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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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