Dear BC Members I have just received this invitation, and am posting to the BC's list, for members located in DC area. My apologies that we were unaware of this ahead of time. There is also a CSIS speech by Rod Beckstrom the day before. I will forward any details when and if I can sleuth them out. In the meantime,the BC has a call at 11 am EST Tuesday. Let's try to focus on what we can do to advance the organized input to ICANN. I am told that ICANN wants to do similar events in NY and W.Coast. More to come on that as I learn more. RSVPs re the ICANN event for gTLD as noted on attached for Jan 11 event. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Robertson Andrew <Andrew.Robertson@edelman.com> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 18:53:00 Subject: Invitation to ICANN gTLD event in Washington, Wednesday January 11 ICANN would like to invite you to a panel discussion relating to new gTLDs on Wednesday. Please see the invitation below for full details. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to me. Best Regards, Andrew Robertson ICANNlogoGradient Join ICANN for a discussion on the Next Big .thing New Top-Level Domains and the Expanding Global Internet About This Event On January 12th, ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, will open a process that could trigger a dramatic expansion of the Internet and launch a new era of online innovation. We are familiar with .com, .org, .net, among the roughly two dozen generic top-level domains currently occupying the Internet's addressing system. Hundreds, possibly thousands of new gTLDs , could be moving in within a year. The program is not without risks and not for everyone. Understanding the marketing opportunities, the application process, and the program's built-in trademark protections is important even if a new gTLD is not for you. Join ICANN for an informational panel discussion that will focus on: * The post-application launch timeline and process * Potential marketing opportunities * Trademark Protections & Dispute Resolution The panelist also will take questions from the audience. Panel discussion details: Moderator: Naseem Javed, ABC Namebank Panelists: * Rod Beckstrom, President and CEO, ICANN * Roland LaPlante, Senior VP and CMO, Affilias * Kristina Rosette, Special Counsel, Covington & Burling Event details: Date: Wednesday, Jan. 11 Time: 9 am - 10:30am Place: Newseum Knight Conference Center, Rms 705/706 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC 20001 RSVP: andrew.robertson@edelman.com <mailto:andrew.robertson@edelman.com> Phone Number: 888/NEWSEUM (888/639-7386) Directions: http://www.newseum.org/plan-your-visit/directions/index.html About ICANN: To reach another person on the Internet, you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination, we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. Andrew Robertson . Account Director . Edelman Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6QT, United Kingdom t: +44 (0)20 3047 2302 | m: +44(0)7811 341 945 | w: www.edelman.co.uk <http://www.edelman.co.uk/> tw:@andyrobertson Edelman is the world's largest independent PR company with over 3,200 people in 52 offices. PR Week Consultancy of the Year cid:image003.jpg@01CAC6AD.00012F80 cid:image004.png@01CAC6AD.391AF3F0 ---------------- Daniel J Edelman Ltd a company registered in England with company number 924113 and its registered office at Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6QT, United Kingdom
