ISOC-AU Seminar/Networking Event - Tuesday 15 March 2005 - Speaker: Chris Disspain CEO auDA

[Liz Carroll]

Hi All

You may find the following of interest, this seminar is free for AUUG
members, and as such AUUG members will need to state that they are a member
when registering.


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INTERNET UPDATE: 
Domain Names - The Death of ICANN?
What's around the corner in the world of .au?
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featuring guest speaker Chris Disspain, CEO of .au Domain Administration
Limited (auDA) 
Proudly sponsored by Maddocks Lawyers

The system of regulating and managing IP addresses and Internet domain
names is unique in our world of Government regulation. Policies and
regulatory development happens through a `bottom-up, consensus-based'
process administered by ICANN, and not by lawmakers or governments. Is
this coming to an end? Chris Disspain discusses the threats that are
emerging for the ICANN framework.

Chris will also talk about some new developments in the .au space: the
release of prohibited geographic names in com.au and net.au, community
geographic names, and proposed new policies for the registration of
.au domain names.

Speaker profile:
Chris Disspain is the CEO of .au Domain Administration Limited (auDA),
and has overseen the successful introduction of competition into the
.au space. auDA is the not-for-profit operator of Australia's .au
Internet domain names system. He is also the founding chair of the
country code Names Supporting Organisation (ccNSO) of ICANN, the world
co-ordinating body for the Internet domain names system.

Date: Tuesday, 15 March 2005
Time: 5pm for a 5.15pm start - 6.30pm including post-event drinks.

Venue: Maddocks Boardroom
Level 28, Angel Place
123 Pitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Cost: Members - FREE, Non-members - $10

RSVP: by Wednesday, 9 March 2005
Claire Napoli
Maddocks
Tel: 02 8223 4133
Email: claire.napoli at maddocks.com.au

Feel free to extend this invitation to any interested colleagues,
clients or friends - however RSVP early as seats are strictly limited!
We look forward to seeing you on the 15th March.