[governance] Advisory Group agrees on a balanced panel of experts - Speakers

[Milton L Mueller]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Qusai Al-Shatti [mailto:qshatti at safat.kisr.edu.kw]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 6:10 AM
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
> Subject: [governance] Advisory Group agrees on a balanced panel of experts
> - Speakers
> 
> Hi all,
> The advisory Group has concluded its discussion on the critical Internet
> resources theme by agreeing to have a 5-7 balanced panel of experts,
> including the major players, reflecting a range of views. So any
> suggestion of speakers to represent the civil society views.
> 
> Qusai

Qusai:
The Internet Governance Project has been focusing on critical internet resources from a critical perspective for some time. Experts associated with it include myself, Brenden Kuerbis (who will lead a panel on DNSSEC in Rio), Jeanette Hofmann, Lee McKnight and Hans Klein. 

I note that almost all the other speaker suggestions are associated with vested interests in critical internet resources (IANA, ISOC, RIRs). This is not criticism of those people, nor is it intended to suggest that such people, who are often very knowledgeable and have good ideas, should not be represented. But it would be a travesty of an independent and open dialogue if the only people given a voice on such a panel were the people who have their own institutions and organizations and their policies to defend. We need some independent perspectives. 


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