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 -------------------------------------------------------------- Call for volunteers! The DC-ISOC needs YOU. The DC-ISOC would like to organize a series of events such as this one throughout 1997. We are looking for volunteers to get involved in helping to plan these events and to help shape the direction of this chapter of the Internet Society. Anyone interested in volunteering can come forward after the meeting or contact Russ Haynal ( russ@navigators.com ) Individuals who are interested in becoming members of DC-ISOC can do so by joining the Internet Society. See their web site at http://www.isoc.org for more information. The Washington DC Chapter of the Internet Society maintains its own web site at: http://www.dcisoc.org Please feel free to pass this announcement message along to other interested individuals. If this message was forwarded to you, you can join our announcement mailing list through our web site ( http://www.dcisoc.org ) __________________________________________________________________ Russ Haynal - Internet Consultant, Instructor, Speaker "Helping organizations gain the most benefit from the Internet" russ@navigators.com http://www.navigators.com 703-729-1757 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Author:"Internet; A Knowledge Odyssey" (Top-rated CD-ROM Tutorial) Available from MindQ Publishing: http://www.mindq.com