[Advisors] ICANN meeting in Toronto

[Thompson, Darlene]

Hi Marita,

Let me know if you when you find out if you can make it and I will make sur=
e that you get all of our schedules and such.  I can also direct you to a l=
ow cost but nice hotel that is near the venue where the rest of At-Large wi=
ll be staying.  I'm on the Toronto event organizing committee so I'm pretty=
 "in the loop" for this stuf!

Hope to see you there!

D

Darlene A. Thompson
CAP Administrator
N-CAP/Department of Education
P.O. Box 1000, Station 910
Iqaluit, NU  X0A 0H0
Phone:  (867) 975-5631
Fax:  (867) 975-5610
dthompson@gov.nu.ca
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From: advisors-admin@tc.ca [advisors-admin@tc.ca] on behalf of Marita Moll =
[mmoll@ca.inter.net]
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 7:02 PM
To: Gareth Shearman
Cc: TC Advisors
Subject: Re: [Advisors] ICANN meeting in Toronto

I am hoping to attend but there is a good chance I might be out of the
country.  These are really interesting events and I will be sorry to
miss it, if it turns out that I can't make it.

Marita

On 8/13/2012 5:37 PM, Gareth Shearman wrote:
> Telecommunities Canada was accepted as a constituent organization support=
ing the "At Large Advisory Committee" (ALAC) of the Internet Corporation fo=
r Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in 2007.
>
> In ICANN speak that makes us an ALS (At Large Structure) of NARALO (North=
 American Regional At Large Organization)  NARALO is one of 5 regions.  The=
 ICANN meetings rotate among the regions.  For this next meeting it is Nort=
h America's turn and the meeting will be in Toronto from October 14th to 19=
th.
>
> http://toronto45.icann.org/
>
> I woud like to urge all of you who can make it to Toronto at that time to=
 attend at least some of the sessions.  Admission is free.  It would be gre=
at to see a significant TC presence at the event.
>
> ICANN deserves our support.  There is a continuing threat to the organiza=
tion from some governments who would like to exert more control over the In=
ternet.
>
> Gareth
>
>
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