ICANN participation

As part of ICANN’s own ongoing commitment to evolve and improve, the ICANN Board has approved a comprehensive set of recommendations to improve the structure and operations of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) including a revised policy development process and a new Council structure. The GNSO Council has approved a top-level implementation plan for addressing how these recommendations can best be implemented. This high-level briefing session will outline the various recommendations approved by the Board, discuss the implementation efforts planned and underway and offer the opportunity for community dialogue and input on the implementation process.

What it is | Technical Workshop, with presentations, discussions and
hands-on demonstrations in an interactive format.

Why it's important | Present day operational issues and challenges will
be discussed and practical solutions in place at ccTLD Registries will
be demonstrated.

Who should attend? | Technical staff and management from ccTLD
registries, in particular small and emerging ones, but also developers
and gNSO Registries.

What it is | A briefing session for ccTLD managers and their staff new
to ICANN meetings or who have not attended for some time.

Why it's important | To properly participate in the various sessions
being run by the ccNSO attendees may wish to be briefed on history and
background.

Who should attend? | ccTLD managers and their staff

What it is | This session is the public presentation of the work of the Security
and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC).
Why it's important | SSAC's work is primarily concerned with security and stability
issues of the Internet's naming and address allocation systems.
Who should attend? | The public is invited to interact with SSAC members with questions and comments regarding any issue related to SSAC.

What it is | At this session ICANN Staff will give an overview of the Applicant Guidebook (also referred to as draft RFP) and explain how it is structured, what is still under development, how to participate in public comments and the next steps for the Program.

Who should attend | All interested in new gTLDs.

What Is It | A meeting of the NCUC and At-Large community

Why it's important |  The changes to the GNSO that are a part of the GNSO Improvements programme bring up several issues related to the new Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG). This is especially the case with respect to interaction between the proposed inclusion of Internet end-users and registrants and the pre-existing NCUC constituency.

See https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?03 November 2008 NCUC for complete details.

Who should attend? |  Members of the NCUC and At-Large communities, others interested in At-Large or the meeting’s subjects.

What is it |  Some participants of the Anti Phishing Working Group and anti-crime community are organizing an impromptu discussion on e-crime. They will provide an overview of the e-crime world for anyone interested in these topics and how they impact the domain registration and DNS communities.  A panel of subject matter experts will answer your questions and assess the community's interest in further information and discussions to help inform future ICANN meetings and policy discussions.

Who should attend? |  Anyone interested in these issues.