RE: [registrars] February Registrar Meeting

[Bruce Tonkin <Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au>]

For those not familiar with USA East Coast Geography.

Reston, Virginia is between the main international airport for Washington,
DC
and the city centre of Washington, DC.  Both Neulevel and Verisign have
offices nearby.

Reston is like a satellite suburb of Washington, DC.

Regards,
Bruce


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael D. Palage [mailto:michael@palage.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 3:38 PM
> To: registrars@dnso.org
> Subject: [registrars] February Registrar Meeting
> Importance: High
> 
> 
> Because of the growing agenda of items on the 2002 calander 
> (proposed agenda
> to be posted shortly) and only three scheduled ICANN regional 
> meetings, the
> Registrar Executive Committee and Names Council representatives after
> reviewing the straw poll conducted during the last election 
> have decided to
> move forward with a February meeting. Listed below are the 
> proposed location
> and dates.
> 
> Location: After discussion among the Executive Committee and the Names
> Council representatives it was decided that an East Coast 
> location would be
> most prudent. This decision was based upon the recent Marina 
> del Rey meeting
> held on the West Coast  and an ICANN event scheduled for 
> Austria during the
> first weekend of February, see 
> http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/.  Given
> the high concentration of registration authorities (registrars and
> registries) on the East Coast, and no scheduled North American ICANN
> regional meeting in 2002, it was proposed that Reston, 
> Virginia would make
> an ideal location based upon its proximity to the Dulles international
> airport.
> 
> Date: Because this meeting is intended as a supplement (not 
> substitute) for
> the Ghana meeting, we are aiming for an early February date. 
> Based on the
> current agenda a two day meeting will be necessary. To 
> minimize air fare
> expenses by providing for a Saturday stay, it is proposed 
> that the meeting
> be held on Friday and Saturday. The two proposed dates are 
> the weekend of
> February 8-9 and 15-16. For those European registrars 
> attending the Austria
> event, the 15-16 seems to be the more attractive date. However, the
> Executive Committee and the Names Council representatives would like
> feedback before selecting a date. We expect to make a 
> decision shortly after
> reviewing the availability of accommodations.
> 
> Because time is of the essence please provide your comments 
> to the list
> ASAP.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Michael D. Palage
> on behalf of the Executive Committee and Names Council Representatives
> 
>