The ICANN "Public" Forum begins, as usual, with the Royal Reading of the Reports and the announcement, as usual, that today's public forum must end early and tomorrow's public forum will begin late.

As you scroll through the list below, note the place of high importance that the Board has placed "open microphone." Here is this afternoon's agenda: President's Report; Supporting Organization & Advisory Committee Reports; ccNSO Report; GNSO Council Report; ALAC (At-Large Advisory Committee) Report; Public Comment on President's Report & Supporting Organization & Advisory Committee Report; Nominating Committee Report; Ombudsman Report; Public Comments on Nominating Committee & Ombudsman Reports; Break; Morocco 2006 Meeting Hosts; Brazil 2006 Meeting Hosts; Presentation on President's Strategy Committee; Public Comments on President's Strategy Committee & Open Microphone.