Apr, 2000 : ICANN - Yokohama Meetings, 14-17 July 2000

📅 April 29, 2000 -

ICANN's next round of meetings will beheld 14-17 July, in Yokohama, Japan. These meetings will addressimportant policy initiatives, including the creation of new top-leveldomain registries; the approaching At Large Membership electionsfor ICANN Board seats; and policies relating to country-codetop-level domain registries (ccTLDs). These meetings are freeand open to any interested person.

MEETING INFORMATION

Details relating to the meetings have beenposted at <https://www.icann.org/yokohama/>,including:

Meeting Schedules and Agenda
Hotel Information
Pre-Registration Form
Webcast & Remote Participation Instructions
Travel Grants
Host Committee
Press & Media
Visa Information

The ICANN meetings in Yokohama will includethe following:

ICANN Public Forum (Saturday, 15 July)
ICANN Board meeting (Sunday, 16 July)
Domain Name Supporting Organization (12-17July, various times):
- Names Council
- General Assembly
- Constituencies (ccTLD registries; business;gTLD registries; ISPs; non-commercial; registrars; intellectualproperty)
- Working Groups
Governmental Advisory Committee (14 July)

AGENDA

The preliminary agenda for the ICANN PublicForum on 15 July calls for public debate and discussion of thefollowing:

At Large membership elections for ICANNDirector seats
Policies relating to creation of new top-leveldomain name registries
ccTLD delegation and administration policies

Updated schedule details, links to relevantdocuments, proposals, community feedback, and draft resolutionswill be posted at <https://www.icann.org/yokohama/>as they become available. ICANN will be posting documents forpublic comments on specific items, along with web page archivesof comments received.

CALL FOR SPONSORS

ICANN invites and welcomes sponsors forits Yokohama meetings. In order to keep these meetings free andopen to any interested individual, ICANN depends upon the generoussupport of its sponsors. Sponsorship opportunities include receptions,coffee breaks, and webcasting support. To learn more, includinga list of past sponsors, please see <https://www.icann.org/yokohama/#sponsors>.

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