April 2014 - isoc - Skunkworks Site

netMundial : Request for Questions from the Nairobi hub
by Mwendwa Kivuva 21 Apr '14

21 Apr '14

What questions should the Nairobi remote hub present at netMundial during either the Working Session Principles OR Roadmap on day 1 and 2. Each hub will be allocated a slot to present a question on one of the sessions (but not both) on a given day. Below are the Principles and Roadmaps on each day and the corresponding topics for your guidance in framing questions. To register for the event, click this link: http://www.eventbrite.com/o/internet-society-kenya-chapter-6443910819?s=243… DAY1: 23rd April 2014 ---------------------- 20:30~22:00 Working Session 1: Principles. Chairs: Markus Kummer and Adiel Akplogan. Advisors: Adam Peake, Maemura Akinori, Dominique Lazanski, Maximiliano Martinhão, Manal Ismail. - Topic 1: Human rights - Topic 2: Culture and linguistic diversity - Topic 3: Unified and unfragmented space - Topic 4: Security, stability and resilience of the Internet 22:30~00:30 Working Session 2: Roadmap. Chairs: Janis Karklins and Jeanette Hofmann Advisors: Marilia Maciel, Michael Niebel, Chengetai Masango, Zahid Jamil, Flavio Wagner. - Topic 1: Issues that deserve attention of all stakeholders in the Internet governance future evolution. - Topic 2: Issues dealing with institutional improvements. DAY2: 24th April 2014 14:30~16:30 Working Session 3: Principles Chairs: Markus Kummer and Anriette Esterhuysen Advisors: Adam Peake, Maemura Akinori, Dominique Lazanski, Maximiliano Martinhão, Manal Ismail. - Topic 5: Open and distributed architecture - Topic 6: Enabling environment for innovation and creativity - Topic 7: Internet governance process principles - Topic 8: Open standards 17:00~19:00 Working Session 4: Roadmap Chairs: Janis Karklins and Dongman Lee Advisors: Marilia Maciel, Michael Niebel, Chengetai Masango, Zahid Jamil, Flavio Wagner. - Topic 3: Issues dealing with specific Internet Governance topics. - Topic 4: Points to be further discussed beyond NETmundial - Topic 5: Way forward -- Regards ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh

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Just Net Coalition - Press Release - Please circulate widely.
by Alex Gakuru 21 Apr '14

21 Apr '14

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* *Just Net Coalition Response to NetMundial Outcome Document* *São Paulo, Brazil April 21, 2014* President Dilma's Speech in the UN General assembly last September, resonated throughout the world. It expressed the outrage of the people on the “grave violation of human rights and of civil liberties”, the threat of “cyberspace being used as a weapon of war” and violation sovereign rights of countries including Brazil. She expressed the global discontent in the way the Internet is being currently governed. She called for protection of data as it travels on the web and multilateral mechanisms (or UN mechanisms) for the Internet to ensure democratic governance, cultural diversity, inclusive and non discriminatory societies, and responsible regulation. It is in this context within which the NetMundial conference – on April 23rd-24th – is taking place in Sao Paulo for which Brazil has taken the initiative. Unfortunately, all the above issues that President Dilma highlighted in her UN speech, are missing from the current draft that is being placed before the conference. The document fails to mention the word ‘democracy’ at all - and instead talks only about the multistakeholder model and governance on the basis of consensus. This, even though such systems have failed in protecting the global citizens from drag-net surveillance, the threat of cyber war and the emergence of global monopolies. Such a model also completely ignores the concept of public interest in Internet governance. If we take the pharmaceutical example, a multistakeholder governance would have meant deciding by consensus – between global pharma, AIDS patients in the global south and global governments – what should be the cost of such lifesaving drugs, without addressing or identifying where public good lies. Brazil and other countries rejected such an approach and that is why people in the global south today can afford to buy drugs for their treatment. And who would accept that pharmaceutical companies have equal rights with respect to decisions on safety and effectiveness of their products? A model that gives equal rights for public policy to governments, and corporations, is giving global corporations, a veto to prevent any meaningful reform and regulation. This is a violation of all democratic norms and the rights of the people – their political, economic, social and cultural rights, essentially surrendering global public interest to private, unelected, rich and powerful global corporations. How could, for instance, network neutrality ever be imposed in such a model? Governments are answerable to their people; corporations to their shareholders. People and profits cannot be equated through a specific model of governance. This is what NetMundial must address; not an endorsement of the status quo but a new beginning in Internet governance; an Internet governance that must place public good over private profit, protect global citizens from mass surveillance and the threat of cyber weapons. This is the leadership role that we would expect President Dilma and Brazil to play in NetMundial. This is what all countries and groups who believe in democracy, advancing human rights and social justice and a peaceful world must strive for in the final outcome document. The Just Net Coalition has submitted a detailed clause-by-clause amendment to the Draft of the NetMundial document. We believe that the draft should be significantly revised to include the following: 1. Inserting the term 'democratic' before multistakeholder wherever the needed Internet governance mechanism or models are mentioned. 2. Restoring the reference to the necessary and proportionate principle and therefore countering the continuation of mass surveillance 3. Restoring reference to the need for a global compact on prohibition of cyberwar and cyber weapons 4. Adding a clear reference to net neutrality principles (the current reference is too vague and ambiguous, permitting practices such as tiered access and differential pricing) 5. Restoring and strengthening clear references to the different roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders, recognising that corporations and governments cannot not be placed on an equal footing in governing the Internet, especially with regard to public policy making; that would turn the concept of representative democracy on its head 6. Addressing emerging increased power of monopolies in the Internet space with respect to cultural and language diversity, and profiteering, and the need for regulating such monopolies 7. Addressing the issue of appropriation and monetisation of data of the people by corporations 8. Recognizing the concept of global commons or public good in internet governance 9. Rejecting unilateral preconditions on the IANA transition discussions We expect that the final outcome document will explicitly foster a decentralized, free and open, non-hierarchical network of networks, and not implicitly favour the current trends of Internet governance which are leading us more and more towards monolithic, centralized walled gardens. NetMundial must dedicate itself to a roadmap to for an open, robust and resilient Internet -- acceptable to everyone including the 70 per cent unconnected majority. ---- For more information contact: Prabir Purkayastha email: prabir(a)gmail.com and or, Parminder Jeet Singh email: parminder.js(a)gmail.com

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Here at last: internet cable duct in all highways
by Mwendwa Kivuva 20 Apr '14

20 Apr '14

The community has always clamoured for the roads authorities to build network ducts along the major highways. This would prevent the cable cut problems we have experienced time and again disrupting Internet services in the country. It seems the Connected Kenya summit has come up with a recommendation for KeNHA to build ducts across all roads. It would be interesting to see KURA and KERRA follow through with KeNHA's promise. Lets cross our fingers and hope this will be implemented because it is very timely. http://mobile.nation.co.ke/business/Cable-ICT-Damage-Roads-Construction-Inf… Warm Regards -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh

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Fw: Fwd: [AFRINIC-announce] Registration for AIS'14 - 1 month left
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 19 Apr '14

19 Apr '14

On , Network of non- formal Educational institutions <nnfeischools(a)yahoo.com> wrote: -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AFRINIC-announce] Registration for AIS'14 - 1 month left Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 19:11:42 +0400 From: Ashil Oogarah <ashil(a)afrinic.net> To: announce(a)afrinic.net [Version Francaise ci-dessous] Dear Colleagues, Please note that you have one month left to register for the Africa Internet Summit, AIS 2014 to be to be held in Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, from 25 May to 6 June 2014. You may register for the meeting by following the steps below. How to register for an AISâ€™14 Training Session or a Plenary Session Step 1: Please click on the menu â€œRegisterâ€ on the AISâ€™14 website. Step 2: Choose between the following options: â€œLog inâ€, â€œRequest new passwordâ€ or â€œCreate an accountâ€ as per your status. Step 3: Upon successful login, you will find the â€œYour AISâ€™14 Registration Detailsâ€ page. Please fill in the requested information. Please note that any new events at AISâ€™14 will be updated on this list. 3.2 If you are traveling from abroad, you should request for an official AISâ€™14 invitation letter on this page. Please fill in all the required information as you apply. Step 4: You will receive an online confirmation message on your browser and a link to download a PDF version of your invitation letter. And youâ€™re done! â€¨We strongly advise that you start your visa procedures to travel to Djibouti, as from now. â€¨We look forward to seeing you in Djibouti! Regards, The AIS Meeting Team ------------------------------------ Chers CollÃ¨gues, Veuillez noter quâ€™il vous reste un mois pour vous enregistrer au Sommet de lâ€™Internet Africain, AISâ€™14, qui se tiendra du 25 mai au 6 juin 2014, Ã Djibouti, RÃ©publique du Djibouti. Vous pouvez vous inscrire pour la confÃ©rence en suivant les Ã©tapes ci-dessous. Comment sâ€™inscrire pour une session de formation ou une session plÃ©niÃ¨re ? Etape 1 : Cliquer sur lâ€™onglet â€œEnregistrementâ€ sur lesite web dâ€™AISâ€™14. Etape 2 : Choisir parmi les options : â€œLog inâ€, â€œRequest new passwordâ€, ou â€œCreate an accountâ€ selon votre statut. Etape 3 : Suivant lâ€™inscription, vous trouverez la page â€œYour AISâ€™14 Registration Detailsâ€ page. Merci de soumettre les informations requises. Veuillez noter que toutes les nouvelles sessions d'AISâ€™14 seront ajoutÃ©es Ã cette liste. 3.2 Si vous voyagez de lâ€™Ã©tranger, faites une requÃªte pour une lettre dâ€™invitation sur cette mÃªme page. Merci de soumettre toutes les informations requises. Etape 4 : Vous recevrez un message de confirmation en ligne, sur votre navigateur, afin de tÃ©lÃ©charger la version PDF de la lettre dâ€™invitation. Et voila ! Nous vous recommandons de commencer vos procÃ©dures de visa pour votre voyage Ã Djibouti dÃ¨s maintenant. A bientÃ´t Ã Djibouti! Cordialement, Lâ€™Equipe dâ€™AIS Mr Ashil Oogarah Technical Communications writer/editor, AFRINIC Ltd. t: +230 403 51 00 | f: +230 466 6758 | tt: @afrinic | w: www.afrinic.net facebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | youtube.com/afrinicmedia ___________________________ Join us at AIS 2014, Djibouti, Djibouti, 25 May â€“6 June 2014 -- Patricia Gnilane SENGHOR Cooperation and Project Development Manager, AFRINIC Ltd. t: +230 4035144. | M: +230 58275956 |tt: @afrinic | w: www.afrinic.net facebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | youtube.com/afrinicmedia ___________________________ Join us at AIS14/AFRINIC20, Djibouti, Djibouti, 25 May-6 June 2014.

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Fwd: ICANN Policy Update -- April 2014
by Charles Oloo 19 Apr '14

19 Apr '14

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN Policy Update <policyupdate(a)icann.org> Date: Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 1:38 AM Subject: ICANN Policy Update -- April 2014 To: oloo6382(a)gmail.com [image: ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> Policy Update Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update *Volume 14, Issue 4 – April 2014 Issue* ------------------------------ Contents Across ICANN 1. *Improving Policy Update <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-apr14-en.htm#1>* 2. *Recognizing Our Community Leaders <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-apr14-en.htm#2>* 3. *Issues Open for Public Comment <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-apr14-en.htm#3>* Across SOs/ACs 1. *Names of Countries and Territories to be used as TLDs <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-apr14-en.htm#4>* 2. *Closure of Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN Working Group <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-apr14-en.htm#5>* 3. *Update on the Proposed Framework of Operating Principles for Cross Community Working Groups <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-apr14-en.htm#6>* ASO 1. *Address Council Members Engage at ICANN 49 <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-apr14-en.htm#7>* 2. *NRO and RIR Updates <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-apr14-en.htm#8>* ccNSO 1. *The ccNSO Welcomes .ID as Newest Member <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-apr14-en.htm#9>* 2. *ccNSO Meeting Evaluation Results <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-apr14-en.htm#10>* 3. *ccNSO Chair and Vice Chair Election <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-apr14-en.htm#11>* 4. *ccNSO Councils IANA Transition Process Coordination Committee <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-apr14-en.htm#12>* GNSO 1. *GNSO's Singapore Meeting Re-Cap <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-apr14-en.htm#13>* At-Large 1. *At-Large Achievements at ICANN 49 in Singapore <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-apr14-en.htm#14>* 2. *ATLAS II Preparations Underway <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-apr14-en.htm#15>* GAC 1. *GAC Concludes Singapore Meeting <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-apr14-en.htm#16>* RSSAC 1. *RSSAC Continues After Successful Engagement at ICANN 49 <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-apr14-en.htm#17>* This message was sent to oloo6382(a)gmail.com from: ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by [image: iContact - Try It Free!]<http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=23847053&l=6333&s=2TA1&m=93…> -- Charles Oluoch Oloo Innovative Web Applications Developer Tel: +254-721-909757, 738-275001 Alt. E-mail: coloo(a)kefri.org

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Fwd: ICTD 2015: Call for Papers and Notes
by Ephraim Percy Kenyanito 18 Apr '14

18 Apr '14

Might be of Interest to some of us. -- Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* *Twitter:* https://twitter.com/ekenyanito ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICTD 2015 Secretariat <secretariat(a)ictd2015.org> Date: 17 April 2014 09:49 Subject: ICTD 2015: Call for Papers and Notes To: Cc: program(a)ictd2015.org, notes(a)ictd2015.org The Seventh International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2015), to be hosted at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore from May 15-18, 2015, cordially invites you to submit Full Papers and Notes. Held in cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and ACM SIGCAS, ICTD2015 will provide an international forum for scholarly researchers to explore the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in social, political, and economic development. The ICTD conferences have been taking place approximately every 18 months since 2006. General Topics Over the past several decades, as radio and television have been joined by computers, the Internet, and mobile devices, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become more pervasive, more accessible, and more relevant in the lives of people around the world. Virtually no sphere of human activity remains apart from ICTs, from markets to health care, education to governance, family life to artistic expression. Diverse groups across the world interact with, are affected by, and can shape the design of these technologies. The ICTD conference is a place to understand these interactions, and to examine, critique, and refine the persistent, pervasive hope that ICTs can be enlisted by individuals and communities in the service of human development. There are multidisciplinary challenges associated with the engineering, application and adoption of ICTs in developing regions and/or for development, with implications for design, policy, and practice. For the purposes of this conference, the term “ICT” comprises electronic technologies for information processing and communication, as well as systems, interventions, and platforms that are built on such technologies. “Development” includes, but is not restricted to, poverty alleviation, education, agriculture, healthcare, general communication, gender equality, governance, infrastructure, environment and sustainable livelihoods. The conference program will reflect the multidisciplinary nature of ICTD research, with anticipated contributions from fields including anthropology, computer science, communication, design, economics, electrical engineering, geography, human-computer interaction, information science, information systems, political science, public health, and sociology. Full Papers An ICTD Full Paper, which is up to 10 pages in the ACM two-column format (including references, figures and tables), must make a new research contribution and provide complete and substantial support for its results and conclusions. Accepted papers typically represent a major advance for the field of ICTD. Full Papers will be evaluated via double-blind peer review by a multidisciplinary panel of at least three readers, one of whom will come from outside the paper’s disciplinary domain in order to ensure broad readability. Accepted Full Papers will be presented as oral presentations at the conference. Full Papers will be evaluated according to their novel research contribution, methodological soundness, theoretical framing and reference to related work, quality of analysis, and quality of writing and presentation. Manuscripts considering novel designs, new technologies, project assessments, policy analyses, impact studies, theoretical contributions, social issues around ICT and development, and so forth will be considered. Well-analyzed negative results from which generalizable conclusions can be drawn are also sought. Authors are encouraged (but not required) to address the diversity of approaches in ICTD research by providing context, implications, and actionable guidance to researchers and practitioners beyond the authors’ primary domains. This paper provides further suggestions on what makes good ICTD research. Full Papers typically present mature work whereas Notes (see below) are used for presenting preliminary research that is still work-in-progress. Plans are being made to have all accepted Full Papers appear in the electronic conference proceedings and archived in the ACM Digital Library. A subset of the Full Papers will also appear in a special issue of the Information Technologies & International Development journal. New in 2015, authors of each accepted Full Paper will be invited to submit a one-page policy brief, which aims to make their research accessible and relevant to practitioners in a succinct form. We expect to have authors receive feedback from experienced ICTD practitioners for improving their briefs, and to include their briefs in a separate proceedings. Notes With a shorter 4-page limit, Notes are intended to introduce work-in-progress that may be published later in a journal, as well as to document shorter project write-ups. An ICTD Note is likely to have a more focused and succinct research contribution to the ICTD field than Full Papers. For example, Notes on novel ICTD systems may not cover the entire design of the system but may instead go into depth in specific areas (e.g., how the system was evaluated with real users or how the formative work to create the system was conducted). Notes are also not expected to include a discussion of related work that is as broad and complete as that of a submission to the Full Papers venue. Accepted Notes will be presented as poster presentations at the conference. Notes will be evaluated by at least two multidisciplinary reviewers, but not in a double-blind fashion and will be assessed according to their research contribution, methodological soundness, quality of analysis, and quality of writing, and presentation. Manuscripts considering novel designs, new technologies, project assessments, policy analyses, impact studies, theoretical contributions, social issues around ICT and development, and so forth will be considered. However Notes need not necessarily be as comprehensive, novel, or generalizable as Full Papers. Plans are being made to have all accepted Notes be made available in the ACM Digital Library. Important dates Aug 1, 2014: Submission site open for Full Papers and Notes Oct 13, 2014: Deadline for submission of Full Papers Dec 7, 2014: Notification of acceptances for Full Papers Dec 21, 2014: Deadline for submission of Notes Jan 31, 2015: Notification of acceptances for Notes Mar 2, 2015: Camera-ready Full Papers and Notes due All submission are due 11:59 pm UTC. Submission guidelines Only original, unpublished, research papers in English will be considered. Full Papers and Notes must use the ACM templates (LaTex and Word), and must be no longer than 10 pages and 4 pages respectively. (The main text, figures, tables, footnotes, references, etc. must fit within these page limits.) Additional material may be included in an Appendix, but the text within the page limits must read as a standalone work. Submissions longer than the page limits, not in the template format, not related to the conference themes, and/or not meeting a minimum bar of academic research writing will be rejected without full review. A website will be made available on August 1, 2014 for authors to submit their Full Papers and Notes by the respective deadlines. For each accepted Full Paper and Note, at least one of the authors will be required to register and present it at ICTD2015. If not, the submission will not be published in the final proceedings. For Full Papers, see the ACMs copyright policies and options http://www.acm.org/publications/policies/ copyright_policy/. Copyright for Notes will be retained by the authors. Submitted Full Papers and Notes must not include names or other information that would identify the authors. Note that since the Full Paper and Notes submission review cycles will be sequential; it will be possible to revise, shorten, and resubmit elements of promising but non-selected Full Papers in time for reconsideration in the separate Notes review round. For more information see ictd2015.org, and for queries, contact secretariat(a)ictd2015.org General Conference Chair Arul Chib, Nanyang Technological University Program Committee Chairs Matthew Kam, American Institutes for Research Jenna Burrell, University of California, Berkeley Notes Chairs Sirajul Islam, Örebro University, Sweden Mahfuz Ashraf, University of Dhaka

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Fw: [Community-grants-alumni] Fwd: Announcement: Web 25 Year of Action Grants Deadline Extended to 9 May, 2014 (EN/ES/FR/PT)
by mautidavis＠yahoo.com 18 Apr '14

18 Apr '14

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You're invited to NETmundial Hub in Nairobi - Meeting on the future of... (Daily Event)
by Internet Society, Kenya Chapter 18 Apr '14

18 Apr '14

Internet Society's remote hub to the NetMundial in Nairobi The future of the Internet will be discussed at the NetMundial meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23-24 April 2014. For those who cannot travel to Brazil, 33 remote hubs around the world have been identified in 22 countries to enable greater participation of global citizens and the general public through real time interaction with conference...Share this event on Facebook and Twitter We hope you can make it!Cheers,Internet Society, Kenya Chapter ------------------------------ Event Summary: ------------------------------ Event: NETmundial Hub in Nairobi - Meeting on the future of Internet Governance Date: Daily Event: 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM (PDT) Location: iHub Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya ------------------------------ Event Details: ------------------------------ Internet Society's remote hub to the NetMundial in Nairobi The future of the Internet will be discussed at the NetMundial meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23-24 April 2014. For those who cannot travel to Brazil, 33 remote hubs around the world have been identified in 22 countries to enable greater participation of global citizens and the general public through real time interaction with conference events. ISOC Kenya Chapter applied to be a hub and was successful. You are warmly invited to join us in the conversation at the iHub, 4th floor, Bishop Magua Center, Nairobi. The 6 hour time difference between Nairobi and Brazil means that we may not be able to engage for the entire duration of the conference, but we will follow the most interesting and feasible sessions. The NetMundial will bring representatives of governments, the technical community, academia and civil society, will focus on crafting globally recognized Internet governance principles (a ‘Bill of Rights’ for the Internet) and proposing a roadmap for the further evolution of the Internet governance ecosystem. NetMundial Schedule at the Physical event: Nairobi Time Wednesday – April 23rd 15:30~17:00 Opening Ceremony - Paulo Bernardo Silva, Minister of Communication, Brazil - Virgilio Almeida, NETmundial Chairman - Wu Hongbo, UN Under-Secretary-General - Nnenna Nwakanma, Civil Society - Vint Cerf, Private Sector - Tim Berners Lee, Technical Community - H.E. Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil 17:00~19:00 Welcome Remarks - Paulo Bernardo Silva, Minister of Communications, Brazil - Jose Eduardo Cardozo, Minister of Justice, Brazil - Neelie Kroes, VP, European Commission - Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sweden - Lu Wei, Minister of the State Internet Information Office, China - Hamadoun Touré, Secretary General, ITU - Getachew Engida, Deputy Director-General, UNESCO - José Carvalho da Rocha, Minister of Communications, Angola - Hasanul Haq Inu, Minister of Information, Bangladesh - Joseph Alhadeff, Private Sector - Hessa Al Jaber, Minister of ICT, Qatar - Diego Molano Vega, Minister of ICT, Colombia - Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, Minister of Communications, Ghana - Rafal Trzaskowski, Minister of of Administration and Digitization, Poland - Nikolai Nikiforov, Minister of Communications and Mass Media, Russia - Jean Philibert Nsengimana, Ministry of Youth & ICT, Rwanda - Thierry Moungalla, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Congo - Jovan Kurbalija, Civil Society - Diego Cánepa, President Deputy Secretary, Uruguay - Michael Daniel, Special Assistant to the President and the Cybersecurity Coordinator, USA - Axelle Lemaire, Secretary of State in charge of Digital Economy, France - Morten Hoglund, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway - Elmir Valizada, Deputy Vice-Minister of Communications, Azerbaijan - Jae-you Choi, Assistant Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Republic of Korea - Wilfredo Gonzales Vidal, Vice-Minister of Communications, Cuba - David Johnson, Academia - Phil Philippo, Permanent Secretary of Transport and Communications, Marshal Islands - Raúl Pérez-Reyes, Vice-Minister of Communications, Peru - David Ocampos Negreiros, Executive Secretary, National Secretary of Information technology, Paraguay - Vinay Kwatra, Deputy Secretary, Minister of Foreign Affairs, India. 20:00~20:30 Panel: Setting NETmundial Goals - Virgilio Almeida - Jeanette Hofmann - Zahid Jamil - Fadi Chehade - Benedicto Fonseca Filho - Carlos Afonso 20:30~22:00 Working Session 1: Principles Chairs: Markus Kummer and Adiel Akplogan Advisors: Adam Peake, Maemura Akinori, Dominique Lazanski, Maximiliano Martinhão, Manal Ismail. - Topic 1: Human rights - Topic 2: Culture and linguistic diversity - Topic 3: Unified and unfragmented space - Topic 4: Security, stability and resilience of the Internet 22:00~22:30 Break 22:30~00:30 Working Session 2: Roadmap Chairs: Janis Karklins and Jeanette Hofmann Advisors: Marilia Maciel, Michael Niebel, Chengetai Masango, Zahid Jamil, Flavio Wagner. - Topic 1: Issues that deserve attention of all stakeholders in the Internet governance future evolution. - Topic 2: Issues dealing with institutional improvements. Thursday – April 24th 14:30~16:30 Working Session 3: Principles Chairs: Markus Kummer and Anriette Esterhuysen Advisors: Adam Peake, Maemura Akinori, Dominique Lazanski, Maximiliano Martinhão, Manal Ismail. - Topic 5: Open and distributed architecture - Topic 6: Enabling environment for innovation and creativity - Topic 7: Internet governance process principles - Topic 8: Open standards 16:30~17:00 Break 17:00~19:00 Working Session 4: Roadmap Chairs: Janis Karklins and Dongman Lee Advisors: Marilia Maciel, Michael Niebel, Chengetai Masango, Zahid Jamil, Flavio Wagner. - Topic 3: Issues dealing with specific Internet Governance topics. - Topic 4: Points to be further discussed beyond NETmundial - Topic 5: Way forward 20:00~21:30 Panel: Beyond NETmundial - Public consultation session with stakeholders about the transition of stewardship role of USG over the IANA functions 21:30~22:00 Break 22:00~00:00 Closing Session We hope you will join our gathering in Nairobi For questions, please contact: kivuva[at]transworldafrica.com or paultrix[at]gmail.com. For more information about the NetMundial, including a complete list of remote hubs, please visit www.netmundial.br For more information on Internet Society Kenya Chapter please visit www.isoc.or.ke For more information on iHub please visit www.ihub.co.ke ------------------------------ Hosted By: ------------------------------ Internet Society, Kenya Chapter Internet Society is the world's trusted independent source of leadership for Internet policy, technology standards, and future development. More than simply advancing technology, we work to ensure the Internet continues to grow and evolve as a platform for innovation, economic development, and social progress for people around the world ------------------------------ Register Online: ------------------------------ More information and online registration are available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/netmundial-hub-in-nairobi-meeting-on-the-futur… ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Collect event fees online with Eventbrite http://www.eventbrite.com

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Fwd: [isoc-ny] WEBINAR TODAY: Internet Society Internet Governance update and discussion
by Kelvin Kamau 17 Apr '14

17 Apr '14

The big NetMundial meeting in Brazil rapidly approaches (next Weds/Thurs) so Internet Governance is firmly on the front burner. Draft Outcome Documents <http://document.netmundial.br> were released for public consultation yesterday: Earlier this night there was an ICANN prep webinar - What to expect at NetMundial <https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p1k1zp1nouj/> - and ISOC's briefing will be at 9.30 this morning. joly posted: "Today Thursday 17 April, from 9.30-10.30am EDT the Internet Society will hold a webinar on Internet Governance. As we are moving ahead into the year with major conferences that will shape the future of Internet governance, the intent is to prepare for NET" [image: Internet_Society]<http://isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Internet_Society2.gif>Today Thursday 17 April, from 9.30-10.30am EDT the Internet Society will hold a webinar on Internet Governance. As we are moving ahead into the year with major conferences that will shape the future of Internet governance, the intent is to prepare for NETmundial <http://netmundial.br/>, share post-WTDC<http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Conferences/WTDC/WTDC14/Pages/default.aspx>insights and exchange on WSIS+10 <http://www.itu.int/wsis/review/2014.html> as well as IGF<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/>issues. With a large portion of the time allocated to dialogue, the proposed agenda is structured with a view to maximizing interactions between all Members and staff. All Internet Society members are invited and strongly urged to attend. *What*: ISOC Webinar - Internet Governance *When*: Thursday 17 April 2014 1330-1430 UTC | 0930-1030 EDT *Webex*: https://isoc.webex.com/isoc/j.php?MTID=m5c43b4d28ef7d1be4d027c34c7de3367 *Phone bridge:* 1-650-479-3208 (US/Canada): | elsewhere<https://isoc.webex.com/isoc/globalcallin.php?serviceType=MC&ED=280762017&to…> *Meeting Number*: 924 189 823 *Meeting Password*: internet *Agenda*: 0. Introduction - Putting 2014-2015 into perspective 1. ITU WTDC post-mortem 2. Preparing for NETmundial 3. WSIS+10 and IGF ** If you are planning on attending NETmundial*, please let ISOC know by filling in this doodle <http://doodle.com/63c7yusqbyfv6xur> poll: Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/6554#respond> See all comments<http://isoc-ny.org/p2/6554#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/6554 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org --------------------------------------------------------------- ____ Internet Society - NYC Metropolitan Area Chapter http://isoc-ny.org 'The Internet is for Everyone." ___________________________________________ Announce mailing list Announce(a)lists.isoc-ny.org http://lists.isoc-ny.org/listinfo.cgi/announce-isoc-ny.org

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MAILING LIST - PROTECTING OUR USER
by Kelvin Kamau 17 Apr '14

17 Apr '14

Hi all, am not sure if any of our members has been affected by what seams to be yahoo pulling the plug without notice on its customers in regards to the now infamous DMARC Policy that now not only reports but in fact rejects emails not signed by yahoo. including third party's. I personally do see other providers following suit in a haste hiding behind the curtains of security reasons. hence i recall and suggest that a while back isoc leaders in various capacities had domain email accounts, am not sure if this has been passed over to the elected officials and i suggest that its done just to ensure there is no instance to which there will be no communication by them. the email addresses were i think kelvin@isoc-ke if not wrong. regards, kelvin

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