Vancouver ICANN Meeting: Focus on Individual Internet Users
Tuesday, 29 November — Friday, 2 December
Columbia's Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina
Vancouver, British Columbia
<http://www.icann.org/meetings/vancouver/>
~ Are you interested in using non-English (internationalized) domain names?
~ Do you want more choices for top level domain names (beyond .COM, .NET, etc.)?
~ Are you concerned about your personal privacy when you register a domain name?
~ Curious about what the proposed changes in .COM Registry management mean for you?
~ Then don't miss the Vancouver ICANN Meeting!
ICANN's
Interim At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) invites all interested
individuals to attend At-Large Internet Users workshops and meetings
on Tuesday, 29 November, through Friday, 2 December at Columbia's
Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina in Vancouver, British
Columbia. Featured events include: a workshop on implementing
internationalized domain names (IDNs) so the world's non-English
speaking communities can use domain names in their own language; a
workshop on privacy protections in the WHOIS databases to discuss
what is being done, and what should be done, to protect the personal
data collected when individuals register domain names; a workshop on
the proposed settlement between ICANN and VeriSign, which has
long-term implications for how much your .COM domain name will cost
and how the .COM Registry will be managed; and public forums on how
new top level domain names should be introduced, as well as on
numerous other issues that affect how people use the Internet.
Information on key events of interest to Internet users is included
below. Information on additional ICANN events is posted at
<http://www.icann.org/meetings/vancouver/>.
Tuesday, 29 Nov 2005
0900-1100
At-Large Planning Forum ~ an open discussion of the role and
activities of the individual Internet user community within ICANN.
1130-1430
VeriSign Settlement Workshop ~ a briefing and open discussion
on the pros and cons of the proposed settlement agreement between
ICANN and VeriSign and how it might affect Internet stakeholders.
1430-1830
NCUC Privacy Conference ~ a panel discussion featuring data
protection commissioners, Internet privacy experts, and registrars
and registries discussing the protection of personal data collected
when individuals register domain names.
Wednesday, 30 Nov 2005
1030-1130
Roundtable — Welcome to ICANN, Here's What It Means To You ~
a public roundtable featuring a discussion by North American Internet
leaders on what ICANN is doing, why it is important to the world's
Internet communities, what the ICANN community will be doing during
their week in Vancouver, and how people can get involved.
1130-1230
Lunch for New Particpants ~ individuals new to ICANN are
invited to have lunch with Vint Cerf and the rest of the ICANN Board
and ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee, and learn more about
ICANN.
1230-1830
IDN Workshop ~ a public panel discussion on the implementation
of internationalized domain names.
Thursday, 1 Dec 2005
1000-1230
At-Large Users Forum ~ a public briefing and discussion of the
key policy issues facing the individual Internet user community
within ICANN.
1400-1600
ALAC Meeting ~ a public meeting on At-Large (individual Internet
users) organizing and policy activities, including formation of the
Asia-Pacific RALO, and input on the ALAC's and ICANN's long-term
plans.
1700-1830 WSIS
Workshop ~ a public discussion of what happened at the United
Nation's World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
Friday, 2 Dec 2005
0830-1030
At-Large Regional Meetings ~ Asia-Pacific Regional At-Large
Organization (APRALO) Meeting for individuals and user groups in the
Asia-Pacific region.
1100-1330 ALAC Meeting ~ a public meeting on At-Large (individual
Internet users) organizing and policy activities.
1330-1730
Public Forum ~ Open microphone, public discussion
Saturday, 3 Dec 2005
0900-1300
Public Forum ~ Open microphone, public discussion