[bestbits] Coordination during WCIT -- who's attending, who's reporting
parminder
parminder at itforchange.net
Thu Nov 29 00:32:16 EST 2012
well sorry, that was not the oped I did but another news item on
censorship in India
the oped is below
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/hyping-one-threat-to-hide-another/article4140922.ece
On Thursday 29 November 2012 10:54 AM, parminder wrote:
>
> Hi All
>
> Without distracting all of you from the important task of on the
> ground coordination at the WCIT, I will like to draw your attention to
> the oped that I did on WCIT in the larger content of global IG in the
> top India daily 'The Hindu'. It kind of gives a balancing view to what
> I think it often a one-sided campaign with a relatively narrow vision
> and purpose.
>
> http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/civil-society-seeks-serious-relook-at-law/article4145033.ece
>
> parminder
>
>
> On Thursday 29 November 2012 10:41 AM, Tim Hwang wrote:
>> Ack! My mistake - didn't realize there would be the other etherpad
>> setup, please disregard the one I sent out earlier today (i.e.
>> https://foundation.etherpad.mozilla.org/itudubai).
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tim
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 8:01 PM, Emma Llanso <ellanso at cdt.org
>> <mailto:ellanso at cdt.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> The second is this etherpad setup:
>> https://civ-soc-wcit.etherpad.mozilla.org/. 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. https://civ-soc-wcit.etherpad.mozilla.org/1) 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 ellery at cdt.org <mailto:ellery at cdt.org>
>> and we'd be happy to create an account for you.
>>
>> 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!
>>
>> Best,
>> Emma
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11/28/2012 4:09 PM, Lea Kaspar wrote:
>>> Dear Ellery et al,
>>>
>>> For those of you I haven't had the pleasure of meeting yet, I'm
>>> Lea Kaspar, working with Global Partners in London.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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?
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Lea
>>>
>>> From: Rashmi Rangnath <rrangnath at publicknowledge.org
>>> <mailto:rrangnath at publicknowledge.org>>
>>> Date: Wednesday, 28 November 2012 19:39
>>> To: Tim Hwang <tim at mozillafoundation.org
>>> <mailto:tim at mozillafoundation.org>>
>>> Cc: William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch
>>> <mailto:william.drake at uzh.ch>>, Deborah Brown
>>> <deborah at accessnow.org <mailto:deborah at accessnow.org>>, Ellery
>>> Biddle <ellery at cdt.org <mailto:ellery at cdt.org>>, "wcit12 at cdt.org
>>> <mailto:wcit12 at cdt.org>" <wcit12 at cdt.org
>>> <mailto:wcit12 at cdt.org>>, "bestbits at lists.igcaucus.org
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>>> <bestbits at lists.igcaucus.org
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.igcaucus.org>>, Harold Feld
>>> <hfeld at publicknowledge.org <mailto:hfeld at publicknowledge.org>>
>>> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Coordination during WCIT -- who's
>>> attending, who's reporting
>>>
>>> Al:
>>>
>>> I and my colleague Harold Feld will be on the US delegation.
>>>
>>> I will be in Dubai from December 9th to the14th.
>>>
>>> Harold will be there from December 4th to the 12th.
>>>
>>> Rashmi
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Tim Hwang
>>> <tim at mozillafoundation.org <mailto:tim at mozillafoundation.org>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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:
>>> https://foundation.etherpad.mozilla.org/itudubai
>>>
>>> Password is: ITU.
>>>
>>> -Tim
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 9:31 AM, William Drake
>>> <william.drake at uzh.ch <mailto:william.drake at uzh.ch>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> 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:
>>>
>>> * expect to be constantly electronically surveilled,
>>> including in hotels
>>> * expect all electronic communications to be insecure,
>>> particularly wireless
>>> * keep any confidential info on you rather than in hotel
>>> * 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.
>>>
>>> Make of these what you will….
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>> On Nov 28, 2012, at 5:12 PM, Deborah Brown wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Deborah
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 4:06 AM, William Drake
>>>> <william.drake at uzh.ch <mailto:william.drake at uzh.ch>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Bill
>>>>
>>>> PS: The call time below may not be optimal for
>>>> people on dels if meetings run late (I'll be on a
>>>> plane).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 28, 2012, at 12:50 AM, Ellery Biddle wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>> 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:
>>>>>
>>>>> First: Who is going to Dubai? We /really/ 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. *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: mshears at cdt.org
>>>>> <mailto:mshears at cdt.org>*
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>> *The call will take place on Tuesday, December 4
>>>>> at 16:00 UTC / 11:00 EST. *A list of international
>>>>> toll-free call-in numbers is attached. I will
>>>>> circulate this again, along with a reminder, on
>>>>> Monday.
>>>>>
>>>>> As always, please feel encouraged to reply to the
>>>>> list with additional ideas, questions, etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks all!
>>>>>
>>>>> Ellery
>>>>>
>>>>> Ellery Roberts Biddle
>>>>> Center for Democracy and Technology <http://cdt.org/>
>>>>> (415) 814-1711 <tel:%28415%29%20814-1711>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Deborah Brown
>>>> Policy Analyst
>>>> Access | AccessNow.org <http://AccessNow.org>
>>>> E. deborah at accessnow.org <mailto:deborah at accessnow.org>
>>>> S. deborah.l.brown
>>>> T. deblebrown
>>>> PGP 0x5EB4727D
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Rashmi Rangnath
>>> Director, Global Knowledge Initiative and Staff Attorney
>>> Public Knowledge
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>>> rrangnath at publicknowledge.org <mailto:rrangnath at publicknowledge.org>
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Emma J. Llansó
>> Policy Counsel
>> Center for Democracy & Technology
>> 1634 I Street NW, Suite 1100
>> Washington, DC 20006
>> 202-407-8818 <tel:202-407-8818> | @cendemtech
>> <https://twitter.com/#%21/CenDemTech>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Tim Hwang
>> Twitter: @timhwang
>> Phone: 973-960-4955
>>
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