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ICANN Announces International Education and Public Outreach Support in Collaboration with Alexander Ogilvy

📅 February 3, 1999 -

Los Angeles, Calif. - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Namesand Numbers (ICANN) announced today that Alexander Ogilvy and itsparent company Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide will provide supportfor its international education and public outreach programs. Thefirms' offices in major cities worldwide will assist the neworganization through a structured program of event support,educational materials and media coordination.

Esther Dyson, Interim Chairman of the ICANN Board, said "We'relooking forward to the ability to use the well-known strengths ofAlexander Ogilvy in our programs to reach and hear from the diverseconstituencies of ICANN. Together, we can advance the goals of ournew organization in fostering strong and stable growth of the Internetaround the world."

Routine press inquiries will now be handled through the AlexanderOgilvy/Ogilvy contacts listed below. Members of the ICANN Board andstaff will continue to make themselves available for interviewsconcerning ICANN programs.

About ICANN:

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) isa new, non-profit, international corporation formed to oversee aselect number of the Internet's core technical management functions.Between now and September 2000, ICANN will take over responsibilityfor coordinating domain name system management, IP address spaceallocation, protocol parameter assignment, and root server systemmanagement, a privatization called for the in U.S. Government's WhitePaper on the Management of the Internet Domain Name System.

In the past, many of these functions have been handled by the U.S.government, or by its contractors and volunteers. This informalstructure represented the spirit and culture of the research communityin which the Internet developed. However, the growing size andinternational importance of the Internet has necessitated the creationof a technical management body that is both more formalized instructure, and more fully reflective of the geographic diversity ofthe Internet community.

ICANN is a non-profit corporation with an international board ofdirectors. Its initial board is led by interim chairman Esther Dyson,and has members drawn from several nations. This initial board iscompleting ICANN's by-laws and procedures and working to pave the wayfor a smooth and stable transition to private sector management oftechnical management functions. The day-to-day management of ICANN isled by its interim President and CEO, Mike Roberts. The initial boardmembers will be succeeded by board members elected by four differentconstituency groups, collectively representing a broad range of theInternet's technical and user communities around the globe.=

About Alexander Ogilvy:
See www.alexanderogilvy.com.

About Ogilvy PR:
See www.ogilvypr.com.

Contact info:

Sean Garrett
Director of Technology Policy Communications
Alexander Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
415-923-1660, 170
sgarrett@alexanderogilvy.com

Molly Shaffer Van Houweling
ICANN
650-965-0410
msvh@icann.org

Europe:
Patrick Worms
Vice President, Technology Communications
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, Brussels
(+32-2) 545 6609
patrick.worms@ogilvy.be

Asia:
Patricia Ratulangi
Senior Associate, Technology Practice
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, Singapore
Tel 65 2779563
patricia.ratulangi@ogilvy.com

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