[governance] IGF workshops
Max Senges
maxsenges at gmail.com
Tue Apr 29 13:33:33 EDT 2008
I also support all 4 proposals.
Regarding the Rights Agenda workshop, I'd like to share that the IBR DC is
preparing an additional workshop proposal which deals with the
practicalities of including Rights in Internet Governance. (
http://www.socialtext.net/internet-bill-of-rights/index.cgi?mainstreaming_human_rights_in_the_work_of_the_dynamic_coalitions
)
IMHO the proposed workshop on the Agenda is meant to bring all the folks
interested in Rights together, map the field (synergies and hot topics) and
start working on a shared agenda.
Max
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 8:51 AM, Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette at wzb.eu> wrote:
> A yes to all 4 workshop proposals from me as well.
> I hope though that the one on rights will be revised after the submission.
> jeanette
>
> shaila mistry wrote:
>
> > "Yes" to all four workshops
> > Shaila Rao Mistry
> >
> > */Parminder <parminder at itforchange.net>/* wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi all
> >
> > Please find enclosed the full text of four workshop proposals, that
> > IGC
> > proposes to sponsor at the IGF, Hyderabad.
> >
> > 1. The Transboundary Internet: Jurisdiction, Control and Sovereignty
> >
> > 2. The Future of ICANN: After the JPA, What?
> >
> > 3. A Rights Agenda for Internet Governance
> >
> > 4. The role and mandate of the IGF
> >
> >
> > These are being put for a 48 hour consensus process. If a consensus
> > or a
> > rough consensus is made out, these proposals will be submitted to
> > the IGF
> > secretariat on the 30th, around 5 PM GMT.
> >
> > Please indicate a clear 'yes' or 'no' for forwarding these proposals,
> > as
> > they stand...
> >
> > While additional comments justifying a yes or no vote may be made,
> > they
> > should follow a clear unqualified 'yes' or 'no'.
> >
> > In fact such additional comments are welcome especially in case of a
> > 'no'
> > vote, because it helps calling a possible rough consensus, taking
> > into
> > consideration the nature and the extent of dissent.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Parminder
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> > From: "Bret Fausett" <bfausett at internet.law.pro>
> > To: <governance at lists.cpsr.org>
> > Subject: [governance] Workshop Proposal: Transboundary Internet
> > Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:57:53 +0530
> >
> > All, below is a draft workshop proposal that Meryem Marzouki, William
> > Drake, Ian Peter, Parminder Singh and I have been working on. We plan
> > to submit it by the deadline, but would like your input and suggestions,
> > on all aspects.
> > -- Bret
> > - - - - - D R A F T - - - - -
> > 1. Name of proposed workshop
> > The Transboundary Internet: Jurisdiction, Control and Sovereignty
> > 2. Provide a concise description of the proposed workshop theme
> > including its importance and relevance to the IGF.
> > The Internet crosses the boundaries of all nations and raises some
> > unique transboundary jurisdictional problems. The recent case of a
> > British citizen living in Spain, with Internet servers in the Bahamas,
> > selling holidays to Cuba, and having his domain name impounded by a
> > registrar located in the USA because it appeared to break the US embargo
> > against Cuba is one recent case in point. Another landmark case was the
> > French-US Yahoo! case in 1999 dealing with sale of nazi memorabilia, but
> > but apart from these high profile content cases there are many examples
> > in other areas such as privacy, consumer issues, cybercrime, and
> > intellectual property.
> > This workshop will discuss the many implications of competing
> > national jurisdictions being projected into a globalized space where
> > multiple normative sources apply, such as political, legal, technical,
> > contractual, and behavioral regulations. Through practical case studies,
> > this workshop will look at the implications of various approaches to
> > resolving these issues and the implications for Internet governance,
> > international law, national sovereignty, democracy, and human rights and
> > fundamental freedoms.
> > The workshop also explores the implications for Internet governance
> > where no structures are in place to deal with emerging issues, and how
> > default unilateral action in the absence of structural alternatives can
> > lead to de facto Internet governance.
> > 3. Provide the names and affiliations of the panellists you are
> > planning to invite. Describe the main actors in the field and whether
> > you have approached them about their willingness to participate in
> > proposed workshop.
> > NB. Workshop duration is 90mn, which means that we should have no
> > more than 6-7 panelists plus chair. This is a tentative list of speakers.
> > • Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Deputy Secretary General, The
> > Council of Europe
> > • Manon Ress /James Love, Knowledge Ecology
> > International/CPTech, USA
> > • Meryem Marzouki, President, European Digital Rights, Europe
> > • Bret A. Fausett, Internet law Attorney, Cathcart, Collins &
> > Kneafsey, LLP USA
> > • Ian Peter, Internet Analyst, Ian Peter and Associates,
> > Australia
> > • William Drake, Graduate Institute of International and
> > Development Studies, Switzerland
> > Yet to be approached: other identified experts with various
> > perspectives on specific case studies.
> > Themes to be discussed by speakers:
> > • Liability and the principle of the country of origin
> > (off-line and on-line content): Convention on Transfrontier
> > television, Rome II, Convention on TV without Frontiers,
> > • Consumer protection, contracts, etc.: Hague Convention,
> > E-commerce directive
> > • Cybercrime: The CoE Convention, its protocols and
> > implementation activities
> > • Technical and contractual means: ISP charters and hotlines,
> > blocking (cf. Pakistan case)
> > • Harmonization of national laws through intergovernmental
> > agreements
> > 4. Provide the name of the organizer(s) of the workshop and
> > their affiliation to various stakeholder groups. Describe how you will
> > take steps to adhere to the multi-stakeholder principle, geographical
> > diversity and gender balance.
> > - The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (Civil society)
> > - The Council of Europe – TBC (Intergovernmental organization)
> > - European Digital Rights (Civil society)
> > - Knowledge Ecology International (KEI/CPTech) – TBC (Civil
> > society)
> > - Ian Peter and Associates – TBC (Private sector)
> > Yet to be approached: Some governments (e.g. France, USA,
> > Netherlands, ...); other intergovernmental organizations (e.g. OSCE,
> > OCDE,...), other private sector constituencies (e.g. ISP associations,
> > newspaper associations, registrars, search engine/social networking
> > companies, ...); other civil society constituencies.
> > 5. Does the proposed workshop provide different perspectives on
> > the issues under discussion?
> > Yes. Expertise is being sought from various areas to provide a
> > comprehensive coverage of issues and perspectives involved (to be
> > updated later).
> > 6. Please explain how the workshop will address issues relating
> > to Internet governance and describe how the workshop conforms with
> > the Tunis Agenda in terms of substance and the mandate of the IGF.
> > The first and foremost need for global Internet governance
> > arrangements comes from the global, cross-boundaries nature of the
> > Internet. Issues with global Internet governance are not only related to
> > critical Internet resources management, but also to the circulation of
> > content and data and to the protection of the general communications
> > infrastructure. Jurisdictions, control and sovereignty issues are thus at
> > the heart of global Internet governance discussions. Given the difficulty
> > to harmonize national legislations, and given the issue of the competence
> > of jurisdictions, alternative methods to State regulations are more and
> > more considered, promoted and implemented. It is the very aim of this
> > workshop to explore and discuss these alternatives.
> > TA: Para 72(b)(c)(g)(i)(k)
> > 7. List similar events you and/or any other IGF workshops you
> > have organized in the past.
> > The Civil,Society Internet Governance Caucus and other sponsors have
> > organized workshops at previous IGF meetings (to be updated later)
> > 8. Were you part of organizing a workshop last year? Which one?
> > Did you submit a workshop report?
> > Yes (to be updated with list of previous workshops)
> > 9. Under which of the five IGF themes does the proposal fall
> > under ?
> > • Managing the Internet (Using the Internet)
> > • Arrangements for Internet governance
> > - - - - - D R A F T - - - - -
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> > From: "Milton L Mueller" <mueller at syr.edu>
> > To: <governance at lists.cpsr.org>
> > Subject: [governance] Internationalization Workshop
> > Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:42:02 +0530
> >
> >
> > Here is the proposal as it now stands. Note that after two requests
> > we
> > are still waiting for volunteers/interested parties from this list.
> > 1. Name of proposed workshop The Future of ICANN: After the JPA,
> > What?
> > 2. Provide a concise description of the proposed workshop theme
> > including its importance and relevance to the IGF.
> > ICANN, which coordinates and sets policy for the global domain name
> > system (DNS) and IP addressing, is linked to the US Government
> > through a
> > Joint Project Agreement (JPA) that expires in September 2009. The JPA
> > and its renewal process provides what, during WSIS, became known as
> > "political oversight" over ICANN. The US government says that it is
> > committed to "completing the transition" to private sector
> > coordination
> > of the Domain Name System, which implies an expiration of the JPA.
> > During the recent mid-term review, ICANN made it clear that it also
> > strongly supports an end to the JPA. ICANN's call was supported by
> > some
> > stakeholders, but others expressed concerns about ensuring its
> > accountability without some kind of governmental oversight.
> > This panel is designed to provide a careful and balanced exploration
> > of
> > whether ICANN is ready to be free of US government oversight, and if
> > so
> > what kind of external oversight - if any - should replace it.
> > Panelists
> > will be encouraged to provide specific models for ICANN's status and
> > various oversight models and offer practical suggestions on how to
> > make
> > changes in the current situation. Advocates of retaining the status
> > quo
> > will also be represented. 3. Provide the names and
> > affiliations of the panellists you are
> > planning
> > to invite. Describe the main actors in the field and whether you have
> > you approached them about their willingness to participate in
> > proposed
> > workshop. ICANN: Peter Dengate Thrush
> > IGP: Milton Mueller
> > Dr. Vladimir V. Sokolov, Moscow State University, Deputy Director,
> > International Institute for
> > Government of Canada
> > Michael Palage, Attorney and former ICANN Board member
> > Nashwa Abdel Baki, Egyptian Universities Network (EUN)
> > <civil society representative selected by IGC>
> > Internet Society - either Stefano Trumpy or Lynn St. Amour
> > Milton Mueller
> > Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
> > XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
> > ------------------------------
> > Internet Governance Project:
> > http://internetgovernance.org
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> > From: "karen banks" <karenb at gn.apc.org>
> > To: <governance at lists.cpsr.org>
> > Subject: [governance] IGC workshop: A rights agenda for Internet
> > Governance
> > Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:41:15 +0530
> >
> > Dear all
> >
> > A working group comprised of the following folk have worked hard to
> > draft a proposal on:
> >
> > A rights agenda for internet goernance
> >
> > The working group included : Michael Gurstein, Parminder Jeet
> > Singh, Lisa Horner, Konstantinos Komaitis, Vittorio Bertola, Robin
> > Gross, Robert Guerra, rafik dammak, linda misek-falkoff and myself.
> > I believe posts were also shared from time to time with the bill or
> > rights coalition. (colleagues - please clarify any omissions i may
> > have made in that list..)
> >
> > It was a very interesting drafting process, and we fully realise
> > that this is a complex and challenging topic to bring to the IGF
> > Table - but we are convinced that it is not only relevant to the IGF
> > Mandate, but central to the mandate and the long term impact of the
> > IGF process.
> >
> > Please review the attached draft - we look forward to your comments
> > in relation to
> >
> > - the substantive sections (q2 and q6)
> > - ideas for panellists and main actors in the field (q3)
> > - ideas for 2 or 3 additional co-sponsors (q4)
> > - your thoughts on which theme(s) the proposal best fits with - i
> > would say it's an 'missing' crosscut ;)
> >
> > we'll take a round of comments til end monday (april 28th) and take
> > it from there..
> >
> > thanks everyone
> >
> > karen (for michael, parminder and the working group)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > From: "Jeremy Malcolm" <Jeremy at Malcolm.id.au>
> > To: <governance at lists.cpsr.org>
> > Subject: [governance] Workshop proposal: The Role and Mandate of the
> > IGF
> > Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:48:37 +0530
> >
> > A small working group comprising Lee McKnight, Karen Banks, Baudouin
> > Schombe and myself was recently convened by Parminder to work on a
> > proposal for a workshop for Hyderabad on "The Role and Mandate of the
> > IGF".
> > Whilst not everyone in the working group has had the time to consider
> > this text (which myself, Baudouin and Parminder contributed to), it is
> > presented now due to pressure of time, since the approval of the caucus
> > is required before 30 April.
> > Please send comments on the draft proposal to the list as soon as
> > possible. Thank you!
> > --- begins ---
> > Title of the Workshop: 'The role and mandate of the IGF'
> > Civil Society Internet Caucus held a workshop on the same theme, 'The
> > role and mandate of the IGF', at IGF, Rio. A report of this first
> > workshop is found athttp://intgovforum.org/Rio_event_report.php?
> > mem=30. It was driven by an identification of a need for regular
> > self-
> > appraisal of the IGF vis-à-vis its mandated role. Such a 'periodic
> > review' is also required by the Tunis Agenda (paragraph 73 b).
> > Consequently, the caucus proposes to hold a workshop with the same title
> > during IGF, Hyderabad.
> > The role and mandate of the Internet Governance Forum were set out in
> > general terms at the World Summit on the Information Society,
> > particularly in paragraph 72 of the Tunis Agenda. However since the
> > conclusion of the World Summit, various interpretations of this general
> > statement of the IGF's role and mandate have been put forward and
> > continue to be debated amongst its stakeholders. Some believe that there
> > are elements of the IGF's mandate that have been overlooked or minimised
> > in its operation to date. Others maintain, to the contrary, that the IGF
> > must contain the overreaching ambitions of those who would transform it
> > from a non-binding forum for discussion into something more.
> > Since IGF, Hyderabad, represents the midpoint in the initial 5 year
> > term of the IGF after which the whole IGF process is sought to be
> > reviewed. It will be pertinent at this midpoint to
> > (1) review how the IGF has fared till now vis-à-vis its TA
> > mandate, and whether any structure and/or substance corrections are
> > needed for the remaining part of its initial 5 year mandate
> > (2) what are the emerging views on post-2010 arrangements for
> > the IGF, if one is at all needed.
> > There has been unmistakable improvements in the IGF format and
> > substance since its first meeting whether it has been to include topics
> > earlier considered too controversial (CIRs for Rio) or more focused
> > discussions on specific issues (as per tentative program for Hyderabad).
> > The directions of these changes vis-à-vis fulfillment of the mandate of
> > the IGF may also be an important issue of discussion. Since paragraph 73
> > also speaks about a 'decentralized structure' it will also be worth
> > exploring how can the IGF be decentralized beyond the present structure
> > of a single annual event, perhaps by exploring IGF like structures at the
> > regional and national levels (which will inter aliafulfill part of the
> > requirements of paragraph 80) and working group working on important
> > issues contributing to the proceedings of the annual event.
> > -- Jeremy Malcolm LLB (Hons) B Com
> > Internet and Open Source lawyer, IT consultant, actor
> > host -t NAPTR 1.0.8.0.3.1.2.9.8.1.6.e164.org|awk -F! '{print $3}'
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> >
> > **be as a well......sure and limitless....
> > but as time befits.....assume other forms .... ***
> > ** ** *
> >
> >
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