ADVISORY/ICANN Press Conference Call Nov. 8; President/CEO M. Stuart Lynn to discuss upcoming ICANN meeting on Security.

    News & Assignment Editors/High-Tech Writers
    ADVISORY...for Thursday (Nov. 8)

      MARINA DEL REY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2001--The
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
President/CEO M. Stuart Lynn will hold a pre-meeting press conference
call regarding the November 12-15 Marina del Rey meeting.
      The focus of this meeting will be reliability and security of the
Internet's naming and addressing systems, with particular emphasis on
ICANN's policies in this regard.
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WHAT:     Press conference call

WHEN:     9 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, 12 noon Eastern Standard Time,
          November 8, Thursday

HOW:      To participate in the press conference call please call:
          USA Toll free number 888-456-0354
          International phone [phone]
          Call date November 8
          Duration 30 minutes

PASSCODE: ICANN NEWS

LEADER:   MARY HEWITT

      --  Friendly reminder: If you are planning to attend the meeting
        (12-15)- make sure you are registered, go to www.icann.org to
        register.

      --  If you are planning to attend the open house (where you'll be
        able to check out our "headquarters" and meet informally (on
        background) with ICANN's staff and management, November 11,
        Sunday 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.) make sure you are pre-registered.

      If you are not pre-registered for either event you will not be
allowed entrance. If you would like to register for the meeting please
do so at www.icann.org.

      For further information please refer to www.icann.org or contact
Mary Hewitt at 310-301-5801 or [e-mail]

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      CONTACT: ICANN
               Mary Hewitt, 310/301-5801
                e-mail: [e-mail]

      KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
      INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS INTERNET ADVISORY
      SOURCE: ICANN