The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Lomonosov Moscow State University Institute of Information Security Issues (IISI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on increasing awareness on Internet issues inside Russia. The goal of the MoU is cooperation and information sharing on issues related to Internet governance, IP addresses, and the Domain Name System (DNS). To make this happen ICANN and the IISI will work to: Promote the exchange of information in the field of Internet policy, and Internet security; Promote the exchange of publications and documentation on current activities of each party; Support the organization of workshops and conferences, and; Investigate the possibility of organizing joint seminars and projects. A copy of the signed MoU, which was approved by the ICANN Board on 23 January 2008, will be available on the ICANN website. http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-09apr08.htm One wonders how much of the At-Large budget will be set aside for IISI activities... Just guessing, but I suppose that neither Paul Twomey nor Veni Markovski recommended to the IISI that they join the EURALO. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com