SV: [governance] Speakers for IGF
Carlos Afonso
ca at rits.org.br
Thu Sep 20 09:54:54 EDT 2007
Just the "tv show", not the debate, of course.
frt rgds
--c.a.
Parminder wrote:
> Carlos
>
> We (as in, my organization) and many other people are opposed to this TV
> show format. I am fine if MAG members, or whoever knowledgeable about the
> issues is available at hand, does the moderation.
>
> My problem is more with journalist moderators, than with a format where
> questions are asked etc. which part are the Brazilians, gov and CS, opposed
> to.
>
> Parminder
>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Carlos Afonso [mailto:ca at rits.org.br]
>> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 7:06 PM
>> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Adam Peake
>> Cc: "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang"
>> Subject: Re: SV: [governance] Speakers for IGF
>>
>> Hi Wolf and all, I missed this suggestion. Just a reminder that the
>> Brazilian hosts and the Brazilian civil society caucus are opposed to
>> the "tv show" format. I am not sure how this will be worked out at this
>> point.
>>
>> --c.a.
>>
>> Adam Peake wrote:
>>> At 11:49 AM +0200 9/16/07, Kleinwächter, Wolfgang wrote:
>>>> Should we make also proposals for moderators? Who knows good TV
>>>> journalists familiar with the issue from developing countries? South
>>>> African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Al Jazijra, TV Globo?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If you know the names of people who will be attending, why not? But as
>>> it probably costs a lot to invite a journalist of this type I don't see
>>> any point in taking time to discuss names unless there's a realistic way
>>> of getting them to Rio.
>>>
>>> Last year I believe the european broadcasting union brought them and I
>>> guess paid.
>>>
>>> Adam
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Wolfgang
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ________________________________
>>>>
>>>> Fra: Adam Peake [mailto:ajp at glocom.ac.jp]
>>>> Sendt: sø 16-09-2007 11:28
>>>> Til: governance at lists.cpsr.org
>>>> Emne: RE: [governance] Speakers for IGF
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Here are some ideas for speakers. There's of course an element of my
>>>> personal preference, but I've also been asking a few others for
>>>> suggestions about names for a while.
>>>>
>>>> I've mentioned when I remember if someone was a panelist in Athens.
>>>> But, we should consider:
>>>>
>>>> There will be 5-7 people on panels, it's a 2000 seat room and last we
>>>> heard about attendance the room is likely to be full. An open
>>>> format, whoever is selected is going to have to be expert on a broad
>>>> range of topics related to the theme, and a confident speaker able to
>>>> respond to (potentially) a stream of questions. We have no money to
>>>> bring anyone, the meeting starts in 8 weeks. Suggest only
>>>> recommending people who are going to be there (or have a very good
>>>> chance of being there.)
>>>>
>>>> So we need experts, who will be in Rio, and gender and geographic
>>>> diversity. And the list below is very bad on Gender. There are two or
>>>> three people I know of who would be great to add to the list but need
>>>> to confirm if they will be in Rio or are willing to speak.
>>>>
>>>> Please, let's not suggest a name unless we know they will be in Rio,
>>>> or, at least you have already started to find out.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Adam
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Opening Ceremony
>>>>
>>>> Monthian Buntan (Thailand). President, Thailand Association of the
>> Blind.
>>>> Anriette Esterhuysen (was a panelist in Athens)
>>>>
>>>> Delphine Nana
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Critical Internet Resources
>>>>
>>>> Milton Mueller (USA). Professor, Director, Master of Science in
>>>> Telecommunications and Network Management, Syracuse University.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Access
>>>>
>>>> Mike Jensen (South Africa), independent consultant with experience in
>>>> more than 30 countries in Africa assisting in the establishment of
>>>> information and communications systems over the last 15 years.
>>>> <http://www.acacia.org.za/mike_jensen.htm> (*strong preference*)
>>>>
>>>> Sean o Siochru (Ireland). Access and financing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Diversity
>>>>
>>>> Monthian Buntan (Thailand). President, Thailand Association of the
>>>> Blind. (*strong preference*)
>>>>
>>>> Ronaldo Lemos (Brazil). Digital culture, Creative Commons.
>>>>
>>>> Anriette Esterhuysen (was a panelist in Athens)
>>>>
>>>> (I think Adama Samassekou from Mali might be picked up -- he is
>>>> president of the African Academy of Languages. Was a panelist in
>>>> Athens.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Openness
>>>>
>>>> Sisule Musungu (Kenya). Policy analyst based in Geneva, consults on
>>>> intellectual property and free expression issues. (*strong
>>>> preference*)
>>>>
>>>> Georg Greve (Germany). Free Software Foundation Europe
>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_C._F._Greve> (was a panelist in
>>>> Athens)
>>>>
>>>> Michael Geist (Canada)
>>>>
>>>> Pedro Paranagua Moniz (Brazil) Professor of Law at Fundacao Getulio
>>>> Vargas (FGV) School of Law in Rio de Janeiro, A2K Brazil.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Security
>>>>
>>>> Ralf Bendrath (Germany). University of Bremen, The Collaborative
>>>> Research Center (Dynamic Coalition on Privacy)
>>>>
>>>> Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza (Brazil). A2K Brazil, lawyer privacy
>>>> issues.
>>>>
>>>> Thiago Tavares Nunes de Oliveira (Brazil). Head of SaferNet Brazil:
>>>> cybercrime and privacy issues.
>>>>
>>>> (Security is difficult, I think we need someone who can speak to
>>>> civil society issues around privacy and rights, but also be able to
>>>> respond well on security, which I think will be the main bulk of the
>>>> session. Carlos Afonso can comment more on the two Brazilian people.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Taking Stock and the way forward
>>>>
>>>> William Drake, Director, Project on the Information Revolution and
>>>> Global Governance Graduate Institute for International Studies
>>>> Geneva, Switzerland.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Emerging Issues
>>>>
>>>> No definite suggestion. I am trying to find out if Mark Shuttleworth
>>>> can attend. South Africa, Internet security entrepreneur and Ubuntu
>>>> supporter <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Shuttleworth>
>>>>
>>>> (Some stakeholders are suggesting "emerging issues" should be a very
>>>> forward looking session, young entrepreneurs would be interesting,
>>>> futurists etc. Thoughts?)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> END
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