hi all just a quick note to invite you to a talk that i'll be giving in a couple weeks over at the UofM. my first-ever public talk about ICANN stuff. here's the link to the Eventbright signup/description thingy https://www.eventbrite.com/event/8475601753/?ref=enivtefor001&invite=NDI3MDExOS9taWtlQGhhdmVuMi5jb20vMA%3D%3D details: 10-October 4-5:30pm The Wilkins Room, Humphrey School of Public Affairs 301 19th Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55455 all the "usual suspect" telecomm policy type people show up for these, so you might find it an interesting gang even if my talk is terrible. and the fresh-baked UofM cookies are always good. here's the blurb. t'would be great to see you there. mikey Event Details Registration is $10 at the door Checks payable to University of Minnesota Telecommunications and Information Society Policy Forum Internet Management and the Future of the Internet: New Top Level Domains Speaker: Mike O’Connor gofast.net Co-Founder and Newly Elected Member of the ICANN Generic Names Council No one argues with the idea that the Internet is at the center of broadband life. ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is the international multi-stakeholder organization charged with the technical management of the names and numbers that tag our Internet traffic for safe delivery on the Net. The BIG NEWS from ICANN is that BIG CHANGE is on the way. The familiar small familyof top level domain names such as .COM, .NET, .GOV, .EDU, will grow to 1200 top level domain names in the next few years. Over the past 20 years, very few names were added but in the next year alone about 500 additions are planned. Is this good news? Is this bad news? Is the glass half full or half empty? Who will benefit? Who might lose? How might this affect your ISP? How might this affect telecommunications providers? Will trust be affected? As an ICANN “insider” Mike will share his views and moderate discussion to help us understand the big changes ahead in this part of the Internet. Please join us for this important discussion. Registration is $10 at the door Checks payable to University of Minnesota The idea behind this forum is simple and essential: purposeful exchange on key issues with engaged stakeholders to create a better information future. PHONE: 651-647-6109, FAX: 866-280-2356, WEB: www.haven2.com, HANDLE: OConnorStP (ID for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the MICE-DISCUSS list, click the following link: http://lists.iphouse.net/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=MICE-DISCUSS&A=1