[governance] 2012 Asia Pacific Regional IGF CFP

Wed May 9 09:14:38 EDT 2012

Dear CS IGC members,

I am pleased to share this CFP for the APrIGF to be held in Tokyo,
July 18-20.

An optional study tour to the Tohoku Devastated Area is also being
prepared, July 21-22. Lessons learned from the last year's quake and
tsunami disasters will be reported from local people, am working hard
on this event, too.

izumi
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Call for Participation:
2012 Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum

Venue: Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan
Date: 18-20 July 2012

Theme: Development of the Internet as a Robust Infrastructure

Important issues of Internet governance must be addressed if we are to
ensure the continued successful deployment and development of the
Internet.

Globally, the Asia-Pacific region has seen the fastest growth of the
Internet in recent years. Particularly in China, India and Indonesia,
the first, second and fourth most populous countries on the planet
–the USA is third– the Internet's rate of growth has been dramatic. It
was the consumption of IP addresses in the Asia-Pacific that triggered
the final release of IPv4 addresses at the global level by IANA
(Internet Assigned Numbers Authority).  And yet there are still vast
areas of the region where the Internet has yet to penetrate. IPv6 is
now the route to future Internet use. But what must be done to
facilitate this transition to IPv6?

Meanwhile, the borderless nature of the Internet and the potential
extra-territorial impact of domestic legislative action were
highlighted earlier this year when the U.S. proposed tough laws aimed
at preventing the theft of copyright materials online; laws which
would have made Internet users world-wide vulnerable to U.S. law. The
Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property
Act (PIPA) were proposed, but action by citizens and businesses
stopped them becoming law. Some are now concerned that new domestic
legislation, such as the U.S. Cyber Intelligence Sharing and
Protection Act (CISPA) may have a similar global impact as
international treaties, such as Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
(ACTA) or pending Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).

On the technical front, our use of smart phones and the development of
increasingly sophisticated software on the Internet means that
communication over data networks is rapidly displacing traditional
telecommunications in use and therefore also as a source of profits.
The ongoing struggle over control of the Internet can therefore only
intensify. How should this be played out?

These are just three of the significant issues concerning the laws and
policies governing the Internet, or Internet governance, that will be
discussed at the Third Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance
Forum, to be held in Tokyo, Japan 18-20 July. Please join the Forum
and please respond to this call for contributions to the Forum
programme.  Outcomes from the APrIGF will be presented at the 7th
Global IGF to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, 6-9 November 2012.

This third APrIGF follows earlier meetings held in Hong Kong (2010)
and Singapore (2011). Information about past APrIGFs can be found on
the Forum's website:
 http://2012.rigf.asia/

The Third APrIGF will discuss a wide range of Internet governance
issues, for example:
•       Cybersecurity, privacy and data protection
•       The use of the Internet and other communication technologies in
disasters and emergencies
•       Child safety online
•       Transition to IPv6
•       Influence of SOPA/PIPA/ACTA, and other legislation
•       Freedom of expression and Internet democracy
•       New top level domain names and their impact on the Asia Pacific
•       Impact of the transition from voice to data on the network

There are several ways for you to participate:
•       submit a panel proposal of four presenters,
•       volunteer to be a speaker,
•       join as a hosting or supporting organization, and
•       participating in the meeting.

Proposals for panels to discuss these and other Internet
governance-related issues are welcome. Each panel lasts 90 minutes
with time for Q&A and should present the proposed issue in an
inclusive manner, incorporating a multi-stakeholder perspective.

Send your proposals of not more than 600 words, with the full name and
contact details of the presenters and an abstract of each presentation
to proposals at aprigf.asia. The deadline for submission is May 24 11:59
pm.

If you are volunteering as a speaker, send your name, contact details,
subject area and a short statement outlining your expertise to
proposals at aprigf.asia.  Successful applicants will be contacted by the
end of May, and an announcement made on the Forum website.

We welcome any Internet-related organization that wishes to become a
supporting organization.  Please contact msg at aprigf.asia for more
information.

Organized by:
Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum
Multistakeholder Steering Group (MSG)
Chair: Peng Hwa Ang

Secretariat:
Dot.Asia Organization/Japan Internet Providers Association
msg at aprigf.asia
http://2012.rigf.asia/

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