[menog] [Reminder] ICANN News Alert -- Second Middle East DNS Forum to Take Place in Amman Jordan

Fri Feb 27 14:27:04 UTC 2015

FYI…

Second Middle East DNS Forum to Take Place in Amman Jordan on March 9-10, 2015. If you are interested to attend, please register at https://registration.icann.org/register.php?id=medns2.

Thank you,

Fahd Batayneh

ICANN

Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 2:16 AM
Subject: ICANN News Alert -- Second Middle East DNS Forum to Take Place in Amman Jordan

 <http://www.icann.org/> ICANN

News Alert

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-16-en

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Second Middle East DNS Forum to Take Place in Amman Jordan

16 February 2015

What: Middle East DNS Forum
When: March 9-10, 2015
TIMES: 8:00 – 17:30 (please see agenda below)
Where: Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University (TAG-Uni), Amman, Jordan

 <https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/middle-east-dns-forum-750x428-16feb15.jpg> Middle East DNS Forum

This is the second edition of the Middle East DNS Forum (ME DNS), which aims to build on the inaugural forum that took place in Dubai <http://2014.mednsf.org/en/> , early 2014.

The ME DNS Forum is being hosted by Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org <http://www.tagorg.com/?lang=en> ) and is co-organized by both the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) <https://www.icann.org/>  and The Internet Society (ISOC) <http://www.internetsociety.org> . The 2-day event will cover topics on ccTLDs, new gTLDs, IDNs, the Domain Name Industry in underserved regions, as well as provide a brief and update on the IANA Stewardship Transition. This year's agenda was developed by a Program Committee <http://mednsf.org/en/program-committee/>  consisting of 6 community members with expertise in various fields of the domain name industry. More on the forum can be found at http://amman2015.mednsf.org/en/.

This Forum aims to be the regional networking place for the DNS industry's key players.

Who should attend: Registries, registrars, registrants, ccTLDs, new gTLD applicants, service providers, brand owners, and legal firms

Purpose: To build bridges between interested parties in the region and world's experts in the field; by sharing experiences and best practices in the domain name industry at a global level, and of the emerging business opportunities.

Middle East DNS Forum Agenda

Monday March 9, 2015

8:00-9:00

Registration

9:00-10:30

Opening Session – Keynote Address

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-12:30

The Internet Industry in the ME region and the Untapped Business Opportunities Available

12:30-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:30

New gTLDs: Experiences, and the Way Forward

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:30

Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) – Lack of Utilization and the Hidden Potential

17:30-20.00

Networking Dinner

Tuesday March 10, 2015

8:00-9:00

Registration

9:00-10:30

ccTLDs and gTLDs: Coexisting in a New Environment

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-12:30

Supporting the Domain Name Industry in Underserved Regions

12:30-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:30

The IANA Stewardship Transition – What is in it for you?

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:00

Breakout Sessions (Policy | Technical | Business)

17:00-17.30

Wrap-up and Closing

About the Middle East DNS Forum

The first edition of the forum took place in Dubai, UAE and attracted around 125 participants from more than 30 countries. More on the forum can be found online at http://mednsf.org/en/.

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