[discuss] Press Release about The Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance, Sao Paulo – Update

Sat Jan 11 11:11:44 UTC 2014

Thanks Harmut
Best regards

Antonio Medina Gomez
Presidente
Asociación Colombiana de Usuarios de Internet


2014/1/11 Hartmut Richard Glaser <glaser at cgi.br>

>
> The Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance,
> Sao Paulo –  Update
>
> São Paulo, January 10th, 2014
>
> The Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance
> will take place in São Paulo, Brazil on April 23rd and 24th 2014. This
> meeting will focus on crafting Internet governance principles and proposing
> a roadmap for the further evolution of the Internet governance ecosystem.
>
> Prof. Virgílio Fernandes Almeida, Coordinator of the Brazilian Internet
> Steering Committee and Secretary for Information Technology Policy of the
> Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, will be the Chair of the
> meeting. The Chair will shortly appoint co-chairs from other sectors of the
> global community to ensure multistakeholder balance.
>
> Four committees will be created to ensure a successful event.
>
> The *High-Level Multistakeholder Committee*, chaired by the Brazilian
> Minister of Communications Mr. Paulo Bernardo Silva, will be responsible
> for overseeing the overall strategy of the meeting and fostering the
> involvement of the international community. It will be composed of:
> Ministerial-level representation from twelve governments; twelve members of
> the multistakeholder community (3 from civil society, 3 from the private
> sector, 3 from academia and 3 from the technical community) to be proposed
> through /1net; and two representatives from International Organizations to
> be appointed by the Secretary General of the United Nations.  The names of
> the members of this committee will be announced on Monday, January 27th
> 2014.
>
> The *Executive Multistakeholder Committee*, co-chaired by Demi Getschko
> and one more person to be proposed through /1net, will be responsible for
> the meeting agenda, the design of the meeting format and invitation of
> attendees, all equally balanced across the global multistakeholder
> community. It will be composed of the following eight Brazilian members
> through CGI: Maximiliano Martinhão and Benedicto Fonseca from government,
> Carlos Afonso and Percival Henriques from civil society, Cassio Vecchiatti
> and Henrique Faulhaber from the private sector, Flávio Wagner and Demi
> Getschko from academia and the technical community. Eight additional
> members from the global multistakeholder community will be proposed through
> /1net by Friday, January 17th 2014. The United Nations was invited to
> appoint one member from an International organization.
>
> The date of the first meeting of the Executive Multistakeholder Committee
> will be Monday, January 27th 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil at the CGI office
> and remote participation will be facilitated.
>
> The *Logistics and Organizational Committee* will be co-chaired by
> Hartmut Glaser (CGI) and Nick Tomasso (ICANN). Initially this committee
> will include three additional members one each from the Ministry of Justice
> of Brazil, the Ministry of External Relations of Brazil and one liaison
> proposed by the Steering Committee of /1net. This committee will be
> responsible for guiding all logistical aspects of the meeting including:
> media outreach, international communications, website design and
> management, awareness raising, meeting venue, traveler funding strategy,
> security, and remote participation.
>
> The first meeting of the Logistics and Organizational Committee will be
> held on Monday, January 27th, 2014. In the meantime the two co-chairs are
> already engaged in laying the groundwork for the logistics of the meeting
> to ensure timely execution.
> The last committee, the *Council of Governmental Advisors*, will welcome
> all government representatives interested to participate and contribute to
> the meeting. The High Level Multistakeholder Committee will soon establish
> a process for the creation and operation of this Council.
>
> To support the committees and operationalize their decisions, a
> Secretariat will be formed and headed by Daniel Fink<http://br.linkedin.com/in/danielfink1977>who will be empowered as the Secretariat full-time Executive Director. The
> Secretariat, to be located in Sao Paulo, will be responsible for all
> aspects of management and operations to ensure the success of the meeting
> including: logistics, finance, risk, content contributions, and
> communications. The start date of the Secretariat operations will be
> Monday, January 27th 2014.
>
> The official website for the meeting will be launched on January 27th
> 2014. The website will enable the global community to provide contributions
> for the substantive agenda of the meeting, which consists of the following
> two specific topics:
>
>    - Internet governance principles;
>    - Roadmap for the further evolution of the Internet governance
>    ecosystem.
>
>
>
> The roadmap should address the desirable properties for globally
> effective, legitimate and evolving governance frameworks. The roadmap
> should also encompass a path to evolve and globalize the current
> institutions and mechanisms, as well as address emerging needs.
>
> [image: Diagram]
>
> *About the Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet
> Governance*
> This meeting will focus on crafting Internet governance principles and
> proposing a roadmap for the further evolution of the Internet governance
> ecosystem.  The meeting is scheduled for April 23rd and 24th 2014 in Sao
> Paulo, Brazil and will be live webcast enabling remote participation.  The
> meeting is a partnership between CGI.br and /1net.
>
> Meeting hashtag: #netmundial2014
>
> *About CGI.br*
> The Brazilian Internet Steering Committee, responsible for establishing
> strategic directives related to the use and development of the Internet in
> Brazil, coordinates and integrates all Internet service initiatives in the
> country, promoting the technical excellence, innovation and dissemination
> of offered services. Based on the principles of multilateralism,
> transparency and democracy, CGI.br represents a multistakeholder Internet
> governance model with the effective participation of all society sectors in
> their decisions. One of its formulations are the 10 Principles for the
> Governance and Use of the Internet (http://www.cgi.br/principios). More
> information: http://www.cgi.br/
>
> *About /1net*
> /1net provides an inclusive and open platform to discuss Internet
> governance matters for all those interested (individuals, governments,
> civil society, academia, technicians, and business).
>
> More information on how to participate here: http://1net.org/
>
>
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