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ICANN Working to Resolve WSIS/U.N. Issue

Jim Wagner writes in internetnews.com:

The board of directors at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) wants to hold a special meeting with their governmental members to discuss ways to head off the threat of United Nations (U.N.) intervention.

Vint Cerf, ICANN board chairman stated the board would like to hold a special meeting to discuss the role of Internet governance. He made his request in a letter to Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi, chairman of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), posted to the ICANN Web site [.pdf] Wednesday.

The ICANN community is scheduled to meet in Vancouver, Canada, November 30 - December 4.

posted by Fergie @ 11/09/2005 04:22:00 PM