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Press & Media Information
ICANN welcomes media and press participation in its meetings. The next round of ICANN meetings will be held in Santiago, Chile, on August 24-26. For those unable to attend in person, ICANN will be providing a realtime multimedia webcast – including video, audio, and realtime scribe's notes -- for the main plenary sessions: the ICANN Board meeting, the DNSO Names Council and General Assembly meetings, and the Governmental Advisory Committee's public forum.
The local Host Committee has posted an extensive web site with information about the meetings, travel, hotels, etc.
Pam Brewster (contact info below) will be coordinating media availability for the ICANN Board, as well as additional media events. Members of the media are encouraged to contact Pam to schedule interviews (in person or by phone) and to get updates on schedules, agendas, etc.
HOTEL INFORMATION
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. Further details 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.clPrincipado Hotel (US $40-60)
Vicua Mackena 30
Providencia
Santiago Chile
Telfono: (56 2) 222-8142
Fax: (56 2) 222-6065Presidente Hotel (US $ 45-56)
Avda. Eliodoro Yez 867
Providencia
Santiago Chile
Telfono: (56 2) 235-8015
Fax: (56 2) 235-9148
MEDIA CONTACT
For members of the media who plan to attend, or would like to be included on a mailing list for daily email updates from Santiago, please contact:
Pam Brewster
Alexander Ogilvy
501 Second Street, Suite 415
San Francisco, CA 94117Tel: +1 (415) 923-1660 x119
Fax: +1 (415) 923-9863
TENTATIVE MEETING SCHEDULE
(Meeting times and places subject to change)
Tuesday, August 24, 1999
08:30-09:30 - Registration
- Names Council, Intellectual Property, IPS's, 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)
- ISP's 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)
- Non-Commercial 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 25, 1999
08:30-12:30 - ICANN Board Meeting (Auditorium, FACEA)
12:30-14:00 - Lunch
14:00-19:00 - DNSO Names Council
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