@nic.ad.jp.
PRESS AND MEDIA INFORMATION
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Click here for
press and media information.
All travelers to Japan must have valid passports.
Many travellers to Japan will need to obtain visas in advance. Click
here for more detailed
visa information, including a list of countries whose citizens are
exempt from visa requirements.
To determine your visa requirements, you should
contact your local Japanese Consular Office or review the information
at http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/02.html.
If a visa is necessary, you should complete the form at http://mc-net.jtbcom.co.jp/icann/vif.pdf
and return it to the ICANN-Yokohama Travel Assistance Desk according
to the instructions at the top of the form. Please fill out the form
carefully and completely, as the information provided will be used
in the preparation of the support documents necessary for your visa
application. Because the application process often takes more than
one month, it is important that you return the completed Visa Information
Form as soon as possible. For more information about Japan's Visa
requirements, see http://mc-net.jtbcom.co.jp/icann.
Page Updated
15-July-2000.
(c) 2000 The Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers
All rights reserved.
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