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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>FYI if anybody is able to come!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best, Dixie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> SCHAAKE Marietje [mailto:marietje.schaake@europarl.europa.eu] <br><b>Sent:</b> 12 June 2012 16:30<br><b>To:</b> SCHAAKE Marietje OFFICE<br><b>Subject:</b> Invitation to Internet Governance Workshop - June 19th in the European Parliament<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>INVITATION<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>"<b>Facing Challenges to the Internet Governance Regime: A European Perspective Workshop</b>"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>June 19th from 15.00 to 18.00</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> in room PHS5 B001<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The workshop will deal with several aspects of internet governance and the way forward for Europe. The focus will be on the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in December of this year as part of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The WCIT will consider a review of the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs), which <b>can have a significant impact on the way the internet is regulated.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Please RVSP to <a href="mailto:marietje.schaake-office@europarl.europa.eu">marietje.schaake-office@europarl.europa.eu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Marietje Schaake MEP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Background</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>We are witnessing growing attempts by governments across the world to take greater control of the internet, and on the other hand growing unaccountable corporate power. The present internet governance regime has reached a difficult moment: in the past two years we have seen proposals from India and IBSA for large scale changes to the current regime; from Russia & China for a UN General Assembly Resolution on "information security"; proposals to change the ITU Regulations; a CSTD process to look at enhanced cooperation. All of these initiatives raise constitutional questions about how the Internet is governed on the global scale.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>This workshop seeks to discuss the various proposals on the table, as well the legitimate concerns about the internet governance regime at present. We aim to promote a broad multi-stakeholder discussion about what role Europe should be playing in shaping an internet governance regime in the public interest.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Confirmed speakers from the following institutions and organisations:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>European Commission<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>University of Zurich<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>European Digital Rights Initiative<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Global Partners<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Council of Europe<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Google<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Internet Society (tbc)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Draft agenda</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>15:00-15:15 – Welcome and introductions <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>15:15-16:00 – Brief overview of current IG regime and some of the main advantages/disadvantages.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>16:00–17:00 – Overview of main proposals for changing the regime (ITU, enhanced cooperation, IBSA, Internet Code of Conduct, normative principles)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>17:00-17:45 – Questions and audience discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>17:45-18:00 – Summary and conclusions<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>