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Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

ISOC@IGF 2008 in Hyderabad, India

The Internet Society is an active participant in the Internet Governance Forum. As the event progresses, we will provide links below for details of ISOC’s activities and statements at the third IGF meeting in Hyderabad, India, 3-6 December 2008.

Event details

• Official IGF 2008 web site includes agendas, presentations, and documents
• Host country site includes meeting information
• Remote participation options
• ISOC’s IGF Photo gallery

ISOC Press Releases

• Diverse voices the key to continued Internet development - Internet Society President urges UN forum to maintain support for multistakeholder dialogue
• ISOC's 'ambassadors' – diverse voices at the IGF
  Representatives of ISOC Chapters bring local experience to global forum
• Internet Exchange Points Crucial Factors in Internet Development

Workshops, panels, and forums

ISOC will be represented by staff members in the following sessions:

3 December

• Opening panel session
  Lynn St.Amour
• Reaching the Next Billion(s):
  Panel Description - Transcript (PDF: 132KB) - Rajnesh Singh's contribution

4 December

• Towards a code of good practice on public participation in Internet governance - Building on the principles of WSIS and the Aarhus Convention
  Bill Graham
• The Role of Internet Exchange Points in Creating Internet Capacity
  Michuki Mwangi
• Outcomes of the OECD Ministerial meeting on The Future of the Internet Economy
  Bill Graham
• Including Accessibility and Human Factors in the Universalization of the Internet - How to reach persons with disabilities, the 10% of the next billion (ITU Workshop)
  Arnoud van Wijk, Real-time Text: An Essential Accessibility Feature
• Steps toward an Internet that is multilingual, yet remains global

6 December

• The role and mandate of the IGF
  Bill Graham
• Dynamic coalition: Accessibility and Disability
  Arnoud van Wijk - See this presentation (PPT)

ISOC Ambassadors

As in previous years, ISOC is represented at IGF by a diverse group of individual members selected to serve as ISOC Ambassadors to the IGF. The Ambassadors will take part in many workshops sessions, provide regular blog entries, and spend time at ISOC’s IGF booth to discuss issues important to their local environments.

• ISOC Ambassadors to IGF Hyderabad
• IGF Blog, with regular updates from the Ambassadors
• More about the Ambassador programme

Also of interest

• The chairman's summary (PDF)
• IGF Hyderabad - ISOC comments on the Program, Agenda and Format 29 Aug 2008 (PDF: 69KB)
• Full details of ISOC’s previous IGF involvement