Sent by Staff on behalf of Cheryl Langdon-Orr ************************************* For any of you coming to ICANN Sydney Meeting please note you are more than welcome to attend a series of events auDA will be hosting on Saturday, 20 June 2009. The Sat event information is linked here http://www.auda.org.au/pdf/Best_Practice_Awards_and_IGF_panels_-_ICANN_Sydne... and auCD have linked to the best practice information paper here http://www.aucd.org.au/pdf/Internet_Best_Practice_Awards.pdf At 1:00pm, auDA and InternetNZ will launch the "2009 Australia and New Zealand Internet Best Practice Awards" -- an initiative designed to recognise individuals, companies and organisations that have contributed to the security, openness, accessibility and diversity of the Internet. At 2:30pm, auDA will convene three expert panels to discuss: · the background and achievements of the United Nations' Internet Governance Forum, · regional and national events feeding into the IGF, and · the IGF's future mandate and role. The events will be held at Function Rooms 4 &5, Level 4, Sydney Hilton, 488 George St, Sydney. These are open sessions and ICANN Sydney attendees, potential Best Practice Award applicants and all stakeholders interested in learning more about the governance of the Internet are welcome to attend. * * For more information, please refer to the attached documentation or contact auDA's Public Affairs Officer, Paul Szyndler at paul.szyndler@auda.org.au <mailto:paul.szyndler@auda.org.au> * * -- Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO)