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> From: Robert Guerra <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: January 11, 2006 9:29:50 AM EST (CA)
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Cc: WSIS Privacy&Security WG <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [Privsec] 16-17 Feb: Consultations on Internet  
> Governance Forum, Geneva
>
> Ralf:
>
> Following-up from the summit and the ICANN meeting in Vancouver  
> this past December, I would suggest that  the Data Protection  
> Commissioners press that the IGF take up the issues of Data Privacy  
> and consumer protection - as a minimum.
>
> A written submission from the Berlin group might be a good thing to  
> try to organize. Of course the challenge will be to react quickly  
> enough to make it happen.
>
> On a related note, this year's  Computers, Freedom & Privacy  
> Conference,  CFP2006 will take place May 2-5, 2006 in Washington,  
> DC. Is there an interest to organize a WSIS  session there ? let me  
> know, as i'm on the program committee again this year ...
>
>
> regards,
>
> Robert

> --
> Robert Guerra <[log in to unmask]>
> Managing Director, Privaterra <http://www.privaterra.org>
>

> February does seem to be "internet governance" month, well at least  
> 3 meetings that I can think of are being organized....
>
> 1.  Ninth  meeting of   the ITU Council WG on WSIS
>  ITU Headquarters
> Geneva, 2-3 February 2006
> http://www.itu.int/council/wsis/wsis_WG.html
> (open to All ITU Member States and Sector Members)
>
> 2. Internet Governance: The Way Forward
> Organized by: Diplofoundation - http://www.diplomacy.edu/ 
> Conferences/IG/
> Malta, February 10-12, 2006
>
> 3. Internet Governance Forum (IGF) - 1st consultation
> Geneva, 16-17 February, 2006
> http://www.intgovforum.org/

>
>
>
>
> On 11-Jan-06, at 9:23 AM, Ralf Bendrath wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> is anybody of this group able to go there? I will try to get the  
>> Data Protection Commissioners interested in this at an early  
>> stage, but don't know yet if I can make itmyself. My WSIS funding  
>> ended 11 days ago...
>>
>> Also, should we write a contribution that specifically focuses on  
>> privacy aspects of Internet Governance and how to structure the  
>> IGF best to include them? Volunteers? (The business sector has  
>> already submitted its position in December, see <http:// 
>> www.intgovforum.org/contributions.htm>.)
>>
>> More on the Internet Governance Forum and the meeting in Geneva is  
>> available at http://www.intgovforum.org.
>>
>> Best, Ralf
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> >To: [log in to unmask]
>> >From: [log in to unmask]
>> >Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:16:09 +0100
>> >Subject: [wgig-discuss] Consultations on the convening of the  
>> Internet
>> >         Governance Forum
>> >
>> >
>> >Dear colleagues,
>> >
>> >As you will recall, the Secretary-General was asked by the World  
>> Summit on
>> >the Information Society (WSIS), held in Tunis last November, to  
>> convene in
>> >an open and inclusive process an Internet Governance Forum (IGF) for
>> >multi-stakeholder policy dialogue.  I have been asked to organize
>> >consultations on the convening of the IGF. They will take place  
>> in Geneva
>> >on 16 and 17 February 2006 and will be chaired by Nitin Desai in his
>> >capacity as the Secretary-General's Special Adviser for WSIS.
>> >
>> >The meeting will take place in Room XVIII of the Palais des Nations.
>> >Interpretation in all UN languages will be provided. The schedule  
>> on both
>> >days is as follows: 10 -13 and 15 - 18 hours.
>> >
>> >We have created a website to support this consultative process. More
>> >details on the consultations, including a draft agenda, are  
>> available on
>> >this website, which is still under construction: http:// 
>> www.IntGovForum.org
>> >.
>> >
>> >Again, we encourage all stakeholders to submit written  
>> contributions as an
>> >input into the consultations. Contributions will be posted on the  
>> same
>> >website
>> >
>> >We are aware that this meeting is called at unusually short  
>> notice and
>> >apologize for it. We had originally planned to hold the  
>> consultations in
>> >late February, but learned that all hotels were already fully  
>> booked in the
>> >entire Geneva area at that time, because of the Geneva Motor Show  
>> which
>> >opens on 2 March. The dates finally chosen were the only available
>> >alternative on this side of the April holidays.
>> >
>> >I hope to see many of you again on the occasion of these  
>> consultations.
>> >
>> >Best regards
>> >
>> >Markus
>> >
>> >
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