[Telecentres] Syracuse conference on Internet governance (fwd)

[Andy Carvin]

fyi... -ac

Dear Colleagues:

This message is to notify you of, and invite you to participate in, a
virtual and physical conference on Internet governance that will be
held at Syracuse University Nov. 12. You can see the program here:
http://dcc.syr.edu/nov12symposium.pdf

The entire conference will go from 13:00 - 18:00 EST (18:00 - 23:00
UTC).  We will be focusing on virtual participation from 15:30 - 17:00
EST
(20:30 -22:00 UTC). Following this message, are links to the software
platform needed to participate (which is compatible with MS-Windows,
Apple OS, and Linux).

Markus Kummer will discuss the composition of the Secretary General's
Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) and its
mandate, Sarbuland Khan of UN ICT TF will discuss the significance of
IG for developing countries; Lisa Jordan of the Ford Foundation's
Global Governance division will compare the role of civil society in
Internet governance processes with other areas such as environment and
human rights and develop practical advice based on that comparison.
Bill McIver of CPSR and WSIS-CS and Frannie Wellings of EPIC will
provide an advocate's perspective.

During the virtual conference, we will not only use interactive
technologies but reflect on their significance for global governance.
That
discussion will be framed around the following questions: How can
online interaction best be incorporated into global governance
processes? Granted that face to face meetings will always be important
and required, to what extent can online synchronous meetings and other
online collaborative tools supplement them and broaden participation?

Looking forward to your participation,

The Internet Governance Project

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You are invited to attend an online Elluminate session at 01:00 PM
(Eastern Standard Time) on Nov 12, 2004. To join the session, please
click here, within 60 minutes of the start time:
http://128.230.39.93:8080/meeting_login.html?meeting_id=15860

To add session(s) to your calendar, please click:

http://128.230.39.93:8080/vcalendar.html?meeting_id=15860

If this is the first time you will be using Elluminate, you may be
prompted to download some software which may take anywhere from 2 to 20
minutes depending upon your Internet connection speed. You can
pre-configure your system with the required software by going to the
support page:
http://128.230.39.93:8080/support.html

Please make sure your computer has a microphone and speakers to be able
to talk and hear while you are in the Elluminate session.


Derrick L. Cogburn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Information Studies
Syracuse University
232 Hinds Hall
Syracuse, NY 13244-4100
Phone: +1.315.443.5441
Fax: +1.315.443.6886
http://cotelco.syr.edu/~dcogburn
http://istweb.syr.edu/~dcogburn


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Andy Carvin
Program Director
EDC Center for Media & Community
acarvin @ edc . org
http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org
Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com
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