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===Meetings===
===Meetings===
ICANN held two days of public forums followed by a day of closed door work on the supporting organizations proposal. This immediate use of closed door meetings by the new organization grew extremely sharp criticism from some participants. [[Ellen Rony]] started a campaign to use gray ribbon images on websites opposed to ICANN's closed door tactics, and [[Network Solutions]] also issued a statement condemning the move.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=-RsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=first+ICANN+meeting+singapore+1999&source=bl&ots=ccSXlfKwcM&sig=V2BGO9gZxgoY70_1P1E7wiwmub0&hl=en&ei=3MhOTvjTNeOrsALG6LToBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBjgU#v=onepage&q=ICANN&f=false Books.Google.com NetworkWorld March, 8 1999]</ref>
ICANN held two days of public forums followed by a day of closed door work on the supporting organizations proposal. This immediate use of closed door meetings by the new organization grew extremely sharp criticism from some participants. [[Ellen Rony]] started a campaign to use gray ribbon images on websites opposed to ICANN's closed door tactics, and [[Network Solutions]] also issued a statement condemning the move.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=-RsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=first+ICANN+meeting+singapore+1999&source=bl&ots=ccSXlfKwcM&sig=V2BGO9gZxgoY70_1P1E7wiwmub0&hl=en&ei=3MhOTvjTNeOrsALG6LToBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBjgU#v=onepage&q=ICANN&f=false Books.Google.com NetworkWorld March, 8 1999]</ref>
Sessions included:
* [[GAC]] Organizational Meeting
* [[DNS Root Server System Advisory Committee]] Organizational Meeting
* [[Advisory Committee on Membership]]
The inaugural public session was held in conjunction with the [[APRICOT]] '99 plenary session.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/singapore/ ICANN.org]</ref>
===Developments===
===Developments===
* It had previously been decided that supporting organizations with expertise in [[Domain Name|domain names]] would be needed, and that ICANN should create its own group rather than rely on existing techincal and professional organizations to report to its [[ICANN Board|board]]. Thus, at ICANN 1 in Singapore seven constituencies of Internet stakeholders were self-organized through the adoption of the Statement of Domain Name Supporting Organization Formation Concepts resolution. Later that year the [[DNSO]] would be officially recognized as the larger umbrella for all of these [[Supporting Organizations]].<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/report/2000/second-status-report-department-commerce-icann NTIA.doc.gov]</ref>
* It had previously been decided that supporting organizations with expertise in [[Domain Name|domain names]] would be needed, and that ICANN should create its own group rather than rely on existing techincal and professional organizations to report to its [[ICANN Board|board]]. Thus, at ICANN 1 in Singapore seven constituencies of Internet stakeholders were self-organized through the adoption of the Statement of Domain Name Supporting Organization Formation Concepts resolution. Later that year the [[DNSO]] would be officially recognized as the larger umbrella for all of these [[Supporting Organizations]].<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/report/2000/second-status-report-department-commerce-icann NTIA.doc.gov]</ref>
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