[Chapter-delegates] Internet Pavilion at ITU Telecom World in Geneva

[Khaled KOUBAA]

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*"Internet Pavilion" to Host Key Internet Discussions
During the ITU Telecom World Conference
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*Washington, D.C... September 15, 2009... 2009 -- *The Internet 
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the Internet Society 
(ISOC) and the Number Resource Organization (NRO) are joining forces to 
host the "Internet Pavilion" at the Telecom World Event, taking place 
from October 5-9. The three organizations are working together to raise 
awareness of the need maintain and reinforce a single, global, secure, 
stable and interoperable Internet.
 
"The Internet Pavilion will be a focal point for participants to gather 
the most current literature and hear discussions about how the Internet 
ecosystem works", said Theresa Swinehart, ICANN's Vice President for 
Global and Strategic Partnerships. The "Internet Pavilion" is supported 
by organizations responsible for different aspects of Internet 
development, operations, administration, and technical management.
 
 "For the Internet, open standards are developed through open processes, 
where anyone with the necessary skills and interest can participate," 
said Gerard Ross, Senior Communications Manager of ISOC.  "The Internet 
is where anyone who wants to apply those creative standards can do so 
without having to seek permission or pay fees."
 
The Internet Pavilion will host a series of seminars, briefings and 
presentations on a range of topics, including how the global 
infrastructure of the Internet works, the key roles of the Internet 
protocol (IP) address and domain name systems, as well as the importance 
of a collaborative approach to Internet governance.
 
"One of the key challenges that the Internet community, national and 
regional governments as well as private sector organizations are 
tackling at the moment, is the imminent depletion of the current IP 
address pool, IPv4, and the need to accelerate the worldwide deployment 
of the next generation of Internet Protocol, IPv6," said Adiel A. 
Akplogan, Chairman of the NRO. "Collaboration between different Internet 
stakeholders at events such as ITU Telecom World and beyond will help 
raise awareness of this challenge, protect future Internet innovation 
and growth, and ensure that the Internet remains open and accessible for 
all."
 
For more information, visit the Internet Pavilion, October 5-9, 2009, 
Hall 4, Stand 4035, ITU TELECOM WORLD 2009 Conference.
 

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*About ICANN:
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To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into 
your computer - a name or a number. ICANN is responsible for the global 
coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers. These 
include domain names (like .org, .museum, and country codes like .uk), 
as well as the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols. 
Computers use these identifiers to reach each other over the Internet. 
Those identifiers or addresses have to be unique so computers know where 
to find each other. Careful management of these resources is vital to 
the Internet's operation, so ICANN's global stakeholders meet regularly 
to develop policies using a multi-stakeholder, consensus based model 
that ensures the Internet's ongoing interoperability, security, and 
stability. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit 
public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world. 
ICANN promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique 
identifiers.* For more information please visit: www.icann.org* 
<http://www.icann.org> *.
 
About Internet Society (ISOC)
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The Internet Society is an international cause-related organization that 
works for the open development and evolution of the Internet for all 
people. It does so through work across the areas of technical standards, 
education and capacity building, as well as public policy. The Internet 
Society is the organizational home for the groups responsible for 
Internet infrastructure standards, including the Internet Engineering 
Task Force (IETF) and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB). *For More 
information please visit:* www.InternetSociety.org 
<http://www.InternetSociety.org> .
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About the Number Resource Organization (NRO)
 
*The Number Resource Organization (NRO) is the coordinating mechanism 
for the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). The RIRs -- AfriNIC, 
APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC, and the RIPE NCC -- ensure the fair and equitable 
distribution of Internet number resources (IPv6 and IPv4 addresses and 
Autonomous System (AS) Numbers) in their respective regions. The NRO 
exists to protect the unallocated Internet number resource pool, foster 
open and consensus-based policy development, and provide a single point 
of contact for communication with the RIRs. *For more information please 
visit: *www.nro.net <http://www.nro.net> .
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*MEDIA CONTACTS:  
*Brad White
Director of Media Affairs, ICANN
Ph. +1 202.429.2710
brad.white at icann.org
 
Michele Jourdan
Corporate Affairs, ICANN
Ph. +1 310.301.5831
michele.jourdan at icann.org
 
Megan Kruse
Public Relations Officer, ARIN/Number Resource Organization (NRO)
Ph. +1.571.438.7121
megank at arin.net
 
Kersti Klami
Client Manager, Racepoint Group UK/ Number Resource Organization (NRO)
Ph. +44 7891 796 473
kersti.klami at racepointgroup.com <mailto:nrokersti.klami at racepointgroup.com>
 

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