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> From: Jon Englund [SMTP:jenglund@itaa.org]
> Sent: 08 January 1999 19:19
> To: IFWP Discussion List
> Subject: [ifwp] Letter of Invitation
>
> Please see the invitation below to a meeting on domain names that will
> be held on Friday, January 22nd in Washington, D.C.
>
> We hope that many of you will be able to participate.
>
> Best,
>
> Jon Englund
>
> Letter of Invitation to Domain Names Meeting
> Friday, January 22, 1999
> Washington, D.C.
>
> As you know, the U.S. Government is transferring authority for the
> Internet's centralized functions - including the allocation of domain
> names, the addressing and protocol systems - to a new non-profit entity
> called the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
> ("ICANN"). The Domain Name Supporting Organization ("DNSO") is one of
> the three supporting organizations called for by the ICANN by-laws.
>
> We would like to invite you to participate in a meeting on Friday,
> January 22nd in Washington, D.C. to discuss the formation of the DNSO.
> The list of coordinating organizations are listed below.
>
> Registration will be available from 8:30 a.m., with the meeting
> convening at 9:00 a.m. and finishing at 5:00 p.m. George Washington
> University (GWU) in downtown Washington, D.C. will be the location. The
> meeting will be held at GWU's Marvin Center at 800 21st Street, NW. An
> agenda will be circulated to those that plan to attend, as well as more
> specific logistical information related to the venue and hotel
> possibilities. The meeting will be self-supporting, so the coordinating
> organizations have agreed that a $50 registration fee is necessary to
> cover costs. Lunch will be provided. Space is limited, so please let
> us know soon whether you will be attending by sending an e-mail message
> to Pete Smith at psmith@itaa.org.
>
> The goal is to arrive at a broad-based consensus on the draft bylaws for
> the DNSO, a process which is already actively underway in various fora,
> including recent meetings held in Barcelona and Monterrey. A great deal
> of work in developing these bylaws has already taken place, and various
> proposals will be put on the table for discussion at the meeting. Our
> goal is to forge a broader consensus on how to organize the DNSO so that
> a large group of stakeholders can support an application to the ICANN
> Board to be recognized as the new DNSO.
>
> We need to move expeditiously. The ICANN Board expects to be evaluating
> applications for the new DNSO by March. Our January meeting will build
> upon proposals already developed, including the proposal developed from
> the meetings held in Monterrey and Barcelona, a proposal developed by
> the International Trademark Association ("INTA") and others.
>
> Although there are a wide range of topics relating to the DNSO, our hope
> is that we can limit the discussion to those matters which have
> generated the most controversy in recent months. The meeting will
> therefore attempt to answer the following:
>
> What form of membership structure is appropriate?
> What should be the composition of the Names Council and how should Names
> Council members be elected?
> What are the powers of the DNSO?
> How should the DNSO and ICANN operations be funded?
> How should the DNSO by-laws be joined to the ICANN recognition proposal?
>
> We anticipate that a non-partisan facilitator will be brought in to help
> the group reach as much consensus as possible.
>
> Following the meeting, draft consensus by-laws will be developed based
> on input provided at the meeting. Any dissenting views will also be
> included. These draft bylaws will then be circulated extensively to the
> broad Internet community for review.
>
> We look forward to your participation and involvement in this important
> and challenging effort.
>
> List of Coordinating Organizations:
>
> Commercial Internet Exchange (CIX)
> Council of European National Top level domain Registries (CENTR)
> European ISP Association (EUROISPA)
> International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
> International Trademark Association (INTA)
> Internet Council of Registrars (CORE)
> Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI)
> Policy Oversight Committee (POC)
> World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA)
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