"ICANN staff would like to inform you about the upcoming regional consultation meetings regarding ICANN's transition, "Improving Institutional Confidence". You are encouraged to participate by attending one of the meetings, or by contributing to the second online consultation that will begin in September. Information about meetings is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/jpa/iic/regional-meetings.htm Information about the online consultation will be made available at: http://www.icann.org/en/jpa/iic/ Below, please find information about upcoming meetings in Geneva and Washington D.C. Meetings have already been held in Uruguay and Montevideo, and further meetings are planned for Brussels, Cairo and elsewhere. You can register here to receive the Improving Institutional Confidence newsletter and be kept up to date about all aspects of the consultation: http://www.icann.org/en/jpa/iic/ If you have any questions about the consultation, please email iic@icann.org. *Invitation: Consultation Meeting on Improving Institutional Confidence in ICANN, Geneva* The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is hosting a series of international consultative meetings about its future. A breakfast meeting will be held in Geneva on Tuesday, 16 September, to consult with Internet stakeholders that may be participating in the Internet Governance Forum preparatory meetings. Members of ICANN¹s President¹s Strategy Committee, will be present to outline proposed improvements to the organization's multi-stakeholder model and listen to participants' views. Place: Hotel Royal, room Rousseau A, 41 rue de Lausanne, Geneva Time: 08:00 to 09.30 (a.m.) Date: Tuesday 16 September, 2008 *Save the date: Consultation Meeting on Improving Institutional Confidence in ICANN, Washington D.C.* The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is hosting a series of international consultative meetings about its future. A half-day meeting will be held in Washington on Wednesday, 1st October to consult with North American Internet stakeholders. ICANN's leadership, as well as members of its Strategy Committee, will be present to outline proposed improvements to the organization's multi-stakeholder model. The goal of the meeting is to explain the proposed changes and give participants the opportunity to input directly into the consultation. Place: Washington D.C. Date: Wednesday, 1st October 2008 If you are interested in attending either meeting, please REGISTER by following this link: _________________________________________________________ http://icann.org/en/jpa/iic/regional-meetings.htm _________________________________________________________ This page will also provide up to date information about other meetings, and allows you to sign up for email updates on the consultation. If you register for a face to face meeting, we will send you details of the meeting time and venue, and updated consultation documents before the meeting itself. If you would have any queries regarding the meeting or the consultation itself, please email iic@icann.org Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org