From ayden at ferdeline.com Fri May 1 01:44:22 2020 From: ayden at ferdeline.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Ayden_F=C3=A9rdeline?=) Date: Fri, 01 May 2020 05:44:22 +0000 Subject: [Governance] ICANN Board Withholds Consent for a Change of Control of the Public Interest Registry (PIR) Message-ID: <4kaoASWLdrMMYORJ44H9YxuJna2F7ZmRoMV2s_dmtKzjUkD3POFzuCiAuyPLiPfGi4OEXmGr0uBzDwxvK97JAidU4mRaxxdFmwvK6RK--YU=@ferdeline.com> Breaking news -- ICANN has vetoed the sale of the Public Interest Registry (home to .ORG) following "thorough due diligence." Their full decision can be found here: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-withholds-consent-for-a-change-of-control-of-the-public-interest-registry-pir This is a huge victory for civil society. While I remain so disappointed that the Internet Society would waste millions in public interest money pursuing this sale, which had little support and ran contrary to their own mission, I am thankful to all those who stepped forward to save .ORG like AccessNow, EFF, NTEN, and the Domain Name Rights Coalition. This is your win. Thank you very much for helping reclaim a little piece of the Domain Name System for non-commercial interests. Best wishes, Ayden Férdeline -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ayden at ferdeline.com Fri May 1 01:53:14 2020 From: ayden at ferdeline.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Ayden_F=C3=A9rdeline?=) Date: Fri, 01 May 2020 05:53:14 +0000 Subject: [Governance] Joint Statement from NTEN and EFF on Rejection of Sale of .ORG Message-ID: (emphasis added in bold to one paragraph below) https://savedotorg.org/ We are thrilled to see [ICANN’s leadership reject the sale](https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-withholds-consent-for-a-change-of-control-of-the-public-interest-registry-pir) of Public Interest Registry (PIR) and the .Org top-level domain. For 20 years, .Org has been the online home for nonprofits, NGOs, and community-based groups around the world. It serves both those organizations and the public, helping navigate and support trust, information and resource sharing, and advocacy. The current global pandemic has further illustrated the importance of nonprofit websites, as most of the world’s leading scientific and research institutions, health and safety resources, and educational services are on .Org websites. The need for reliability and security of the .Org domain is as high as it ever has been, and the proposal to convert PIR from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity and then sell it to private equity firm Ethos Capital would have jeopardized both. We want to thank the nearly 900 organizations and the 64,000* individuals from all over the world who joined us in calling for the sale to be stopped. The collective voices made a difference. This is not the final step needed for protecting the .Org domain. ICANN must now open a public process for bids to find a new home for the .Org domain. ICANN has established processes and criteria that outline how to hold a reassignment process. We look forward to seeing a competitive process and are eager to support the participation in that process by the global nonprofit community. The .Org domain, the third-largest top-level domain, needs a secure and reliable steward that can prove it has the public and nonprofit sector’s interests at its core. Additional SaveDotOrg coalition signers: Access Now -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From parminder at itforchange.net Fri May 1 02:17:14 2020 From: parminder at itforchange.net (parminder) Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 11:47:14 +0530 Subject: [Governance] Joint Statement from NTEN and EFF on Rejection of Sale of .ORG In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Congrats to all those made this possible. Meanwhile, on the below statement, I am wary of looking for a new home for .org. For anyone to make a convincing case for that let us hear about some possibilities which are more more global and representative than ISOC, with all its faults, which I would rather focus on improving. I havent heard about any such alternative. I do not want a US or EU based NGO  -- however stellar their record, to take over, with no global basis or structure.  I mean here at least we did have a chapters systems, and their advice to the Board (which in the end I think had a strong role to play in the .org saga.). Can you please give me an example of a comparable system in another NGO, or at least a clearly global governance system? I look forward to it. Pending that I would not like to join any call asking ICANN to open a new bidding process for .org. Parminder On 01/05/20 11:23 AM, Ayden Férdeline via Governance wrote: > (emphasis added in bold to one paragraph below) > > https://savedotorg.org/ > > /We are thrilled to see //ICANN’s leadership reject the sale/ > /of > Public Interest Registry (PIR) and the .Org top-level domain. // > / > > /For 20 years, .Org has been the online home for nonprofits, NGOs, and > community-based groups around the world. It serves both those > organizations and the public, helping navigate and support trust, > information and resource sharing, and advocacy. // > / > > /The current global pandemic has further illustrated the importance of > nonprofit websites, as most of the world’s leading scientific and > research institutions, health and safety resources, and educational > services are on .Org websites. The need for reliability and security > of the .Org domain is as high as it ever has been, and the proposal to > convert PIR from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity and then sell it > to private equity firm Ethos Capital would have jeopardized both. // > / > > /We want to thank the nearly 900 organizations and the 64,000* > individuals from all over the world who joined us in calling for the > sale to be stopped. The collective voices made a difference. // > / > > */This is not the final step needed for protecting the .Org domain. > ICANN must now open a public process for bids to find a new home for > the .Org domain. ICANN has established processes and criteria that > outline how to hold a reassignment process. We look forward to seeing > a competitive process and are eager to support the participation in > that process by the global nonprofit community. /**/ > /* > > /*The .Org domain, the third-largest top-level domain, needs a secure > and reliable steward that can prove it has the public and nonprofit > sector’s interests at its core. *//* > */ > > /Additional SaveDotOrg coalition signers: > / > /Access Now// > / > / > / > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tapani.tarvainen at effi.org Fri May 1 03:09:04 2020 From: tapani.tarvainen at effi.org (Tapani Tarvainen) Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 10:09:04 +0300 Subject: [Governance] Joint Statement from NTEN and EFF on Rejection of Sale of .ORG In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20200501070902.GA26250@tarvainen.info> If (or rather when) .org sale or transfer will be reconsidered, I would like its registry agreement changed at the same time to require that it remains non-profit. Ideally I'd like it to be run by an NGO that does nothing else and doesn't even try to make more money than is required to run the registry, not for any shareholders but not for any other good causes either. Alternatively, put such rules in the registry agreement so whichever NGO gets it won't turn it into a cash cow like ISOC has done. Not that I can see how that could realistically happen as it'd imply ISOC would lose its cash cow without getting anything in return (not that they paid for it in the first place) and of course such an NGO would not be exactly easy to set up in the first place and keep it safe from takeovers, but one can always hope (I've been told I'm a hopeless optimist). Tapani On Fri, May 01, 2020 at 11:47:14AM +0530, parminder via Governance (governance at lists.igcaucus.org) wrote: > > Congrats to all those made this possible. > > Meanwhile, on the below statement, I am wary of looking for a new home > for .org. For anyone to make a convincing case for that let us hear > about some possibilities which are more more global and representative > than ISOC, with all its faults, which I would rather focus on improving. > I havent heard about any such alternative. I do not want a US or EU > based NGO  -- however stellar their record, to take over, with no global > basis or structure.  I mean here at least we did have a chapters > systems, and their advice to the Board (which in the end I think had a > strong role to play in the .org saga.). Can you please give me an > example of a comparable system in another NGO, or at least a clearly > global governance system? I look forward to it. > > Pending that I would not like to join any call asking ICANN to open a > new bidding process for .org. > > Parminder > > On 01/05/20 11:23 AM, Ayden Férdeline via Governance wrote: > > (emphasis added in bold to one paragraph below) > > > > https://savedotorg.org/ > > > > /We are thrilled to see //ICANN’s leadership reject the sale/ > > /of > > Public Interest Registry (PIR) and the .Org top-level domain. // > > / > > > > /For 20 years, .Org has been the online home for nonprofits, NGOs, and > > community-based groups around the world. It serves both those > > organizations and the public, helping navigate and support trust, > > information and resource sharing, and advocacy. // > > / > > > > /The current global pandemic has further illustrated the importance of > > nonprofit websites, as most of the world’s leading scientific and > > research institutions, health and safety resources, and educational > > services are on .Org websites. The need for reliability and security > > of the .Org domain is as high as it ever has been, and the proposal to > > convert PIR from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity and then sell it > > to private equity firm Ethos Capital would have jeopardized both. // > > / > > > > /We want to thank the nearly 900 organizations and the 64,000* > > individuals from all over the world who joined us in calling for the > > sale to be stopped. The collective voices made a difference. // > > / > > > > */This is not the final step needed for protecting the .Org domain. > > ICANN must now open a public process for bids to find a new home for > > the .Org domain. ICANN has established processes and criteria that > > outline how to hold a reassignment process. We look forward to seeing > > a competitive process and are eager to support the participation in > > that process by the global nonprofit community. /**/ > > /* > > > > /*The .Org domain, the third-largest top-level domain, needs a secure > > and reliable steward that can prove it has the public and nonprofit > > sector’s interests at its core. *//* > > */ > > > > /Additional SaveDotOrg coalition signers: > > / > > /Access Now// > > / > > / > > / > > > > > -- > Governance mailing list > Governance at lists.igcaucus.org > https://lists.igcaucus.org/mailman/listinfo/governance -- Tapani Tarvainen From arsenebaguma at gmail.com Fri May 1 07:12:19 2020 From: arsenebaguma at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Ars=C3=A8ne_Tungali?=) Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 13:12:19 +0200 Subject: [Governance] Fwd: ICANN's decision on proposed PIR transaction In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: This is done! And I am wondering whether we could discuss lessons learned and anything we would have done better to not be hurt much by this situation. All in all, this was a learning experience for all of us, the Internet global community. Long live to .org! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Andrew Sullivan, Internet Society Date: Fri, May 1, 2020, 12:55 PM Subject: ICANN's decision on proposed PIR transaction To: Arsene Tungali Having trouble viewing this email? Click here to view it online. [image: Internet Society] Dear Arsene, Over the past several months there has been much discussion and interest within our community regarding the Internet Society’s plan to sell Public Interest Registry (PIR), operator of .ORG and other top-level domains, to Ethos Capital. Under PIR’s registry operator agreements, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) must consent to this (or any other) indirect change of control in order for the transaction to move to the next phase of the approval process. ICANN has announced that it does not consent to the transaction. ICANN’s decision effectively means that the transaction cannot, and will not, proceed. I am, of course, disappointed by ICANN’s decision. ICANN took much longer than it should have to render its decision, and in my view, stretched beyond its own agreements and the remit in its bylaws. I am also concerned that ICANN has shown itself to be much more susceptible to political pressure than its mandate would recommend. Nevertheless, I am grateful that ICANN has now rendered a clear decision. This decision means that the period of uncertainty is over. In the future, we will continue to rely on our colleagues at PIR to provide exemplary registries in rigorous compliance with their ICANN agreements, and to continue to provide generous funding to the Internet Society. When the Internet Society Trustees accepted the offer from Ethos in a unanimous vote, they did so because they believed, and still do, that the transaction would be good for the Internet Society, good for PIR, and good for registrants in .ORG and all the registries PIR operates. It’s not very often where an opportunity presents itself that has advantages for everyone. When we announced the proposed transaction, several people, including some in our own community, expressed unhappiness with it. I want to acknowledge the criticism and emotions that greeted the transaction. I know there are members of the Internet Society who were angry and hurt by this proposal, and I am sorry about that. Several people also expressed disappointment about how the sale was handled. If we could have better apprised you, our community, in advance of this sale, we would have. Requests for large-scale consultation came from across our community; this was not something we could possibly undertake. The months since the proposal was announced have been hard on PIR’s staff, and an extended consultation without any clear picture of what the possible outcomes might be would have been worse for PIR and therefore for .ORG. Neither the Trustees nor I believed we could undertake such a consultation without damaging PIR, which would itself be harmful to the community that relies on .ORG. Our community has been through a trial, and to address it, the Board of Trustees has already embarked on efforts to repair our bonds. While there were differing views about aspects of the proposed transfer, we have a unity forged in our shared commitment to the Internet, and our collective will to build a stronger and more accessible Internet is as assured as ever. The organization has continued to develop its staff function to better respond to community needs, and to make sure that our work is both demonstrably useful to the Internet and relevant to its needs. We have received positive feedback about both the report of our 2019 activities and the Action Plan for 2020. Our work on encryption, protocols, global routing, time security, community networks, and other priorities are moving with pace. Together we have work to do, especially at this time of global crisis when reliance on communication – and especially the Internet - is critical for society. We will continue to grow the operations of the Internet Society Foundation, and we will keep working with our partners at PIR to ensure that the Internet Society can continue to build, promote and defend the Internet. In no way will this disrupt or slow the work of the Internet Society, our chapters or members, to achieve our vision of an Internet for everyone. 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URL: From cveraq at gmail.com Fri May 1 08:33:17 2020 From: cveraq at gmail.com (Carlos Vera) Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 07:33:17 -0500 Subject: [Governance] Fwd: ICANN's decision on proposed PIR transaction In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <59ACD71B-ACFD-4224-A8F8-9F9B5341476B@gmail.com> * Icann agrees with the Internet community * In a decision ending an alleged and never-consulted sale of the .org to a for-profit company, Icann announced that it will not allow such a transaction. Finally, the Internet community clearly realizes that in a multi-stakeholder governance system, even the highest corporate employees cannot act alone in making decisions that run counter to the spirit of the Internet Society. A lesson that the staff must assimilate at all levels. Employees of the Internet Society work for, must consult with, the community and serve its interests. Icann's decision implies, as Andrew Sullivan, President & CEO, of the Internet Society rightly says, "... that the transaction cannot and will not continue" Icann's decision here: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-withholds-consent-for-a-change-of-control-of-the-public-interest-registry-pir #GovernanceIsCommunity Carlos Vera Ecuador > El 1 may. 2020, a la(s) 06:12, Arsène Tungali via Governance escribió: > >  > This is done! > > And I am wondering whether we could discuss lessons learned and anything we would have done better to not be hurt much by this situation. > > All in all, this was a learning experience for all of us, the Internet global community. > > Long live to .org! > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Andrew Sullivan, Internet Society > Date: Fri, May 1, 2020, 12:55 PM > Subject: ICANN's decision on proposed PIR transaction > To: Arsene Tungali > > > Having trouble viewing this email? Click here to view it online. > > Dear Arsene, > > Over the past several months there has been much discussion and interest within our community regarding the Internet Society’s plan to sell Public Interest Registry (PIR), operator of .ORG and other top-level domains, to Ethos Capital. Under PIR’s registry operator agreements, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) must consent to this (or any other) indirect change of control in order for the transaction to move to the next phase of the approval process. > > ICANN has announced that it does not consent to the transaction. ICANN’s decision effectively means that the transaction cannot, and will not, proceed. > > I am, of course, disappointed by ICANN’s decision. ICANN took much longer than it should have to render its decision, and in my view, stretched beyond its own agreements and the remit in its bylaws. I am also concerned that ICANN has shown itself to be much more susceptible to political pressure than its mandate would recommend. Nevertheless, I am grateful that ICANN has now rendered a clear decision. This decision means that the period of uncertainty is over. In the future, we will continue to rely on our colleagues at PIR to provide exemplary registries in rigorous compliance with their ICANN agreements, and to continue to provide generous funding to the Internet Society. > > When the Internet Society Trustees accepted the offer from Ethos in a unanimous vote, they did so because they believed, and still do, that the transaction would be good for the Internet Society, good for PIR, and good for registrants in .ORG and all the registries PIR operates. It’s not very often where an opportunity presents itself that has advantages for everyone. > > When we announced the proposed transaction, several people, including some in our own community, expressed unhappiness with it. I want to acknowledge the criticism and emotions that greeted the transaction. I know there are members of the Internet Society who were angry and hurt by this proposal, and I am sorry about that. > > Several people also expressed disappointment about how the sale was handled. If we could have better apprised you, our community, in advance of this sale, we would have. Requests for large-scale consultation came from across our community; this was not something we could possibly undertake. The months since the proposal was announced have been hard on PIR’s staff, and an extended consultation without any clear picture of what the possible outcomes might be would have been worse for PIR and therefore for .ORG. Neither the Trustees nor I believed we could undertake such a consultation without damaging PIR, which would itself be harmful to the community that relies on .ORG. > > Our community has been through a trial, and to address it, the Board of Trustees has already embarked on efforts to repair our bonds. While there were differing views about aspects of the proposed transfer, we have a unity forged in our shared commitment to the Internet, and our collective will to build a stronger and more accessible Internet is as assured as ever. > > The organization has continued to develop its staff function to better respond to community needs, and to make sure that our work is both demonstrably useful to the Internet and relevant to its needs. We have received positive feedback about both the report of our 2019 activities and the Action Plan for 2020. Our work on encryption, protocols, global routing, time security, community networks, and other priorities are moving with pace. Together we have work to do, especially at this time of global crisis when reliance on communication – and especially the Internet - is critical for society. > > We will continue to grow the operations of the Internet Society Foundation, and we will keep working with our partners at PIR to ensure that the Internet Society can continue to build, promote and defend the Internet. In no way will this disrupt or slow the work of the Internet Society, our chapters or members, to achieve our vision of an Internet for everyone. > > Regards, > Andrew Sullivan > President & CEO, Internet Society > > Don't miss a thing. > Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube | Instagram > This message was sent to Arsene Tungali by the Internet Society. > Please add us to your safe list to ensure delivery. > Unsubscribe | Unsubscribe via email | Update your preferences | View Online | Privacy Policy | Contact Us > © Copyright 2020 Internet Society > 11710 Plaza America Drive, Suite 400, Reston, VA 20190-5108, USA, +1 703-439-2120 > Rue Vallin 2, CH-1201, Geneva, Switzerland, +41-22-807-1444 > Have questions? Contact globalmembership at isoc.org > > -- > Governance mailing list > Governance at lists.igcaucus.org > https://lists.igcaucus.org/mailman/listinfo/governance -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cveraq at gmail.com Fri May 1 08:34:42 2020 From: cveraq at gmail.com (Carlos Vera) Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 07:34:42 -0500 Subject: [Governance] Joint Statement from NTEN and EFF on Rejection of Sale of .ORG In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0EB37AE9-49B9-4041-9D3C-88D83E5BAC76@gmail.com> * Icann agrees with the Internet community * In a decision ending an alleged and never-consulted sale of the .org to a for-profit company, Icann announced that it will not allow such a transaction. Finally, the Internet community clearly realizes that in a multi-stakeholder governance system, even the highest corporate employees cannot act alone in making decisions that run counter to the spirit of the Internet Society. A lesson that the staff must assimilate at all levels. Employees of the Internet Society work for, must consult with, the community and serve its interests. Icann's decision implies, as Andrew Sullivan, President & CEO, of the Internet Society rightly says, "... that the transaction cannot and will not continue" Icann's decision here: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-withholds-consent-for-a-change-of-control-of-the-public-interest-registry-pir #GovernanceIsCommunity Carlos Vera Ecuador > El 1 may. 2020, a la(s) 01:17, parminder via Governance escribió: > >  > Congrats to all those made this possible. > > Meanwhile, on the below statement, I am wary of looking for a new home for .org. For anyone to make a convincing case for that let us hear about some possibilities which are more more global and representative than ISOC, with all its faults, which I would rather focus on improving. I havent heard about any such alternative. I do not want a US or EU based NGO -- however stellar their record, to take over, with no global basis or structure. I mean here at least we did have a chapters systems, and their advice to the Board (which in the end I think had a strong role to play in the .org saga.). Can you please give me an example of a comparable system in another NGO, or at least a clearly global governance system? I look forward to it. > > Pending that I would not like to join any call asking ICANN to open a new bidding process for .org. > > Parminder > > On 01/05/20 11:23 AM, Ayden Férdeline via Governance wrote: >> (emphasis added in bold to one paragraph below) >> >> https://savedotorg.org/ >> >> We are thrilled to see ICANN’s leadership reject the sale of Public Interest Registry (PIR) and the .Org top-level domain. >> For 20 years, .Org has been the online home for nonprofits, NGOs, and community-based groups around the world. It serves both those organizations and the public, helping navigate and support trust, information and resource sharing, and advocacy. >> >> The current global pandemic has further illustrated the importance of nonprofit websites, as most of the world’s leading scientific and research institutions, health and safety resources, and educational services are on .Org websites. The need for reliability and security of the .Org domain is as high as it ever has been, and the proposal to convert PIR from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity and then sell it to private equity firm Ethos Capital would have jeopardized both. >> >> We want to thank the nearly 900 organizations and the 64,000* individuals from all over the world who joined us in calling for the sale to be stopped. The collective voices made a difference. >> >> This is not the final step needed for protecting the .Org domain. ICANN must now open a public process for bids to find a new home for the .Org domain. ICANN has established processes and criteria that outline how to hold a reassignment process. We look forward to seeing a competitive process and are eager to support the participation in that process by the global nonprofit community. >> >> The .Org domain, the third-largest top-level domain, needs a secure and reliable steward that can prove it has the public and nonprofit sector’s interests at its core. >> >> Additional SaveDotOrg coalition signers: >> Access Now >> >> >> >> > -- > Governance mailing list > Governance at lists.igcaucus.org > https://lists.igcaucus.org/mailman/listinfo/governance -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From woody at pch.net Fri May 1 08:44:23 2020 From: woody at pch.net (Bill Woodcock) Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 14:44:23 +0200 Subject: [Governance] Joint Statement from NTEN and EFF on Rejection of Sale of .ORG In-Reply-To: <0EB37AE9-49B9-4041-9D3C-88D83E5BAC76@gmail.com> References: <0EB37AE9-49B9-4041-9D3C-88D83E5BAC76@gmail.com> Message-ID: <5DBBF73D-03E2-49C9-A056-1194520D11DC@pch.net> > On May 1, 2020, at 2:34 PM, Carlos Vera via Governance wrote: > > * Icann agrees with the Internet community * Really? Do you believe that the Internet community wants ISOC to simply turn to the next private equity bidder in the queue, and start this process again, rather than moving forward with the established multistakeholder open competition, as was done in 2002? https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2020-04-30-en "Resolved (2020.04.30.02), the above decision is without prejudice to PIR to submit a new notice of indirect change of control and entity conversion for consideration if PIR successfully achieves an entity conversion approval in Pennsylvania through the Pennsylvania Court, which the ICANN Board and org will consider when evaluating any new notice." Make no mistake. Thus far, this has only been a win for the lobbyists of Ethos’ PE competitors; it’s cleared the way for them and put .ORG back into play. ICANN hasn’t acknowledged the interests of multistakeholder community at all. 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From ayden at ferdeline.com Fri May 1 10:48:18 2020 From: ayden at ferdeline.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Ayden_F=C3=A9rdeline?=) Date: Fri, 01 May 2020 14:48:18 +0000 Subject: [Governance] Fwd: ICANN's decision on proposed PIR transaction In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Arsène, I personally think the outcome here was pretty predictable - if you propose the privatisation of a public good, which you were entrusted to run and were even given $5 million as a grant to do so, you shouldn't turn around and sell that public good to a private equity investment firm. Most people, I think, would understand why this idea was preposterous. If this was a newsflash for ISOC, and it seems it was, I think it's up to ISOC to reflect on why its values and projects are out of step with the community it is supposed to support. I'd like to see ISOC prepare and share an honest post-mortem of what went wrong, where they failed, and outline how they intent to rebuild our trust in them. That's a tall order, but as the best-resourced (and least-impactful) non-profit in the Internet freedom space, it is perfectly capable of finding an outside vendor who can help them do so. As a community, though, I think it is on us to better hold ISOC to account and to call for its woefully-inadequate governance mechanisms to be improved. Best wishes, Ayden Férdeline ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Friday, 1 May 2020 13:12, Arsène Tungali via Governance wrote: > This is done! > > And I am wondering whether we could discuss lessons learned and anything we would have done better to not be hurt much by this situation. > > All in all, this was a learning experience for all of us, the Internet global community. > > Long live to .org! > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Andrew Sullivan, Internet Society > Date: Fri, May 1, 2020, 12:55 PM > Subject: ICANN's decision on proposed PIR transaction > To: Arsene Tungali > > Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here](http://portal.internetsociety.org/622619/bulletin/ViewSent/63b3d79f-c010-4b58-afa0-cedcd9dbde5f/d4d0c1e5-5dc6-4781-8cff-cece8a791032?mid=7b8439c9-7758-44b5-b69f-d78e105f6874&type=e) to view it online. > > [image] > > Dear Arsene, > > Over the past several months there has been much discussion and interest within our community regarding the Internet Society’s plan to sell Public Interest Registry (PIR), operator of .ORG and other top-level domains, to Ethos Capital. Under PIR’s registry operator agreements, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) must consent to this (or any other) indirect change of control in order for the transaction to move to the next phase of the approval process. > > [ICANN has announced](https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-withholds-consent-for-a-change-of-control-of-the-public-interest-registry-pir) that it does not consent to the transaction. ICANN’s decision effectively means that the transaction cannot, and will not, proceed. > > I am, of course, disappointed by ICANN’s decision. ICANN took much longer than it should have to render its decision, and in my view, stretched beyond its own agreements and the remit in its bylaws. I am also concerned that ICANN has shown itself to be much more susceptible to political pressure than its mandate would recommend. Nevertheless, I am grateful that ICANN has now rendered a clear decision. This decision means that the period of uncertainty is over. In the future, we will continue to rely on our colleagues at PIR to provide exemplary registries in rigorous compliance with their ICANN agreements, and to continue to provide generous funding to the Internet Society. > > When the Internet Society Trustees accepted the offer from Ethos in a unanimous vote, they did so because they believed, and still do, that the transaction would be good for the Internet Society, good for PIR, and good for registrants in .ORG and all the registries PIR operates. It’s not very often where an opportunity presents itself that has advantages for everyone. > > When we announced the proposed transaction, several people, including some in our own community, expressed unhappiness with it. I want to acknowledge the criticism and emotions that greeted the transaction. I know there are members of the Internet Society who were angry and hurt by this proposal, and I am sorry about that. > > Several people also expressed disappointment about how the sale was handled. If we could have better apprised you, our community, in advance of this sale, we would have. Requests for large-scale consultation came from across our community; this was not something we could possibly undertake. The months since the proposal was announced have been hard on PIR’s staff, and an extended consultation without any clear picture of what the possible outcomes might be would have been worse for PIR and therefore for .ORG. Neither the Trustees nor I believed we could undertake such a consultation without damaging PIR, which would itself be harmful to the community that relies on .ORG. > > Our community has been through a trial, and to address it, the Board of Trustees has already embarked on efforts to repair our bonds. While there were differing views about aspects of the proposed transfer, we have a unity forged in our shared commitment to the Internet, and our collective will to build a stronger and more accessible Internet is as assured as ever. > > The organization has continued to develop its staff function to better respond to community needs, and to make sure that our work is both demonstrably useful to the Internet and relevant to its needs. We have received positive feedback about both the report of our 2019 activities and the Action Plan for 2020. Our work on encryption, protocols, global routing, time security, community networks, and other priorities are moving with pace. Together we have work to do, especially at this time of global crisis when reliance on communication – and especially the Internet - is critical for society. > > We will continue to grow the operations of the Internet Society Foundation, and we will keep working with our partners at PIR to ensure that the Internet Society can continue to build, promote and defend the Internet. 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Contact globalmembership at isoc.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From david_allen_ab63 at post.harvard.edu Fri May 1 14:22:09 2020 From: david_allen_ab63 at post.harvard.edu (david_allen_ab63 at post.harvard.edu) Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 14:22:09 -0400 Subject: [Governance] Joint Statement from NTEN and EFF on Rejection of Sale of .ORG In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks to Parminder – let me profoundly second his here. David Allen > On May 1, 2020, at 2:17 AM, parminder via Governance wrote: > > Congrats to all those made this possible. > > Meanwhile, on the below statement, I am wary of looking for a new home for .org. For anyone to make a convincing case for that let us hear about some possibilities which are more more global and representative than ISOC, with all its faults, which I would rather focus on improving. I havent heard about any such alternative. I do not want a US or EU based NGO -- however stellar their record, to take over, with no global basis or structure. I mean here at least we did have a chapters systems, and their advice to the Board (which in the end I think had a strong role to play in the .org saga.). Can you please give me an example of a comparable system in another NGO, or at least a clearly global governance system? I look forward to it. > > Pending that I would not like to join any call asking ICANN to open a new bidding process for .org. > > Parminder > > On 01/05/20 11:23 AM, Ayden Férdeline via Governance wrote: >> (emphasis added in bold to one paragraph below) >> >> https://savedotorg.org/ >> >> We are thrilled to see ICANN’s leadership reject the sale of Public Interest Registry (PIR) and the .Org top-level domain. >> For 20 years, .Org has been the online home for nonprofits, NGOs, and community-based groups around the world. It serves both those organizations and the public, helping navigate and support trust, information and resource sharing, and advocacy. >> >> The current global pandemic has further illustrated the importance of nonprofit websites, as most of the world’s leading scientific and research institutions, health and safety resources, and educational services are on .Org websites. The need for reliability and security of the .Org domain is as high as it ever has been, and the proposal to convert PIR from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity and then sell it to private equity firm Ethos Capital would have jeopardized both. >> >> We want to thank the nearly 900 organizations and the 64,000* individuals from all over the world who joined us in calling for the sale to be stopped. The collective voices made a difference. >> >> This is not the final step needed for protecting the .Org domain. ICANN must now open a public process for bids to find a new home for the .Org domain. ICANN has established processes and criteria that outline how to hold a reassignment process. We look forward to seeing a competitive process and are eager to support the participation in that process by the global nonprofit community. >> >> The .Org domain, the third-largest top-level domain, needs a secure and reliable steward that can prove it has the public and nonprofit sector’s interests at its core. >> >> Additional SaveDotOrg coalition signers: >> Access Now >> >> >> >> > -- > Governance mailing list > Governance at lists.igcaucus.org > https://lists.igcaucus.org/mailman/listinfo/governance -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ian.peter at ianpeter.com Fri May 1 20:34:44 2020 From: ian.peter at ianpeter.com (Ian Peter) Date: Sat, 02 May 2020 00:34:44 +0000 Subject: [Governance] Joint Statement from NTEN and EFF on Rejection of Sale of .ORG In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I find it hard to describe ISOCs internal staff decision making processes without proper member involvement, its quasi-global facade, and a lot of their history as suggesting it would be the best ongoing home for .org. I don't yet see anything in ISOC's response to this to suggest that they have learned anything from it and intend to be more membership driven. But as Parminder says, what's the alternative? It would need to be a membership driven and well established global NGO...not necessarily one which evolved from the "internet governance" space, just one which has a record of supporting and involving NGOs in all aspects of an existing and well respected global entity. I think we should keep our options open at this stage. Ian Peter ------ Original Message ------ From: "parminder via Governance" To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org Sent: 1/05/2020 4:17:14 PM Subject: Re: [Governance] Joint Statement from NTEN and EFF on Rejection of Sale of .ORG >Congrats to all those made this possible. > >Meanwhile, on the below statement, I am wary of looking for a new home >for .org. For anyone to make a convincing case for that let us hear >about some possibilities which are more more global and representative >than ISOC, with all its faults, which I would rather focus on >improving. I havent heard about any such alternative. I do not want a >US or EU based NGO -- however stellar their record, to take over, with >no global basis or structure. I mean here at least we did have a >chapters systems, and their advice to the Board (which in the end I >think had a strong role to play in the .org saga.). Can you please give >me an example of a comparable system in another NGO, or at least a >clearly global governance system? I look forward to it. > >Pending that I would not like to join any call asking ICANN to open a >new bidding process for .org. > >Parminder > >On 01/05/20 11:23 AM, Ayden Férdeline via Governance wrote: >>(emphasis added in bold to one paragraph below) >> >>https://savedotorg.org/ >> >>We are thrilled to see ICANN’s leadership reject the sale >> >>of Public Interest Registry (PIR) and the .Org top-level domain. >>For 20 years, .Org has been the online home for nonprofits, NGOs, and >>community-based groups around the world. It serves both those >>organizations and the public, helping navigate and support trust, >>information and resource sharing, and advocacy. >> >>The current global pandemic has further illustrated the importance of >>nonprofit websites, as most of the world’s leading scientific and >>research institutions, health and safety resources, and educational >>services are on .Org websites. The need for reliability and security >>of the .Org domain is as high as it ever has been, and the proposal to >>convert PIR from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity and then sell it >>to private equity firm Ethos Capital would have jeopardized both. >> >>We want to thank the nearly 900 organizations and the 64,000* >>individuals from all over the world who joined us in calling for the >>sale to be stopped. The collective voices made a difference. >> >>This is not the final step needed for protecting the .Org domain. >>ICANN must now open a public process for bids to find a new home for >>the .Org domain. ICANN has established processes and criteria that >>outline how to hold a reassignment process. We look forward to seeing >>a competitive process and are eager to support the participation in >>that process by the global nonprofit community. >> >>The .Org domain, the third-largest top-level domain, needs a secure >>and reliable steward that can prove it has the public and nonprofit >>sector’s interests at its core. >> >>Additional SaveDotOrg coalition signers: >>Access Now >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lmcknigh at syr.edu Fri May 1 20:45:53 2020 From: lmcknigh at syr.edu (Lee W McKnight) Date: Sat, 2 May 2020 00:45:53 +0000 Subject: [Governance] Joint Statement from NTEN and EFF on Rejection of Sale of .ORG In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: <559010e34ed342e8b9544a29385fb5ba@syr.edu> Wow these are unusual times: I third Parminder and David. ________________________________ From: Governance on behalf of david_allen_ab63--- via Governance Sent: Friday, May 1, 2020 2:22:09 PM To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org Subject: Re: [Governance] Joint Statement from NTEN and EFF on Rejection of Sale of .ORG Thanks to Parminder – let me profoundly second his here. David Allen On May 1, 2020, at 2:17 AM, parminder via Governance > wrote: Congrats to all those made this possible. Meanwhile, on the below statement, I am wary of looking for a new home for .org. For anyone to make a convincing case for that let us hear about some possibilities which are more more global and representative than ISOC, with all its faults, which I would rather focus on improving. I havent heard about any such alternative. I do not want a US or EU based NGO -- however stellar their record, to take over, with no global basis or structure. I mean here at least we did have a chapters systems, and their advice to the Board (which in the end I think had a strong role to play in the .org saga.). Can you please give me an example of a comparable system in another NGO, or at least a clearly global governance system? I look forward to it. Pending that I would not like to join any call asking ICANN to open a new bidding process for .org. Parminder On 01/05/20 11:23 AM, Ayden Férdeline via Governance wrote: (emphasis added in bold to one paragraph below) https://savedotorg.org/ We are thrilled to see ICANN’s leadership reject the sale of Public Interest Registry (PIR) and the .Org top-level domain. For 20 years, .Org has been the online home for nonprofits, NGOs, and community-based groups around the world. It serves both those organizations and the public, helping navigate and support trust, information and resource sharing, and advocacy. The current global pandemic has further illustrated the importance of nonprofit websites, as most of the world’s leading scientific and research institutions, health and safety resources, and educational services are on .Org websites. The need for reliability and security of the .Org domain is as high as it ever has been, and the proposal to convert PIR from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity and then sell it to private equity firm Ethos Capital would have jeopardized both. We want to thank the nearly 900 organizations and the 64,000* individuals from all over the world who joined us in calling for the sale to be stopped. The collective voices made a difference. This is not the final step needed for protecting the .Org domain. ICANN must now open a public process for bids to find a new home for the .Org domain. ICANN has established processes and criteria that outline how to hold a reassignment process. We look forward to seeing a competitive process and are eager to support the participation in that process by the global nonprofit community. The .Org domain, the third-largest top-level domain, needs a secure and reliable steward that can prove it has the public and nonprofit sector’s interests at its core. Additional SaveDotOrg coalition signers: Access Now -- Governance mailing list Governance at lists.igcaucus.org https://lists.igcaucus.org/mailman/listinfo/governance -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wisdom.dk at gmail.com Fri May 1 21:09:02 2020 From: wisdom.dk at gmail.com (Wisdom Donkor) Date: Sat, 2 May 2020 02:09:02 +0100 Subject: [Governance] Joint Statement from NTEN and EFF on Rejection of Sale of .ORG In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Weldone. Good job done On Friday, May 1, 2020, Ayden Férdeline via Governance < governance at lists.igcaucus.org> wrote: > (emphasis added in bold to one paragraph below) > > https://savedotorg.org/ > > *We are thrilled to see **ICANN’s leadership reject the sale* > * > of Public Interest Registry (PIR) and the .Org top-level domain. * > > *For 20 years, .Org has been the online home for nonprofits, NGOs, and > community-based groups around the world. It serves both those organizations > and the public, helping navigate and support trust, information and > resource sharing, and advocacy. * > > *The current global pandemic has further illustrated the importance of > nonprofit websites, as most of the world’s leading scientific and research > institutions, health and safety resources, and educational services are on > .Org websites. The need for reliability and security of the .Org domain is > as high as it ever has been, and the proposal to convert PIR from a > nonprofit to a for-profit entity and then sell it to private equity firm > Ethos Capital would have jeopardized both. * > > *We want to thank the nearly 900 organizations and the 64,000* individuals > from all over the world who joined us in calling for the sale to be > stopped. The collective voices made a difference. * > > *This is not the final step needed for protecting the .Org domain. ICANN > must now open a public process for bids to find a new home for the .Org > domain. ICANN has established processes and criteria that outline how to > hold a reassignment process. We look forward to seeing a competitive > process and are eager to support the participation in that process by the > global nonprofit community. * > > *The .Org domain, the third-largest top-level domain, needs a secure and > reliable steward that can prove it has the public and nonprofit sector’s > interests at its core. * > > > *Additional SaveDotOrg coalition signers:* > *Access Now* > > > > -- *WISDOM DONKOR* President & CEO Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation P.O. Box CT 2439, Cantonments, Accra | www.aodirf.org / www.afrigeocon.org Tel: +233 20 812 8851 Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom | Twitter: @wisdom_dk __________________________________________________ Specialization: E-government Network Infrastructure and E-application, Internet Governance, Open Data policies platforms & Community Development, Cyber Security, Domain Name Systems, Software Engineering, Event Planning & Management, -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wisdom.dk at gmail.com Sat May 2 07:47:29 2020 From: wisdom.dk at gmail.com (Wisdom Donkor) Date: Sat, 2 May 2020 12:47:29 +0100 Subject: [Governance] Fwd: ICANN's decision on proposed PIR transaction In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Yes long leave .org. Naturally .org can only belong to .org. On Friday, May 1, 2020, Arsène Tungali via Governance < governance at lists.igcaucus.org> wrote: > This is done! > > And I am wondering whether we could discuss lessons learned and anything > we would have done better to not be hurt much by this situation. > > All in all, this was a learning experience for all of us, the Internet > global community. > > Long live to .org! > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Andrew Sullivan, Internet Society > Date: Fri, May 1, 2020, 12:55 PM > Subject: ICANN's decision on proposed PIR transaction > To: Arsene Tungali > > > Having trouble viewing this email? Click here > > to view it online. > > [image: Internet Society] > Dear Arsene, > > Over the past several months there has been much discussion and interest > within our community regarding the Internet Society’s plan to sell Public > Interest Registry (PIR), operator of .ORG and other top-level domains, to > Ethos Capital. Under PIR’s registry operator agreements, the Internet > Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) must consent to this (or > any other) indirect change of control in order for the transaction to move > to the next phase of the approval process. > > ICANN has announced > > that it does not consent to the transaction. ICANN’s decision effectively > means that the transaction cannot, and will not, proceed. > > I am, of course, disappointed by ICANN’s decision. ICANN took much longer > than it should have to render its decision, and in my view, stretched > beyond its own agreements and the remit in its bylaws. I am also concerned > that ICANN has shown itself to be much more susceptible to political > pressure than its mandate would recommend. Nevertheless, I am grateful that > ICANN has now rendered a clear decision. This decision means that the > period of uncertainty is over. In the future, we will continue to rely on > our colleagues at PIR to provide exemplary registries in rigorous > compliance with their ICANN agreements, and to continue to provide generous > funding to the Internet Society. > > When the Internet Society Trustees accepted the offer from Ethos in a > unanimous vote, they did so because they believed, and still do, that the > transaction would be good for the Internet Society, good for PIR, and good > for registrants in .ORG and all the registries PIR operates. It’s not very > often where an opportunity presents itself that has advantages for everyone. > > When we announced the proposed transaction, several people, including some > in our own community, expressed unhappiness with it. I want to acknowledge > the criticism and emotions that greeted the transaction. I know there are > members of the Internet Society who were angry and hurt by this proposal, > and I am sorry about that. > > Several people also expressed disappointment about how the sale was > handled. If we could have better apprised you, our community, in advance of > this sale, we would have. Requests for large-scale consultation came from > across our community; this was not something we could possibly undertake. > The months since the proposal was announced have been hard on PIR’s staff, > and an extended consultation without any clear picture of what the possible > outcomes might be would have been worse for PIR and therefore for .ORG. > Neither the Trustees nor I believed we could undertake such a consultation > without damaging PIR, which would itself be harmful to the community that > relies on .ORG. > > Our community has been through a trial, and to address it, the Board of > Trustees has already embarked on efforts to repair our bonds. While there > were differing views about aspects of the proposed transfer, we have a > unity forged in our shared commitment to the Internet, and our collective > will to build a stronger and more accessible Internet is as assured as ever. > > The organization has continued to develop its staff function to better > respond to community needs, and to make sure that our work is both > demonstrably useful to the Internet and relevant to its needs. We have > received positive feedback about both the report of our 2019 activities and > the Action Plan for 2020. Our work on encryption, protocols, global > routing, time security, community networks, and other priorities are moving > with pace. Together we have work to do, especially at this time of global > crisis when reliance on communication – and especially the Internet - is > critical for society. > > We will continue to grow the operations of the Internet Society > Foundation, and we will keep working with our partners at PIR to ensure > that the Internet Society can continue to build, promote and defend the > Internet. In no way will this disrupt or slow the work of the Internet > Society, our chapters or members, to achieve our vision of an Internet for > everyone. > > Regards, > Andrew Sullivan > President & CEO, Internet Society > [image: Internet Society] > Don't miss a thing. > Twitter | Facebook > | LinkedIn > | YouTube > | Instagram > > > This message was sent to Arsene Tungali by the Internet Society. > Please add us to your safe list to ensure delivery. > Unsubscribe > > | Unsubscribe via email | Update your > preferences > > | View Online > > | Privacy Policy | Contact > Us > © Copyright 2020 Internet Society > 11710 Plaza America Drive, Suite 400, Reston, VA 20190 > -5108, > USA, +1 703-439-2120 > Rue Vallin 2, CH-1201, Geneva, Switzerland > , > +41-22-807-1444 > Have questions? Contact globalmembership at isoc.org > -- *WISDOM DONKOR* President & CEO Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation P.O. Box CT 2439, Cantonments, Accra | www.aodirf.org / www.afrigeocon.org Tel: +233 20 812 8851 Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom | Twitter: @wisdom_dk __________________________________________________ Specialization: E-government Network Infrastructure and E-application, Internet Governance, Open Data policies platforms & Community Development, Cyber Security, Domain Name Systems, Software Engineering, Event Planning & Management, -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wisdom.dk at gmail.com Sat May 2 11:58:10 2020 From: wisdom.dk at gmail.com (Wisdom Donkor) Date: Sat, 2 May 2020 16:58:10 +0100 Subject: [Governance] ICANN Board Withholds Consent for a Change of Control of the Public Interest Registry (PIR) In-Reply-To: <4kaoASWLdrMMYORJ44H9YxuJna2F7ZmRoMV2s_dmtKzjUkD3POFzuCiAuyPLiPfGi4OEXmGr0uBzDwxvK97JAidU4mRaxxdFmwvK6RK--YU=@ferdeline.com> References: <4kaoASWLdrMMYORJ44H9YxuJna2F7ZmRoMV2s_dmtKzjUkD3POFzuCiAuyPLiPfGi4OEXmGr0uBzDwxvK97JAidU4mRaxxdFmwvK6RK--YU=@ferdeline.com> Message-ID: Hello Ayden popping champagne in hear, indeed this is a sweet win. You will also agree with me that covid-19 really reveals the true reflections of civil society during this pandemic situations we are in now. Your lead role and critical critiques of this deal paid off. We hope this kind of deal never repeat itself again. Regards to all, On Friday, May 1, 2020, Ayden Férdeline via Governance < governance at lists.igcaucus.org> wrote: > Breaking news -- ICANN has vetoed the sale of the Public Interest Registry > (home to .ORG) following "thorough due diligence." Their full decision can > be found here: > > https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-withholds- > consent-for-a-change-of-control-of-the-public-interest-registry-pir > > This is a huge victory for civil society. While I remain so disappointed > that the Internet Society would waste millions in public interest money > pursuing this sale, which had little support and ran contrary to their own > mission, I am thankful to all those who stepped forward to save .ORG like > AccessNow, EFF, NTEN, and the Domain Name Rights Coalition. This is your > win. Thank you very much for helping reclaim a little piece of the Domain > Name System for non-commercial interests. > > Best wishes, > Ayden Férdeline > -- *WISDOM DONKOR* President & CEO Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation P.O. Box CT 2439, Cantonments, Accra | www.aodirf.org / www.afrigeocon.org Tel: +233 20 812 8851 Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom | Twitter: @wisdom_dk __________________________________________________ Specialization: E-government Network Infrastructure and E-application, Internet Governance, Open Data policies platforms & Community Development, Cyber Security, Domain Name Systems, Software Engineering, Event Planning & Management, -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From woody at pch.net Sat May 2 15:41:25 2020 From: woody at pch.net (Bill Woodcock) Date: Sat, 2 May 2020 21:41:25 +0200 Subject: [Governance] ICANN Board Withholds Consent for a Change of Control of the Public Interest Registry (PIR) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <58D969EB-D57D-4593-93D8-63E0C7E63B31@pch.net> Yes, I’d like to second Wisdom’s thanks, Ayden. You’ve been a resolute voice on behalf of the public interest, and there are many non-profits in the world which owe you a debt of gratitude, whether they’re aware of your work or not. Stick with it, you’re making the world better. -Bill > On May 2, 2020, at 17:58, Wisdom Donkor via Governance wrote: > > Hello Ayden popping champagne in hear, indeed > this is a sweet win. > > You will also agree with me that covid-19 really reveals the true reflections of civil society during this pandemic situations we are in now. > > Your lead role and critical critiques of this deal paid off. We hope this kind of deal never repeat itself again. > > Regards to all, > > >> On Friday, May 1, 2020, Ayden Férdeline via Governance wrote: >> Breaking news -- ICANN has vetoed the sale of the Public Interest Registry (home to .ORG) following "thorough due diligence." Their full decision can be found here: >> >> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-withholds-consent-for-a-change-of-control-of-the-public-interest-registry-pir >> >> This is a huge victory for civil society. While I remain so disappointed that the Internet Society would waste millions in public interest money pursuing this sale, which had little support and ran contrary to their own mission, I am thankful to all those who stepped forward to save .ORG like AccessNow, EFF, NTEN, and the Domain Name Rights Coalition. This is your win. Thank you very much for helping reclaim a little piece of the Domain Name System for non-commercial interests. >> >> Best wishes, >> Ayden Férdeline > > > -- > WISDOM DONKOR > President & CEO > Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation > P.O. Box CT 2439, Cantonments, Accra | www.aodirf.org / www.afrigeocon.org > Tel: +233 20 812 8851 > Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom | Twitter: @wisdom_dk > __________________________________________________ > Specialization: > E-government Network Infrastructure and E-application, Internet Governance, Open Data policies platforms & Community Development, Cyber Security, Domain Name Systems, Software Engineering, Event Planning & Management, > > -- > Governance mailing list > Governance at lists.igcaucus.org > https://lists.igcaucus.org/mailman/listinfo/governance -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bzs at theworld.com Sat May 2 16:14:31 2020 From: bzs at theworld.com (bzs at theworld.com) Date: Sat, 2 May 2020 16:14:31 -0400 Subject: [Governance] Joint Statement from NTEN and EFF on Rejection of Sale of .ORG In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <24237.54439.78863.278947@gargle.gargle.HOWL> The notion that .ORG has been run in the interests of public benefit organizations, other than ISOC, PIR, and ICANN (i.e., the direct beneficiaries of registrar income) is and pretty much always has been a fiction. Why do we keep repeating this fiction while knowing that anyone can register any domain available under .ORG without the slightest vetting. About all one can say is that there exist some small number of actual public benefit organizations probably amounting to fewer than 1% of registrations, probably far fewer, who have chosen .ORG for their branding. My point is not to argue for or against the ICANN decision or who should control .ORG, only that I feel like the boy in the tale of the emperor's new clothes pointing out the king's nakedness. Why continue to debate the point based on an entirely (or 99+%) false premise? -- -Barry Shein Software Tool & Die | bzs at TheWorld.com | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: +1 617-STD-WRLD | 800-THE-WRLD The World: Since 1989 | A Public Information Utility | *oo* From pimienta at funredes.org Sun May 3 04:17:18 2020 From: pimienta at funredes.org (Daniel Pimienta) Date: Sun, 3 May 2020 05:17:18 -0300 Subject: [Governance] Joint Statement from NTEN and EFF on Rejection of Sale of .ORG In-Reply-To: <24237.54439.78863.278947@gargle.gargle.HOWL> References: <24237.54439.78863.278947@gargle.gargle.HOWL> Message-ID: > About all one can say is that there exist some small number of actual > public benefit organizations probably amounting to fewer than 1% of > registrations, probably far fewer, who have chosen .ORG for their > branding. If this is meant to say that probably far more than 99% of .org domains are related to for profit entities this is a fake stats only created to sustain an argument which falls down when the data is checked. One wishes some source were provided to sustain the data or at least some methods to reach that results one could evaluate. The facts are : - The number of .org domains remains stable since 2003 between 10 and 11 millions and no surge has been shown when the restriction to non-profit has been released in august 2019 (source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.org). - If anybody knows about some study surveying the percentage of for profit within those 11 millions domain it would be nice to share. Meanwhile : - There are many sites analyzing the pros and cons for businesses (specially small) to decide between .com or .org and they generally shows no special incentive for .org (except maybe to forward a mybusiness.org towards mybusiness.com) and at the contrary warns about the harmful confusion for good business. Check https://www.google.com/search?q=.org+vs+.com - One could play with search engine using the site:.org option and browse fast the results: if really only 1% would be non profit it would show clearly in the displayed results. To make it still more clear one can use keywords prone to business such as business, sale, buy and discovers that less than 10% correspond to for profit. Check https://www.google.com/search?q=buy+site:.org and so on. One could use still more specific searches with keywords such as bank or restaurant within .org and less than 20% of the results correspond to for profit for "restaurant" and maybe less than 40% for banks (which seems to have adopted more massively the trick of forwarding from .org to .com main site). Check  https://www.google.com/search?q=bank+site:.org - As a by-product of those experiments, the rich diversity of the ecosystem of the non for profit realm in the Internet appears : international, national and local organizations, associations, free software providers, education entities, users group,... which advocates naturally  to preserve this important (and historical) ecosystem of the Internet. From pimienta at funredes.org Sun May 3 10:10:22 2020 From: pimienta at funredes.org (Daniel Pimienta) Date: Sun, 3 May 2020 11:10:22 -0300 Subject: [Governance] Joint Statement from NTEN and EFF on Rejection of Sale of .ORG In-Reply-To: References: <24237.54439.78863.278947@gargle.gargle.HOWL> Message-ID: <114ed47e-0a1c-aebf-4a4f-9f59afd4497f@funredes.org> Sorry! I made a typo in my last message in the sentence : "The number of .org domains remains stable since 2003 between 10 and 11 millions and no surge has been shown when the restriction to non-profit has been released in august 2019 (source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.org).  " I meant to write 2013 instead of 2003. This does not change anything to the point I wanted to make. I will quote the 2 sentences I referred from the wikipedia page: 1) "The domain was originally intended for non-profit entities, but this restriction was removed in August 2019." 2) "The number of registered domains in org has increased from fewer than one million in the 1990s, to ten million in 2012, and held steady between ten and eleven million since then." On 03/05/2020 05:17, Daniel Pimienta via Governance wrote: > >> About all one can say is that there exist some small number of actual >> public benefit organizations probably amounting to fewer than 1% of >> registrations, probably far fewer, who have chosen .ORG for their >> branding. > > If this is meant to say that probably far more than 99% of .org > domains are related to for profit entities this is a fake stats only > created to sustain an argument which falls down when the data is > checked. One wishes some source were provided to sustain the data or > at least some methods to reach that results one could evaluate. > > The facts are : > > - The number of .org domains remains stable since 2003 between 10 and > 11 millions and no surge has been shown when the restriction to > non-profit has been released in august 2019 (source > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.org). > > - If anybody knows about some study surveying the percentage of for > profit within those 11 millions domain it would be nice to share. > > Meanwhile : > > - There are many sites analyzing the pros and cons for businesses > (specially small) to decide between .com or .org and they generally > shows no special incentive for .org (except maybe to forward a > mybusiness.org towards mybusiness.com) and at the contrary warns about > the harmful confusion for good business. Check > https://www.google.com/search?q=.org+vs+.com > > - One could play with search engine using the site:.org option and > browse fast the results: if really only 1% would be non profit it > would show clearly in the displayed results. To make it still more > clear one can use keywords prone to business such as business, sale, > buy and discovers that less than 10% correspond to for profit. Check > https://www.google.com/search?q=buy+site:.org and so on. One could use > still more specific searches with keywords such as bank or restaurant > within .org and less than 20% of the results correspond to for profit > for "restaurant" and maybe less than 40% for banks (which seems to > have adopted more massively the trick of forwarding from .org to .com > main site). Check https://www.google.com/search?q=bank+site:.org > > - As a by-product of those experiments, the rich diversity of the > ecosystem of the non for profit realm in the Internet appears : > international, national and local organizations, associations, free > software providers, education entities, users group,... which > advocates naturally  to preserve this important (and historical) > ecosystem of the Internet. > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joly at punkcast.com Tue May 5 05:29:10 2020 From: joly at punkcast.com (Joly MacFie) Date: Tue, 5 May 2020 05:29:10 -0400 Subject: [Governance] WEBCAST TODAY: WSIS TalkX 7 - The importance of low tech internet lifelines in times of crisis Message-ID: After last week missing #5 (Drones) and #6 (ageing) we are back on board with WSIS today for TalkX #7, with a topic close to ISOC's heart. Incidentally, the WSIS folks pronounce TalkX as Talksx not Talk-X. They have switched from Microsoft Teams and AI captions, to Zoom and human captions. ISOC Live posted: "On Tuesday 5 May 2020, at 12:00 UTC, the World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2020 (WSIS+15) presents 'The importance of low tech internet lifelines in times of crisis'. This panel is the 7th of the ongoing virtual interactive TalkX series. Speak" [image: Livestream] On *Tuesday 5 May 2020*, at *12:00 UTC*, the *World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2020* (WSIS+15) presents '*The importance of low tech internet lifelines in times of crisis*'. This panel is the 7th of the ongoing virtual interactive* TalkX * series. Speakers: *Sebastien Codeville*, CEO of KaiOS; *Sonia Jorge*, Executive Director of Alliance for Affordable Internet; * Asim Zia Alam*, CEO, WebDoc; and *Dr. Jessica Rothenberg Aalami*, CEO, Cell-Ed. Participation is via Zoom, with closed human captions available. *LIVESTREAM: http://livestream.com/internetsociety/talkx7 (open captions)* *PARTICIPATE: https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2020/Home/WSISTalkX (closed captions)* *TWITTER: #WSIS @WSISprocess* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12039/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- - - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From valeriab at apc.org Thu May 7 17:17:18 2020 From: valeriab at apc.org (Valeria Betancourt) Date: Thu, 7 May 2020 16:17:18 -0500 Subject: [Governance] GISWatch 2020 Call for Proposals: Country Reports Message-ID: <1fd7a591-eb68-afb5-2775-6cbd020a9984@apc.org> Dear all, The Association for Progressive Communications is very pleased to announce that we are now accepting proposals for country reports for the Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch) 2020 edition. After extensive deliberation and preparation, the theme for 2020 will be "Technology, the environment and a sustainable world: Responses from the global South". From the feedback we have received in our network, it is clear that this is a very timely and important topic to explore. Full details and the terms of reference for proposals can be found here: https://www.apc.org/en/node/36333/ More information on past editions of GISWatch is available here: https://www.giswatch.org/ The deadline to apply is *20 May 2020*. Please feel free to share this announcement with your networks, colleagues and fellow researchers whom you feel may be interested in applying, and do reach out if you have any questions. 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I hope the analyses will be useful All the best Luca English Version | PoliTICs 30 Exploring Multistakeholder Internet Governance: Towards the Identification of a Model Advisory Body on Internet Policy Luca Belli, Diego Canabarro, Judith Herzog, Richard Hill, Carlos A. Afonso, and Stefano Trumpy (https://politics.org.br/sites/default/files/downloads/01%20-%20Belli%20et%20al%20-%20Exploring%20Multistakeholder%20Internet%20Governance.pdf) Multistakeholderism: Moving Past “Miracle Remedy” Status? Francesca Musiani (https://politics.org.br/sites/default/files/downloads/02%20-%20Francesca%20Musiani_%20Multistakeholderism.pdf) The who, the what and the how. Mapping stakeholders, issues and mechanisms of Internet governance in Latin America Carolina Aguerre (https://politics.org.br/sites/default/files/downloads/03%20-%20Carolina%20Aguerre%20-%20Governance%20approaches.pdf) Platforms and the Normalization of Dorkness Rafael Evangelista (https://politics.org.br/sites/default/files/downloads/04%20-%20Rafael%20Evangelista%20-%20Plataforms%20and%20the%20Normalization%20of%20Dorkness.pdf) The Borg in Us All: Is Resistance Futile? William Brocas, Sam Lanfranco, Klaus Stoll (https://politics.org.br/sites/default/files/downloads/05%20-%20Brocas%2C%20Lanfranco%2C%20Stoll%20-%20The%20Borg%20-.pdf) Versão Portuguesa | PoliTICs 30 Explorando a governança multissetorial na Internet: rumo à identificação de um modelo de órgão consultivo de políticas da Internet Luca Belli, Diego Canabarro, Judith Herzog, Richard Hill, Carlos A. Afonso e Stefano Trumpy (https://politics.org.br/edicoes/explorando-governan%C3%A7a-multissetorial-na-internet-rumo-%C3%A0-identifica%C3%A7%C3%A3o-de-um-modelo-de-%C3%B3rg%C3%A3o) Multissetorialismo: ultrapassando o status de “remédio milagroso”? Francesca Musiani (https://politics.org.br/edicoes/multissetorialismo-ultrapassando-o-status-de-%E2%80%9Crem%C3%A9dio-milagroso%E2%80%9D) Quem, o quê e como. Mapeamento de grupos de interesse, questões e mecanismos de governança da Internet na América Latina Carolina Aguerre (https://politics.org.br/edicoes/quem-o-qu%C3%AA-e-como-mapeamento-de-grupos-de-interesse-quest%C3%B5es-e-mecanismos-de-governan%C3%A7a-da) As plataformas e a normalização da escrotice Rafael Evangelista (https://politics.org.br/edicoes/plataformas-e-normaliza%C3%A7%C3%A3o-da-escrotice) O Borg em todos nós: a resistência é inútil? 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This 90-minute call will focus on issues > relating to privacy, security, trust, and the technical so" > > > [image: livestream] Today, > *Thursday May 7 2020*, at *13:00 UTC* the* Internet Society European > Bureau * > hosts an informal members chat "*Privacy issues in the aftermath of > Covid-19*". This 90-minute call will focus on issues relating to privacy, > security, trust, and the technical solutions being proposed for tracking > and tracing Covid-19 contagion. Topic presenter: *Stefano Zanero*, > Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano. Commentator: *Robin Wilton*, > Director of Internet Trust, Internet Society. Policy issues: *Ceren Ünal*, > Regional Policy Manager, Europe, Internet Society. Moderator: *Frederic > Donck*, European Regional VP, Internet Society. > > *LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/covidprivacy > * > > *TWITTER: @InternetSociety + #covid19 * > > *Permalink* > https://isoc.live/12051/ > > > > - > -- =================================== Joly MacFie Internet Society Livestreaming - http://isoc.live Whatsapp +12185659365 =================================== - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amritachoudhury at ccaoi.in Sun May 10 21:23:57 2020 From: amritachoudhury at ccaoi.in (Amrita) Date: Mon, 11 May 2020 06:53:57 +0530 Subject: [Governance] April 2020: IG Updates curated by CCAOI Message-ID: <005d01d62732$d8b42120$8a1c6360$@in> Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. For those who may be interested, sharing the CCAOI April 2020 newsletter for curated news on Internet Governance policies and events from the Indian perspective. 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ISOC Live posted: "Today, Thursday 14 May 2020, the Internet Society, Center for Democracy and Technology, and Global Partners Digital are hosting a free webinar series 'Health, Encryption & #COVID19: Keeping people and countries safer online' to celebrate the launch o" [image: livestream] Today,* Thursday 14 May 2020*, the *Internet Society *, *Center for Democracy and Technology *, and *Global Partners Digital * are hosting a free webinar series '*Health, Encryption & #COVID19: Keeping people and countries safer online *' to celebrate the launch of the *Global Encryption Coalition*. Across the day this global series of 5 webinars will explore how encryption is a critical tool helping people and countries navigate the global COVID-19 health crisis. Participation will be via zoom plus a live webcast. Closed captions will be available on zoom, open captions on the webcast. *LIVESTREAM: http://livestream.com/internetsociety/globalencryption * *FACEBOOK SIMULCAST: https://www.facebook.com/pg/InternetSociety/videos/ * *SCHEDULE: https://www.internetsociety.org/events/health-encryption-covid-19/ * *PARTICIPATE* *6:00-07:00 UTC - #apac* *Encryption after COVID-19: What’s Coming Up in Asia-Pacific?* *https://isoc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LJS9_8fGSnK-ffPkL9p_rQ* *12:30-14:00 UTC - #europe* *Online Trust and COVID-19: What’s Next for Encryption in Europe?* *https://isoc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-LYzE71RR7uaFb10JZhuDQ* *16:00-17:30 UTC - #5eyes* *Five-Eyes, Encryption & COVID-19: What’s Changed and What’s Next?* *https://isoc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VqdvHc6eTemspgKFGjE0aA* *18:00-19:15 UTC - #canada* *Government Backdoor Access Proposals that Threaten Canadian Health and Security Online* *https://isoc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YFtYCieKStyhFJUunaHkIA* *21:00-22:45 UTC - #lac* *Cifrado y COVID-19 en ALC: lecciones para la protección de datos, la confianza en la economía digital y la protección de la infraestructura de Internet* *https://isoc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUsfuiqpjwvH9wm2Cu4oh1ynVnZeNNTji5f* *English + Spanish. You will have to select language within zoom. *REAL TIME TEXT: http://streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-ISOC (English, all sessions)* *http://streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-ISOC-ES (Spanish, LAC session only)* *TWITTER: #GlobalEncryption (+ #regions noted above)* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12062/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joly at punkcast.com Mon May 18 09:56:17 2020 From: joly at punkcast.com (Joly MacFie) Date: Mon, 18 May 2020 09:56:17 -0400 Subject: [Governance] =?utf-8?q?WEBCAST_TODAY=3A_Connecting_Rural_Communi?= =?utf-8?q?ties_=E2=80=93_enhancing_broadband=2C_skills_=26_applica?= =?utf-8?q?tions_=40ISOCUKEngland?= Message-ID: Just about to start. One of the more radical observations included is that the UK/Europe emphasis on fostering competition may have inhibited some infrastructure investment that has, in turn disadvantaged remote communities. ISOC Live posted: "Today, Monday May 18 2020, at 14:00 UTC (3pm BST) the Internet Society Livestream Channel will webcast a recording of the Internet Society UK England webinar 'Connecting Rural Communities – enhancing broadband, skills & applications' held on April 16 " [image: livestream] Today, *Monday May 18 2020*, at *14:00 UTC* (3pm BST) the Internet Society Livestream Channel will webcast a recording of the *Internet Society UK England * webinar '*Connecting Rural Communities – enhancing broadband, skills & applications *' held on April 16 2020. The webinar, organized in collaboration with community hub the *Digital Blacksmith *, explored how broadband is advancing in rural areas and the opportunities this creates for improving local economies and social connectivity. Presenter *Andrew Stirling* is the UK Chapter’s selected candidate to follow the Internet Society’s Online Course:* Building Wireless Community Networks .* *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ruralconnectivity * *TRANSCRIPT https://bit.ly/3bG04ho * *TWITTER: @ISOCUKEngland + #ruralconnectivity * *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12069/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joly at punkcast.com Mon May 18 15:28:25 2020 From: joly at punkcast.com (Joly MacFie) Date: Mon, 18 May 2020 15:28:25 -0400 Subject: [Governance] =?utf-8?q?WEBCAST_TODAY=3A_Aspen_Digital_webinar_?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=98Meet_the_New_Facebook_Oversight_Board=E2=80=99?= Message-ID: This is under way. ISOC Live posted: "Today, Monday May 18 2020, at 3pm EDT (19:00 UTC) Aspen Digital hosts a webinar 'Meet the New Facebook Oversight Board'. On May 6, Facebook made the unprecedented move to appoint an independent Oversight Board empowered to make decisions about what conten" [image: livestream] Today, *Monday May 18 2020*, at *3pm EDT* (19:00 UTC) *Aspen Digital * hosts a webinar '*Meet the New Facebook Oversight Board *'. On May 6, Facebook made the unprecedented move to appoint an independent Oversight Board empowered to make decisions about what content can appear on the global platform. The group is comprised of renowned thinkers and do-ers from a range of backgrounds and perspectives whose actions will be closely watched by boosters and skeptics alike. This conversation with chairs and members about their scope of authority, the nature of the relationship with Facebook, and their aspirations for serving the online community. Speakers: *Evelyn Aswad*, Director, Center for International Business & Human Rights, University of Oklahoma College of Law; *Jamal Greene*, Dwight Professor of Law, Columbia Law School; *Michael McConnell*, Director, Stanford Constitutional Law Center; *John Samples*, Vice President, Center for Representative Government, The Cato Institute. Moderator: *Vivian Schiller*, Executive Director, Aspen Digital. *LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/oversightboard * *PARTICIPATE: https://aspeninst.zoom.us/j/99898640831?pwd=RG50Z3dmNUFpN3dxMEtKRENBVjZodz09 * *TWITTER: @oversightboard @AspenDigital * *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12074/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ISOC Live posted: "On Wednesday May 20 2020 at 06:00 UTC the Internet Society Asia Pacific Bureau hosts the inaugural edition of its APAC Insights series of online conversation sharing views and insights on current issues related to the Internet and its use in the Asia-Paci" [image: livestream] On *Wednesday May 20 2020* at *06:00 UTC* the *Internet Society Asia Pacific Bureau * hosts the inaugural edition of its *APAC Insights* series of online conversation sharing views and insights on current issues related to the Internet and its use in the Asia-Pacific. TOPIC: *What role has the Internet played in helping communities deal with the coronavirus pandemic?* SPEAKERS: *Ellen STRICKLAND*, Chief Advisor, International, InternetNZ, New Zealand; *Osama MANZAR*, Founder/Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation, India; *Sumon Ahmed SABIR*, Chief Technology Officer, Fiber at Home Limited, Bangladesh; Moderator: *Rajnesh SINGH*, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society. *LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/apacinsights1 *(open captions) *FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live/ *(open captions) *PARTICIPATE: https://isoc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_d9coIXGSToyz1TK6qKtU6Q * (closed captions) *REAL TIME TEXT: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-ISOC-APAC * *TWITTER: #APACinsights * *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12077/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joly at punkcast.com Fri May 22 09:26:21 2020 From: joly at punkcast.com (Joly MacFie) Date: Fri, 22 May 2020 09:26:21 -0400 Subject: [Governance] WEBCAST TODAY: CyberSecurity Webinar Message-ID: This is underway. Olaf just said "Internet routing is a whispering game." Again a reminder you can go and make your own clips at https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive ISOC Live posted: "On Friday 22 May 2020 at 6:30-7:30pm IST (13:00-14:00 UTC) the Internet Society Rural Development Special Interest Group (RuralISOCSIG) and the Internet Society Cybersecurity SIG (CyberSecSIG) present a livestream webinar 'CyberSecurity'. Speakers: 1. Dr" [image: livestream] On *Friday 22 May 2020* at *6:30-7:30pm IST* (13:00-14:00 UTC) the *Internet Society Rural Development Special Interest Group * (RuralISOCSIG) and the *Internet Society Cybersecurity SIG * (CyberSecSIG) present a livestream webinar '*CyberSecurity *'. *Speakers*: 1. *Dr. Olaf Kolkman*, the Principal - Internet Technology, Policy, and Advocacy at the Internet Society. 2. *Dr. Kotikalapudi Sriram*, a senior engineer at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. *LIVESTREAM: http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cybersecurity * *TWITTER: @IsocSig | @CyberSecSIG #cybersecurity* *Permalink*: https://isoc.live/12091/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dvbirve at yandex.ru Fri May 22 12:02:18 2020 From: dvbirve at yandex.ru (Shcherbovich Andrey) Date: Fri, 22 May 2020 19:02:18 +0300 Subject: [Governance] Fwd: Get ready for online Stakeholders' Dialogue on June 5 or 6 In-Reply-To: <13ef.4abe418a3.m1.e854e0c0-9c43-11ea-a511-52540046c8e7.1723d13c8cc@notifications.zohobackstage.eu> Message-ID: <2102101590163329@mail.yandex.ru> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From george.sadowsky at gmail.com Fri May 22 15:30:57 2020 From: george.sadowsky at gmail.com (George Sadowsky) Date: Fri, 22 May 2020 15:30:57 -0400 Subject: [Governance] Can we have a phone conversation? I'm generally available. Message-ID: <094E8C22-8341-4271-8686-3D83AED87059@gmail.com> Use mobile number below. George ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ George Sadowsky Residence tel: +1.301.968.4325 8300 Burdette Road, Apt B-472 Mobile: +1.202.415.1933 Bethesda MD 20817-2831 USA Skype: sadowsky george.sadowsky at gmail.com http://www.georgesadowsky.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From george.sadowsky at gmail.com Fri May 22 17:50:31 2020 From: george.sadowsky at gmail.com (George Sadowsky) Date: Fri, 22 May 2020 17:50:31 -0400 Subject: [Governance] Abject apologies :-( Message-ID: I apologize for my recent message regarding suggesting a phone call. I was typing an e-mail address and it auto-completed in the wrong way. In my haste, I did not check it. Very sorry. George From joly at punkcast.com Mon May 25 04:39:09 2020 From: joly at punkcast.com (Joly MacFie) Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 04:39:09 -0400 Subject: [Governance] =?utf-8?q?WEBCAST_TODAY=3A_=E2=80=98Internet_Govern?= =?utf-8?q?ance_post_Crisis_=E2=80=93_A_new_normal=3F=E2=80=99?= Message-ID: Major themes in Nigel Hickson's presentation were, on the one hand, there are new efforts by governments to multilaterally impose their will on the Internet, multistakeholders should not sit idly by, while on the other, COVID has served to adjust the narrative in the Internet's favor, it is no longer the bete noire flogging horse it was a year ago. Multistakeholders should take up the opportunity to "talk up" the Internet, and build on last year's High Level Panel report that reinforced the Internet model. ISOC Live posted: "Today, Monday May 25 2020 at 14:00 UTC (3pm BST) the Internet Society Livestream Channel will webcast a recording of the Internet Society UK England webinar 'Internet Governance post Crisis – A new normal?' held on May 21 2020. Kicking off a series of Web" [image: livestream] Today, *Monday May 25 2020* at *14:00 UTC* (3pm BST) the* Internet Society Livestream Channel * will webcast a recording of the *Internet Society UK England * webinar '*Internet Governance post Crisis – A new normal? *' held on May 21 2020. Kicking off a series of Webinars about the topic, *Nigel Hickson * (ISOC UK Chapter) who is a participant of the *2020 Chapter Training Programme *, as part of the Programme hosted this session. He addressed the current impasse of views on the governance of the Internet, and how the current reliance on Internet services during the Covid-19 crisis may have affected this. The Session was interactive in nature and thought provoking. Feel free to add your own comments in the chat. *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/netgov (open captions)* *TRANSCRIPT https://bit.ly/3c1YA0O * *INFO: https://isoc-e.org/ig-post-crisis-a-new-normal/ * *TWITTER: @ISOCUKEngland + #netgov * *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12097/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From judith at jhellerstein.com Mon May 25 10:58:27 2020 From: judith at jhellerstein.com (Judith Hellerstein) Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 10:58:27 -0400 Subject: [Governance] This Thursday---When Rhetoric Meets Reality: Digital Accessibility, Persons With Disabilities, and COVID-19 Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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ISOC Live posted: "Aujourd'hui, mercredi 26 mai 2020 de 15h00 à 17h00 WAT ((14h00 - 16h00 UTC), le tout premier Forum de Peering en Afrique Centrale se déroulera pour discuter de la manière de continuer à développer l'interconnexion, le peering et la croissance Internet à t" [image: livestream] Aujourd'hui, *mercredi 26 mai 2020* de *15h00 à 17h00 WAT* ((14h00 - 16h00 UTC), le tout premier *Forum de Peering en Afrique Centrale * se déroulera pour discuter de la manière de continuer à développer l'interconnexion, le peering et la croissance Internet à travers la région pendant COVID-19. CONFÉRENCIERS - *Olivier Leloustre* - Président, NEWTELNET; *Luc Missidimbazi* - DRC; Amreesh Phokeer - R&D, AFRINIC; *Nico Tshintu* - Directeur des opérations, Internet Service Provider Association-RDC (ISPA-DRC) et de RDC-IX. MODERATEURS - *Landry Lingombe* -Secrétaire Exécutif, GABIX, et *Ghislain Nkeramugaba*,Internet Society (ISOC). *LIVESTREAM: http://livestream.com/internetsociety/capf * *FACEBOOK SIMULCAST: https://www.facebook.com/pg/ISOCAfrica/videos/ * *PARTICIPER: https://www.internetsociety.org/events/central-africa-peering-forum/registration/ * *TWITTER: **#CAPeeringForum * *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12107/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joly at punkcast.com Wed May 27 10:25:27 2020 From: joly at punkcast.com (Joly MacFie) Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 10:25:27 -0400 Subject: [Governance] =?utf-8?q?WEBCAST_AUJOURD=E2=80=99HUI=3A_Le_Forum_s?= =?utf-8?q?ur_le_Peering_d=E2=80=99Afrique_Centrale_=E2=80=93_Webin?= =?utf-8?q?aire_sur_l=E2=80=99Impact_du_COVID-19_sur_le_Peering?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: De nombreuses excuses, l'URL de livestream correcte est https://livestream.com/internetsociety/capf2020 On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 3:38 AM Joly MacFie wrote: > This will be in French only. > ISOC Live posted: "Aujourd'hui, mercredi 26 mai 2020 de 15h00 à 17h00 WAT > ((14h00 - 16h00 UTC), le tout premier Forum de Peering en Afrique Centrale > se déroulera pour discuter de la manière de continuer à développer > l'interconnexion, le peering et la croissance Internet à t" > > > [image: livestream] Aujourd'hui, > *mercredi 26 mai 2020* de *15h00 à 17h00 WAT* ((14h00 - 16h00 UTC), le > tout premier *Forum de Peering en Afrique Centrale > * > se déroulera pour discuter de la manière de continuer à développer > l'interconnexion, le peering et la croissance Internet à travers la région > pendant COVID-19. CONFÉRENCIERS - *Olivier Leloustre* - Président, > NEWTELNET; *Luc Missidimbazi* - DRC; Amreesh Phokeer - R&D, AFRINIC; *Nico > Tshintu* - Directeur des opérations, Internet Service Provider > Association-RDC (ISPA-DRC) et de RDC-IX. MODERATEURS - *Landry Lingombe* > -Secrétaire Exécutif, GABIX, et *Ghislain Nkeramugaba*,Internet Society > (ISOC). > > *LIVESTREAM: http://livestream.com/internetsociety/capf > * > > *FACEBOOK SIMULCAST: https://www.facebook.com/pg/ISOCAfrica/videos/ > * > > *PARTICIPER: > https://www.internetsociety.org/events/central-africa-peering-forum/registration/ > * > > *TWITTER: **#CAPeeringForum * > > *Permalink* > https://isoc.live/12107/ > > > -- > -------------------------------------- > Joly MacFie +2185659365 > -------------------------------------- > - > -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joly at punkcast.com Wed May 27 13:06:45 2020 From: joly at punkcast.com (Joly MacFie) Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 13:06:45 -0400 Subject: [Governance] =?utf-8?q?WEBCAST_TODAY=3A_Next_Century_Cities_Memb?= =?utf-8?q?er_Call_=E2=80=93_How_Local_Leaders_Can_Influence_State_?= =?utf-8?q?And_Federal_Policy?= Message-ID: This has just started. Although this session is primarily aimed at City managers in the USA, it should have lessons for anyone working on building community networks. ISOC Live posted: "Today Wednesday May 27 2020, at 1pm EDT (17:00 UTC) Next Century Cities hosts a member call 'How Local Leaders Can Influence State And Federal Policy' . Speakers Kathryn de Wit, Broadband Research Initiative, Pew Charitable Trust, and Jon Sallet, Senior F" [image: livestream] Today* Wednesday May 27 2020*, at *1pm EDT* (17:00 UTC) *Next Century Cities * hosts a member call '*How Local Leaders Can Influence State And Federal Policy' * . Speakers *Kathryn de Wit*, Broadband Research Initiative, Pew Charitable Trust, and *Jon Sallet*, Senior Fellow, Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, will discuss how NCC members can expand digital opportunities for their residents. *LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/localleaders * *SIMULCASTS: Periscope | Twitch * *PARTICIPATE: https://nextcenturycities.org/event/members-only-may-27-member-call/ * *TWITTER: #localleaders + @NextCentCit * *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12112/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joly at punkcast.com Thu May 28 04:32:46 2020 From: joly at punkcast.com (Joly MacFie) Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 04:32:46 -0400 Subject: [Governance] WEBCAST TODAY: Importance of Internet Connectivity in Times of Pandemic: Case for Community Networks in Uganda Message-ID: It is said that necessity is the mother of invention, and it's the squeaky wheel that gets the oil, let's hope that the upside of the pandemic is connectivity innovation. ISOC Live posted: "On Thursday 28 May 2020 from 12pm-1:30pm EAT (09:00-10:30 UTC) the Internet Society Uganda Chapter hosts a webinar: Importance of Internet Connectivity in Times of Pandemics. This webinar seeks to explore the importance of rural broadband connectivity in " [image: livestream] On *Thursday 28 May 2020* from *12pm-1:30pm EAT* (09:00-10:30 UTC) the *Internet Society Uganda Chapter * hosts a webinar: *Importance of Internet Connectivity in Times of Pandemics *. This webinar seeks to explore the importance of rural broadband connectivity in times of pandemics and how community networks can play a role in connecting the unconnected. The webinar will explore policy solutions needed to strengthen community networks as alternatives to rural connectivity. Ultimately, the webinar seeks to promote the creation and growth of community networks in Uganda. *SPEAKERS* - *Massimiliano Stucci*, Regional Technical Advisor - Europe, Internet Society - *Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo*, Ag. Executive Director, Uganda Communications Commission (@UCC_ED) - *Steve Song*, Founder, Village Telco (@stevesong) - *Carloa Rey-Moreno*, Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator, Community Networks Project, APC (@CreyM) - *Josephine Miliz*a, Africa Regional Coordinator, Community Networks Project, APC (@Msmiliza) - *Solomon Okot Nono* (Technical Manager, BOSCO Uganda (@sokotnono) - *Lillian Achom*, Founding Partner, AccessPlus (@achom_lillian) *MODERATOR* - *Lilian Nalwoga*, President, Internet Society Uganda Chapter (@lilna) *LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocug1 * *SIMULCASTS: Facebook | Periscope | Twitch * *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM: https://bit.ly/3dda6YE * *TWITTER: @ISOCUg + #connectivity * *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12116/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ISOC Live posted: "On May 28 2020, from 12:00-13:30 UTC, in celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (May 21) the Internet Society Accessibility Special Interest Group (A11ySIG) will host a webinar “When rhetoric meets reality: Digital Accessibility, Persons With D" [image: livestream] On *May 28 2020*, from *12:00-13:30 UTC*, in celebration of *Global Accessibility Awareness Day * (May 21) the* Internet Society Accessibility Special Interest Group * (A11ySIG) will host a webinar “*When rhetoric meets reality: Digital Accessibility, Persons With Disabilities and COVID-19 *” This free webinar bring together digital accessibility experts and people with disabilities to discuss the digital accessibility outlook beyond COVID-19. The webinar aims to share and offer a variety of ideas from different disabilities and different parts of the world. SPEAKERS: *David Berman*, David Berman communications (Canada); *Naveed Haq*, Regional Director Infrastructure and Connectivity, Asia Pacific Internet Society (Pakistan); *Gunela Astbrink*, Vice President Accessibility SIG (Australia); *Fernando Botelho*, F123 initiative (Brazil); *Judy Okite*, founder, Association for Accessibility and Equality (AAFE) (Kenya); *Peter Crosbie*, advocate for the autistic community (France); *Lidia Best*, Vice President, European Federation of Hard of Hearing (UK); *Manique Gunaratn*e, Manager, Specialized Training and Disability Resource Centre (Sri Lanka). MODERATOR: *Muhammad Shabbir Awan*, President, ISOC Accessibility SIG. *VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: http://livestream.com/internetsociety/gaad2020 * (Open Captions, ASL, BSL) *REAL TIME TEXT: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-A11YSIG * *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM: https://bit.ly/3bX0BM5 * (Closed Captions, ASL, BSL) *TWITTER: @A11ySIG #GAAD2020 * *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12121/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joly at punkcast.com Fri May 29 12:38:14 2020 From: joly at punkcast.com (Joly MacFie) Date: Fri, 29 May 2020 12:38:14 -0400 Subject: [Governance] =?utf-8?q?WEBCAST_TODAY=3A_SHLB_Webinar_=E2=80=98Br?= =?utf-8?q?oadband_on_the_Hill=3A_A_Legislative_Update?= Message-ID: There's a LOT of money coming to somebody! Let's hope it goes to the right places, including community networks. Reminder, SHLB Webinars are only public for 30 days, then they go behind their memberwall. ISOC Live posted: "On Friday May 29 2020 at 1pm EDT (17:00 UTC) the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) will host a webinar 'Broadband on the Hill: A Legislative Update'. US Broadband legislation is having an unprecedented moment - a reaction to the u" [image: image.png] On *Friday May 29 2020* at *1pm EDT* (17:00 UTC) the *Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition* (SHLB) will host a webinar '*Broadband on the Hill: A Legislative Update *'. US Broadband legislation is having an unprecedented moment - a reaction to the urgent need to expedite connectivity amid COVID-19. Congress is considering bills to *add $2 billion * to the Rural Health Care Program, $4 billion to the E-rate program, $9 billion for Lifeline, *$80 billion for broadband infrastructure *, and* $1.2 billion for digital literacy *. The panel will explore which bills will have the best chances of enactment, and what can be done to support these initiatives. SPEAKERS; *Asad Ramzanali*, legislative director, Office of Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif.; *Joseph Wender*, senior policy advisor, Office of Senator Edward J. Markey, D-Mass.; *John Windhausen Jr*., executive director, SHLB Coalition. MODERATOR: *Kelcee Griffis*, senior telecom reporter, Law360. *LIVESTREAM: http://livestream.com/internetsociety/hill * *SIMULCAST: Periscope | Twitch * *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM: https://bit.ly/3gxEpeF * *TWITTER: #broadband + @SHLBCoalition * Comment See all comments *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12125/ [image: image.gif] [image: image.gif] - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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