[Advisors] Fwd: Invitation to NCUC Policy Conference 12 Oct in Toronto: ICANN
& Internet Governance: Security & Freedom in a Connected World
Marita Moll
mmoll at ca.inter.net
Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:12:36 -0400
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*For those of you going to the ICANN meeting in Toronto -- or who might
be in the area and would like to attend some of it.
Marita
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>
>
> Dear All:
>
> You are all invited to join the NCUC policy conference in Toronto on 12
> October at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. For those not traveling to
> Toronto, remote participation will be available from the event website:
> http://www.amiando.com/NCUC-ICANN45
>
> The event is free to attend and open to the public to participate, but
> registration is required because space is limited.
>
> Also, any help you can provide to promote the event would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
> Robin
>
> - ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> NCUC Press Release - 3 October 2012
>
> Top Civil Society Leaders Converge in Toronto for "ICANN & Internet
> Governance: Security and Freedom in a Connected World"
>
> Cyber-Security Expert Ron Deibert and new ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade Address
> Non-Commercial Users Policy Conference on Eve of ICANN #45
>
> Public interest groups involved in ICANN will gather for the event,
> "ICANN & Internet Governance: Security & Freedom in a Connected World"
> on Friday 12 October at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto,
> Canada. Sponsored by the Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC), the
> voice of civil society in ICANN, the policy conference will focus on key
> ICANN policy issues like the need to promote both cyber-security and
> human rights in the development of global Internet policies. The event
> kicks-off with a morning address from cyber-security expert Ron Deibert,
> Director of the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies and The
> Citizen Lab, an inter-disciplinary research and development hothouse at
> the University of Toronto. Deibert will address the need to establish a
> cyber-security strategy for global civil society.
>
> "Cyberspace is at a watershed moment. Global civil society, now
> increasingly recognised as an important stakeholder in cyberspace
> governance, needs to step up to the challenge," said Deibert. "What is
> required is nothing less than a serious and comprehensive security
> strategy for cyberspace that addresses the very real threats that
> plague governments and corporations, addresses national and other
> security concerns in a forthright manner, while protecting and
> preserving open networks of information and communication."
>
> The afternoon sessions begin with welcoming remarks from Fadi Chehade,
> ICANN's new Chief Executive Officer, a Lebanese-Egyptian IT
> entrepreneur, who took the helm of ICANN last month and pronounced he
> was committed to strengthening the multi-stakeholder process of Internet
> governance. Additional speakers at NCUC's policy conference include
> Fionna Alexander from the U.S. Commerce Department and other
> governmental representatives. The all-day event's four panel sessions
> include participation from ICANN board members and senior staff, civil
> society and Internet business leaders.
>
> The conference will explore a broad range of ICANN policy issues
> including privacy concerns related to the whois policy that requires the
> publication of registrants' personal data and discussion of ongoing
> negotiations with law enforcement agencies regarding a related policy
> that privacy authorities have called "unlawful". The geopolitical
> landscape of Internet governance models and the shifting role of
> stakeholders will be addressed by experts from around the world. NCUC's
> conference will also explore policy issues related to controversial new
> domain names such as protection for freedom of expression in the face of
> cultural differences and sensitivities. Concerns about intellectual
> property rights and new top-level domain names remains an area under
> rapid development and will be ripe for discussion as well as activities
> related to extra-territorial domain name seizures. Including human
> rights principles in ICANN policy development will be considered, in
> addition to ways civil society can become involved in the development of
> ICANN policies, which impact Internet users worldwide.
>
> NCUC represents more than 250 noncommercial organizations and
> individuals from around the world on ICANN policy matters and was formed
> in 1999 in Berlin at one of ICANN's earliest meetings. Currently NCUC
> represents a wide range of non-commercial interests in ICANN policy
> development including universities and educational institutions, human
> rights organizations, development, promotion of the arts, children's
> welfare, scientific research, community networking, and many other
> non-commercial interests. NCUC participates at ICANN as a constituency
> within the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) and the Generic Names
> Supporting Organization (GNSO), which makes ICANN policy recommendations
> and selects board members.
>
> "The conference subtitle recognizes our shared twin goals of security
> and freedom, and questions to what extent must we sacrifice one for the
> other," said meeting organizer Robin Gross of NCUC and IP Justice, a
> civil liberties organization based in San Francisco. The constituency's
> 2012 Toronto conference builds on the policy conference NCUC held in
> 2011 in which craigslist.org <http://craigslist.org> founder Craig
> Newmark addressed the ICANN
> community in San Francisco.
>
> The 2012 conference concludes with an evening reception at the historic
> Fairmont Royal York overlooking the beautiful Canadian waterfront. The
> event is free to attend and open the public, but advance registration is
> required because space is limited. NCUC's conference is held with
> support from the Brazilian Internet Steering Registry CGI.br
> <http://CGI.br>, the Public
> Interest Registry (PIR), and ICANN. Civil Society event partners
> include The Citizen Lab, the Association for Progressive Communications
> (APC) and the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
> (CIPPIC) based at the University of Ottawa.
>
> Conference sessions will be audiocast live and archived for later
> downloading, and remote participation will be available from the event's
> website via Adobe Connect for those not able to travel to Toronto on 12
> October.
>
> For event details including conference schedule, speaker list, remote
> participation details, and to register to the event:
> http://www.amiando.com/NCUC-ICANN45
>
> Contact for more information:
>
> Robin Gross, IP Justice
> Email: Robin@ipjustice.org <mailto:Robin@ipjustice.org>
> <mailto:Robin@ipjustice.org>
>
> Brenden Keurbis, Internet Governance Project & University of Syracuse
> Email: bnkuerbi@syr.edu <mailto:bnkuerbi@syr.edu>
> <mailto:bnkuerbi@syr.edu>
>
>
>
>
> IP JUSTICE
> Robin Gross, Executive Director
> 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA
> p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451
> w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: robin@ipjustice.org
> <mailto:robin@ipjustice.org>
> <mailto:robin@ipjustice.org>
>
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</b>For those of you going to the ICANN meeting in Toronto -- or who
might be in the area and would like to attend some of it.<br>
<br>
Marita<br>
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Dear All:<br>
<br>
You are all invited to join the NCUC policy conference in Toronto on 12<br>
October at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. For those not traveling to<br>
Toronto, remote participation will be available from the event website:<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.amiando.com/NCUC-ICANN45">http://www.amiando.com/NCUC-ICANN45</a><br>
<br>
The event is free to attend and open to the public to participate, but<br>
registration is required because space is limited.<br>
<br>
Also, any help you can provide to promote the event would be greatly<br>
appreciated.<br>
<br>
Thank you,<br>
Robin<br>
<br>
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<br>
NCUC Press Release - 3 October 2012<br>
<br>
Top Civil Society Leaders Converge in Toronto for "ICANN & Internet<br>
Governance: Security and Freedom in a Connected World"<br>
<br>
Cyber-Security Expert Ron Deibert and new ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade Address<br>
Non-Commercial Users Policy Conference on Eve of ICANN #45<br>
<br>
Public interest groups involved in ICANN will gather for the event,<br>
"ICANN & Internet Governance: Security & Freedom in a Connected
World"<br>
on Friday 12 October at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto,<br>
Canada. Sponsored by the Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC), the<br>
voice of civil society in ICANN, the policy conference will focus on key<br>
ICANN policy issues like the need to promote both cyber-security and<br>
human rights in the development of global Internet policies. The event<br>
kicks-off with a morning address from cyber-security expert Ron Deibert,<br>
Director of the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies and The<br>
Citizen Lab, an inter-disciplinary research and development hothouse at<br>
the University of Toronto. Deibert will address the need to establish a<br>
cyber-security strategy for global civil society.<br>
<br>
"Cyberspace is at a watershed moment. Global civil society, now<br>
increasingly recognised as an important stakeholder in cyberspace<br>
governance, needs to step up to the challenge," said Deibert. "What is<br>
required is nothing less than a serious and comprehensive security<br>
strategy for cyberspace that addresses the very real threats that<br>
plague governments and corporations, addresses national and other<br>
security concerns in a forthright manner, while protecting and<br>
preserving open networks of information and communication."<br>
<br>
The afternoon sessions begin with welcoming remarks from Fadi Chehade,<br>
ICANN's new Chief Executive Officer, a Lebanese-Egyptian IT<br>
entrepreneur, who took the helm of ICANN last month and pronounced he<br>
was committed to strengthening the multi-stakeholder process of Internet<br>
governance. Additional speakers at NCUC's policy conference include<br>
Fionna Alexander from the U.S. Commerce Department and other<br>
governmental representatives. The all-day event's four panel sessions<br>
include participation from ICANN board members and senior staff, civil<br>
society and Internet business leaders.<br>
<br>
The conference will explore a broad range of ICANN policy issues<br>
including privacy concerns related to the whois policy that requires the<br>
publication of registrants' personal data and discussion of ongoing<br>
negotiations with law enforcement agencies regarding a related policy<br>
that privacy authorities have called "unlawful". The geopolitical<br>
landscape of Internet governance models and the shifting role of<br>
stakeholders will be addressed by experts from around the world. NCUC's<br>
conference will also explore policy issues related to controversial new<br>
domain names such as protection for freedom of expression in the face of<br>
cultural differences and sensitivities. Concerns about intellectual<br>
property rights and new top-level domain names remains an area under<br>
rapid development and will be ripe for discussion as well as activities<br>
related to extra-territorial domain name seizures. Including human<br>
rights principles in ICANN policy development will be considered, in<br>
addition to ways civil society can become involved in the development of<br>
ICANN policies, which impact Internet users worldwide.<br>
<br>
NCUC represents more than 250 noncommercial organizations and<br>
individuals from around the world on ICANN policy matters and was formed<br>
in 1999 in Berlin at one of ICANN's earliest meetings. Currently NCUC<br>
represents a wide range of non-commercial interests in ICANN policy<br>
development including universities and educational institutions, human<br>
rights organizations, development, promotion of the arts, children's<br>
welfare, scientific research, community networking, and many other<br>
non-commercial interests. NCUC participates at ICANN as a constituency<br>
within the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) and the Generic Names<br>
Supporting Organization (GNSO), which makes ICANN policy recommendations<br>
and selects board members.<br>
<br>
"The conference subtitle recognizes our shared twin goals of security<br>
and freedom, and questions to what extent must we sacrifice one for the<br>
other," said meeting organizer Robin Gross of NCUC and IP Justice, a<br>
civil liberties organization based in San Francisco. The constituency's<br>
2012 Toronto conference builds on the policy conference NCUC held in<br>
2011 in which <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://craigslist.org">craigslist.org</a>
founder Craig Newmark addressed the ICANN<br>
community in San Francisco.<br>
<br>
The 2012 conference concludes with an evening reception at the historic<br>
Fairmont Royal York overlooking the beautiful Canadian waterfront. The<br>
event is free to attend and open the public, but advance registration is<br>
required because space is limited. NCUC's conference is held with<br>
support from the Brazilian Internet Steering Registry <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://CGI.br">CGI.br</a>, the Public<br>
Interest Registry (PIR), and ICANN. Civil Society event partners<br>
include The Citizen Lab, the Association for Progressive Communications<br>
(APC) and the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic<br>
(CIPPIC) based at the University of Ottawa.<br>
<br>
Conference sessions will be audiocast live and archived for later<br>
downloading, and remote participation will be available from the event's<br>
website via Adobe Connect for those not able to travel to Toronto on 12<br>
October.<br>
<br>
For event details including conference schedule, speaker list, remote<br>
participation details, and to register to the event:<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.amiando.com/NCUC-ICANN45">http://www.amiando.com/NCUC-ICANN45</a><br>
<br>
Contact for more information:<br>
<br>
Robin Gross, IP Justice<br>
Email: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:Robin@ipjustice.org">Robin@ipjustice.org</a>
<<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:Robin@ipjustice.org">mailto:Robin@ipjustice.org</a>><br>
<br>
Brenden Keurbis, Internet Governance Project & University of
Syracuse<br>
Email: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:bnkuerbi@syr.edu">bnkuerbi@syr.edu</a>
<<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:bnkuerbi@syr.edu">mailto:bnkuerbi@syr.edu</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
IP JUSTICE<br>
Robin Gross, Executive Director<br>
1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA<br>
p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451<br>
w: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.ipjustice.org">http://www.ipjustice.org</a>
e: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org">robin@ipjustice.org</a><br>
<<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org">mailto:robin@ipjustice.org</a>><br>
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