Just a quick remind of the deadline to register IGF hubs, which is <b>31 July</b><br>Further information can be found below.<br><br>Regards,<br><br>Marília<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/7/9 Marilia Maciel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mariliamaciel@gmail.com">mariliamaciel@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div></div><div class="h5">Please, help to disseminate this call widely in your regions and sorry for the cross-posting.<br>
<br><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:info@igfremote.info" target="_blank"></a></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/38ujb8d" target="_blank">Take
part on the discussions about Internet Governance: organize a local IGF hub in
your home city</a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US">1)</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 7pt;" lang="EN-US">
</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">The internet
Governance Forum <a href="http://www.intgovforum.org" target="_blank">(IGF)</a></span></b><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US">The IGF takes place once a year and aims to
discuss issues related to Internet governance that touch directly upon the
lives of Internet users, such as: privacy, freedom of expression, access to the
Internet and content diversity, to name just a few. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In 2010,
the IGF will take place in Vilnius,
Lithuania.
Unfortunately, several factors may hamper physical attendance, such as professional
commitments and travel costs. <i>But staying
in your home city does not mean you cannot participate actively and make your
voice heard. There will be interactive channels for remote participation.</i> You
can watch the discussions from home, following the webcast of the event and
participating through chat/video. But it is also possible to organize IGF hubs.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US">2) What are the Hubs?</span></b><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US">The hubs are local meetings that take place in
parallel with the main meeting. People can watch the webcast together and send
questions (text or video) that will be answered by panelists in IGF. In
addition, hub organizers can hold debates to discuss the themes introduced at
the IGF, but from a local perspective. There are several advantages in creating
a hub: it helps to raise awareness about Internet Governance issues, it fosters
networking among participants and community building and it encourages
follow-up activities.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US">3) How to organize a hub?</span></b><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US">The requirements are very simple:</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US">A room
or auditorium. It can be held in a university classroom or any other
convenient place</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US">A
computer with a broadband Internet connection and a video</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math";" lang="EN-US">‐</span><span lang="EN-US">conference (or projector) equipment, to watch the webcast.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US">A
hub moderator, who will plan the dynamics of the local roundtables and
discussions as well as transmit the hub participants’ questions or
comments to the IGF meeting through the remote participation
channels.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US">A
general call in lists, forums, etc, to invite the interested local
community</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US">An
online training session to become familiar with the platform that will be
used for interaction will be offered prior to the event</span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US">4) Dynamics of interaction during the meeting</span></b><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Remote participants will be able to <b>follow
the meeting</b> taking place in Vilnius
by watching videocasts or listening to audiocasts from the meeting rooms, by
viewing the PPT presentations from the speakers, and by reading real-time
closed captioning.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Remote participants will be able to <b>interact
with the meeting</b> individually or from a hub. All remote participants will
be able to send text questions, using the remote participation platform. These
questions will be forwarded to the panel moderator when he/she opens the floor
for questions from the audience. Hubs can also interact live through video.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US">5) How to register a hub</span></b><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Visit the website of the IGF and follow the
instructions: <a href="http://intgovforum.org/cms/the-preparatory-process/512" target="_blank">http://intgovforum.org/cms/the-preparatory-process/512</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US">6) More information about remote participation in the IGF</span></b><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US">For more information about remote participation
in the IGF, please contact the IGF Secretariat or the Remote Participation Working Group (<a href="http://www.igfremote.info/" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">www.igfremote.info</span></a>)
at <a href="mailto:info@igfremote.info" target="_blank">info@igfremote.info</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<br>-- <br>Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade<br>FGV Direito Rio<br><br>Center for Technology and Society<br>Getulio Vargas Foundation<br>Rio de Janeiro - Brazil<br>
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