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ICANN Meetings in Cairo
March 7-10, 2000
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ICANN's next round of meetings will be
held on March 7-10, 2000, in Cairo, Egypt. Details about the
meetings are being posted on this page as the become available.
Please check back often!
ICANN thanks the members of the local host
committee, chaired by Tarek
Kamel and sponsored by the Egyptian Ministry of Communication,
the Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), and
the Internet Society of Egypt.
HOTEL AND TRAVEL INFORMATION |
The Cairo meetings will be held on March
7-10 at the Cairo
Sheraton Hotel. Special room rates have been arranged by
the local host committee for attendees at the ICANN meetings,
and a shuttle bus service from the airport will be provided.
Details below:
Visas: Nearly every traveller to Egypt
will require a visa. For general
travel, tourism, and visa information, see the official site
of the Egyptian Ministry
of Tourism. Detailed visa information and entry requirements
can be found here.
Also quite useful is the ArabNet
site for Egypt. Visas are generally available upon arrival
at Cairo Airport.
Primary Meeting Location:
Cairo Sheraton Hotel
Tel: +20 (2) 3369700 or -800
Fax: +20 (2) 3364467
Email: csher@rite.com
P.O. Box 11, Galae Square
Cairo 11511
Egypt
Contact person: Nesreen Shawky
Rates: US $ 95 single/double room + 19% Service Charge and Taxes
NOTE:
ICANN has been informed that all rooms at the Cairo Sheraton
have been booked. Please make your room reservations at the hotels
listed below.
In addition to the Cairo Sheraton Hotel,
the local host committee has arranged for special room rates
and reservations at the following hotels:
Pyramisa
Hotel
Tel: +20 (2) 3368000 or +20 (2) 3369000
Fax: +20 (2) 3605347
60 Giza Street, Giza 12311
Cairo, Egypt
Contact person: Mostafa Abazza
Rates: US $ 90 per person (single); US $ 60 per person (double),
including all taxes and breakfast
Distance from Sheraton: 2 minutes
Cairo
Marriott
P.O. Box 33 Zamalek
Cairo, Egypt
Tel: +20 (2) 3408888
Fax: +20 (2) 3406667
El Gezirah Sheraton Hotel
Tel: +20 (2) 3411333
Fax: +20 (2) 3405056 or +20 (2) 3413640
P.O. Box 264 El Orman, Giza
Cairo, Egypt
Contact person: Ehab El Gammal
Rates: US $ 95 single/double room + 19% Service Charge and Taxes
Safir Cairo Hotel
Tel: +20 (2) 3482424 or +20 (2) 3482828
Fax: +20 (2) 3498049 or +20 (2) 3608453
El Mesaha Square Dokki, Giza
P.O. Box 138 El Orman
Cairo, Egypt
Contact person: Mohamed Essmat
Rates: US $ 65 single room, US $ 75 double room; + 19% Service
Charge and Taxes
Shuttle Bus Service from Cairo
Airport to Hotels
The local host committee will provide airport
shuttle bus service for ICANN meeting attendees. The service
will begin on Saturday morning, 08:00am, and will be available
daily until 02:00am. The buses will be available at Hall 1, Terminal
1; also at Terminal 2. Look for the ICANN poster in the arrival
hall.
MEETING SCHEDULE
Updated 1 March, 2000
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The schedule for the March 2000 ICANN meetings
is currently as follows, subject to confirmation of its meetings
by the DNSO. Other meetings may be added as March approaches,
so check this page frequently for updates.
Afternoon -- Preregistration in Foyer
of Saladin Hall
07:30 -- Shuttle bus service begins
from Cairo Sheraton to Marriott Hotel (for Opening Session)
09:00-11:00 -- Opening Session [@ Cairo Marriott]
The official opening of the ICANN Cairo
meetings will be held in conjunction with the Cainet 2000 conference
at the Cairo Marriott. Featured speakers will include:
- His Excellency Dr. Atef Ebeid, Prime Minister
of Egypt
- His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Nazif, Minister
of Communication and Information Technology
- Mike Roberts, President and CEO of ICANN
All ICANN meeting participants are encouraged
to attend the official opening session. Shuttle bus service will
be provided between the Cairo Sheraton and the Cairo Marriott
(approximately 10 minutes away) prior to the opening session.
12:00-14:00 -- Lunch [@ Cairo Sheraton]
Afternoon-- DNSO
Constituency Meetings [@ Cairo
Sheraton]
13:00-19:00 -- GAC
Meeting [@ Cairo Sheraton]
17:00-19:00 -- DNSO
Working Group E (Outreach) [@ Cairo
Sheraton]
07:00-09:00 -- DNSO
Working Group C (New Top-Level Domains)
[@ Cairo Sheraton]
Morning -- DNSO
General Assembly [@ Cairo Sheraton,
Saladin Hall]
Morning -- GAC
Meeting [@Cairo Sheraton]
11:30am -- GAC
Open Session [@ Cairo Sheraton,
Saladin Hall]
12:30-14:00 -- Lunch [@ Cairo Sheraton]
Afternoon -- DNSO
Names Council [@ Cairo Sheraton,
Saladin Hall]
Evening -- Gala Dinner
09:00-12:30 -- ICANN Public Forum [@ Cairo Sheraton, Saladin Hall]
Tentative agenda schedule:
9:00-9:40 -- Reports
9:40-10:00 -- Independent
Review
10:00-10:40 -- ICANN
Budget 2000-2001
10:40 -- Coffee Break
10:50-12:30 -- At
Large Membership and elections
12:30-14:00 -- Lunch
14:00-18:00 -- ICANN Public Forum
Tentative agenda schedule:
14:00-15:45 -- Study session on new top-level
domains & famous names issues
15:45 -- Coffee Break
16:00-17:30 -- ccTLD
delegation and administration policies
17:30-18:00 -- Open forum / open microphone
09:00-12:00 -- ICANN Board meeting [@ Cairo Sheraton, Saladin Hall]
(open to public observation)
12:30-14:00 -- Lunch [@ Cairo Sheraton]
AGENDA FOR ICANN PUBLIC
FORUM AND BOARD MEETING
Updated 20 February, 2000
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The preliminary agenda for the ICANN Public
Forum on March 9 calls for review and discussion of the following:
The specific schedule for the Public Forum,
9 March, is posted above.
Links to relevant documents, proposals,
community feedback, and draft resolutions will be posted on this
page as they become available. ICANN will be posting URLs for
public comments on specific items, along with web page archives
of comments received. Comments on the agenda itself should be
sent to Andrew McLaughlin.
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WEBCAST AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION
INFORMATION |
As usual, ICANN has made arrangements with
the Berkman Center for
Internet & Society to provide realtime webcasting and
remote participation access.
Details
have been posted on the Berkman site.
If you plan to attend the ICANN meetings
in Cairo, please
pre-register here. While preregistration is not required,
it will help us anticipate attendance. Preregistration will also
assure that you're kept up to date about logistical details as
information becomes available
The ICANN Cairo meetings are sponored by
the Egyptian Ministry of Communication, the Cabinet Information
and Decision Support Center (IDSC), and the Internet
Society of Egypt. The local host committee is chaired by
Tarek Kamel.
Click here.
Page Updated 8-March-2000.
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