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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>ICANN is
holding the second of two regional outreach meetings planned for FY07-08. The first
meeting of these meetings was held in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Taipei</st1:City></st1:place>
19-21 October 2007. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This
second regional meeting will be held in <st1:City w:st="on">Dubai</st1:City>
from 1 to 3 April 2008 in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Dubai</st1:City></st1:place>.
The meeting is for policy makers, managers of country code top-level domains
(ccTLDs) and Internet businesses in this region. The agenda for the meeting is
designed to address three main themes: a broad introduction to the ICANN
multi-stakeholder model; challenges and opportunities in the registry and
registrar businesses; and an introduction and discussion of internationalized
domain names. ICANN staff is coordinating with regional organizations
(including APTLD) regarding participation. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>More
information about the meeting in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Dubai</st1:City></st1:place>
is available on our website at: <a href="http://public.icann.org/dubai08">http://public.icann.org/dubai08</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I look forward to your participation in this meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Let me know if you have any questions. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Baher<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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