Forwarded message: 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 If you plan to attend either meeting, please REGISTER by following this link: _________________________________________________________ http://icann.org/en/jpa/iic/regional-meetings.htm _________________________________________________________ *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 *Invitation: 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. DATE: Wednesday, 1st October 2008 TIME: 08:30 sharp till 11:00am (coffee and refreshments will be available from 08:00) PLACE: The Ballroom, National Press Club,529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor, Washington DC 20045 Expected to attend from ICANN will be: * Peter Dengate Thrush, Co-chair of the President's Strategy Committee and ICANN Chairman * Paul Twomey, Co-chair of the President's Strategy Committee and ICANN CEO * Marilyn Cade, President's Strategy Committee member * Yrjö Länsipuro, President's Strategy Committee member * Jean-Jacques Subrenat , President's Strategy Committee member and ICANN Board member * Paul Levins, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, ICANN Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org