Hi all, Although a bit late, I'm happy to inform you that I'm speaking about Internet censorship and human rights in the 'Setting the Scene' session on Day 1 (September 2) during 11.00-12.30 (see: https://igf2014.sched.org/event/4882c3810f782f4be11bc288fc92a575). I hope to see you there. Sincerely, Walid ----------------- Walid Al-Saqaf, PhD On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 1:25 AM, Olévié Kouami <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi ! > This is a great and complete program. > I hope to be there in F2F. > Cheers ! > -Olévié- > > > 2014-08-17 20:17 UTC, Niels ten Oever <[log in to unmask]>: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Hi all, >> >> To add to the list provided by Bill, NCUC member Article19 is involved >> with the following sessions at the IGF: >> >> WS83 - Human Rights for the Internet: From Principles to Action - >> >> WS206 - An evidence based intermediary liability framework - >> >> WS220 - Transnational Surveillance & Crossborder Privacy Protections - >> >> Dynamic Coalition on Internet Rights and Principles: The IRPC Charter of >> Human Rights and Principles for the Internet: Five years on >> >> WS20 - Launch UNESCO publication Digital Safety of Journalists >> >> WS91 Launch of an African Declaration on Internet Rights & Freedoms >> >> we're also helping with the cryptoparty and doing a session at the >> Internet Ungovernance Forum https://iuf.alternatifbilisim.org/. >> >> Looking forward to see you all in Istanbul, probably already at the >> BestBits meeting or the NETmundial session. >> >> Best, >> >> Niels >> >> >> - -- >> Niels ten Oever >> Acting Head of Digital >> >> Article 19 >> www.article19.org >> >> PGP fingerprint = 8D9F C567 BEE4 A431 56C4 678B 08B5 A0F2 636D 68E9 >> >> On 08/15/2014 02:00 AM, William Drake wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> Rafik just passed along the info on the staff's IGF webinar. In >>> replying to David, I suggested we might also share what members of >>> the community are doing at IGF. NC will be very active in >>> multiple ways. I mention some below that may be of interest to >>> members. There will be remote participation via the IGF website for >>> all these events, so if interested please do join us! >>> >>> Bill >>> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>>> From: William Drake <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: >>>> [Soac-infoalert] Webinar - ICANN¹s Participation in the IGF - >>>> 1400 UTC: Monday, August 18, 2014 at 2:00 PM >>>> >>>> Hi David >>>> >>>> Thanks for this. I'm traveling and not in an optimal time zone >>>> but will try to attend if I can. Either way, a suggestion: in >>>> addition to whatever staff will be reporting, it might be of >>>> interest to share what members of the community are doing at IGF. >>>> I'll start, perhaps others could add their activities. >>>> >>>> NCUC has organized two workshops >>>> >>>> WS185: ICANN Globalization and the Affirmation of Commitments >>>> Wednesday, September 3 * 11:00am - 12:30pm >>>> http://igf2014.sched.org/event/e11c908117568a74bc6d8ba4decbbd04#.U-2npVZaZy8 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> WS153: Institutionalizing the "Clearing House" Function >>>> Thursday, September 4 * 2:30pm - 4:00pm >>>> http://igf2014.sched.org/event/6d1b3f5fb8950d5fff9a290221ce5024#.U-2oEFZaZy8 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> NCSG/NCUC/NPOC has organized one workshop >>>> >>>> WS114: Developing Countries Participation in Global IG Thursday, >>>> September 4 * 4:30pm - 6:00pm >>>> http://igf2014.sched.org/event/a187b6ef1a88c028f718559353a3758f#.U-2pCFZaZy8 >>>> >>>> >>>> >> (this is actually about developing countries in the GNSO, but a few >> people on the IGF MAG argued that the GNSO was "too narrow" a concern >> so the title was made broader and more generic) >>>> >>>> NCUC/SG member Robin Gross has independently organized two >>>> workshops >>>> >>>> WS149: Aligning ICANN Policy with Privacy Rights of Internet >>>> Users Friday, September 5 * 11:00am - 12:30pm >>>> >>>> WS23: Accountability in MultiStakeholdr Governance Regime ICANN >>>> Wednesday, September 3 * 9:00am - 10:30am >>>> http://igf2014.sched.org/event/33b459ae9364f68dbb144325a2c5f6d1#.U-2qq1ZaZy8 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> and of course, various NCUC/SG members will be appearing in other >> workshops and in main sessions, e.g. the ones on the IG ecosystem, >> IANA & accountability, etc. >>>> >>>> In addition, I'm conspiring with colleagues in other >>>> organizations--Brazil, APC, Diplo, FGS--to organize an all-day >>>> event on Day 0 concerning NETmundial and the NETmundial >>>> Intitiative. >>>> >>>> Session on NETmundial (including a Book Release---Beyond >>>> NETmundial: The Roadmap for Institutional Improvements to the >>>> Global Internet Governance Ecosystem) Monday, September 1 * >>>> 9:00am - 6:30pm >>>> http://igf2014.sched.org/event/9097a766855469fdddaba729e1698ab4#.U-2r-FZaZy8 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> As the working title states, one of the things that will happen there >> will be the release of a little e-'book' I'm coordinating for the >> Internet Policy Observatory at the U. Pennsylvania that explores >> options for implementing the NM's Roadmap. FYI the draft working >> table of contents is below. We would love to see ICANN staff and >> community members there! >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> >>>> Bill >>>> >>>> ---------- >>>> >>>> Beyond NETmundial: The Roadmap for Institutional Improvements to >>>> the Global Internet Governance Ecosystem >>>> >>>> William J. Drake and Monroe Price, editors >>>> >>>> >>>> Introduction Monroe Price (U. Pennsylvania) >>>> >>>> I. Overviews >>>> >>>> 1. Evolving the Ecosystem William Drake (U. Zurich) >>>> >>>> 2. The NETmundial: An Innovative First Step on a Long Road Joana >>>> Varon (Consultant, Brazil) >>>> >>>> II. Strengthening the Internet Governance Forum >>>> >>>> 3. A Perspective from the Technical Community Markus Kummer >>>> (The Internet Society, Switzerland) >>>> >>>> 4. A Perspective from the Private Sector: Ensuring that Forum >>>> Follows Function Vint Cerf, Patrick Ryan, Max Senges, and Rick >>>> Whitt (Google) >>>> >>>> 5. A Perspective from Civil Society Jeremy Malcolm (Electronic >>>> Frontier Foundation, USA) >>>> >>>> III. Filling the Gaps >>>> >>>> 6. Institutionalizing the Clearing House Function William Drake >>>> (U. Zurich) & Lea Kaspar (Global Partners Digital, UK) >>>> >>>> 7. Global Mechanisms to Support National and Regional >>>> Multistakeholderism Anriette Esterhuysen (Association for >>>> Progressive Communications, South Africa) >>>> >>>> 8. Feet on the Ground: Marco Civil as an Example of >>>> Multistakeholderism in Practice Ronaldo Lemos (Institute for >>>> Technology and Society, State University of Rio de Janeiro, >>>> Brazil) >>>> >>>> >>>> 9. Journeys Can be More important than the Destination: >>>> Reflecting on the CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation >>>> Samantha Dickinson (Consultant, Australia) >>>> >>>> IV. Improving ICANN >>>> >>>> 10. The IANA Transition in the Context of Global Internet >>>> Governance Emma Llansó and Matt Shears (Center for Democracy >>>> and Technology, USA/UK) >>>> >>>> 11. ICANN Globalization, Accountability, and Transparency Avri >>>> Doria (Consultant, USA) >>>> >>>> V. Broader Analytical Perspectives >>>> >>>> 12. Towards Information Interdependence James Losey (Stockholm >>>> University, Sweden) >>>> >>>> 13. Towards Information Sovereignty Shawn Powers (Georgia >>>> State University, USA) >>>> >>>> VI. Moving Forward >>>> >>>> 14. Creating a Global Internet Public Policy Space: Is there a >>>> Way Forward? Marilia Maciel (Center for Technology and Society, >>>> Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil) >>>> >>>> 15. Stepping into the 'Beyond' Nnenna Nwakanma (The World Wide >>>> Web Foundation, Côte d'Ivoire) >>>> >>>> 16. NetMundial: Watershed in Internet Policy Making? Wolfgang >>>> Kleinwächter (University of Aarhus/Germany) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) >> >> iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJT8Q3oAAoJEAi1oPJjbWjp0uoIAJsEuwCkhzz0zy9ct/0g2wS8 >> 1W2qKHM34naUEdOzIuM3+47ghXw4X8V3FJqnGejuFQMdEtFBiVupAAmJr0+k51yZ >> 0dk5E8qcIhgvC7cGZy85OrcfSMekWhZxmMjBQdFD/ZDmiM6rjNR8DHY52ftZc8aX >> oPt8ParlvNdalFSnz+Hbgvpw0LF/MDjZtRJw2+CHlTRJmxY9CWgZZ/2goQ/CkRjJ >> PWloiHV5SLPKZIFHyNJg+XSL+/7imo1JGsDAR8gdAM4YtsV78ym5Nk9ZivJQfxU3 >> EooL9aU+DehqKbBmj6btitONx7yrhltEKXs8jt91wZMV0ADfc/nPV8PGOgk70Dg= >> =q71b >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> > > > -- > Olévié Ayaovi Agbenyo KOUAMI > Responsable Département CERGI-Education (http://www.cergibs.com) > CEO de INTIC4DEV (http://www.intic4dev.org) > SG de ESTETIC (http://www.estetic.tg) > Membre de ISoc (www.isoc.org <http://www.isoc.org/>) & du FOSSFA ( > www.fossfa.net) > ICANN-NPOC Communications Committee Chair (http://www.icann.org/ et > http://www.npoc.org/) > BP : 851 - Tél.: (228) 90 98 86 50 / (228) 98 43 27 72 > Skype : olevie1 FB : @olivier.kouami.3 Twitter : #oleviek Lomé - Togo