<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dear all, </font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://rightscon.org/">RightsCon Silicon Valley</a> starts on Monday, 3 March and I wanted to highlight a few sessions on internet governance for those of you who are planning to participate in person or remotely. The full program is available <a href="https://rightscon.org/_files/RightsCon%20Web%20Program.pdf">here</a>. I will send out more details on remote participation soon.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19.166667938232422px;white-space:pre-wrap">Internet Governance Basics : What's at stake in 2014? </b><br>
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2014 is shaping up to be an important year in Internet Governance. Not only is the question of who runs the Internet becoming headline news, but the diplomatic calendar is full of occasions for governments to demand more control. Add to this mix next month’s Multistakeholder Meeting in Brazil, plus a number of high level panels seeking a new, middle path and you have a recipe for either a new paradigm for global cooperation - or a politically fragmented Internet. We'll hear from a range of people steeped in the internet governance debate and explain what's up for grabs, who is to be impacted, what are the current models being proposed - and most importantly why this matters to Silicon Valley.<br>
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<ol><li><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">All speakers will do on intro on their key issues and trends, and engage the audience in a discussion as to why this is important.</font></li><li><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Communicating what’s good and bad about the present model exploring new transnational mechanisms for Internet Governance; looking at “Splinternets” on the horizon and its impact on business; Geopolitical pressures and responses</font></li>
<li><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Why 2014 is the year to get involved. Why you should and how you can do it?</font></li></ol><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Speakers: </font></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<ul><li><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Bertrand De La Chapelle (Internet Jurisdiction, France) <br></font></li><li><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Anja Kovacs (Internet Democracy Project, India) <br>
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<li><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Nnenna Nwakanma - (Web Foundation, Cote d'Ivoire) <br></font></li><li><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ronaldo Lemos - (Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade, Brazil)<br>
</font></li><li><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:19.166667938232422px;white-space:pre-wrap">Chris Riley (Mozilla, USA) TBC</span></font></li></ul><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19.166667938232422px;white-space:pre-wrap">Moderator: </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19.166667938232422px;white-space:pre-wrap">Chris Mondini (ICANN) </span><br>
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<span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">"São Paulo and Beyond: the Future of Global Internet Governance" </font></b></span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
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<span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This session will bring together a mix of experts involved in global internet governance policy spaces to help bring greater clarity around Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance (Net Mundial) and where internet governance will go after it. This dynamic panel will aim to clarify misconceptions about the event, what’s at stake, and what internet governance might look like in the next 20 years. It will bring together academics, advocates, government, and the private sector for a dynamic conversation with the broader digital rights community. </font></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Joana Varon (FGV/CTS)</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc">
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Anja Kovacs (Internet Democracy Project)</font></span></p>
</li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Johan Hallenborg (Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs)</font></span></p>
</li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ben Wagner (Annenberg School for Communication at University of Pennsylvania)</font></span></p>
</li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Patrick Ryan (Google)</font></span></p>
</li></ul><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Moderator: Deborah Brown (Access)</font></span></p>
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<span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>São Paulo Civil Society Strategy session</b> </font></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19.166667938232422px;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19.166667938232422px;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>March 3 @ 9am-12pm PST/GMT -8</b></span></p><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:19.166667938232422px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This is a civil society strategizing session* ahead of the Net Mundial meeting and other upcoming internet governance events on Some ideas for an agenda</font></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><ul><li><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:19.166667938232422px;white-space:pre-wrap">Finalizing contributions for the Net Mundial meeting</span><br>
</font></li><li><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:19.166667938232422px;white-space:pre-wrap">Building consensus between various contributions</span><br></font></li><li><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:19.166667938232422px;white-space:pre-wrap">Strategizing on ways to build support for CS position among other stakeholders</span><br>
</font></li><li><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:19.166667938232422px;white-space:pre-wrap">Brainstorming on media strategy, guiding the narrative on how this event is covered</span><br>
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<li><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:19.166667938232422px;white-space:pre-wrap">Input on the agenda for the preparatory civil society meeting in São Paulo, and delivering a message to that meeting on behalf of those who won't be there</span><br>
</font></li><li><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:19.166667938232422px;white-space:pre-wrap">Looking beyond São Paulo, more precisely 2015+ </span><br></font></li></ul><div><span style="line-height:19.166667938232422px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">*Note: This is not part of the official programming, so please reach out to me directly if you would like to participate in this session in person or remotely. </font></span></div>
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<font face="garamond, serif">Deborah Brown</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="garamond, serif">Senior Policy Analyst</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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