Index of ICANN Hearing

Senate Commerce Cmte (Feb. 14, 2001)

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Hearings of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Hearing Statements

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Members will examine the structure of ICANN, the organization in charge of creating and distributing Internet domain names, and the effort underway to expand available domain names.  Senator Conrad Burns (R-MT), Chairman of the Communications Subcommittee, will preside.

Following is the tentative witness list (not necessarily in order of appearance):

Panel I:
Mr. Michael Roberts, CEO, ICANN
Mr. Karl Auerbach, Member, ICANN Board of Directors

Panel II:
Mr. A. Michael Froomkin, Professor of Law, University of Miami School of Law
Mr. Roger Cochetti, Senior Vice President, Policy, VeriSign Network Solutions
Mr. Kenneth M. Hansen, Director, Corporate Development, NeuStar, Inc.
Mr. Brian Cartmell, Chairman and CEO, eNIC Corporation

Submitted for the Record:
Kent Crispin, Computer Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
The Domain Name Rights Coalition and Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
Ray Fassett, Think Right Co.
Leah Gallegos, President, Atlantic Root Network, Inc.
Paul Garrin, CEO, Name.Space, Inc.
Paul Stahura, President, Group One Registry, Inc.
Michael Sondow, International Congress of Independent Internet Users

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