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Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

ISOC@IGF 2009 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

The Internet Society is an active participant in the Internet Governance Forum. Below are links to ISOC’s activities and statements at the third IGF meeting in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15-18 November 2009.

• ISOC's comments on IGF 2009, submitted to the IGF on 17 January 2010.

Event details

• Official IGF 2009 web site includes agendas, presentations, and documents
• Host country site includes meeting information
• Remote participation options

Workshops, panels, and forums

Many members of the ISOC community, including individual members, board members, and Chapters, are participating at IGF. ISOC staff will be represented in the following sessions:

15 November

• Introduction to Internet Operations
  Michuki Mwangi & Sebastian Bellagamba
• Opening panel session
  Lynn St.Amour
• Cyber Security R&D: Developing a vision & Road map
  TBD
• Global Internet access for persons with disabilities
  Arnoud van Wijk

16 November

• The role of Internet Exchange Points in creating Internet capacity and bringing autonomy to developing nationscapacity and bringing autonomy to developing nation
  Michuki Mwangi
• Fostering Quality Internet Contents: Using Contest Mechanism to Demonstrate Internet Best Practice
  Lynn St. Amour

17 November

• Workshop on Fundamentals: Internet's Core Values
  Lynn St. Amour
• Internet Governance in the light of the WSIS Principles
  Bill Graham
• OECD Open Forum: The importance of Internet Access and Openness for a sustainable economic recovery 
  Constance Bommelaer

18 November

• ISOC Contribution to the Taking Stock and Looking Forward Session
  Bill Graham
  
• Code of good practice on participation, access to information and transparency in Internet governance, Version 1.0
  Constance Bommelaer
• Broadening Mobile content Sustainable Access
  Raj Singh

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

• Background on the Internet Society's engagement in the Internet Governance Forum (PDF)
• Full details of ISOC’s previous IGF involvement