perhaps of interest to this list.. Begin forwarded message: > 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 >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >wgig-discuss mailing list >> >[log in to unmask] >> >http://wgig.org/mailman/listinfo/wgig-discuss_wgig.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Privsec mailing list >> [log in to unmask] >> http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/privsec > > _______________________________________________ > Privsec mailing list > [log in to unmask] > http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/privsec