Following a very successful experiment at the last meeting in Mexico City with remote participation, we have expanded its use to the main room for the Sydney meeting.
We are using Adobe’s Connect software which will allow people to see everything going on in a particular session in one screen: live video, live audio, a live [...]

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En los últimos meses han sido publicados en el sitio web de ICANN una cantidad considerable de documentos. Muchos de ellos están abiertos a comentarios públicos y también serán objeto de discusión durante la próxima reunión de ICANN, comenzando los próximos días en Sydney, Australia.
Información y propuestas que avanzan en el proceso de implementación del [...]

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The Public Participation Board Committee (PPC) is holding a public meeting on Wednesday in Sydney at 9am. In order to get the most out of that session, a backgrounder documents covering the topics that the Committee has been working on has been published.
Those topics are:
Status reports

Document deadlines
Language
Calendar of meetings

For discussion

Public comment process
Public Forum
Electronic [...]

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La séance ACSO prévue le lundi 22 juin 2009 à Sydney se concentrera sur le thème suivant :
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Améliorations institutionnelles
Les rôles et les responsabilités des comités consultatifs (AC), des organisations de soutien (SO), du personnel chargé des politiques et du Conseil d’administration dans le cadre des processus de l’ICANN : la situation actuelle et les évolutions [...]

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La sesión de Comités Asesores y Organizaciones Auxiliares (ACSO) que se celebrará el lunes 22 de junio de 2009 en Sídney, se enfocará sobre el siguiente tema:
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Mejoras Institucionales
Los roles y responsabilidades de los Comités Asesores (ACs), Organizaciones Auxiliares (SOs), Personal de Políticas y Junta Directiva, en los procesos de la Corporación para la Asignación de [...]

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In just a few days, hundreds of people from all over the world will reach Sydney to participate in the upcoming 35th ICANN Meeting.
Many interesting discussions and important decisions will involve people with many different backgrounds, areas of expertise, opinions and expectations. Probably one of the few things they will all have in common is [...]

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Each meeting, we provide a guide that provides basic information for all attendees.
The guide features information about the venue, the main topics of the conference, information about how to participate, the lowdown on social events, pictures of the Board and chairs, emergency details, and lots more.
The meeting guide is printed and included into attendees bags [...]

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As part of my job at ICANN… I have to read a lot of news clips. This morning, one headline in particular caught my eye: “Domain changes coming”. It was from Reuters and started: “Two thirds of businesses are unaware they will be able to use their own name in place of domain extensions [...]

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Starting in Cairo in November 2008, the chairs of the different supporting organizations (SOs) and advisory committees (ACs) have held a joint meeting.

The idea was to find a formula for open communication that was more than a repeat of existing open microphone sessions. The chairs also wanted to create a forum that could break through the silos of discussion and communication in which ACs and SOs often operate. And, lastly, they wanted the opportunity to discuss topics of mutual interest and importance, and to have those topics suggested by ACSO members.

Click here to jump to the meeting agenda

Each time, feedback has been taken from the community and the session adjusted to reflect that. For Sydney, the decision has been taken to reduce the time taken on Monday to just one session of 90 minutes and to concentrate on a single topic (albeit with multiple arms).

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