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When: Tuesday, November 17th from 9 - 12
Where: 1250 24th St NW # 6 - World Wildlife Fund

Who: Companies, Non-profits, Policymakers, Academics and others interested in how best to build and run an 'eco' Internet.

What: Dot Eco (as in www.example.eco) is a proposal for a new Internet domain. In 2010, ICANN, the organisation that sets domain name policy on the Internet, will allow hundreds of new "top level" domains to be created.

This effort was launched in June of this year by green-tech start-up Big Room, Inc. and is guided by a Stakeholder Council whose membership includes WWF International, Green Cross International, Pax World Funds and others.

Big Room's Dot Eco initiative has been covered by the BBC, The Financial Times, The Times of London, Triple Pundit, The Toronto Star, and Triple Pundit.

This consultation is part of a global stakeholder engagement process to develop Big Room's policies that will define the use of a Dot Eco domain. Consultations have previously been held in Vancouver, Sydney, Sao Paulo, Lund, Essen, and Cape Town. Participants will have an opportunity to learn about and provide feedback on Dot Eco policies,

Including:

1. Governing Principles - overarching commitments of Big Room and Dot Eco domain owners for the governance of .eco and its sustainability policy 

2. Foundation/Donations - how the Dot Eco foundation will allocate funds to sustainability causes around the world 

3. Disclosures (Eco-Profiles) - what you need to share about your eco- commitments as part of buying a Dot Eco domain 

4. Names - how premium and controversial domains are handled 

5. Trust and Assurance - how quality of the Dot Eco system is maintained

Participation is limited to thirty people, filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

RSVP to jacob@bigroom.ca