[bc-gnso] Invitation to Domain Name Collision Workshop, 29-Oct-2013, Herndon, Virginia

[Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

BC members — I mentioned this on last week's call.  The Online Trust Alliance 
(OTA) has organized a 1-day workshop to assess ICANN's new plan to manage 
domain name collisions with new gTLDs.

Sponsors include BT, Internet Identity (IID), Symantec, US Telecom, and 
Verisign.

There's no charge to participate, and there will be remote participation 
capability.

See registration page at http://gtld-collision.eventbrite.com

When: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM (EDT)

Where: Westin Hotel - Dulles Airport, 2520 Wasser Terrace, Herndon, VA 20171

BC members who are participating so far:
Jim Baskin and Sarah Deutsch, Verizon
Marilyn Cade
Phil Corwin
Steve DelBianco
Anjali Hansen


Join OTA and industry leaders for a discussion on the risk and consequences of 
domain collisions resulting from the delegation of new gTLDs.  This full-day 
multi-stakeholder workshop will review the open issues and help develop 
remediation plans to address the impending risk of Domain Collision.  Not 
unlike Y2K and the recent efforts to address the threats of DNSChanger exploit, 
the business community, industry and infrastructure providers need to work 
together to understand the risks and how to prepare for them.

AGENDA
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Welcome - Opening Keynote
  Setting the Stage – Overview of gTLD expansion, plus advice from SSSAC, GAC, 
and ICANN Community
  Working Session: Probability & Consequences of Name Collisions
  Working Session: Technical Discussion – ICANN's Collision Management Proposal
  Lunch & Keynote: Lessons Learned from Y2K
  Working Session:  Mitigation of Collisions on ISPs, Infrastructure Providers 
& Business
  Working Session: What Happens After Delegations Begin?
  Open Dialog & Audience Discussion:  The Way Forward
  Wrap Up & Next Steps
5:00 PM Reception