-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Thanks Alex, that is interesting - will you or others in NCUC be attending? If ICANN related issues are raised please raise on the list if there is a chance to assist or support NCUC members who in some way. Happy to also discuss offlist possible connections with other APC members if you like Cheers Joy On 13/08/2012 5:58 p.m., Alex Gakuru wrote: > Hi Joy, > > Not commenting just a heads up on an upcoming Human Rights > international conference. > > - - - - The Freedom Online 2012 Conference to be held on the 6th > of September 2012 at the UN complex, Nairobi, Kenya. > > > > This is the 2ndFreedom Online coalition Conference following the > highly successful inaugural one hosted by the Government of > Netherlands on 9thDec 2011. The Freedom online coalition is a > movement whose members comprise countries interested in advancing > the cause for Internet Freedom to enable the exercise of human > rights as a critical foreign policy agenda for continuous > development.The Government of Netherlands is the sitting coalition > chair. > > > > The coalition already has 17 members countries drawn from Europe, > US, Africa and Asia. The event is targeted at 500 participants, > with the Coalition aiming to grow new members. Key goals of the > coalition for Freedom Online conferences are: > > * Sharing information between coalition member states and > interested states on potential violations and other measures that > undermine Internet freedom as a human right. * Collaborating to > support the ability of individuals, particularly those operating in > repressive environments, to exercise their human rights through the > Internet. * Promoting Internet freedom in appropriate > international, regional organizations and individual countries. * > Engaging ICT businesses from across the globe on their > responsibility to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms > online. > > - - - > > http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102964298642-224/2nd+Freedom+Online+Conference+Concept.pdf > > regards, > > Alex > > On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 4:18 AM, joy <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Hi all - thanks so much to all those who have commented on this > (about 23 people from my rough count). A final is available here > which finetunes and finalises to incorporate the comments > received: > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/17ijURQYy1uKh27NyDEWh_V1zhCDCIvVtdzUEJLaNmyE/edit > > You can see the various comments and responses if you click on > the "comments" tab - the comments will drop down. You don't need a > google account to access and comment on this. A number of people > have had difficulty accessing the document - please let me know if > you would like me to email it to you separately. > > As you may be aware, ICANN decided late Friday to extend the time > public comment for the new gTLDs. The new deadline is 26 > September: > http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-10aug12-en > > However, I suggest we submit the comment now, rather than wait. > Doing so would allow time for others to respond and, if necessary, > for us to further develop the work in light of other comments. It > would also allow others to state their support or endorsement. I am > happy to submit this for NCUC and will do so by the end of 13 > August, subject to any last comments received today. > > > Thanks again > > Joy > > On 6/08/2012 4:11 p.m., joy wrote: >> Hi again - thanks for the on-going discussion on the google >> document. We have some areas of consensus and some of on-going >> debate, but no new issues in the last few days. On that basis I >> will prepare a more detailed draft suitable for submission and >> circulate this to the list aroudn Wednesday this week. Comments >> are due no later than Sunday 12 August. cheers > >> Joy > >> On 27/07/2012 1:54 a.m., Carlos A. Afonso wrote: >>> I see only one "anonymous" comment: "This is wrong, and is a >>> claim that has no basis in competition law or economics." Is >>> this it? > >>> --c.a. > >>> On 07/26/2012 06:05 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote: >>>> I made some comments. I have some serious problems with two >>>> of the things in the statement as it now stands: >>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- From: NCSG-Discuss >>>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>] On Behalf Of joy >>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 1:08 AM To: >>>>> [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: [NCSG-Discuss] > NCUC >>>>> input on new gTLDs and human rights >>>>> >>>> Hi all - following on from the NCUC discussions on this list >>>> and at the recent meeting in Prague, NCUC agreed to develop >>>> a comment on new gTLDs and human rights. The open comment >>>> period closes on 12 August. To start discussion on the >>>> comment I've prepared a draft outline of some key points that >>>> can be developed with inputs from those interested. To do so >>>> I've created a google doc which anyone can view and comment >>>> on by clicking the comment link here: >>>> >>>> > https://docs.google.com/document/d/17ijURQYy1uKh27NyDEWh_V1zhCDCIvVtdzUE >>>> >>>> > > >>>> > JLaNmyE/edit >>>> >>>> You do not need a google account to view and comment on >>>> this. I will be monitoring the comments periodically and >>>> helping NCUC to update the comment by the deadline. >>>> >>>> Thanks to those who expressed interest in supporting this >>>> initiative. >>>> >>>> Joy >>>> >>>> > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJQKcHqAAoJEA9zUGgfM+bqBuMH/3+9P6VKFIm1sbNWX3TqcsPz 18JOCdrcXZixJGyGS6eT7W2CcZ88yk6s5kAo/+8WbC1nB2ss4OvzD6SDQ7Gu1m0h wrSDjEQLtgWTc4oF7yz7vdV9T6a/nhjdd4GBbUcN5uamqxKKO/jCa0IiCHBQJnqC onJLlBWDt/mVOzoiBoKi7SAsipGplrwyIDihqPXu58K/d721QNuR8pe/CqtZReyk 0QHsRxOsDGrmajH2VVW+e5q8c86ulcrI5iTNMimsrCU06E5JEJutuvy1Ud7anlPV uNBXwZKDhhwvJxGVP6cvLrpmA/Ueejkq4aY3uXeYQMmT10/ROM4yaYktuIWdTDg= =82mp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----