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Consultations on ICANN's Operating plan 07-08 were held in Lisbon with participants from the Arab region. Session was conduction in Arabic though the notes hereunder are in English.

List of participants:

Adel Gaaloul, ATI (.tn)
Henda Ben Ghezala, CCK, Tunis
Omar Karam, Egyptian Universities Network (.eg)
Mohamed El-Bashir, ISOC Sudan (.sd)
Alaedin El-Sharif, Libya Telecom and Technology (.ly)
Wessam Al-Alem, Libya Telecom and Technology (.ly)
Charles Shaban, TAGOrg, Jordan

Doug Brent, ICANN’s COO welcomed the participants.

ICANN has changed the method by which it draws input into its public meetings - including the public forum - in an effort to make it easier to interact, and hence encourage greater interaction.

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For the ICANN public forum on Thursday 29 March 2007

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This is a brief note to all that staff from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) are attending the ICANN meetings in Lisbon, and are very happy to meet with any of IANA's customers to discuss particular requests or questions they may have.

What it is: This public forum, which is organized by the Board Governance Committee and is open to all interested individuals, provides the broad community with an opportunity for an in-depth discussion about improving the GNSO's structures and processes.

Why it's important: This forum enables stakeholders to provide input on fundamental changes to the GNSO that were recommended by the GNSO independent reviewer (the London School of Economics), as well as to offer their own advice on how this critical policy development body can be improved.

What it is:

* President's Report
* Operating Plan Consultation
* Issues Arising from Recent Experiences with RegisterFly

Why it's important: This forum offers the opportunity for all participants to learn about issues of relevance to the community and to share their opinions and suggestions for those issues.

Who should attend: All ICANN meeting participants are encouraged to attend this event to learn more about issues of concern to the ICANN community.

What it is: This is a roundtable discussion of what ICANN does, why ICANN is important to various stakeholder communities, and what the ICANN community will be doing in Lisbon.

Why it's important: This meeting provides an essential briefing on ICANN basics and an introduction to the key ICANN stakeholder groups and their plans for Lisbon.

Who should attend: All who are interested in the highlights of the meeting, especially first time attendees. This meeting is open to all ICANN meeting participants.