[council] Current State of the UDRP Webinar Announcement

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Current State of the UDRP Webinar Announcement

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-21apr11-en.htm

In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat 
(gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>) to 
receive the call details.

21 April 2011

You are invited to participate in a webinar on the current state of the Uniform 
Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). The ICANN Policy Staff is holding this 
Webinar on Tuesday 10 May at 15:00 UTC.

The webinar will explore the current state of the UDRP. Attendees will hear the 
viewpoints from experts in the field on the effectiveness of the UDRP, and 
whether it should be modified or amended. This webinar is designed to solicit 
current information and data on the UDRP for reference in an Issue Report to be 
published by Staff. UDRP providers, panelists, attorneys and other observers of 
the UDRP process will be invited to share their perspective on this key ICANN 
policy.

The UDRP has not been reviewed by the GNSO Council since its adoption. The 
Issue Report will speak to how t he UDRP has addressed the problem of 
cybersquatting to date, and explore any insufficiencies or inequalities 
associated with the process. This Issue Report will then be considered by the 
GNSO Council as it decides whether to commence a new policy development process 
(PDP) on the UDRP.

The webinar is scheduled to run for 120 minutes, will be conducted in English 
only. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along 
with a dial-in conference bridge for audio.

Participants will have opportunity to ask questions at the end of the 
presentations. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted 
using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to participate in 
the live session, the slides and MP3 will be made available shortly after the 
meeting.

In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat 
(gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>) to 
receive the call details. We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event 
with log-in and dial-in details. Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff 
members e-mail address.