[ga] NTIA & State Department Briefing on ICANN

[Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>]

The Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee invites you to attend a 
briefing on "The Future of the U.S. Government's Role in ICANN, Internet 
Addressing and Internet Governance"
 
Thursday, October 1, 2009
11:45 am - 1:30 pm, Luncheon Briefing and Q&A
U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center, Congressional North Meeting Room (CVC-268)
Please RSVP to rsvp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.

Save the date for an important briefing, "The Future of the U.S. Government's 
Role in ICANN, Internet Addressing and Internet Governance." The briefing will 
feature the top government officials responsible for managing the relationship 
between the U.S. and ICANN, the non-profit body that manages the Internet's 
domain name system, including IP address space allocation. Presenters will 
represent the NTIA within the Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of 
State respectively. We will include a robust question and answer session as 
part of the discussion.

The briefing is incredibly timely as the current agreement, the Joint Project 
Agreement (JPA), between the U.S. government and ICANN will expire the day 
before this briefing on September 30, 2009. There may or may not be a successor 
agreement to the JPA in place on October 1. Regardless, the U.S. government 
representatives will discuss the future of Internet addressing and domain name 
management with or with such an agreement. It promises to be interesting.

The presenters will be posted at NetCaucus.org shortly.
 
What: Luncheon Briefing and Q&A (Lunch will be served; this is a widely 
attended event)
Where: U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center, Congressional North Meeting Room
(CVC-268)
When: Thursday, October 1, 2009, from 11:45 am to 1:30 pm
RSVP: Please send RSVPs to rsvp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or via phone to 202-638-4370.

Please send RSVPs to rsvp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. For more information visit 
www.netcaucus.org or contact Cat Matsuda at 202-638-4370 for more details.

This widely attended educational briefing is hosted by the Congressional 
Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC), part of a 501 (c)(3) charitable 
organization. Congressional staff and Members of the press welcome. The ICAC is 
a private sector organization comprised of public interest groups, trade 
associations, non-profits, and corporations. More information on the ICAC is 
available at www.netcaucus.org.