ICANN participation

What it is: The meeting is the main policy related meeting for At-Large in Lisbon. Along with guest speakers, the delegates will seek to agree on policy statements covering three areas of current ICANN policy work: Domain Monetisation / Tasting, Registry/Registrar Practices of Concern to End-Users, and Internationalised Domain Names.

Why it's important: The two regions and ALAC, after consulting with the other regions, expect to conclude statements on policy areas under discussion in other constituencies.

What it is: The second session of the AFRALO at Lisbon is expected to be devoted to discussing the policy areas the region wishes to focus on and the regionally-specific view on the afternoon session with ALAC and the European ALS meeting topics.

Why it's important: This is the main opportunity for the African ALS community to set the policy priorities in a face-to-face setting in 2007.