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[announce] [icann-announce] ICANN Meetings in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 23-27 March 2003


ICANN's next round of meetings will be held 23-27 March 2003, in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. ICANN encourages broad participation in its bottom-up
consensus-development process. You can take part in these meetings by
attending in person, by taking part in the webcast and remote
participation opportunities, and by joining one of the various
ICANN-related mailing lists.

ICANN thanks the members of the local host committee, The Brazilian
Internet Steering Committee (CGIBR), that is representing the Brazilian
Internet community in hosting the meetings.  The committee maintains a
web site at <http://www.icann.org.br/rio/> with the latest information
about accommodations, visa information, sponsorship opportunities, and
social and cultural activities.

VENUE

The March 23-27 meetings will be held at the Hotel Sofitel Rio de
Janeiro <http://www.icann.org.br/rio/sofitel_index.htm>.  Special room
rates have been arranged by the local host committee for attendees at
the ICANN meetings.

SCHEDULE AND AGENDA

The current schedule and agenda for the meetings is as follows:

Sunday, 23 March 2003
     - GAC and ccTLD meetings all day

Monday, 24 March 2003
     - GNSO constituency meetings (various times)
     - GAC and ccTLD meetings all day

Tuesday, 25 March 2003
     - ICANN Public Forum Part I
     - GNSO Council Meeting (14:00 - 17:00)
     - Governmental Advisory Committee Meeting (all day)
     - ccTLD Managers' Meeting (all day)

Wednesday, 26 March 2003
     - ICANN Public Forum Part II
       The preliminary agenda for the ICANN Public Forum
       calls for review and discussion of the following:
         - Reports from the constituencies
         - Internationalized Domain Names
         - Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)
           Structure
         - ICANN Preliminary Budget for 2003-2004
         - Inter-Registrar Transfer Policies (GNSO
           Recommendation)
         - Whois Accuracy and Bulk Access (GNSO
           Recommendation)
         - Form of and Process for Request for Proposals for Additional
           Sponsored Top-Level Domains

Thursday, 27 March 2003
     - ICANN Board meeting (beginning at 08:30)

BACKGROUND MATERIALS

Background materials will be posted as they become available and will be
linked from the agenda posted at <http://www.icann.org/riodejaneiro/>.
Updates to the schedule and agenda will also be linked from that web page.

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