Actually, no one knows details of the agenda so far, of course (and the IGF might be a good opportunity to advance on this) -- we know only the scope from the point of view of the BR gov as expressed by Rousseff. frt rgds --c.a. On 10/17/2013 11:22 AM, John Curran wrote: > On Oct 17, 2013, at 8:19 AM, Carlos A. Afonso <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hi, this will not be true at all. The main topic of the meeting will >> probably be something like the forms and ways to achieve >> pluriparticipative international Internet governance, including, as the >> Presidenta said, "an international framework of civil rights for the >> Internet". >> >> The "phone list" of the Internet is just a relatively small part of this >> huge challenge. If the Icann people think otherwise, they will be in for >> a surprise very soon. :) > > I have no knowledge of what the agenda for the Rio meeting will be, but > note that these are two distinct items in the Montevideo Statement - > > (1) - They identified the need for ongoing effort to address Internet Governance challenges, and agreed to catalyze community-wide efforts towards the evolution of global multistakeholder Internet cooperation. > > This would appear to be similar to "forms and ways to achieve > pluriparticipative international Internet governance" > > (2) They called for accelerating the globalization of ICANN and IANA functions, towards an environment in which all stakeholders, including all governments, participate on an equal footing. > > This would appear to be similar to moving "ICANN away from > unilateral oversight", as noted by Brenden. > > I imagine that both topics will enjoy significant discussion at > the meeting. > > /John > > Disclaimer: My views alone. Absence of an agenda does not equate > to lack of an agenda... >