Dubai Meeting Agenda
| Time | DAY ONE: 1 April 2008 | Panelists / Presentations |
| 0900-0940 |
Welcome Remarks & Keynote |
Director General, Telecom Regulatory Authority of UAE, Mr. Mohamed Al Ghanim President & CEO, ICANN, Dr. Paul Twomey
Keynote: English [PDF, 113K] العربية [PDF, 167K] |
| 0940-1000 | Keynote |
Chairman, TAGOrg, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh |
| 1000-1020 | .ae Changing the Landscape |
Director, Technical Affairs, TRA, Mohammed Gheyath English [PDF, 861K] |
| 1020-1030 | Q&A | |
| 1030-1100 | Coffee Break |
|
| 1100-1215 |
ICANN Multi-Stakeholder
Model |
VP Global & Strategic Partnerships, ICANN, Theresa Swinehart Egypt GAC Representative, Manal Ismail English [PDF, 52K] Chairman, ccNSO, Chris Disspain English [PDF, 184K] |
| 1215-1230 | Q&A | |
| 1230-1400 | Lunch Break |
sponsored by:  |
| 1400-1515 |
ICANN Multi-Stakeholder Model |
General Mgr, APTLD, Don Hollander Sleeping Patterns of a ccTLD Mgr - English [PDF, 111K]
ccNSO Council Member, Mohamed El-Bashir Chairman, APRALO, Bilal Beiram English [PDF, 217K] العربية [PDF, 241K]
Chairman, Emirates Internet Group, Khalid Bin Thani |
| 1515-1530 | Q&A | |
| 1530-1600 | Coffee Break |
|
| 1545-1645 |
IDN General Overview & Initial Protocol Revision Effects |
IDN Program Director, ICANN, Tina Dam English [PDF, 252K] |
| 1645-1730 |
Writing Domain Names in different Arabic script based languages - Language vs. Script |
Director, SaudiNIC, Abdulaziz Al Zoman |
| 1730-1745 | Q&A | |
| 1745-1800 | Day Summary & Closing Remarks | Manager, Regional Relations - Middle East, ICANN, Baher Esmat |
| 1930-2200 | Social Event | |
|
Time |
DAY TWO: 2 April 2008 |
Panelists / Presentations |
| 0900-0930 | IDN Protocol Revision, take II |
Internet Consultant, John Klensin President & CEO, MuseDoma, Cary Karp English [PDF, 206K] |
| 0930-0945 | Q&A | |
| 0945-1015 | Arabic Script IDN Working Group (ASIWG) |
VP Operations & CTO, Afilias, Ram Mohan English [PDF, 452K] |
| 1015-1030 | Q&A | |
| 1030-1045 | Coffee Break | |
| 1045-1215 | IDN Experiences |
Director, SaudiNIC, Abdulaziz Al Zoman Head of Center for Research in Urdu Language Processing, Sarmad Hussein Technical Mgr, IRNIC, Alireza Saleh VP Operations & CTO, Afilias, Ram Mohan |
| 1215-1230 | Q&A | |
| 1230-1330 | Lunch Break | |
| 1330-1530 |
IDN ccTLD Interim Report |
Chairman, ccNSO, Chris Disspain Co-chair, IDNC WG, Manal Ismail Co-chair, IDNC WG, Young Eum Lee |
| 1530-1545 | Coffee Break | |
| 1545-1745 | IDN ccTLD Interim Report | Chairman, ccNSO, Chris Disspain Co-chair, IDNC WG, Manal Ismail Co-chair, IDNC WG, Young Eum Lee |
| 1745-1800 | Day Summary and Closing Remarks | Manager, Regional Relations - Middle East, ICANN, Baher Esmat |
|
Time |
DAY THREE: 3 April 2008 |
Panelists / Presentations |
| 0900-1000 | Background: gTLD Registries & Registrars |
Chief gTLD Registry Liaison, ICANN, Craig Schwartz Chief Registrar Liaison, ICANN, Tim Cole English [PDF, 372K] العربية [PDF, 207K] |
| 1000-1015 | Q&A | |
| 1015-1030 | Coffee Break |
|
| 1030-1230 | Registrars: Innovation in Business Models |
Chief Registrar Liaison, ICANN, Tim Cole Executive Director, TAGIDomains, Mahmoud Lattouf English [PDF, 823K] CEO, AusRegistry International, Adrian Kinderis English [PDF, 517K] President & CEO, KuwaitNet Internet Services, Bashar Al-Abdulhadi English [PDF, 426K] CEO, Web Commerce Comm, TK Tan English [PDF, 1MB] |
| 1230-1245 | Q&A | |
| 1245-1345 | Lunch Break |
|
| 1345-1600 | Registries: Current Marketplace & Technical Operations |
Chief gTLD Registry Liaison, ICANN, Craig Schwartz CEO, Public Interest Registry, Alexa Raad English [PDF, 686K] العربية [PDF, 337K] Director of Product Mgmt, Registry Services NeuStar, Inc., Eric Brown English [PDF, 833K]العربية [PDF, 729K] Director of Product Mgmt, VeriSign, Joe Waldron English [PDF, 1019K] Senior VP, Chief Marketing Officer, Afilias, Roland LaPlante English [PDF, 822K] CEO, AusRegistry International, Adrian Kinderis English [PDF, 959K] |
| 1600-1615 | Q&A | |
| 1615-1630 | Coffee Break |
|
| 1630-1730 | New gTLDs: Process, Challenges, & Opportunities |
Chief gTLD Registry Liaison, ICANN, Craig Schwartz |
| 1730-1745 | Q&A | |
| 1745-1800 | Day Summary & Closing Remarks | Manager, Regional Relations - Middle East, ICANN, Baher Esmat |
