[Kictanet] ICANN Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco: Important Information

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ICANN Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco

24 - 30 June 2006

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

The next ICANN meeting will be held June 24 - 30 in Marrakech, Morocco. The 
meetings are free to attend, and open to any interested person. ICANN 
encourages broad participation in its bottom-up consensus-development 
process. You can take part in these meetings by attending in person, by 
taking part in the webcast and remote participation opportunities, and/or by 
joining one of the various ICANN-related mailing lists. The local host's 
website contains more information about the venue, transportation and 
hotels.

  a.. Travel Visa Information
  b.. Schedule and Agenda
  c.. Pre-Registration
  d.. Registration
  e.. Internet Access
  f.. Webcast & Remote Participation
  g.. Press & Media
  h.. Sponsorship Opportunities
TRAVEL AND VISA INFORMATION

Information relating to Visa's can be obtained from the local host's website 
. If you require a letter of invitation to obtain a visa, please write to 
meeting at icann.org .

SCHEDULE AND AGENDA - Preliminary

  Friday, 23 June 2006

  Registration

  Saturday, 24 June 2006

  Registration

    a.. Government Advisory Committee Working Groups (closed) (Time 
TBD)(Salle Royale)
    b.. Regional TLD (TBD)
  Sunday, 25 June 2006

    a.. Government Advisory Committee Working Groups (closed) (Time TBD) 
(Salle Royale)

    b.. Public Roundtable - Welcome to ICANN, Here's What it Means to You 
(TBD) (TBD)

      a.. Open to all ICANN meeting participants, especially those attending 
their first ICANN meeting; roundtable discussion of what ICANN does, why 
ICANN is important to various stakeholder communities, and what the ICANN 
community will be doing in Marrakech

    c.. Workshop on IDN

  Monday, 26 June 2006

    a.. Welcome Ceremony * (Time TBD) (Salle des Ministres)

    b.. ccNSO Members Meeting * (TBD)

    c.. Government Advisory Committee Plenary (closed) (Time TBD) (Salle 
Royale)

    d.. GNSO Constituency Day

      a.. Cross Constituency Meeting - Commercial and Business Users, ISP, 
IP Interests (TBD)

      b.. gTLD Registries Constituency Meeting (TBD)
      (For more information on the Constituency, visit 
http://gtldregistries.org/).

      c.. Registrars Constituency (TBD)

      d.. Commercial and Business Users Constituency Meeting (TBD)

      e.. Intellectual Property Interests Constituency Meeting (TBD)

      f.. Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency 
Meeting (TBD)

      g.. Noncommercial Users Constituency Meeting (TBD)

  Tuesday, 27 June 2006

    a.. ccNSO Members Meeting * (TBD)

    b.. Government Advisory Committee Plenary (Time TBD) (closed) (Salle des 
Ministres)

    c.. Workshops: (Salle des Ministres)

      a.. DNSSEC

      b.. Workshop on Internet Governance

    d.. GNSO Public Forum * (Time TBD) (Salle des Ministres)

    e.. ccNSO Council Meeting * (TBD)

  Wednesday, 28 June 2006

    a.. Public Meeting of the Security & Stability Advisory Committee *

    b.. GNSO Council Meeting * (Time TBD) (Salle des Ministres)

    c.. Public Forum, Part I * (Time TBD) (Salle des Ministres)

  Thursday, 29 June 2006

    a.. Public Forum, Part II * (Time TBD) (Salle des Ministres)

  Friday, 30 June 2006

    a.. Board Meeting * (Time TBD) (Salle de Ministres)

  The items with "*" are being webcast. Please see "WEBCAST AND REMOTE 
PARTICIPATION INFORMATION" below for links.

PRE-REGISTRATION

Pre-registration for this meeting is now open. Click here to pre-register. 
Pre-registration is not required to attend the meeting.

REGISTRATION

Upon arrival, participants should pick up their badges and meeting materials 
at the registration desk.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

More information about sponsorship opportunities can be found on the local 
host's website .

ICANN appreciates the support of the community in providing financial 
sponsorship for ICANN meetings. This sponsorship is a vital part of enabling 
ICANN to provide quality programs for meeting attendees. In particular, such 
generous sponsorship allows ICANN to hold its meetings in geographically 
diverse locations that allows broader participation across the world's 
Internet community. Details will be posted as they become available.

ICANN reserves the right not to accept sponsorships from organizations whose 
missions and activities conflict with ICANN policies.

WEBCAST AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION

PLEASE NOTE: Webcasts will begin approxmitely 15 minutes before the 
scheduled event. Please refer to the above schedule for event time.

INTERNET ACCESS

There will be an Internet Lounge. Wireless Internet connectivity (802.11b) 
will also be available in the main meeting and public areas.

PRESS AND MEDIA INFORMATION

Members of the press should contact press at icann.org.