Hello, The IGF has begun here in Bali, and we have a pretty good contingent and a lot of stuff on the program that would be worth checking out. IGF's remote participation is always pretty good, so I hope some members around the world will be able to join us. [NB: Depasar is UTC/GMT +8 hours, so adjust the times below accordingly] Here's what I know about. Wednesday October 23, 16:30-18:00, Room 8, Kintamani 2 WS 249 Civil Society in ICANN’s Multistakeholderism: The GNSO Case [joint between NCSG, NCUC and NPOC] http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2013/workshop_2013_status_list_view.php?xpsltipq_je=249 NCUC also has two other workshops: Thursday October 24, 11:00-12:30, Room 10, Kintamani 6 WS 253 The Debate on ‘Closed’ Generic Top Level Domains http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2013/workshop_2013_accomplish_list_view.php?xpsltipq_je=253 Friday October 25, 11:00-12:30, Room 9, Kintamani 7 WS 282 Internet/Telecom ‘Convergence’ and Global Internet Governance http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2013/workshop_2013_status_list_view.php?xpsltipq_je=282 In addition, Robin has this one of particular relevance Friday October 25, 9:00-10:30, Room 3, Nusa Dua Hall 3 No. 129 Human Rights & Multi-Stakeholder Governance: ICANN Experience http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2013/workshop_2013_status_list_view.php?xpsltipq_je=129 I'm also speaking in these Wednesday October 23, 11:00-12:30, Room #3 Nusa Dua Hall 3 WS 357 The Cloud, Many Clouds, and Free Expression http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2013/workshop_2013_status_list_view.php?xpsltipq_je=357 Thursday October 24, 14:30-16:00, Room 9, Kintamani 7 WS 210 The Technical Community Role in Global IG http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2013/workshop_2013_status_list_view.php?xpsltipq_je=210 Thursday October 24, 16:30-18:00, Room 1, Nusa Dua Hall 2 WS 324 Enhanced Cooperation for Sustainable Development http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2013/workshop_2013_status_list_view.php?xpsltipq_je=324 Friday October 25, 9:00-10:30, Room 4, Uluwatu 1 WS 212 Exploring the Dimensions of Multistakeholderism http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2013/workshop_2013_status_list_view.php?xpsltipq_je=212 and probably others of us here are speaking in various other workshops and focus sessions... Since we didn't put up an NCSG page with everything, perhaps those folks could share any details here…. Again, as with ICANN meetings, if you're not in Bali you can still participate—and without being miserably hot and humid when you step out the door and freezing when you enter the convention hall, too. So I hope to 'see' some folks online… Best, Bill ********************************************************** William J. Drake International Fellow & Lecturer Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ University of Zurich, Switzerland Chair, Noncommercial Users Constituency, ICANN, www.ncuc.org [log in to unmask] (w), [log in to unmask] (h), www.williamdrake.org ***********************************************************