NCUC@ICANN: Internet
Governance and the Global Public Interest
11 March 2011 – Westin St. Francis Hotel -- San Francisco
Public Interest Groups to
Discuss Controversial Plans to Add New Domains at San Francisco ICANN Meeting
Pre-Event
craigslist Founder Craig
Newmark to Keynote Internet Policy Conference
The all-day civil society policy conference will be held
immediately before the 40th International ICANN Meeting takes place
at the same historic hotel in San Francisco over the next week. NCUC’s conference is targeted at
international Internet governance participants, as well as Bay Area law and
policy experts, digital rights activists and other civil society organizations
concerned with Internet governance policies.
“NCUC@ICANN: Internet Governance and the Global Public
Interest” will explore a number of Internet
policy issues in which NCUC is engaged, including panel discussions on
censorship, privacy, intellectual property rights and domain name
take-downs. Panelists will examine
the appropriate role for national governments vis-ŕ-vis other stakeholders in
Internet governance. The
conference will also consider ICANN’s ability to address the concerns of
developing countries and serve the global public interest.
Internet entrepreneur Craig Newmark, founder of the
popular website
craigslist.org will deliver a keynote address
at the conference during lunch. For many years, he has been a vocal
advocate of free expression on the Internet, and a strong supporter of many
nonprofits that work, online and offline, to serve and unite people worldwide.
"ICANN's work in the area of Internet freedom is vital
to the future of all enterprises online, and I'm pleased to be a part of this
important program," said Newmark.
ICANN Chairman of the Board of Directors Peter Dengate
Thrush will deliver the closing remarks at the NCUC policy conference. Former
ICANN Board Member Karl Auerbach will lead a discussion on the emerging issue
of an independent compatible domain name system and the challenges and
opportunities such services provide for Internet users.
The conference is free and open to the public, but advance
registration is required to attend. NCUC plans to webcast the policy conference and provide
online remote participation for those who cannot attend in person on 11 March
in San Francisco.
The conference host, NCUC, represents more than 200
non-commercial organizations and individuals engaged in Internet policymaking
within ICANN’s Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG). NCUC’s membership includes educational
institutions, human rights groups, religious institutions, development-oriented
nonprofit organizations, consumer groups, individuals and other non-commercial
participants.
For more information on the NCUC conference, including a
detailed discussion agenda, speaker list and online registration, visit the
website or email conference organizer Robin Gross
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NCUC@ICANN Conference Website:
NCUC Website:
ICANN’s 40th International Meeting Website:
IP JUSTICE
Robin Gross, Executive Director
1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA
p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451