MEDIA ADVISORY - CIRA to hold consultation in Toronto on the Internet's role
in economic development

OTTAWA, Nov. 15 /CNW/ - On November 17, 2010, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) will host a consultation in Toronto on how Canadians view the role of the Internet in their lives and the economy. 

The consultation in Toronto is part of a CIRA-led initiative with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Media Awareness Network (MNet) to discuss, debate and propose directions for the development, deployment and governance of the Internet in Canada. IISD will help CIRA facilitate a group of about 20 participants in Toronto which will focus on the development of Canada's digital economy. 

Although the session is by invitation only, a representative from CIRA will be available to speak with the media immediately following the event.

Event: Canadian Internet Governance Forum consultation
When: 2 to 5 p.m., November 17, 2010
Where: Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Ave. Ste. 120
Background: http://cigf.cira.ca

About CIRA
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority is the member-driven organization that manages Canada's .CA domain name registry, develops and implements policies that support Canada's Internet community, and represents the .CA registry internationally. CIRA processes over 600 million requests per day to connect Internet users with over 1.5 million .CA Internet addresses.

For further information:

Jennifer Austin
Senior Manager, Communications and Marketing
[phone] ext. 296
[email protected]