[governance] CS Speakers for Baku

[William Drake]

Hi

I just looked at the list of speakers who will be available in Baku http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2012/Panellists/Panellists%202012%20v2.pdf, which seems like a reasonable starting point.  Would like to throw another idea in the pot: Rebecca McKinnon.  After all, she's involved in a MS enterprise, Global Voices Online, recently published a sort bestseller on human rights and the Internet, and is a very good speaker.  I've not asked her yet if she's interested, just floating it here for now.

Bill
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McKinnon Rebecca (Ms)
Primary Professional affiliation: New America Foundation 
Stakeholder Group: Civil Society 
Region: Western European and Others Group - WEOG 
Biography:
Rebecca MacKinnon is a Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation, where she conducts 
research, writing and advocacy on global Internet policy, free expression, and the impact of digital technologies on 
human rights. Her first book, Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom, will be 
published in January 2012 by Basic Books. MacKinnon is cofounder of Global Voices Online 
(globalvoicesonline.org), a global citizen media network. She also serves on the Boards of Directors of the 
Committee to Protect Journalists and the Global Network Initiative, a multi-stakeholder initiative to promote the 
upholding of basic principles on free expression and privacy in the ICT sector. (globalnetworkinitiative.org) Fluent in 
Mandarin Chinese, MacKinnon worked as a journalist for CNN in Beijing for nine years including as Beijing Bureau 
Chief and Correspondent from 1998-2001; then as CNN’s Tokyo Bureau Chief and Correspondent from 2001-03. 
>From 2004-06 she was a Research Fellow at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, where she began her 196
ongoing research and writing about Chinese Internet censorship in addition to launching Global Voices Online. In 
2007-08 she taught online journalism at the University of Hong Kong's Journalism and Media Studies Centre. In 
2009 she conducted research and writing as an Open Society Institute Fellow, and in the Spring of 2010 she was a 
Visiting Fellow at Princeton’s Center or Information Technology Policy. MacKinnon received her AB magna cum 
laude from Harvard College and was a Fullbright scholar in Taiwan in 1991-92.

On Oct 3, 2012, at 4:01 PM, Izumi AIZU wrote:

> Dear list,
> Thank you for the many great nominations.
> We need to select two speakers.
> 
> I think it is important that we select according to the
> mutually agreed principles.
> 
> As usual, we need to consider gender and regional balance. So, at
> least one each, unless we have two female speakers, which is just fine
> in my view.
> 
> I think she or he should be relevant to the Civil society activities,
> not confined by IGC itself, but broader interests of the CS in terms
> of Internet governance.
> 
> As was pointed out, the relevance with the host might be another
> factor. Relevance with development agenda should be also considered.
> 
> For those who have nominated someone, could you please confirm if he
> or she is willing to accept?
> Unfortunately, we have no travel support for the speakers, per se. So,
> please also confirm that she or he will be able to travel to Baku.
> 
> So far, most, if not all, of the nominees seem to be filling these criteria.
> 
> I like to see more discussions, support, new names, seconds etc for a
> couple of days, and then we need to close.
> 
> I propose to setup a poll, run for 48 hours and then select the winner.
> 
> Is this OK with you? Or, please suggest any alternative or additional thouhts.
> 
> best,
> 
> izumi
> 
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