[A2k] Deadline extended until 2 August for Contribution to IGF "Synthesis Papers"

[Robin Gross]

Please note:

The IGF Secretariat has extended the deadline for written contributions
to be included in the IGF "Synthesis Papers" until 2 AUGUST (it had
previously been 15 July).    Thank you. -- Robin

Robin Gross wrote:

> Apologies for the cross-posting. Available at:
> http://www.ipjustice.org/WSIS/IGF_070106.shtml
>
>
> IP JUSTICE CALL FOR PARTICIPATION AT UN INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM:
> 15 July Deadline for Contribution to IGF "Synthesis Papers"
> 24 Aug Deadline for Athens Workshop Proposals
>
> The 30 Oct. - 2 Nov. 2006 inaugural meeting of United Nations Internet
> Governance Forum (IGF) in Athens, Greece provides plenty of opportunity
> for discussion on a wide variety of topics related to =93Internet
> governance=94.
>
> This is IP Justice=92s call for participation for civil society
> contributions to the Athens IGF meeting. Participation at the Athens IGF
> meeting can be through written contributions, workshop proposals,
> prepared video statements, and a =93plaza=94 to showcase institutions and
> projects.
>
> Four Main Themes in Athens: Openness, Security, Diversity, Access
>
> 1. OPENNESS
> - Freedom of Expression
> - Free flow of information and ideas
> - Access to knowledge
> 2. SECURITY
> - Building trust online
> - Protecting users from spam, phishing, viruses
> - Maintain security while protecting privacy
> 3. DIVERSITY
> - Multilingualism including IDN
> - promoting local content
> - Respecting geographical diversity
> 4. ACCESS
> - Internet connectivity, policies and costs
> - Interoperability and open standards
>
>
> IGF Written Contributions:
> The IGF Secretariat has issued a call for contributions on its website.
> Written contributions are intended to shape the discussion at the Athens
> meeting. The IGF Secretariat will prepare synthesis papers of all
> written contributions that will be translated into all UN languages and
> submitted to the Athens meeting as official conference documents.
>
> 15 July 2006 =96 Deadline for submitting written contributions to be
> included in synthesis papers.
>
> Papers submitted after the 15 July deadline will be included on the IGF
> website, but not included in the synthesis papers.
>
> Many more details regarding the submission of written contributions are
> available on the IGF=92s website:
> http://www.intgovforum.org/athens_outline.htm
>
>
>
> IGF Work Shop Proposals:
> The IGF Secretariat has issued a call for work shop proposals and
> template for submitting proposals on its website.
>
> 24 August 2006 is the final deadline for submitting workshop proposals
> in English. The deadline for submitting proposals in UN languages other
> than English is 31 July 2006.
>
> The Secretariat encourages proposals to be submitted as early as
> possible, as proposals will be accepted on an ongoing basis. The final
> selection of workshops will be made by the IGF Advisory Group at its
> meeting on 7-8 September 2006. All valid proposals will be posted to the
> IGF website.
>
> Many more details and the template for submitting workshop proposals is
> available on the IGF=92s website:
> http://www.intgovforum.org/workshops.html
>
>
> IP Justice recommends submitting written contributions and workshop
> proposals on the following sub-issues (non-exhaustive):
>
> 1. OPENNESS - Freedom of expression, free flow of information, ideas and
> access to knowledge:
> - Freedom of expression rights
> - Free flow of information
> - Access to knowledge
> - Appropriate balance of intellectual property rights for protecting
> free expression and free flow of information
> - Promotion of accessible public domain
> - Government censorship on Internet
> - Corporate censorship on Internet
> - Impact of technological protection measures and anti-circumvention
> laws on the free flow of information
> - Impact of software patents on freedom of expression
>
> 2. SECURITY - Building trust online, protecting users from spam,
> phishing, viruses, maintain security while protecting privacy:
> - Civil liberties concerns from government surveillance programs
> - Relationship of protecting privacy rights and promoting consumer trust
> on Internet
> - Role of free and open source software in promoting information security
> - Impact on freedom of expression from spam and content filtering
> - Privacy right violations from publication of ICANN's "WHOIS" database
> on Internet
>
> 3. DIVERSITY - Promoting multi-lingualism, local content, and
> geographical diversity:
> - Ability of ICANN to meet needs of international Internet community
> - Role of Creative Commons licenses to promote local content
> - Ability of non-proprietary development and licensing schemes to meet
> local needs
> - Management of critical Internet infrastructure resources
> - Role of Internet to promote democratic participation
> - Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)
>
> 4. ACCESS - Internet connectivity, policies and costs:
> - Open standards
> - Interoperability of technology
> - Role of free and open source software to provide access
>
> More Info:
>
> IP Justice Recommendations regarding Substantive Agenda for UN Internet
> Governance Forum <http://www.ipjustice.org/IGF033106.shtml>
>
> UN Press Release Announcing Internet Governance Forum Advisory Group
> <http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/sga1006.doc.htm>
>
> IP Justice Statement at UN IGF "Open Consultations" - 19 May 2006
> <http://www.ipjustice.org/WSIS/IGF_051906.shtml>
>
> UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) webpage <http://www.intgovforum.org/>
>
>
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