[council] ICANN Announces Whois Workshop Planning Committee for Montréal

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

AS requested by the GNSO Council in its teleconference on 22 May 2003:

ICANN Announces Whois Workshop Planning Committee for Montréal
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-05jun03.htm

Marina del Rey, California USA (5 June 2003): ICANN President and CEO Paul 
Twomey today announced the appointment of a Workshop Planning Committee to help 
coordinate a workshop on Whois and related issues at ICANN's meeting later this 
month in Montréal, Canada. The President's Whois Workshop Committee includes 
the following recognized leaders in this subject:

Elana Broitman 
Marilyn Cade 
Steve Crocker 
Sabine Dolderer 
Robin Layton 
Michael Palage 
George Papapavlou 
Mike Roberts (Chair) 
Thomas Roessler 
The Whois workshop is intended to initiate a period of discussion within the 
ICANN community on Whois and related privacy and other issues. The workshop is 
being held in response to a request from the GNSO Council, and in cooperation 
with the GAC's work program. Current plans call for a two-part workshop, 
scheduled for the mornings of Tuesday, 24 June 2003, and Wednesday, 25 June 
2003.

For additional details on the ICANN meetings in Montréal, Canada (22-26 June 
2003), please visit <http://www.icann.org/montreal/>. 

The meetings will be hosted by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority 
(CIRA). CIRA has posted additional information regarding the area, the meeting, 
and local hotels at <http://www.icannmontreal.ca/>.