Dear Colleagues,

The Address Council of the Address Supporting Organization has announced the fifth ASO General Assembly meeting, to be held on Wednesday, 5 May 2004 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This meeting will be hosted alongside the RIPE 48 Meeting, and is open to all parties with an interest in the activities of the ASO.

Venue: NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Date: Wednesday, 5 May 2004 Time: 6:00pm

CONTACT INFORMATION:

More information about the ASO and the ASO General Assembly can be found on the ASO web site at http://www.aso.icann.org/ Please feel free to contact the ASO Secretariat at secretariat@aso.icann.org should you have any questions.

RIPE 48:

More information about the RIPE 48 meeting is available at:

http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/index.html

AGENDA:

18:00 - 18:05 => Meeting Opening and Welcome - Axel Pawlik - RIPE NCC General Manager

18:05 - 18:30 => AC Status Report - Mark McFadden - AC Chair Goals and Achievements since last ASO GA ASO Secretariat change New Members on AC Emerging RIR Report - AFRINIC AC Work Plan for 2004 Next ASO GA => ARIN Region

18:30 - 18:45 => Global Statistics Presentation - RIRs

18:45 - 18:55 => Nominees introduction for the election of ASO representative to the ICANN Board of Directors

18:55 - 19:10 => NRO - Status - Paul Wilson

19:10 - 19:30 => The new MoU ASO NRO / ICANN - Paul Wilson

19:30 - 19:40 => The "new" IANA - Doug Barton - Manager

19:40 - 20:00 => Open Mike and Questions?

Sent on behalf of ASO Secretariat.

Regards,

Paul Rendek RIPE NCC