[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: WSIS Workshop Your constituency members are invited to participate
in the “Workshop on the World
Summit on the Information Society (WSIS): Issues of Relevance to ICANN and Next
Steps” scheduled for Tuesday, 20 July 2004 from 08:30 – 10:00 in
the Shangri-La Hotel’s Grand Ballroom, Kuala Lumpur. All individuals interested in the Internet and
management and coordination of the domain name system (DNS) are encouraged to
attend the Workshop, which will provide information on the United Nation's WSIS
process and issues of direct impact to ICANN. Proposed output and next steps for ICANN
constituencies/stakeholders re The objectives of the Workshop are to: 1. Inform ICANN
stakeholders and the broader community about activities, initial outcomes, and
upcoming events related to WSIS and ICANN; 2. Foster a dialogue and mutual understanding of positions of different
stakeholders on WSIS as it relates to ICANN and other issues of interest; and 3. Enhance stakeholder participation in WSIS as it relates to ICANN's activities. Included below is the Workshop agenda. Additional meeting information is posted
at http://www.icann.org/meetings/kualalumpur/. We would appreciate it if you would post and
distribute this invitation to your constituency members. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, The WSIS Workshop Planning Group: Vittorio Bertola, At-Large Advisory Committee Izumi Aizu, At-Large
Advisory Committee Marilyn Cade,
Business Constituency David Fares, BusinessConstituency/USCIB
Tony Holmes, Internet Service &
Connectivity Providers Jeff Neuman, Registries Peter Den Denise Michel, ICANN Workshop
on the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS): 20
July 2004, 08:30 - 10:00 Grand
Ballroom, Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur Agenda
08:30 Opening
Remarks/ WSIS Overview by Paul Twomey, ICANN President & CEO v
Remarks
on the UN Internet Governance Working Group and how it relates to ICANN, by
Marcus Kumar, Working Group Secretariat v
Remarks on
UNICT Task Force Internet Governance activities/objectives by UNICT Task Force
member v
Audience
discussion/statements/questions (including available statements by
constituencies, stakeholders and interest groups) v
Remarks/Audience
Discussion on output/next steps for ICANN constituencies/stakeholders re 10:00 Close |