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</style><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Mexico City
Meeting Schedule Published</span>
<p style="margin: 11.25pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">6
February 2009</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The schedule for the upcoming
meeting in Mexico City on 1-6 March is now published on the <a href="http://mex.icann.org/">Mexico City Meeting Website</a>. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="border: 1pt solid rgb(222, 222, 222); padding: 4pt; background: rgb(204, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><a href="http://mex.icann.org/node/2429">You can view the
full schedule here</a>.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The schedule format has been
redesigned to present a clear picture of the overall structure of the meeting,
identifying the different sessions, rooms, and their associated time slots.
Extensive use of standardized session and break times will provide a buffer
between sessions to facilitate a smooth meeting flow and allow more time for
delegate interaction. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Other parts of the schedule
that we wish to draw the community's attention to include: </span></p>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Increase
in time allocated to Public Forum, with buffers to allow for unexpected
overruns. </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">A
90-minute Q&A session dedicated to the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook on
Monday, 2 March. </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">A Joint
Public Meeting on Monday afternoon where representatives from the
different Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees will discuss
and debate the issues of most importance to them. Everyone is invited to
attend and a feedback session at the end will allow for commentary from
the floor. </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">An At-Large
Summit will open on Saturday at the Sheraton, with a closing report to the
community just prior to Thursday's Public Forum. Additional sessions will
run in the nearby Hotel Melia on Sunday and Tuesday. </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">A number
of introductory sessions covering new gTLDs, IDNs and ICANN itself are
designed to give first-time attendees an overview of the organization and
its work. </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
community is invited to attend a public meeting of the new Public
Participation Board Committee on Wednesday to discuss ways of improving
participation within ICANN. </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">An e-Crime
Workshop is slated for Wednesday afternoon. </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Staff
updates are now scheduled just before Friday's Board meeting to allow for
presentations that reflect community feedback and give more time for
public forums. </span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">We hope the community find
the new schedule format useful and look forward to seeing you all in Mexico
City. </span></p>