Ack! My mistake - didn't realize there would be the other etherpad setup, please disregard the one I sent out earlier today (i.e. <a href="https://foundation.etherpad.mozilla.org/itudubai" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">https://foundation.etherpad.mozilla.org/itudubai</a>). <div>
<br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Tim<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 8:01 PM, Emma Llanso <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ellanso@cdt.org" target="_blank">ellanso@cdt.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hi all,<br>
<br>
I wanted to share two things CDT has put together for our own
information security and coordination during WCIT, which I hope will
be helpful to the larger group. The first is the attached tipsheet
on information and device security for people who will be on the
ground in Dubai, which our senior staff technologist Joe Hall put
together (with some very helpful contributions from NDI). If anyone
has other tips to share, please do! And let me know if you have any
questions about the doc.<br>
<br>
The second is this etherpad setup:
<a href="https://civ-soc-wcit.etherpad.mozilla.org/" target="_blank">https://civ-soc-wcit.etherpad.mozilla.org/</a>. It's a central homepage
that can host multiple private and publicly accessible pads/docs;
accessing the above URL or any of the private pads requires an
account, but anyone with the URL to a public pad (e.g.
<a href="https://civ-soc-wcit.etherpad.mozilla.org/1" target="_blank">https://civ-soc-wcit.etherpad.mozilla.org/1</a>) should be able to read
it. We thought this provided a good mix of opportunity for
relatively secure communication plus potential to create
public-facing docs as well. If you'd like to access the private
pads, please email me and <a href="mailto:ellery@cdt.org" target="_blank">ellery@cdt.org</a> and we'd be happy to create
an account for you.<br>
<br>
I've begun keeping a list of civil society attendees (with contact
info and hotel, where I know it) on a private pad at the above link,
but I'm happy to combine with Tim's pad, if that's easier for
folks. And if you see your information listed but don't want it to
be, please let me know!<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
Emma<div><div class="h5"><br>
<br>
<br>
<div>On 11/28/2012 4:09 PM, Lea Kaspar
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div>Dear Ellery et al, </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>For those of you I haven't had the pleasure of meeting yet,
I'm Lea Kaspar, working with Global Partners in London.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>We are facilitating participation of several groups – I can
post/send the info as soon as I have the final details. Should
this be done to Matthew directly or are we using the etherpad? I
will also be attending the conference as an unaffiliated rep
from Dec 4 to 10.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Unfortunately, I'll be on a plane at the time of the call,
but would like to be kept in the loop about what other folk are
doing/planning. Are you planning to share the list here?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Someone asked about accommodation – I got a very affordable
deal at the hotel IBIS WTC, which seems to be practically
adjacent to the conference venue.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Best,</div>
<div>Lea</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<span>
<div style="border-right:medium none;padding-right:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-top:3pt;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;border-bottom:medium none;font-family:Calibri;border-top:#b5c4df 1pt solid;padding-bottom:0in;border-left:medium none">
<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Rashmi Rangnath <<a href="mailto:rrangnath@publicknowledge.org" target="_blank">rrangnath@publicknowledge.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Wednesday, 28
November 2012 19:39<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> Tim Hwang <<a href="mailto:tim@mozillafoundation.org" target="_blank">tim@mozillafoundation.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span> William Drake <<a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch" target="_blank">william.drake@uzh.ch</a>>,
Deborah Brown <<a href="mailto:deborah@accessnow.org" target="_blank">deborah@accessnow.org</a>>,
Ellery Biddle <<a href="mailto:ellery@cdt.org" target="_blank">ellery@cdt.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:wcit12@cdt.org" target="_blank">wcit12@cdt.org</a>"
<<a href="mailto:wcit12@cdt.org" target="_blank">wcit12@cdt.org</a>>,
"<a href="mailto:bestbits@lists.igcaucus.org" target="_blank">bestbits@lists.igcaucus.org</a>"
<<a href="mailto:bestbits@lists.igcaucus.org" target="_blank">bestbits@lists.igcaucus.org</a>>,
Harold Feld <<a href="mailto:hfeld@publicknowledge.org" target="_blank">hfeld@publicknowledge.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> Re:
[bestbits] Coordination during WCIT -- who's attending, who's
reporting<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<div>
Al:
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I and my colleague Harold Feld will be on the US
delegation. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I will be in Dubai from December 9th to the14th.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Harold will be there from December 4th to the 12th.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Rashmi<br>
<div><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 2:19
PM, Tim Hwang <span dir="ltr">
<<a href="mailto:tim@mozillafoundation.org" target="_blank">tim@mozillafoundation.org</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
To facilitate the on-the-ground list - I've thrown
up a quick Etherpad page here that people can fill
in with information, if it's helpful: <a href="https://foundation.etherpad.mozilla.org/itudubai" target="_blank">https://foundation.etherpad.mozilla.org/itudubai</a>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Password is: ITU.</div>
<span><font color="#888888">
<div><br>
</div>
</font></span>
<div><span><font color="#888888">-Tim</font></span>
<div>
<div><br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 28, 2012
at 9:31 AM, William Drake <span dir="ltr">
<<a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch" target="_blank">william.drake@uzh.ch</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word">Hi
<div><br>
</div>
<div>FWIW I'm on a US del call right now
and we just finished a long briefing
on security, thought I'd pass along a
few points of local interest while
thinking it: </div>
<div>
<ul>
<li>expect to be constantly
electronically surveilled,
including in hotels</li>
<li>expect all electronic
communications to be insecure,
particularly wireless</li>
<li>keep any confidential info on
you rather than in hotel </li>
<li>USG has received no info on how
the government might react to any
on-site activism of an unapproved
nature, and if relevant urges US
citizens to let State or the
consulate know they'll be in town.
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div>Make of these what you will….</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Cheers,</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Bill</div>
<div>
<div>
<div><br>
<div>
<div>On Nov 28, 2012, at 5:12
PM, Deborah Brown wrote:</div>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">Hi all,
<div>Thanks for coordinating
this Ellery/Matthew. Picking
up on Bill's last point, it
might be helpful to include
people's dates in Dubai in
the list to facilitate
coordination on the ground.
I'm happy to lend a hand in
coordination as well. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Best, </div>
<div>Deborah <br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On
Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 4:06
AM, William Drake <span dir="ltr">
<<a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch" target="_blank">william.drake@uzh.ch</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word">Hi
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Despite all the
debate and
mobilization, and
ITU staff's refrain
that the meeting's
fully
multistakeholder
since people can
simply join their
national
delegations, a
cursory scan of the
Announced List of
Participants as of
27 November shows
1764 participants,
only a dozen or so
that seem obviously
to be civil
society—half on the
US del, the others
scattered. Caveats
apply: a) It may be
that I just don't
recognize some
individual and
organizational names
so this
guesstimate's a
little low. b) In
the
UN context (WSIS/IGF/CSTD
etc) and OECD the
technical community
and CS are
separated, so that's
how I count. I see
more TC than CS
names on the list,
and while most of
the former work in
the private sector
or for
administrative
bodies like the
RIRs, there are some
people who are by
various standards in
both. c) The list
is being
periodically
updated, so there
may be some late
registrations. All
that said, the
number seems
unlikely to be
terribly high.
There may be more
CS just coming
and hanging around
in hopes of getting
into any open to the
public sessions (TBD
Monday), or
otherwise populating
the hallways, than
there are on the
delegations.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>It would be good
to have a list with
contact details and
to establish a
communication
channel e.g.
Skype/mail (although
delegation members
will have some
constraints) if
Matthew wants to
coordinate.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Best,</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Bill</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>PS: The call time
below may not be
optimal for people
on dels if meetings
run late (I'll be on
a plane).</div>
<div>
<div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
<br>
<div>
<div>On Nov
28, 2012, at
12:50 AM,
Ellery Biddle
wrote:</div>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div>Hi
everyone,</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>We have
been talking
here at CDT
about various
strategies for
communications
and
coordination
during the
WCIT. Lots to
think about
here. Two
items on this:</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>First:
Who is going
to Dubai? We <i>really</i> want
to develop a
list of civil
society people
who will be in
Dubai for the
conference. We
think it would
be helpful for
those
attending WCIT
to know what
other CS
people will be
there, and to
develop a
rough plan for
coordinating
once they are
in
Dubai. Matthew
Shears, ISOC's
former policy
director who
has been
working on ITU
issues with
CDT, will be
in Dubai on
CDT's behalf.
He will not be
affiliated
with any
delegation. <b>If
you or someone
from your
organization
is going to be
in Dubai (with
or without
delegate
status), and
you'd like to
be in touch
with other
civil society
folks there,
please send
Matthew an
email letting
him know.
Matthew's
email:
<a href="mailto:mshears@cdt.org" target="_blank">mshears@cdt.org</a></b></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Second:
How can we
coordinate on
public
communication
about the
WCIT? We know
that many CSOs
will be
blogging,
tweeting, and
responding to
press
inquiries
about the WCIT
as it's
happening.
Given the
relatively
closed nature
of the event,
we know that
it may be
difficult to
get the
information we
need in order
to do this
well, and that
some
coordination
between groups
may help fill
this gap. We
also
anticipate
that rumors
and
misinformation
may become an
issue, as
different
delegates may
hear different
things, etc.
In
anticipation
of this, we
want to
propose a
group call for
next week.
This will be
open to any
civil society
groups
planning to
report on
WCIT, either
from Dubai or
from outside
the UAE. Given
the size of
these lists, I
am setting an
arbitrary
(though early,
which
generally
seems best)
time and date
for the call.
Hope that
plenty of
folks can join
-- we'll take
and circulate
good notes for
those who
can't make it.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><b>The
call will take
place on
Tuesday,
December 4 at
16:00 UTC /
11:00 EST.
</b>A list of
international
toll-free
call-in
numbers is
attached. I
will circulate
this again,
along with a
reminder, on
Monday.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>As
always, please
feel
encouraged to
reply to the
list with
additional
ideas,
questions,
etc.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Thanks
all!</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Ellery</div>
<div><br>
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Attorney<br>
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</div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div>-- <br>
Emma J. Llansó<br>
Policy Counsel<br>
Center for Democracy & Technology<br>
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