[Kictanet] ICANN meeting December 2 - 8 in São Paulo, Brazil

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The next ICANN meeting will be held December 2 - 8 in São Paulo, Brazil. 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 
eventos at nic.br .

SCHEDULE AND AGENDA

  Sunday, 3 December

    a.. Tutorial Programs:
      a.. Public Roundtable - Welcome to ICANN, Here's What it Means to You
      b.. IPV6
      c.. Alternate Dispute Resolution Mechanism
      d.. IDN
    b.. GAC Working Groups (closed)
  Monday, 4 December

    a.. Welcome Ceremony & President's Report
    b.. Public Forum (am)
      a.. Domain Name Market Place Update
    c.. Workshops:
      a.. New gTLD Policy Development Process
      b.. WhoIs Policy Development Process
  Tuesday, 5 December

    a.. CCNSO Members Meeting
    b.. GAC Plenary
    c.. GNSO Constituency Meetings
    d.. GNSO Public Forum
  Wednesday, 6 December

    a.. CCNSO Council Meeting (am)
    b.. GAC Plenary (am)
    c.. GNSO Council Meeting (am)
    d.. Workshops:
      a.. IDN
      b.. President's Strategy Committee Workshop
      c.. ICANN Meetings - Future Structure
  Thursday, 7 December

    a.. Public Forum (am)
  Friday, 8 December

    a.. Board Meeting (am)
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

Webcasting at ICANN São Paulo

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

Comments submitted via email to the meeting can be viewed at the public 
archive.

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.