I thought this meeting announcement may be of interest to members of this
list (especially if you are in the mid-atlantic)
Russ Haynal
The Washington DC Chapter of the Internet Society (DC-ISOC)
announces its Next Event!
Domain Names - Issues, Policies, and Solutions
Tuesday, December 3, 1996, 7-9 p.m.
There have been many pressures building on the Domain Name System,
including rapid growth of .com, trademark disputes, and increasing amounts
of litigation. Join DC-ISOC to hear from Industry leaders how domain names
are being handled and what steps are being taken to possibly expand the
domain name space.
Confirmed speakers include:
Dr. Donald N. Telage, President and COO of Network Solutions, Inc., which
manages the InterNIC Registry administering the .com, .net, .edu, and .org
top level domains. Dr. Telage will discuss:
- Issues involved in operating a domain name registry.
- The latest Internic policies for handling domain name disputes
- Network Solution's initiatives to ensure that Internic operations keep
pace with the rapidly evolving Internet
Donald M. Heath, President and CEO of the Internet Society. Don also
serves as chairman of the Internet International Ad Hoc Committee (IAHC)
which is charged with looking at the complex issues surrounding the current
domain name and registry situation, including trademark and infringement,
economics and administration of registry operations, dispute policies, fees
and international Top Level Domain (iTLDs).
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 3, 1996, at the Marriott
Hotel in Tysons Corner from 7-9 p.m. Please arrive prior to the meeting
start time of 7pm.
Directions: Washington Beltway (I-495) Exit for Route 7 (Leesburg Pike)
heading west. The Marriot is located immediately on your right.
As with all of our previous events, there is no charge to attend this event.
Seating will be on a first-come, first-seated basis, though we expect that
there should be room for all those interested.
This meeting of the DC-ISOC is being sponsored by Network Solutions, Inc.
Network Solutions is a leading Internet-Intranet Solution Provider who has
operated the Internic since 1991.
Related Links for this meeting:
Network Solutions - http://www.netsol.com
Internic - http://rs.internic.net
Internet Society - http://www.isoc.org
Press annoucment about IAHC - http://www.isoc.org/whatsnew/iahcmembers.html
IAHC - http://www.iahc.org