From ayden at ferdeline.com Tue May 1 05:41:12 2018 From: ayden at ferdeline.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Ayden_F=C3=A9rdeline?=) Date: Tue, 01 May 2018 05:41:12 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] [governance] IGF workshop proposals open In-Reply-To: References: <0bb0a73c-cc91-e6fd-9ce0-4029b553df39@malcolm.id.au> Message-ID: While that would be sensible and desirable, that could easily result in disappointment. The IGF Secretariat has said for five months now that the announcement of the meeting dates and venue for this year's meeting would be made imminently, and yet here we are. I think it would be advisable to submit a proposal operating under what is of course an unreasonable assumption, that the meeting's geographic location is unknown, and the dates have not been narrowed down to a single month and therefore cannot be reviewed for conflicts... which will probably happen, given Plenipotentiary too is in November. ​Ayden Férdeline ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On 1 May 2018 5:05 AM, ian.peter at ianpeter.com wrote: > ​​ > > It would be handy to know the dates and venue for the IGF meeting before > > workshop proposals close. Is that going to happen? > > Ian Peter > > ------ Original Message ------ > > From: "Jeremy Malcolm" Jeremy at Malcolm.id.au > > To: "Peter Micek" peter at accessnow.org > > Cc: "bestbits at lists.bestbits.net bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>" > > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net; "governance" > > governance at lists.riseup.net > > Sent: 1/05/2018 3:55:57 AM > > Subject: Re: [governance] [bestbits] IGF workshop proposals open > > > On 30/4/18 10:52 am, Peter Micek wrote: > > > > > Thanks, Jeremy. Just for clarification, we are having an IGF this > > > > > > year? Will it be in Bangkok around December 10-14? > > > > There will be one, and yes one option is holding it in Asia in > > > > December, > > > > but it might also be in a European country in November. This is still > > > > being worked out, so please don't making any bookings for now! Nobody > > > > considers it a satisfactory state of affairs. As soon as I know > > > > anything > > > > more, I will pass it on. > > > > -- > > > > Jeremy Malcolm PhD LLB (Hons) B Com > > > > Internet lawyer, ICT policy advocate, geek > > > > echo "9EEAi^^;6C6]>J^=^>6"|tr '!-~' 'P-~!-O'|wget -q -i - -O - > > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits From gus at publicknowledge.org Thu May 17 09:36:50 2018 From: gus at publicknowledge.org (Gus Rossi) Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 09:36:50 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] ICYMI, RightsCon: 2nd CSO PP-18 Coord Meeting, May 17 10:30-11:45 @ RightsCon x Message-ID: Hi everyone, We will have the second civil society coordination meeting for PP-18 at RightsCon. The first one took place in IGF 2017. *All Civil Society Groups interested in ITU/Telecom issues are welcome.* *The meeting will take place today,* *Thursday, May 17 from 10:30 to 11:45am in Room 118* at the RightsCon venue. See bellow the meeting agenda for further details as to what will be discussed. In particular, our action items will focus on regional coordination and kickstarting our joint brief for tracking incoming PP-18 contributions. 1. Introductions 2. Document management 3. PP-18 Regional Preparatory Processes a. Report back on March regional prep meetings i. CITEL – March 15 Meeting (Public Knowledge) ii. CEPT – March 26-29 Meeting (Global Partners Digital) b. Regional coordination and upcoming prep meetings 4. PP-18 Civil Society Brief a. Overview of PP Resolutions b. Division of briefing responsibilities 5. Logistics a. Financial support b. Credentials c. Next coordination meetings 6. 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URL: From Jeremy at Malcolm.id.au Mon May 21 22:47:07 2018 From: Jeremy at Malcolm.id.au (Jeremy Malcolm) Date: Mon, 21 May 2018 19:47:07 -0700 Subject: [bestbits] Update about IGF venue and workshop submissions Message-ID: <653dc618-59c4-59e9-488a-4a3d904c7189@Malcolm.id.au> MAG chair Lynn St. Amour has just indicated that if necessary, the IGF workshop submission deadline will be extended to one week after the final 2018 IGF venue has been announced. I know that a lot of people have been expressing concern about this, so that is some good news at least. -- Jeremy Malcolm PhD LLB (Hons) B Com Internet lawyer, ICT policy advocate, geek echo "9EEAi^^;6C6]>J^=^>6"|tr '\!-~' 'P-~\!-O'|wget -q -i - -O - From Jeremy at Malcolm.id.au Tue May 22 12:20:10 2018 From: Jeremy at Malcolm.id.au (Jeremy Malcolm) Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 09:20:10 -0700 Subject: [bestbits] [governance] Update about IGF venue and workshop submissions In-Reply-To: <361542C8-A792-43AB-8C43-52A03846328F@gmail.com> References: <653dc618-59c4-59e9-488a-4a3d904c7189@Malcolm.id.au> <361542C8-A792-43AB-8C43-52A03846328F@gmail.com> Message-ID: <744f8a7e-ffb2-65ea-4af4-559845bbc463@Malcolm.id.au> On 21/5/18 8:24 pm, Arsène Tungali wrote: > Hi Jeremy, > Thanks for that! Does that mean that the venue will be announced soon? Hope springs eternal. -- Jeremy Malcolm PhD LLB (Hons) B Com Internet lawyer, ICT policy advocate, geek echo "9EEAi^^;6C6]>J^=^>6"|tr '\!-~' 'P-~\!-O'|wget -q -i - -O - From ayden at ferdeline.com Tue May 22 15:20:30 2018 From: ayden at ferdeline.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Ayden_F=C3=A9rdeline?=) Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 15:20:30 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] [governance] IGF workshop proposals open In-Reply-To: References: <20180520225742.61b302fe@quill> Message-ID: <9biI_9hoev7DDrqHFqtYI5wFEp4idM_ZtnmswJ9cdTuqcgqOhETQFrz5r6DOltqtU4qigcGFVqXjLpvBfAVg3Bg3-KGkT6K6fzEtVUny8ko=@ferdeline.com> Yes, French media is reporting that it will be in Paris in November - I wonder if this will be a date conflict with the ITU's Plenipotentiary? http://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/2018/05/22/32001-20180522ARTFIG00188-paris-accueillera-le-forum-mondial-sur-la-gouvernance-d-internet.php ​—Ayden ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On 22 May 2018 8:15 PM, chlebrum wrote: > ​​ > > IGF 2018 in Paris 😇 > > French Président Emmanuel Macron will announce tomorrow, on November > > Chantal LEBRUMENT > > > Le 20 mai 2018 à 23:02, Ayden Férdeline ayden at ferdeline.com a écrit : > > > > It is not a serious forum anymore, and I think the lack of hosts (this year, and let's not forget last, when no one bid to host it) is very telling unfortunately. Perhaps it would have been more dignified a death for the IGF to have retired after 10 successful iterations. > > > > Ayden Férdeline > > > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ > > > > > On 20 May 2018 10:57 PM, Norbert Bollow nb at bollow.ch wrote: > > > > > > > > The Secretariat has published the Call for workshop proposals on > > > > > > > > the IGF website: > > > > > > > > > > https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2018-call-for-workshop-proposals > > > > > > > > > > Deadline for submission is 27 May 2018 > > > > > > It's now a week before the deadline, and still there seems to be no > > > > > > announcement in regard to where and when the IGF will take place. > > > > > > I really don't see how it's supposed to be possible to prepare a > > > > > > workshop proposal when neither the potential workshop organizer nor > > > > > > potential panelists have the information that most people would > > > > > > consider essential in deciding whether to attend an event like the IGF. > > > > > > Greetings, > > > > > > Norbert > > > > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:igc-unsubscribe at lists.riseup.net > > > > > > List help: https://riseup.net/lists > > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:igc-unsubscribe at lists.riseup.net > > > > List help: https://riseup.net/lists From ayden at ferdeline.com Thu May 24 09:39:01 2018 From: ayden at ferdeline.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Ayden_F=C3=A9rdeline?=) Date: Thu, 24 May 2018 09:39:01 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] [governance] IGF will take place in Paris in 2018 In-Reply-To: References: <01aa01d3f203$906a36e0$b13ea4a0$@freenet.de> <1175331962.369.1527052351104.JavaMail.www@wwinf1k30> Message-ID: Macron himself has now said that France will host the IGF, so it seems a reasonably safe bet that it will be held in Paris later this year. See this tweet, jump through to 33:50, it's in English: https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/999580738931507201 Ayden ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On 23 May 2018 7:19 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro wrote: > There are several offers on the table but there is an exhaustive checklist and the country state has to be the one making the offer to host. > > The IGF Secretariat will be posting an announcement as soon as we have a host country. > > Until then, unless confirmed by the IGF Secretariat, it is speculation regardless of who publishes the announcement. > > Sala > > On Wed, 23 May 2018, 5:12 pm Divina MEIGS, wrote: > >> I must say it would give us a boost in France, where IGF France is just starting to remobilize... >> >> But I guess after IGF Geneva and before IGF Berlin, it's a lot of European places for an event that is supposed to rotate regions... >> >> Divina Frau-Meigs >> Présidente Défi 8 ANR, Présidente Savoir*Devenir >> Chaire UNESCO Savoir Devenir à l'ère du développement numérique durable >> Porteuse des projets ANR TRANSLIT, CIP ECO, ERASMUS+ ECFOLI, UNESCO radicalisation >> TEDx TALK on www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzITOMccf7A >> >>>> Message du 23/05/18 07:10 >>>> De : "Arsène Tungali" >>>> A : "Jeremy Malcolm" >>>> Copie à : governance at lists.riseup.net >>>> Objet : Re: [governance] IGF will take place in Paris in 2018 >>>> >>>> at least some good updates here, thanks, everyone. >>>> >>>> And having Macron publicly announce this, it gives more credit to this >>>> edition somehow. In the article from Le Figaro shared here, Paris is >>>> not confirmed as the host city as per de IGF Secretariat quote. They >>>> said Paris looks like a serious host but that the host city will soon >>>> be revealed. >>>> >>>> Whenever the official announcement will be sent out, then we will be >>>> able to confirm it. And if the MAG is not yet informed, I wonder what >>>> that actually means. >>>> >>>> >>>> 2018-05-22 22:55 UTC+03:00, Jeremy Malcolm : >>>> > On 22/5/18 12:32 pm, sandra hoferichter wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> http://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/2018/05/22/32001-20180522ARTFIG00188-paris-accueillera-le-forum-mondial-sur-la-gouvernance-d-internet.php >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> > >>>> > If this is true, then the MAG have not been informed of the decision yet. >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > Jeremy Malcolm PhD LLB (Hons) B Com >>>> > Internet lawyer, ICT policy advocate, geek >>>> > echo "9EEAi^^;6C6]>J^=^>6"|tr '\!-~' 'P-~\!-O'|wget -q -i - -O - >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> ------------------------ >>>> **Arsène Tungali* * >>>> Co-Founder & Executive Director, *Rudi international >>>> *, >>>> CEO,* Smart Services Sarl *, *Mabingwa Forum >>>> * >>>> Tel: +243 993810967 >>>> GPG: 523644A0 >>>> *Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo* >>>> >>>> 2015 Mandela Washington Felllow >>>> >>>> (YALI) - ISOC Ambassador (IGF Brazil >>>> >>>> & Mexico >>>> ) >>>> - AFRISIG 2016 - Blogger >>>> - ICANN's GNSO Council >>>> Member. AFRINIC Fellow ( >>>> Mauritius >>>> )* >>>> - *IGFSA Member - Internet Governance - Internet >>>> Freedom. >>>> >>>> Check the *2016 State of Internet Freedom in DRC* report (English >>>> ) and (French >>>> ) >>>> --- >>>> To unsubscribe: >>>> List help: >>>> >> >> --- >> To unsubscribe: >> List help: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From plommer at gmail.com Thu May 24 10:08:20 2018 From: plommer at gmail.com (Raoul Plommer) Date: Thu, 24 May 2018 10:08:20 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] [governance] IGF will take place in Paris in 2018 In-Reply-To: References: <01aa01d3f203$906a36e0$b13ea4a0$@freenet.de> <1175331962.369.1527052351104.JavaMail.www@wwinf1k30> Message-ID: Without having watched the video, does he say it will be in Paris? -Raoul On 24 May 2018 at 09:39, Ayden Férdeline wrote: > Macron himself has now said that France will host the IGF, so it seems a > reasonably safe bet that it will be held in Paris later this year. See this > tweet, jump through to 33:50, it's in English: > > https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/999580738931507201 > > Ayden > > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ > On 23 May 2018 7:19 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro < > governance at lists.riseup.net> wrote: > > There are several offers on the table but there is an exhaustive checklist > and the country state has to be the one making the offer to host. > > The IGF Secretariat will be posting an announcement as soon as we have a > host country. > > Until then, unless confirmed by the IGF Secretariat, it is speculation > regardless of who publishes the announcement. > > Sala > > > > > > On Wed, 23 May 2018, 5:12 pm Divina MEIGS, wrote: > >> I must say it would give us a boost in France, where IGF France is just >> starting to remobilize... >> >> But I guess after IGF Geneva and before IGF Berlin, it's a lot of >> European places for an event that is supposed to rotate regions... >> >> >> >> Divina Frau-Meigs >> Présidente Défi 8 ANR, Présidente Savoir*Devenir >> Chaire UNESCO Savoir Devenir à l'ère du développement numérique durable >> Porteuse des projets ANR TRANSLIT, CIP ECO, ERASMUS+ ECFOLI, UNESCO >> radicalisation >> TEDx TALK on www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzITOMccf7A >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Message du 23/05/18 07:10 >> > De : "Arsène Tungali" >> > A : "Jeremy Malcolm" >> > Copie à : governance at lists.riseup.net >> > Objet : Re: [governance] IGF will take place in Paris in 2018 >> > >> > at least some good updates here, thanks, everyone. >> > >> > And having Macron publicly announce this, it gives more credit to this >> > edition somehow. In the article from Le Figaro shared here, Paris is >> > not confirmed as the host city as per de IGF Secretariat quote. They >> > said Paris looks like a serious host but that the host city will soon >> > be revealed. >> > >> > Whenever the official announcement will be sent out, then we will be >> > able to confirm it. And if the MAG is not yet informed, I wonder what >> > that actually means. >> > >> > >> > 2018-05-22 22:55 UTC+03:00, Jeremy Malcolm : >> > > On 22/5/18 12:32 pm, sandra hoferichter wrote: >> > >> >> > >> http://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/2018/05/22/ >> 32001-20180522ARTFIG00188-paris-accueillera-le-forum- >> mondial-sur-la-gouvernance-d-internet.php >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > > >> > > If this is true, then the MAG have not been informed of the decision >> yet. >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Jeremy Malcolm PhD LLB (Hons) B Com >> > > Internet lawyer, ICT policy advocate, geek >> > > echo "9EEAi^^;6C6]>J^=^>6"|tr '\!-~' 'P-~\!-O'|wget -q -i - -O - >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > ------------------------ >> > **Arsène Tungali* * >> > Co-Founder & Executive Director, *Rudi international >> > *, >> > CEO,* Smart Services Sarl *, *Mabingwa >> Forum >> > * >> > Tel: +243 993810967 >> > GPG: 523644A0 >> > *Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo* >> > >> > 2015 Mandela Washington Felllow >> > > mandela-washington.html> >> > (YALI) - ISOC Ambassador (IGF Brazil >> > > leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/igf- >> ambassadors-programme/Past-Ambassadors> >> > & Mexico >> > > leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/Current-Ambassadors>) >> > - AFRISIG 2016 - >> Blogger >> > - ICANN's GNSO Council >> > Member. AFRINIC >> Fellow ( >> > Mauritius >> > > fellowship-winners>)* >> > - *IGFSA Member - Internet Governance - >> Internet >> > Freedom. >> > >> > Check the *2016 State of Internet Freedom in DRC* report (English >> > ) and (French >> > ) >> > --- >> > To unsubscribe: >> > List help: >> > >> >> --- >> To unsubscribe: >> List help: >> > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nnenna75 at gmail.com Thu May 24 10:17:09 2018 From: nnenna75 at gmail.com (Nnenna Nwakanma) Date: Thu, 24 May 2018 14:17:09 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] [governance] IGF will take place in Paris in 2018 In-Reply-To: References: <01aa01d3f203$906a36e0$b13ea4a0$@freenet.de> <1175331962.369.1527052351104.JavaMail.www@wwinf1k30> Message-ID: He did. In Paris, in November On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 2:08 PM, Raoul Plommer wrote: > Without having watched the video, does he say it will be in Paris? > > -Raoul > > On 24 May 2018 at 09:39, Ayden Férdeline wrote: > >> Macron himself has now said that France will host the IGF, so it seems a >> reasonably safe bet that it will be held in Paris later this year. See this >> tweet, jump through to 33:50, it's in English: >> >> https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/999580738931507201 >> >> Ayden >> >> >> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ >> On 23 May 2018 7:19 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro < >> governance at lists.riseup.net> wrote: >> >> There are several offers on the table but there is an exhaustive >> checklist and the country state has to be the one making the offer to host. >> >> The IGF Secretariat will be posting an announcement as soon as we have a >> host country. >> >> Until then, unless confirmed by the IGF Secretariat, it is speculation >> regardless of who publishes the announcement. >> >> Sala >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, 23 May 2018, 5:12 pm Divina MEIGS, >> wrote: >> >>> I must say it would give us a boost in France, where IGF France is just >>> starting to remobilize... >>> >>> But I guess after IGF Geneva and before IGF Berlin, it's a lot of >>> European places for an event that is supposed to rotate regions... >>> >>> >>> >>> Divina Frau-Meigs >>> Présidente Défi 8 ANR, Présidente Savoir*Devenir >>> Chaire UNESCO Savoir Devenir à l'ère du développement numérique durable >>> Porteuse des projets ANR TRANSLIT, CIP ECO, ERASMUS+ ECFOLI, UNESCO >>> radicalisation >>> TEDx TALK on www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzITOMccf7A >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > Message du 23/05/18 07:10 >>> > De : "Arsène Tungali" >>> > A : "Jeremy Malcolm" >>> > Copie à : governance at lists.riseup.net >>> > Objet : Re: [governance] IGF will take place in Paris in 2018 >>> > >>> > at least some good updates here, thanks, everyone. >>> > >>> > And having Macron publicly announce this, it gives more credit to this >>> > edition somehow. In the article from Le Figaro shared here, Paris is >>> > not confirmed as the host city as per de IGF Secretariat quote. They >>> > said Paris looks like a serious host but that the host city will soon >>> > be revealed. >>> > >>> > Whenever the official announcement will be sent out, then we will be >>> > able to confirm it. And if the MAG is not yet informed, I wonder what >>> > that actually means. >>> > >>> > >>> > 2018-05-22 22:55 UTC+03:00, Jeremy Malcolm : >>> > > On 22/5/18 12:32 pm, sandra hoferichter wrote: >>> > >> >>> > >> http://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/2018/05/22/32001- >>> 20180522ARTFIG00188-paris-accueillera-le-forum-mondial- >>> sur-la-gouvernance-d-internet.php >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > > >>> > > If this is true, then the MAG have not been informed of the decision >>> yet. >>> > > >>> > > -- >>> > > Jeremy Malcolm PhD LLB (Hons) B Com >>> > > Internet lawyer, ICT policy advocate, geek >>> > > echo "9EEAi^^;6C6]>J^=^>6"|tr '\!-~' 'P-~\!-O'|wget -q -i - -O - >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > ------------------------ >>> > **Arsène Tungali* * >>> > Co-Founder & Executive Director, *Rudi international >>> > *, >>> > CEO,* Smart Services Sarl *, *Mabingwa >>> Forum >>> > * >>> > Tel: +243 993810967 >>> > GPG: 523644A0 >>> > *Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo* >>> > >>> > 2015 Mandela Washington Felllow >>> > >> la-washington.html> >>> > (YALI) - ISOC Ambassador (IGF Brazil >>> > >> dership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/igf-ambassadors- >>> programme/Past-Ambassadors> >>> > & Mexico >>> > >> dership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/Current-Ambassadors>) >>> > - AFRISIG 2016 - >>> Blogger >>> > - ICANN's GNSO Council >>> > Member. 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URL: From ayden at ferdeline.com Thu May 24 12:18:06 2018 From: ayden at ferdeline.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Ayden_F=C3=A9rdeline?=) Date: Thu, 24 May 2018 12:18:06 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] [governance] IGF will take place in Paris in 2018 In-Reply-To: References: <01aa01d3f203$906a36e0$b13ea4a0$@freenet.de> <1175331962.369.1527052351104.JavaMail.www@wwinf1k30> Message-ID: I suppose we could wait weeks upon weeks for UN DESA to announce it, but in the meantime, the French President has said that Paris will host the IGF in November, so I'll take that as a rough indication that the IGF this year will be happening in Paris then. Others may, of course, disregard this announcement until it is confirmed by the UN. Ayden ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On 24 May 2018 4:56 PM, Diego Rafael Canabarro wrote: > annoucing intention is different than signing the check. we should wait for UN Secretariat to officially announce it. > > Em qui, 24 de mai de 2018 11:17, Nnenna Nwakanma escreveu: > >> He did. >> In Paris, in November >> >> On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 2:08 PM, Raoul Plommer wrote: >> >>> Without having watched the video, does he say it will be in Paris? >>> >>> -Raoul >>> >>> On 24 May 2018 at 09:39, Ayden Férdeline wrote: >>> >>>> Macron himself has now said that France will host the IGF, so it seems a reasonably safe bet that it will be held in Paris later this year. See this tweet, jump through to 33:50, it's in English: >>>> >>>> https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/999580738931507201 >>>> >>>> Ayden >>>> >>>> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ >>>> On 23 May 2018 7:19 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro wrote: >>>> >>>>> There are several offers on the table but there is an exhaustive checklist and the country state has to be the one making the offer to host. >>>>> >>>>> The IGF Secretariat will be posting an announcement as soon as we have a host country. >>>>> >>>>> Until then, unless confirmed by the IGF Secretariat, it is speculation regardless of who publishes the announcement. >>>>> >>>>> Sala >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, 23 May 2018, 5:12 pm Divina MEIGS, wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I must say it would give us a boost in France, where IGF France is just starting to remobilize... >>>>>> >>>>>> But I guess after IGF Geneva and before IGF Berlin, it's a lot of European places for an event that is supposed to rotate regions... >>>>>> >>>>>> Divina Frau-Meigs >>>>>> Présidente Défi 8 ANR, Présidente Savoir*Devenir >>>>>> Chaire UNESCO Savoir Devenir à l'ère du développement numérique durable >>>>>> Porteuse des projets ANR TRANSLIT, CIP ECO, ERASMUS+ ECFOLI, UNESCO radicalisation >>>>>> TEDx TALK on www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzITOMccf7A >>>>>> >>>>>>>> Message du 23/05/18 07:10 >>>>>>>> De : "Arsène Tungali" >>>>>>>> A : "Jeremy Malcolm" >>>>>>>> Copie à : governance at lists.riseup.net >>>>>>>> Objet : Re: [governance] IGF will take place in Paris in 2018 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> at least some good updates here, thanks, everyone. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> And having Macron publicly announce this, it gives more credit to this >>>>>>>> edition somehow. In the article from Le Figaro shared here, Paris is >>>>>>>> not confirmed as the host city as per de IGF Secretariat quote. They >>>>>>>> said Paris looks like a serious host but that the host city will soon >>>>>>>> be revealed. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Whenever the official announcement will be sent out, then we will be >>>>>>>> able to confirm it. And if the MAG is not yet informed, I wonder what >>>>>>>> that actually means. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 2018-05-22 22:55 UTC+03:00, Jeremy Malcolm : >>>>>>>> > On 22/5/18 12:32 pm, sandra hoferichter wrote: >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> http://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/2018/05/22/32001-20180522ARTFIG00188-paris-accueillera-le-forum-mondial-sur-la-gouvernance-d-internet.php >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > If this is true, then the MAG have not been informed of the decision yet. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > -- >>>>>>>> > Jeremy Malcolm PhD LLB (Hons) B Com >>>>>>>> > Internet lawyer, ICT policy advocate, geek >>>>>>>> > echo "9EEAi^^;6C6]>J^=^>6"|tr '\!-~' 'P-~\!-O'|wget -q -i - -O - >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> ------------------------ >>>>>>>> **Arsène Tungali* * >>>>>>>> Co-Founder & Executive Director, *Rudi international >>>>>>>> *, >>>>>>>> CEO,* Smart Services Sarl *, *Mabingwa Forum >>>>>>>> * >>>>>>>> Tel: +243 993810967 >>>>>>>> GPG: 523644A0 >>>>>>>> *Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 2015 Mandela Washington Felllow >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> (YALI) - ISOC Ambassador (IGF Brazil >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> & Mexico >>>>>>>> ) >>>>>>>> - AFRISIG 2016 - Blogger >>>>>>>> - ICANN's GNSO Council >>>>>>>> Member. 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URL: From bkilic at citizen.org Thu May 24 15:47:55 2018 From: bkilic at citizen.org (Burcu Kilic) Date: Thu, 24 May 2018 19:47:55 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] Global Congress: Internet & Trade Track Message-ID: Dear All, We are pleased to announce the fifth convening of the Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest. The Congress will take place the week of September 24, 2018 in Washington DC. The Global Congress is the main convening of a global network of over 800 researchers, activists, and practitioners who work on the intersection of intellectual property, information technology and promotion of the public interest. The Congress is co-hosted by The American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) with the core goal to promote evidence-based policy-making by fostering partnerships between academics and policy advocates from around the world. The Congress will spread over six days, beginning with focused capacity building workshops for global activists and building up to a large public international conference with plenary sessions webcast to the world. This year, Public Citizen is co-chairing a track on Internet and Trade. The track will focus on digital trade provisions in trade agreements and their impact on digital rights and freedoms. It will bring together Internet and trade communities for a dialogue, capacity building, peer-learning and collaboration. We would like to solicit your interest for presentations, papers, seminars, or panel ideas for the Internet and Trade Track. We welcome the use of the Congress to organize panels and workshops. If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please do so via https://form.jotform.com/pijip/2018GCIPApp2PResent The due date for the proposals is June 5. Some of the topics of interest for the Internet and Trade Track include: - The WTO e-commerce discussions; - Plurilateral talks on e-commerce - The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) - Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Data flows, data protection and privacy - WTO General exception, privacy exception - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - Consumer agenda in trade negotiations - Big tech, big data and big agreements - Privacy and data protection reforms - Data localization and social, economic and political implications - Artificial Intelligence - Algorithmic transparency - Source code and disclosure - Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions There are limited funds to support travel assistance to the Global Congress, some of which are earmarked for this track. In an effort to support the broadest possible participation, we are asking that home institutions support part or all of the cost of attendance if possible. If your institution can cover your full cost of attendance, we will be happy to list them as a sponsor of the Congress. If you need travel support to attend the Congress, please fill out the application form (by June 1if possible) at: Global Congress Scholarship Application https://form.jotform.com/pijip/GC2018ScholarshipApp For further inquiry, topic ideas for the Internet and Trade Track, or suggestions, please feel free to reach out at ourdigitalrights at citizen.org Burcu Kilic, Ph.D. Legal & Policy Director Access to Medicines, Innovation and Information Public Citizen | Protecting Health, Safety and Democracy TEL: +1 202-588-7792 1600 20th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 URL: http://www.citizen.org/access Twitter: @burcuno -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sheetal at gp-digital.org Tue May 1 12:38:07 2018 From: sheetal at gp-digital.org (Sheetal Kumar) Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 17:38:07 +0100 Subject: [bestbits] [ICDPPC 2018] mailing list for coordination & other updates Message-ID: Dear all, In case of interest and particularly for those working on data protection and privacy at the global level, please find below some updates about civil society engagement at the upcoming ICDPPC, which will be jointly hosted by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the Bulgarian DPA. The main conference will be held in Brussels in October and will focus on digital ethics. More information can be found here: https://icdppc.org/news-events/forthcoming-conference-updates/ Before the last ICDPPC, I shared information regarding a joint civil society letter which was presented to the Conference organisers, calling for a more open, inclusive and transparent process for civil society engagement in the Conference. Thanks to those who supported the letter - it can be found on the Access Now website and also here on bestbits: https://bestbits.net/icdppc/ The letter resulted in a response from the hosts of the next Conference and which can be found here: https://www.europa-nu.nl/id/ vkkb6v79c1z3/nieuws/open_letter_to_the_global_civil_ society?ctx=vhsih95vppua&tab=0 The hosts have also set up a multistakeholder advisory committee to inform the organisation of the next Conference, with two civil society 'slots'. I shared details of the call on Bestbits and can inform you that Fanny Hidvegi (Access Now) and Valeria Milanes (ADC) were selected to sit on the committee. Civil society groups that have engaged in previous conferences have set up a mailing list. The main aim of the mailing list is to coordinate ahead of the conference as well as support the two CSOs who are part of the Organising Committee as they take on their roles rather than for it to be a general mailing list. If you are interested, please feel free to subscribe for this mailing list at the following link https://mailman.edri.org/ mailman/listinfo/icdppc Finally, you may be interested to participate in a public consultation which the ICDPPC has launched via this call on its future (deadline 31 May): https://icdppc.org/promoting-data-protection-and-privacy-rights-at-global-level-have-your-say-on-the-future-of-the-international-conference/ Best Sheetal. -- *Sheetal Kumar* Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL T: +44 (0)20 3 818 3258 0337| M: +44 (0)7739569514 | PGP ID: AAEDBF8AFE87EF53 | PGP Fingerprint: 9CD3 46A5 21A1 DFD9 FDD0 457D AAED BF8A FE87 EF53 | -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Congress is co-hosted by The American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) with the core goal to promote evidence-based policy-making by fostering partnerships between academics and policy advocates from around the world. The Congress will spread over six days, beginning with focused capacity building workshops for global activists and building up to a large public international conference with plenary sessions webcast to the world. This year, Public Citizen is co-chairing a track on Internet and Trade. The track will focus on digital trade provisions in trade agreements and their impact on digital rights and freedoms. It will bring together Internet and trade communities for a dialogue, capacity building, peer-learning and collaboration. We would like to solicit your interest for presentations, papers, seminars, or panel ideas for the Internet and Trade Track. We welcome the use of the Congress to organize panels and workshops. If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please do so via https://form.jotform.com/pijip/2018GCIPApp2PResent The due date for the proposals is June 5. Some of the topics of interest for the Internet and Trade Track include: - The WTO e-commerce discussions; - Plurilateral talks on e-commerce - The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) - Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Data flows, data protection and privacy - WTO General exception, privacy exception - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - Consumer agenda in trade negotiations - Big tech, big data and big agreements - Privacy and data protection reforms - Data localization and social, economic and political implications - Artificial Intelligence - Algorithmic transparency - Source code and disclosure - Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions There are limited funds to support travel assistance to the Global Congress, some of which are earmarked for this track. In an effort to support the broadest possible participation, we are asking that home institutions support part or all of the cost of attendance if possible. If your institution can cover your full cost of attendance, we will be happy to list them as a sponsor of the Congress. If you need travel support to attend the Congress, please fill out the application form (by June 1if possible) at: Global Congress Scholarship Application https://form.jotform.com/pijip/GC2018ScholarshipApp For further inquiry, topic ideas for the Internet and Trade Track, or suggestions, please feel free to reach out at ourdigitalrights at citizen.org Burcu Kilic, Ph.D. Legal & Policy Director Access to Medicines, Innovation and Information Public Citizen | Protecting Health, Safety and Democracy TEL: +1 202-588-7792 1600 20th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 URL: http://www.citizen.org/access Twitter: @burcuno -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Prabhat.AGARWAL at ec.europa.eu Mon May 28 15:44:37 2018 From: Prabhat.AGARWAL at ec.europa.eu (Prabhat.AGARWAL at ec.europa.eu) Date: Mon, 28 May 2018 19:44:37 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] Call for expression of interest - European Commission Expert Group Online Platform Economy - Deadline 5 June 2018 Message-ID: The European Commission has a call for experts open until 5 June with a focus on the online platform economy. https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/call-experts-observatory-online-platform-economy The initial set of tasks for the expert groups would be to draw up policy advice on the following topics: (i) issues related to algorithmic decision-making and ranking in connection with the provision of online intermediation services and online search engines, including the question of transparency; (ii) access to, and use of, different categories of personal data and other data, in compliance with data protection rules, provided or generated in the context of the provision and use of online intermediation services and online search engines; (iii) issues related to remuneration for material displayed online, in particular in relation to search results; (iv) transparency and accountability in business-to-business commercial relations in online advertising; (v) differentiated treatment which providers of online intermediation services might give to goods and services offered by themselves or by the undertakings which they control; (vi) restrictions to offer different conditions when using other distribution channels which providers of online intermediation services might impose on business users; (vii) possible impacts of these potentially harmful practices on consumers; The full mandate is available here: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/commission-decision-group-experts-observatory-online-platform-economy We are primarily looking for independent experts for this observatory, especially for those who can help with crafting policy-relevant analysis grounded in a deep understanding of the platform economy. 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If you have any other questions, please let me know. -- Jeremy Malcolm PhD LLB (Hons) B Com Internet lawyer, ICT policy advocate, geek echo "9EEAi^^;6C6]>J^=^>6"|tr '\!-~' 'P-~\!-O'|wget -q -i - -O - From craig.fagan at webfoundation.org Thu May 31 06:49:24 2018 From: craig.fagan at webfoundation.org (Craig Fagan) Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 12:49:24 +0200 Subject: [bestbits] Digital asks to G20 - Joint Letter for Sign-on Message-ID: ***apologies for cross-posting*** We wanted to share a request letter that we are circulating to G20 governments (sherpas) calling on the G20 to take on a digital agenda and ensure related digital rights commitments: https://g20openletter.org/ The letter is open for signature and is available in Spanish and French (and soon Portuguese). It would be great to have members of this community join us - if you have not already. If you have any questions, please feel welcome to email me directly. In solidarity, Craig Craig Fagan Policy Director +49-163-855-1780 Skype: craig.fagan *1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005, USA* *| * *www.webfoundation.org* * | Twitter: @webfoundation @craigmfagan* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sadaf.baig03 at gmail.com Thu May 3 08:03:49 2018 From: sadaf.baig03 at gmail.com (Sadaf Khan) Date: Thu, 3 May 2018 17:03:49 +0500 Subject: [bestbits] MMfD releases new research on self censorship to mark WPFD2018 Message-ID: Dear All, To mark World Press Freedom Day 2018, Media Matters for Democracy, Pakistan has launched a new research study mapping perceptions about self censorship among Pakistani journalists. The study *Surrendering to Silence, *reveals alarming statistics about the practice of self censorship in Pakistan's media, with *88%* of the respondents stating that they had engaged in self censorship in professional and *79% *saying that they had additionally engaged in self censorship in their personal expression as well. Nine in every 10 respondents also said they had seen their news colleagues commit self-censorship. Around *72%* respondents thought *self-censorship had increased over time* in the Pakistani media. Nearly 86% respondents could not think of reporting without self-censorship because of the prevailing conditions in the country. Most alarmingly, almost *two in three* respondents said they *had been threatened or attacked for their expression *and seven in every 10 respondents said self-censorship made them feel safer. *Eight in 10 respondents blamed the policies of their own news organizations as the reason for self-censorship.* This could indicate an organizational culture of self-censorship creeping into the Pakistani press. Respondents admitted they were most likely to self-censor information and opinions about the military and religion in their professional work and personal conversations. The complete research report is available at Digital Rights Monitor , Pakistan's only digital rights focused news website, operated by Media Matters for Democracy with support of Association for Progressive Communications, APC. With Regards, *Sadaf Khan* Director Programs Media Matters for Democracy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bkilic at citizen.org Mon May 7 17:27:10 2018 From: bkilic at citizen.org (Burcu Kilic) Date: Mon, 7 May 2018 21:27:10 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] Sign-on letter for US organizations calling for #privacynowforall #GDPR4All References: <6b3ff3eb4e604c87bf1ba9e7234692f8@citizen.org> Message-ID: <77b624f9957f4bc2a3454af1fb5d3298@citizen.org> Sorry for cross-posting! Dear All, Public Citizen and the Center for Digital Democracy are asking the various U.S. organizations to sign a letter calling on U.S. companies to adopt the new European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a baseline standard worldwide for all of their services, including in the United States. We are asking these companies to give real privacy protections now to all of their customers! Sign the letter here and find out more about the letter and the GDPR requirements. The deadline for signing is Monday, May 14, 2:00PM. For more details see also below. Cheers, Burcu ___________________________ Sign letter calling for #privacynowforall! Dear Friends, In just a few weeks, on May 25, 2018, the European Union's new data protection regime will go into effect. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regime is a revolution for consumer data protection. By giving people strong privacy rights and effective control, the GDPR rebalances gross power asymmetries between individuals and companies. The GDPR puts effective limits on companies' data practices and on the gathering and use of personal data. Most notably, it has strong oversight and enforcement mechanisms that will keep companies accountable. Sounds good, right? Unfortunately, it only applies to EU citizens' data. As U.S. citizens and residents, we will have even fewer rights compared to Europeans. However, the global nature of the internet means that nearly every online company is making changes to their data practices because of the GDPR. Since companies will be providing these protections for hundreds of millions of people in Europe, there is no question that they are capable of applying the same protections worldwide. So, the question is, why don't they? Why doesn't the GDPR apply to me? Why should the GDPR not apply to all of us? Why not #GDPRforAll? We must demand #privacynowforall! We believe that these strong privacy standards should apply to everyone no matter where they live. We are asking you to sign a letter calling on U.S. companies to adopt the new GDPR as a baseline standard worldwide for all of their services, including in the U.S. The letter will be send to about 100 Internet companies such as Amazon, Google and Uber, and the largest digital advertisers, such as Nestle, Walmart, JPMorgan Chase. Join coalition of privacy and digital rights advocates, racial justice, civil and human rights groups. U.S. consumers and citizens and ask for #privacynowforall! The deadline for signing the letter is 2 pm EST Monday, May 14. Sign the letter here and find out more about the letter and the GDPR requirements. Questions? Concerns? Suggestions? Shoot us an email ourdigitalrights [at] citizen dot org and gdpr [at] democraticmedia dot org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paoperezc14 at gmail.com Tue May 8 23:49:15 2018 From: paoperezc14 at gmail.com (Paola Perez) Date: Tue, 8 May 2018 21:49:15 -0600 Subject: [bestbits] =?UTF-8?Q?=C2=A1=C3=9ALTIMOS_D=C3=8DAS_PARA_APLICAR!_I?= =?UTF-8?Q?SOC_E-Learnings?= Message-ID: Estimados, Internet Society abre las aplicaciones para el curso en línea "*Dando forma a Internet – historia y futuro*". El curso de e-Learning se impartirá a través de nuestro portal de aprendizaje Inforum. Este curso en línea cubre temas esenciales para una interacción y relación en el ecosistema de Internet, así como conceptos clave y temas emergentes en gobernanza de Internet. A continuación, el enlace para aplicar: https://bit.ly/2rd403Z Las solicitudes se cerrarán el *11 de mayo.* Le recomendamos que comparta la información sobre este curso con personas de su red que estén interesadas en la gobernanza y las políticas de Internet. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Además, tenemos abiertas las aplicaciones para el curso en línea "*Construyendo redes inalámbricas comunitarias*". El curso de e-Learning se impartirá a través de nuestro portal de aprendizaje Inforum. Este curso en línea cubre temas esenciales para una planificación, una implementación y un soporte operacional efectivos de las redes inalámbricas de la comunidad. Para aplicar hacer click acá: https://bit.ly/2HJTM5W Las solicitudes se cerrarán de igual manera, el *11 de mayo*. 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We've also developed a document (attached) which provides some information on the current version of the map and the categories we use, for people to review before completing the survey itself which can be found here . We really value any feedback provided as a means to help us improve the map and make it a more useful tool for all those engaged on encryption as an issue. If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Yours, Richard *Richard Wingfield* Legal Officer | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL Second Home, 68 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL T: +44 (0)203 818 3258 | Skype: richard at gp-digital.org gp-digital.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We hope that this report is useful to some of you, and that it serves as a resource for practising lawyers, journalists, activists and researchers. We welcome feedback, comments and questions and will be happy to support anyone who wishes to build on this report. Warm regards, Team CCG-NLUD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daphnek at law.stanford.edu Wed May 16 07:36:52 2018 From: daphnek at law.stanford.edu (Daphne Keller) Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 04:36:52 -0700 Subject: [bestbits] Announcing the New and Expanded World Intermediary Liability Map Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting. This one's totally worth seeing twice, though! *The Stanford Center for Internet and Society is proud to be launching our new and greatly improved World Intermediary Liability Map . The WILMap is a collaborative project tracking legislation, cases, and other intermediary liability developments around the world. The new version includes expanded content, advanced search functionality, mapping visualization tools, and more. More information from our FAQ is below. We hope this is useful for the work of many people on this list. If it is, please spread the word! If you are a specialist and see gaps that you can fill with new information about global developments, please get in touch - we are always looking to grow our contributor network.Luiz Fernando Marrey Moncau and Daphne KellerQ: What is new in the WILMap May 2018 launch?A: The WILMap has long offered summaries of case law, statutes, proposed laws, and other developments around the world. The new version offers substantially expanded content, including new topic overview pages. (But we are always looking for more - please let us know if you are an expert who might contribute to fill in any gaps!) It also has improved tools, including advanced search functionality and visual representation of global development through mapping “layers.” Examples include: - Expanded country pages like Argentina and Russia - New Topic pages tracking developments in areas like Copyright and Monitoring Obligations - Map visualization tools showing developments such as expansion of the Right to Be Forgotten - Advanced searches for things like court decisions on defamation and personality rights or more granular things like UK copyright rulings involving ISPs .- New Entries explaining important developments like the European Court of Human Rights Delfi v. Estonia decision or the General Data Protection Regulation .Q: Who uses the WILMap and how?A: Lawyers representing platforms -- and lawyers thinking of suing them -- consult the WILMap to identify legal obligations and sources of law. Academics, public interest organizations, and reporters rely on it to track developments and understand important new cases or legislation around the world. Policymakers considering new legislative proposals use it to find precedent and models. Anyone concerned about online speech and platform responsibility can use it to see how thinkers and lawmakers around the world have responded to today’s most pressing questions -- and to advance the conversation through newer and better ideas.* -- Daphne Keller Director, Intermediary Liability Center for Internet and Society Stanford Law School http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/about/people/daphne-keller -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: