[bestbits] FYI RightsCon program- internet governance sessions

[Deborah Brown]

Dear all,

RightsCon Silicon Valley <https://rightscon.org/> 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
here<https://rightscon.org/_files/RightsCon%20Web%20Program.pdf>.
I will send out more details on remote participation soon.

*Internet Governance Basics : What's at stake in 2014? *

*March 3 @ 3:30-4:45 PST/GMT -8*

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.


   1. 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.
   2. 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
   3. Why 2014 is the year to get involved. Why you should and how you can
   do it?

Speakers:

   - Bertrand De La Chapelle (Internet Jurisdiction, France)
   - Anja Kovacs (Internet Democracy Project, India)
   - Nnenna Nwakanma - (Web Foundation, Cote d'Ivoire)
   - Ronaldo Lemos - (Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade, Brazil)
   - Chris Riley (Mozilla, USA) TBC

Moderator: Chris Mondini (ICANN)


*"São Paulo and Beyond:  the Future of Global Internet Governance" *

*March 5 @ 12-1:15pm PST/GMT -8*

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.


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   Joana Varon (FGV/CTS)
   -

   Anja Kovacs (Internet Democracy Project)
   -

   Johan Hallenborg (Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
   -

   Ben Wagner (Annenberg School for Communication at University of
   Pennsylvania)
   -

   Patrick Ryan (Google)


Moderator: Deborah Brown (Access)


 *São Paulo Civil Society Strategy session*

*March 3 @ 9am-12pm PST/GMT -8*


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


   - Finalizing contributions for the Net Mundial meeting
   - Building consensus between various contributions
   - Strategizing on ways to build support for CS position among other
   stakeholders
   - Brainstorming on media strategy, guiding the narrative on how this
   event is covered
   - 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
   - Looking beyond São Paulo, more precisely 2015+

*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.


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Deborah Brown
Senior Policy Analyst
Access | accessnow.org
rightscon.org

@deblebrown
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