September 2012 - cooperation-wg

WTPF-13 IEG
by Gordon Lennox 27 Sep '12

27 Sep '12

Informal Experts Group In accordance with the Council Decision 562, the Secretary-General will convene a balanced, informal group of experts(IEG) - who are active in preparing for the Forum in their own country - to assist in the successive stages of the preparatory process. At its session in 2012, the Council agreed that all relevant stakeholders should participate in the work of the IEG so as to contribute their unique perspective to the preparatory process, based on the roles and responsibilities that the stakeholders may have under Paragraph 35 of the Tunis Agenda (2005). Consequently, participation in the work of the IEG will be open to stakeholders in accordance with Council decision, taking into account Decision 562 and the need to maintain a balanced group of experts, and also room and seating capacity for IEG meetings at ITU headquarters in Geneva. Relevant stakeholders are invited to express their interest in participating in the work of the IEG by completing a request form. ..... http://www.itu.int/en/wtpf-13/Pages/ieg.aspx

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Fwd: [WCIT] WCIT Briefing Session for Civil Society Stakeholders - at ITU (in Geneva)
by Gordon Lennox 22 Sep '12

22 Sep '12

Begin forwarded message: > From: "Najarian, Paul B" <NajarianPB(a)STATE.GOV> > Subject: [WCIT] WCIT Briefing Session for Civil Society Stakeholders - at ITU (in Geneva) > Date: 22 September, 2012 05:05:02 CEST > To: <WCIT(a)LMLIST.STATE.GOV> > Reply-To: "Najarian, Paul B" <NajarianPB(a)STATE.GOV> > > On Sep. 19, the ITU issued an invitation for a WCIT-12 briefing session for Civil Society, which will be held on October 9, from 3 to 4:30 pm (GVA time), at the ITU (in Geneva). > > This session is in conjunction with the WCIT and WTSA preparatory information session, on Oct. 8 and 9. > > Registration deadline is 5 October, and is open. > > Remote participation is available upon request (make your request with the ITU). > > Additional information and a link to Registration is available at the following: > > http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Documents/WCIT%20Briefing%20Session%20for%20C… > > > > > Paul Najarian > U.S. Department of State > Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs (EEB) > Communication and Information Policy (CIP) > 2201 C Street, NW; Rm-5806 > Washington, DC 20520 > Tel: 202-647-7847 > Fax: 202-647-0158 >

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Update on the EU Clean-IT project
by Bastiaan Goslings 21 Sep '12

21 Sep '12

All, See below - might be of interest to this group too. A 'CleanIT project update' is on the AA WG agenda - unfortunately this session on the 27th clashes with the Roundtable Meeting. Regards, -- Bastiaan Goslings AMS-IX Governance and Policy Officer Begin forwarded message: > From: Erik Bais <erik(a)bais.name> > Subject: [anti-abuse-wg] Update on the EU Clean-IT project > Date: September 21, 2012 1:17:09 PM GMT+02:00 > To: "anti-abuse-wg(a)ripe.net" <anti-abuse-wg(a)ripe.net> > > Hi, > > The EU Clean-IT project did a presentation on RIPE64. > EDRI (European Digital Rights) was informed via a leaked document on the projects wishlist and planned (internal) discussion topics and current recommendations. > > They posted a summary on their website: http://www.edri.org/cleanIT > > The document itself can be found here: http://www.edri.org/files/cleanIT_sept2012.pdf > > If this is where the EU regulation is moving towards, under the umbrella of terrorism …. Oh boy ... > > Regards, > Erik Bais

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Next week is RIPE Meeting
by Patrik Fältström 21 Sep '12

21 Sep '12

All, Next week is the RIPE Meeting and we have a meeting on Thursday. The agenda is updated over time so please have a look now and then. The over arching topic for "cooperation issues" is this time "global governance in a multistakeholder world" and specifically this is triggered by WCIT and the question of what a treaty really implies, and what such can (and can not) include and why. The discussions start on Tuesday where there will be I hope an interesting panel on the topic. See https://ripe65.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/plenary-agenda/ > Tuesday, 25 September 16:00 – 17:30 > > Plenary > > Internet Governance Update Panel > Patrik Fältström, Cooperation Working Group Chair > > Mike Blanche, Google > Cathy Handley, ARIN > Gordon Lennox, Former official of the European Commission > Christine Runnegar, ISOC The goal is that this will be a discussion panel. I will moderate, ask questions of course that triggers the discussion, but I also welcome either before or during the meeting suggestions. We will then on Thursday on the cooperation wg continue this with more discussions in the wg. This time the working group meeting will be part of what RIPE call "government roundtable meeting" where also the address policy wg is included. We hope this will attract more non-traditional RIPE delegates to the meeting itself. We do hope this will be interesting for us all, and we are looking forward to next week. Regards, Patrik & Maria Co-chairs Cooperation Working Group

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First Arab IGF, 9-11 October in Kuwait
by Paul Rendek 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

Dear colleagues, The first Arab Internet Governance Forum (IGF) event will take place in Kuwait, running from 9-11 October. Based on the model of multi-stakeholder dialogue and governance that has underpinned the global IGF over six years, this event marks a significant new opportunity for all Internet stakeholders in the region to participate more fully in Internet governance, and to focus on issues of specific relevance to the Arab region. The RIPE NCC is proud to be a major supporter and sponsor of the Arab Internet Governance Forum. We strongly encourage members of the Internet technical community to take an active role in this event and help to ensure that the fundamental concerns of those who have developed and operate networks are represented. The RIPE NCC is working with industry partners, including AFRINIC, to organise several sessions as part of the event, on topics including Critical Internet Resources (CIR), IPv6 deployment and best practices for Internet capacity building. Even if you are unable to attend, there will be opportunities for you to contribute remotely to these discussions. All relevant information, including online registration, can be found on the website of the host organisation, the Kuwait Information Technology Society (KITS): http://arabigf.kits.org.kw/ Fellowship program ------------------------- The Arab IGF Secretariat is offering fellowships covering airfare or accommodation for a number of attendees. If you are interested in applying for one of these fellowships, please read the attached document on eligibility, and complete the attached application form. If you are interested in contributing to any of the sessions listed in the draft agenda, you can contact the local host organisation or the RIPE NCC. Industry sponsorship is also welcome, and we encourage anyone with an interest in sponsoring to make contact with the local host organisation. Best regards, Paul Rendek Director of External Relations, RIPE NCC

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