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ICANN will be holding its next series of meetings in Santiago, Chile, on August 24-26, 1999. Any interested person is welcome to attend and participate; most meetings will be broadcast live over the Internet, with remote participants able to submit comments and questions in real time.

 

HOST COMMITTEE WEB SITE

The local Host Committee, chaired by Florencio Utreras, has prepared a web site with full details relating to meeting venues, lodging options, and meeting schedules.

ICANN is grateful to Sr. Utreras and the Host Committee for volunteering their time to organize these meetings; and to the College of Economic Sciences, University of Chile in Santiago, Chile, for donating the use of its auditorium and meeting rooms.

For press and media information, please click here.

 

HOTEL INFORMATION
Updated July 16, 1999

The ICANN meetings will be held primarily at the College of Economic Sciences, University of Chile in Santiago, Chile, with some meetings held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. ICANN has reserved a block of rooms at this hotel to be used by the Internet community. When reserving a room with the Crowne Plaza, please be sure to mention that you are attending the ICANN meetings in order to receive the discounted room rate. We suggest you make reservations as soon as possible as these rooms will be filled quickly. Information on this hotel, including phone numbers to make your reservation can be found below. Further details, including a list of several alternate nearby (and less expensive) hotels with rooms available, can be obtained by visiting the local Host Committee's hotel page.

Crowne Plaza Hotel (US $149/night)
Av. Lib. Bernardo O'Higgins 136
Santiago
Chile
Telfono: (56 2) 638-1042
Fax: (56 2) 639-2062
mailto:sales@crownesantiago.cl

Principado Hotel (US $40-60)
Vicua Mackena 30
Providencia
Santiago Chile
Telfono: (56 2) 222-8142
Fax: (56 2) 222-6065

Presidente Hotel (US $ 45-56)
Avda. Eliodoro Yez 867
Providencia
Santiago Chile
Telfono: (56 2) 235-8015
Fax: (56 2) 235-9148

PRESS AND MEDIA INFORMATION

 

WEBCAST AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION

ICANN has made arrangements with the Berkman Center for Internet & Society to provide realtime webcasting and remote participation access.

 

AGENDA FOR ICANN PUBLIC BOARD MEETINGS
Updated August 6, 1999

The following items have been placed on the agenda for public discussion and comment at the ICANN Public Meeting on Wednesday, August 25, and for the ICANN Board Meeting on Thursday, August 26, which will be open for public observation.

Links to relevant documents, proposals, community feedback, and draft resolutions will be posted on this page over the next few days. In addition, ICANN will be posting email addresses for public comments on specific items, along with web page archives of comments received. Comments on the agenda itself should be sent to Andrew McLaughlin.

• Reports
  • Report from the President and CEO
  • Report from the Chair of the Root Server System Advisory Committee
  • Report from the Chair of the Governmental Advisory Committee

• Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy for gTLD Registrars
  • Recommendation of DNSO Names Council (Working Group A Final Report on Chapter 3 of WIPO Final Report)

• At-Large Membership and Elections
  • Membership implementation recommendations of staff and counsel (to be posted)

• Geographic Diversity
  • Proposed Interim Policy for Geographic Diversity on the ICANN Board

• Independent Review
  • Final report of Independent Review Advisory Committee (to be posted)

• Extension of Terms of Initial Board Directors
  • Proposed resolution, as required by Bylaws, Article V, Section 1 (to be posted)

• ICANN Supporting Organizations
  • Revisions to ICANN Bylaws relating to terms of SO-selected members of the ICANN Board (to be posted)
  • Domain Name Supporting Organization (DNSO)
  • Reports on status of DNSO General Assembly, Names Council, and Constituency Groups
  • Progress toward final recognition of DNSO Constituency Groups and permanent Names Council
  • Protocol Supporting Organization (PSO)
    • Approval of PSO Memorandum of Understanding
    • Recognition of PSO
  • Address Supporting Organization (ASO)
    • Consideration of proposals for ASO recognition

 

TENTATIVE MEETING SCHEDULE
Updated July 29, 1999
(Meeting times and places subject to change)

Tuesday, August 24, 1999

08:30-09:30 - Registration

• Names Council, Intellectual Property, ISPs, gTLD -- Main Hall, FACEA
• ccTLD Registrars, Commercial and Business Entities, Registrars, Non-Commercial, GAC, ASO -- Upper Hall, Crowne Plaza Hotel

09:30-12:30 -

ccTLD Registrars (Atacama Room, Crowne Plaza Hotel)

Intellectual Property (Room 1, FACEA)

ISPs and Connectivity Providers (Room 2, FACEA)

gTLD Registrars (Room 4, FACEA)

Commercial and Business Entities (Antártica Room, Crowne Plaza Hotel)

Registrars (Patagonia Room, Crowne Plaza Hotel)

Noncommercial Domain Name Holders (Crowne Plaza Hotel)

Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) (Crowne Plaza Hotel)

12:30-14:00 - Lunch

14:00-17:00 - DNSO General Assembly (Auditorium, FACEA)

Government Advisory Committee (Crowne Plaza Hotel)

Address Supporting Organization (ASO) Public Forum (Crowne Plaza Hotel)

17:30-18:30 - Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Public Forum (Auditorium, FACEA)

18:30-21:00 - Welcome Cocktail

 

Wednesday, August 25, 1999 

08:30-09:00 - Registration (Main Hall, FACEA)

0009-12:30 - ICANN Public Meeting (Auditorium, FACEA)

12:30-14:00 - Lunch 

14:00-18:00 - ICANN Public Meeting (Auditorium, FACEA)

 

Thursday, August 26, 1999

08:30-12:30 - ICANN Board Meeting (Auditorium, FACEA - open to public observation)

12:30-14:00 - Lunch 

4:00-19:00 - DNSO Names Council (open to public observation)