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Internet DNS Forum - July 30-31


FYI,

This notice appears to have been circulated to gTLD-MoU supporters:


>Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 18:13:33 -0700
>From: Richard Hovey <HoveyR@mail.dec.com>
>Subject: Internet DNS Forum - July 30-31
>
>Subject:	REGISTER NOW FOR JULY 30-31 CDT/ITAA/ISA FORUM ON INTERNET
>DOMAIN NAME
>
>July 23, 1997
>
>****Register Now for July 30-31 CDT/ITAA/ISA Forum on Internet Domain Names***
>
>
>To:	Interested Parties
>From:	Jerry Berman <jberman@cdt.org>, CDT
>	Harris Miller <hmiller@itaa.org>, ITAA
>	Jeff Richards <richards@isa.net>, ISA
>
>Re:	****Register Now for July 30-31 CDT/ITAA/ISA Forum on Internet
>Domain Names***
>	Sheraton Washington Hotel
>	2660 Woodley Road, N.W.
>	Washington, D.C.
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>--------------------------------------------------------
>
>Next week our organizations will be hosting a consultation on Internet
>Domain Name administration. We are writing to urge you to attend, and to
>inform you that the in response to inquiries from several members of the
>Internet and non-profit communities, we have also decided to lower the
>registration fee to $150.  A registration form is enclosed.
>
>The Forum will bring together a diverse group of experts from the
>private sector, governments, and international organizations to discuss
>issues which are central to the continuing health and accessibility of
>the Internet including:
>
>*	domain name management and proposals for its reform
>*	trademarks and Internet domain names
>*	role of governments and multilateral organizations in
>	domain name management;  and
>*	administrative and operational issues surrounding any
>	change in the current domain name system.
>
>The Forum is designed to facilitate a lively discussion among experts
>and to serve as means of information exchange.  The program detailing
>the list of panelists is attached.
>
>Together CDT, ITAA and ISA represent more than 11,000 members and
>sponsors in the U.S. and around the world as well as public interest
>groups representing the interests of Internet users.  Our members are
>commercial and non-commercial providers and users of Internet services,
>all of whom depend on the reliable, competitive, fair, and accountable
>administration of core Internet resources such as domain names.
>
>The meeting is open to all interested parties, subject to space limitations.
>We have reduced the registration fee to $150, which will cover a
>reception the evening of July 30, lunch on July 31 and meeting
>materials.  If you would like to attend the Forum, please complete and
>return the attached registration form, including payment information, as
>soon as possible.   Hotel reservations can be made by directly
>contacting the Sheraton Washington Hotel at (202) 328-2000.   Should you
>have any questions, please contact Sheila O'Neill (703-284-5329),
>Brian O'Shaughnessy (301-495-4955) or Daniel Weitzner (202-637-9800).
>
>Your participation in this forum is essential to its success.  We hope
>to see you on July 30-31 for what we believe will be an informative,
>valuable exchange of ideas.
>
>***************************************************************************
*****
>***********************************
>
>FORUM ON INTERNET DOMAIN NAMES
>July 30-31, 1997
>[Sheraton Washington Hotel]
>[2660 Woodley Road, N.W.]
>[(202) 328-2000]
>Washington, D.C
>
>sponsored by:
>
>CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND TECHNOLOGY (CDT)
>INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (ITAA)
>INTERACTIVE SERVICES ASSOCIATION (ISA)
>
>
>1:00 pm			Registration
>
>2:00 pm -2:15 pm	Introductory Remarks
>			Jeff B. Richards
>			Executive Director,
>			Interactive Services Association
>
>2:15 pm - 4:00 pm	Session #1:  Domain Name Management and Its Reform
>
>2:15 pm - 2:35 pm	Lead-in speaker/Moderator:
>			Dr. Robert E. Kahn
>			Corporation for National Research Initiatives
>
>Panelists will provide an overview of different proposals and their status
>for reforming domain name administration.   The objective is to provide
>participants with a broad understanding of the issues surrounding domain
>names as well as an understanding of varying views on the reform of
>domain name registration.
>
>2:35 pm - 3:15 pm	Panelists:
>
>Don Heath, President/CEO, Internet Society
>Gabe Battista, President, Network Solutions
>Jay Fenello, President, Iperdome
>
>3:15 pm - 4:00 pm	Respondents:
>
>Brian Kahin, Office of Science and Technology Policy
>Ken Fockler, Canadian Association of Internet Providers
>
>4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Reception
>
>THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1997
>
>8:45 am - 9:00 am	Opening Remarks
>			Jerry Berman
>			Executive Director, CDT
>
>9:00 am-11:30 am	Session #2:  Trademarks and Internet Domain Names
>
>Panelists will address the issues created by  the collision of
>trademarks with Internet domain names and possible solutions.
>
>9:00 am-9:20 am 	Lead-in/Moderator:  Mark Hellmann, American
>                                    Intellectual Property Association
>
>9:20 am-10:15 am	Panelists:
>
>Kevin Conolly, Policy Advisory Board
>John Wood, Senior Internet Consultant, Prince plc
>Michelle Farber, AT&T
>Tim Casey, MCI
>
>10:15 am-10:30 am	Break
>
>10:30 am-11:30 am	Respondents:
>
>Lynne Beresford, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
>Susan Anthony, International Trademark Association
>John Kamp, American Association of Advertising Agencies
>Bill Burrington, America Online
>Albert Tramposch, World Intellectual Property Organization
>
>11:30 pm-12:30 pm	Lunch
>
>12:30 pm-2:30 pm	Session #3:  Role of Governments and Multilateral
>Organizations
>
>12:30 pm-12:50 pm	Lead-in Speaker/Moderator: Henry Perrit, Jr., Director
>                                    Center for Information Law and Policy
>
>Panelists will explore the role, if any, of national governments and
>multilateral organizations in domain name administration.
>
>12:50 pm-1:45 pm	Panelists:
>
>Robert Shaw, Advisor, Global Information Infrastructure, Information
>Services Department,  International Telecommunication Union
>Albert Tramposch, Senior Legal Counsellor, World Intellectual Property
>Organization
>Roger Cochetti, Program Director, Policy & Business Planning, Internet
>Division, IBM
>Peter Harter, Global Public Policy Counsel, Netscape Communications
>Corporation
>
>1:45 pm-2:30 pm	Respondents:
>
>Richard Beaird, Deputy U.S. Coordinator & Deputy Director, Bureau of
>International Communications & Information Policy,  Department of State
>J. Beckwith Burr, Senior Internet Policy Advisor,  National
>Telecommunications and Information Administration
>
>2:30 pm-2:45 pm 	Break
>
>2:45 pm-4:35 pm	Session #4:  Administrative and Operational Issues
>
>2:45 pm-3:05 pm	Lead -in Speaker/Moderator:  TBA
>
>An informational session on operational components of the Internet and
>how they can evolve:  Top Level Domain implementation, Secondary Level
>Domain registration, IP address assignment, root server management, ISP
>functions, alternative/unofficial DNS server consideration.  Panelists will
>address
>how components interrelate and can evolve seamlessly with a focus on how
>stability in the .com domain can be preserved.
>
>3:05 pm-3:50 pm	Panelists:
>
>Dave Crocker, Internet Mail Consortium
>William Schrader, PSI Net
>
>3:50 pm-4:35 pm	Respondents:
>
>Ted Wolf, Jr., Senior Strategist, Electronic Commerce, Dun & Bradstreet
>Allen Sullivan, Top Level Domain Registry
>William Black, Nominet U.K.
>
>
>4:35 pm-5:00 pm	Summary and Concluding Remarks
>			Harris N. Miller
>			President, ITAA
>
>* Invited
>
>
>TO REGISTER, PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM
>***************************************************************************
*****
>*********************************
>REGISTRATION FORM
>CDT/ITAA/ISA
> Forum on Internet Domain Names
>Wednesday, July 30, 1997-Thursday, July 31, 1997
>Sheraton Washington Hotel
>2660 Woodley Road, N.W.
>(202) 328-2000
>Washington, D.C.
>
>To register please complete this form and return it via e-mail to
>soneill@itaa (or by fax at 703-525-2279).   Should you have any
>questions regarding registration, Sheila can be reached by telephone at
>(703) 284-5329.
>
>Name:
>
>Title:
>
>Organization:
>
>Address:
>
>Tel/Fax:
>
>E-mail:
>
>In order to cover meeting costs, there is a $U.S. 150 registration fee,
>which includes a reception the evening of July 30, lunch on July 31 and
>meeting materials.
>
>Method of Payment:
>
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>
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>
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>
>===============================================================
>Sheila O'Neill
>Vice President for Global Affairs
>Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)
>1616 N. Fort Myer Drive - Suite 1300
>Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A.  22209
>Tel:  (703) 284-5329
>Fax:  (703) 525-2279
>E-mail:  soneill@itaa.org
>
>ITAA Internet Site:  http://www.itaa.org
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>


Regards,

Jay Fenello
President, Iperdome, Inc.  
404-250-3242  http://www.iperdome.com