[council] Improving Institutional Confidence meetings

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Forwarded message:


ICANN staff would like to inform you about the upcoming regional
consultation meetings regarding ICANN's transition, "Improving Institutional
Confidence". You are encouraged to participate by attending one of the
meetings, or by contributing to the second online consultation that will
begin in September.

Information about meetings is available at:
http://www.icann.org/en/jpa/iic/regional-meetings.htm

Information about the online consultation will be made available at:
http://www.icann.org/en/jpa/iic/

Below, please find information about upcoming meetings in Geneva and
Washington D.C. Meetings have already been held in Uruguay and Montevideo,
and further meetings are planned for Brussels, Cairo and elsewhere.

You can register here to receive the Improving Institutional Confidence
newsletter and be kept up to date about all aspects of the consultation:

http://www.icann.org/en/jpa/iic/

If you have any questions about the consultation, please email
iic@xxxxxxxxx


If you plan to attend either meeting, please REGISTER by
following this link:

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http://icann.org/en/jpa/iic/regional-meetings.htm

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*Invitation: Consultation Meeting on Improving Institutional Confidence in
ICANN, Geneva*

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is hosting a
series of international consultative meetings about its future. A breakfast
meeting will be held in Geneva on Tuesday, 16 September, to consult with
Internet stakeholders that may be participating in the Internet Governance
Forum preparatory meetings.

Members of ICANN¹s President¹s Strategy Committee, will be present to
outline proposed improvements to the organization's multi-stakeholder model
and listen to participants' views.

Place: Hotel Royal, room Rousseau A, 41 rue de Lausanne, Geneva
Time: 08:00 to 09.30 (a.m.)
Date: Tuesday 16 September, 2008




*Invitation: Consultation Meeting on Improving Institutional Confidence
in ICANN, Washington D.C.*

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is hosting a
series of international consultative meetings about its future. A half-day
meeting will be held in Washington on Wednesday, 1st October to consult with
North American Internet stakeholders.

ICANN's leadership, as well as members of its Strategy Committee, will be
present to outline proposed improvements to the organization's
multi-stakeholder model.

The goal of the meeting is to explain the proposed changes and give
participants the opportunity to input directly into the consultation.

DATE: Wednesday, 1st October 2008

TIME: 08:30 sharp till 11:00am (coffee and refreshments will be available
from 08:00)

PLACE: The Ballroom, National Press Club,529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor,
Washington DC 20045

Expected to attend from ICANN will be:

    * Peter Dengate Thrush, Co-chair of the President's Strategy Committee
and ICANN Chairman
    * Paul Twomey, Co-chair of the President's Strategy Committee and ICANN
CEO
    * Marilyn Cade, President's Strategy Committee member
    * Yrjö Länsipuro, President's Strategy Committee member
    * Jean-Jacques Subrenat , President's Strategy Committee member and
ICANN Board member
    * Paul Levins, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, ICANN


Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://gnso.icann.org