Schedule: GNSO
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
09:00 - 18:00
Impala
What It Is | Its an Initial Registry Operations Course Workshop
Why It's Important | Provides Technical training to Registry operators on best practice for building and operating an ccTLD registry.
Who Should Attend | ccTLD Registry Operators
Saturday, 6 March 2010
09:00 - 18:00
Batian
What It Is | The Generic Names Supporting Organisation's (GNSO) face to face meetings are open sessions.
Why It's Important | The in-person meetings held in conjunction with the ICANN meetings provide an opportunity for productive and constructive discussions on issues that involve ICANN consensus policies that relate to interoperability, technical reliability and /or stable operation of the Internet or domain name system.
Who Should Attend | Anyone interested in the GNSO's policy work is free to attend. http://gnso.icann.org/
Sunday, 7 March 2010
09:00 - 16:30
Impala
What It Is | The Generic Names Supporting Organisation's (GNSO) face to face meetings are open sessions.
Why It's Important | The in-person meetings held in conjunction with the ICANN meetings provide an opportunity for productive and constructive discussions on issues that involve ICANN consensus policies that relate to interoperability, technical reliability and /or stable operation of the Internet or domain name system.
Who Should Attend | Anyone interested in the GNSO's policy work is free to attend. http://gnso.icann.org/
17:00 - 18:00
Lenana
What It Is | A joint meeting of the GAC and the GNSO to discuss issues associated with the introduction of new gTLDs
Why It's Important | To provide an opportunity for the GNSO and the GAC to discuss issues of divergence/interest regarding new gTLDs
Who Should Attend | This session will be attended by GAC representatives and GNSO Councillors and members. Other interested people can attend, but will not be able to contribute to the discussion
Monday, 8 March 2010
13:00 - 14:00
Lenana
What it is | Joint ccNSO/GNSO Council meeting to discuss topics of ineterst to both Councils. Proposed topics for discussion https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_8_march_2010
Why it's important | The in-person meetings held in conjunction with the ICANN meetings provide an opportunity for productive and constructive discussions on issues that involve ICANN consensus policies that relate to interoperability, technical reliability and /or stable operation of the Internet or domain name system.
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
09:00 - 17:00
Impala
What It Is | The Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) is the home for civil society organizations and individuals in the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO). With real voting power in ICANN policy making and Board selection, it develops and supports positions that favor noncommercial communication and activity on the Internet.
Why It's Important | The NCUC is open to noncommercial organizations and individuals involved in education, community networking, public policy advocacy, development, promotion of the arts, children's welfare, religion, consumer protection, scientific research, human rights and many other areas. See our charter for membership eligibility (including proposed revisions allowing individual members). Please complete an application and join us today, and get involved in protecting the communication and activities we value on the Internet!
Who Should Attend | Any interested Non Commercial organizations or individuals who are interested in GNSO participation through the NCSG are invited and the meeting is open to all other interested parties.
10:00 - 18:00
Aberdere
What It Is | The members are registrars accredited by and under contract to ICANN. Registrars provide the interface betweeen registrants and registries getting domain names
Why It's Important | The in-person meetings held in conjunction with the ICANN meetings provide an opportunity for productive and constructive discussions on issues that involve ICANN consensus policies that relate to interoperability, technical reliability and /or stable operation of the Internet or domain name system.
Who Should Attend | Anyone with a vested interest in these issues is encouraged to attend the Registrar Stakeholder Group open meetings.
11:00 - 12:30
Tsavo Annex 2
What It Is | The CSG represents the views of users and connectivity providers; Its mission is to ensure ICANN policy and ICANN contracts are consistent with the development of an Internet that is a safe place for business-to-business and business-to-consumer transactions and communications to take place based on high levels of business, user and consumer confidence.
Why It's Important | The in-person meetings held in conjunction with the ICANN meetings provide an opportunity for productive and constructive discussions on issues that involve ICANN consensus policies that relate to interoperability, technical reliability and /or stable operation of the Internet or domain name system.
Who Should Attend | Anyone with a vested interest in these issues is encouraged to attend.
14:00 - 16:30
Tsavo Annex 2
What It Is | The mission of the Business Constituency is to ensure that: the Constituency fully represents the views of the Internet business user community, ICANN policy positions are consistent with the development of business via an Internet that is stable, secure and reliable while promoting consumer confidence, ICANN policy positions derive from broad stakeholder participation in a common forum for suppliers and users.
Why It's Important | Members of the Business Constituency use the Internet to conduct business related to electronic commerce in its broad sense. The Business Constituency is a constituency representing customers of other companies, who provide domain name, Internet Protocol address and related services who are typically members of the Contracted Parties House.
Who Should Attend | Interested parties
15:30 - 18:30
Taifa
What It Is | The ISPs and connectivity providers Constituency are an integral part of the generic Name Supporting Organization (gNSO). The Constituency's goal is to fulfill roles and responsibilities that are created by relevant ICANN and gNSO bylaws, rules or policies as ICANN proceeds to conclude its organization activities.
Why It's Important | These responsibilities include the election of three members to the Names Council and to ensure that views of Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers are appropriately communicated and understood. It will be particularly attentive to the needs and concerns of such providers and balance these with the public interest. The ISPs and connectivity providers Constituency is committed to wide membership participation as well as open, transparent procedures and practices.
Who Should Attend | Anyone with a vested interest in these issues is encouraged to attend the open session of the ISPCP in Nairobi
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