ICANN workshop on WSIS, was Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Public Voice WSIS Conference Call, this Friday July 16th at 10amEST

[Veni Markovski]

I will be travelling on Friday to Kuala Lumpur for the ICANN meeting, and 
won't joing the conference call.

In case someone from you is there, here's an information about a workshop:

⌠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 regarding WSIS and technical coordination and 
management of the DNS also will be discussed. "WSIS" is a process in which 
governments are attempting to address a broad range of international legal, 
regulatory, economic, and policy issues related to the Internet. During 
this process, some governments proposed that an intergovernmental 
organization be responsible for "Internet governance," a phrase that 
remains undefined and some consider to include and/or mean the 
administration and coordination of the DNS.

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;
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 
others who may be interested in attending.


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
Elana Broitman, Registrars
Jeff Neuman, Registries
Peter Dengate Thrush, InternetNZ
Theresa Swinehart, ICANN
Denise Michel, ICANN