[bc-gnso] CEO announcement/Friday

[Marilyn Cade <marilynscade@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Please advise the BC Secretariat if you are intending to attend this 
announcement. I'll be available to attend, if we are allowed in the room. I am 
asking for assurance that members of the community can join the Press 
Conference.  Will post as soon as response is forthcoming. 

Marilyn CadeBC Chair


 
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-18jun12-en.htmAnnouncement
 to Precede ICANN’s 44th Public Meeting in Czech Capitol18 June 2012Board 
Chairman Dr. Stephen Crocker will introduce the next President and Chief 
Executive Officer of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers 
(ICANN) at a news conference on Friday, 22 June in Prague, Czech Republic.The 
announcement has been anticipated since Rod Beckstrom, ICANN's current 
President and CEO disclosed last August that he would step down at the end of 
his contract, which expires on 1 July.Dr. Crocker will join Chief Operating 
Officer Akram Atallah and the next CEO in answering questions from journalists 
during the Friday news conference, which will be webcast live from the Czech 
capital.The news conference will take place 2-days prior to ICANN's 44th public 
meeting in Prague.Here are the details:WHAT: News ConferenceWHO: Dr. Stephen 
Crocker, Chair of Board of Directors; Akram Atallah, Chief Operating Officer; 
New ICANN President and Chief Executive Officer.WHEN: Friday, 22 June 2012, 
1600-1700 Prague (1400-1500 GMT/UTC).WHERE: Room - Palmovka /Rokoska, Hilton 
Prague Hotel, Pobrezni 1 Prague, 186 00, Czech Republic.OFF-SITE ACCESS: The 
live webcast will be accessible from http://icann.orgADDITIONAL INFORMATION·    
    To read the news release on Rod Beckstrom's announced departure from ICANN 
(16 August 2011), go here: 
http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-16aug11-en.pdf [PDF, 493 
KB]·        To review the schedule for the entire Prague meeting, go here: 
http://prague44.icann.org/full-schedule  Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat 
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://gnso.icann.org