Here is the agenda for the workshop scheduled in Cairo on Wednesday, 5 November 3:30 to 5 pm. Note that Jeff Neuman from NeuStar headed up a team of RyC members to organize this workshop. We believe it will be very helpful for many members of the ICANN community and encourage everyone to attend. Chuck ________________________________ Topic Time Speaker Notes Introduction of Agenda and Speakers 5 min Jeff Neuman, NeuStar Registry 101 - Technical Overview 15 min Eric Brown, NeuStar Introduces SRS/DNS and WHOIS from registry standpoint Registry 101 - Administrative Overview 15 min Roland LaPlante, Afilias Covers Legal/Policy/Registrar Relations/Compliance Consensus Policies vs. RSEP Process 15 min David Maher, PIR Covers background of Consensus policies; background and purpose of RSEP Process; overlap of processes; Distinguishes between being a sponsored TLD and unsponsored Registry Issues Panel 20-30 min Joe Waldron (VeriSign)- IDN Michael Young (Afilias) - DNSSEC Jeff Neuman (NeuStar) - Abuse Carsten Schiefner (Telnic)- WHOIS David Maher (PIR) -- New TLDs and changing RyC constituency A brief statement of the issues registries will face in next 12-18 months on these topics. Q&A 10-20 min Panel will be answering questions from audience. Jeffrey J. Neuman, Esq.: NeuStar, Inc. Vice President, Law & Policy ________________________________ The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you have received this e-mail message in error and any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and delete the original message.