<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default">We already heard Sally, Leslie, and Andrea's reflections on the Plenipot at the <a href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7227" target="_blank">ISOC-DC debrief</a> a month back. Now, Danny Sepulveda is defining it as win for those who were concerned about ITU mission creep in what <a href="https://openinternet.state.gov/message-ambassador-sepulveda/" target="_blank">he terms</a>  "the Busan Consensus" -   <i>"In Busan, we established a basis and process that enables the ITU to work within its mandate to promote global connectivity while leaving decisions about how people use that connectivity to more appropriate institutions and deliberations."   </i>This will be the focus of today's discussion.</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">For a wider overview of what went down in Busan read <a href="https://www.accessnow.org/blog/2014/12/10/itu-plenipotentiary-2014-impressions-and-analysis-of-outcomes" target="_blank">this report</a> from ISOC-NY's own Avri Doria. </div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><u></u><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(102,102,102);text-align:center;margin:0px;padding:0px;background:rgb(221,221,221)"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="width:564.545471191406px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" style="width:544.545471191406px;padding:10px"><tbody><tr><td><div style="direction:ltr;max-width:600px;margin:0px auto;overflow:hidden"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="width:544.545471191406px;text-align:left;max-width:1024px;min-width:320px;margin:0px auto;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" height="8" background="http:/s.wordpress.com/i/emails/stripes.gif" style="width: 544.545471191406px; height: 8px; background-image: url(https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/11QcDxZcDODA8_Zy6SheBzPAnUnq2Wex4YU4AtNFw2U6vkJK-SLbfLrNelvLLXsXQrjcZHdV7FIOlsp_glV2LA=s0-d-e1-ft#http:/s.wordpress.com/i/emails/stripes.gif); background-color: rgb(67, 164, 208); background-repeat: repeat-x;"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table><br><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="width:544.545471191406px"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:504.545440673828px"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:504.545440673828px"><tbody></tbody></table><div style="direction:ltr;margin-top:1em;max-width:560px"><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><a href="https://new.livestream.com/internetsociety/EI-PP-14/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)"><img border="0" src="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ei_plenipot_170x255.png" alt="ei_plenipot14" class="" style="max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 12px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"></a>Today, <strong>Thursday December 18 2014</strong> at <b>9am EST</b>, the <strong>European Institute</strong> will host <strong>"<a href="https://new.livestream.com/internetsociety/EI-PP-14/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">The Busan Consensus: A Turning Point</a>"</strong> in Washington DC. A panel will consider the outcomes of the recent <strong><a href="http://www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">ITU Plenipotentiary Conference</a></strong>. Speakers: <strong>Ambassador Daniel Sepulveda</strong>, Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Coordinator for International Communication and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State; <strong>Sally Shipman Wentworth</strong>, Vice President of Global Policy Development, Internet Society; <strong>Marie Royce</strong>, Senior Director International Affairs, Alcatel-Lucent; <strong>Leslie Martinkovics</strong>, Director of International Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Verizon; <strong>Andrea Glorioso</strong>, Counselor, Digital Agenda & ICT, Delegation of the European Union; Moderator: <strong>Dr. Michael Nelson</strong>, Adjunct Professor, Internet Studies,Communication, Culture, & Technology Program, Georgetown University. The event will be webcast live via the<strong> <a href="https://new.livestream.com/internetsociety/EI-PP-14/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">Internet Society Livestream Channel</a></strong>.</p><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><strong>What: <a href="https://new.livestream.com/internetsociety/EI-PP-14/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">The Busan Consensus: A Turning Point</a><br>Where: Cosmos Club, Washington DC<br>When: Thursday December 18 2014 at 9:00-10:30am EST | 14:00-16:30 UTC<br>Webcast: <a href="https://new.livestream.com/internetsociety/EI-PP-14/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">https://new.livestream.com/internetsociety/EI-PP-14/</a><br>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%23plenipot14%20%40EuroInstituteDC&src=typd" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">#plenipot14 + @EuroInstituteDC</a></strong></p><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><br></p></div><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.4em;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;font-size:14px;padding:1em 0px 0em;width:auto"></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:auto"><tbody><tr><td style="width:10px"><a href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7329#respond" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(255,255,255);border-radius:10em;border:1px solid rgb(17,114,158);text-decoration:none;padding:5px 15px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4em;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin-left:0px;white-space:nowrap;background-color:rgb(37,133,178)">Comment</a></td><td>   <a href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7329#comments" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">See all comments</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" bgcolor="#efefef" style="width:544.545471191406px;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221,221,221);background-color:rgb(239,239,239)"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(243,243,243);color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:14px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><p style="direction:ltr;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:12px;line-height:1.4em;margin:0px 0px 10px"><br></p><p style="direction:ltr;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:12px;line-height:1.4em;margin:0px"><strong></strong></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"><strong>​Permalink</strong></div><br><a href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7329" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7329</a><p></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" height="3" background="http:/s.wordpress.com/i/emails/stripes.gif" style="width: 544.545471191406px; height: 3px; background-image: url(https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/JIHX4GezYXGnKizvkzStNW7awp7NoFX6h7tmMdSNg1ZFjWFPDEminceGC_k31RcxOWogKeXEyymZIqoAnG9uaNM=s0-d-e1-ft#http://s.wordpress.com/i/emails/stripes.gif); background-color: rgb(67, 164, 208); background-repeat: repeat-x;"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br></td></tr></tbody></table><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=jetpack.wordpress.com&blog=10787942&post=7329&subd=isoc-ny.org&ref=&email=1&email_o=jetpack" width="1" height="1" class=""></div></div><div class=""><div id=":1k0" class="" tabindex="0"><img class="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif"></div></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">---------------------------------------------------------------<br><span>Joly MacFie  <span id="gc-number-2" class="" title="Call with Google Voice">218 565 9365</span> Skype:punkcast</span><br>WWWhatsup NYC - <a href="http://wwwhatsup.com" target="_blank">http://wwwhatsup.com</a><br> <a href="http://pinstand.com" target="_blank">http://pinstand.com</a> - <a href="http://punkcast.com" target="_blank">http://punkcast.com</a><br> VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - <a href="http://isoc-ny.org" target="_blank">http://isoc-ny.org</a><br>--------------------------------------------------------------<br>-</div>
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