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New GISWatch report 2011 published
by Wolf Ludwig Dec. 8, 2011

Dec. 8, 2011

Dear all, Some of you may have noticed previous editions of the Global Information Society Watch (GISW) reports already. This years focus was on human rights and Online freedoms and the 2011 report covered several European countries (listed below). Bosnia and Herzegovina http://www.giswatch.org/en/country-report/freedom-expression/bosnia-and-her… Bulgaria http://www.giswatch.org/en/country-report/freedom-expression/bulgaria Croatia http://www.giswatch.org/en/country-report/freedom-expression/croatia France http://www.giswatch.org/en/country-report/internet-rights/france Italy http://www.giswatch.org/en/country-report/freedom-expression/italy Netherlands http://www.giswatch.org/en/country-report/internet-rights/netherlands Romania http://www.giswatch.org/en/country-report/social-mobilisation/romania Spain http://www.giswatch.org/en/country-report/social-mobilisation/spain Sweden http://www.giswatch.org/en/country-report/freedom-expression/sweden Switzerland http://www.giswatch.org/en/country-report/freedom-association/switzerland UK http://www.giswatch.org/en/country-report/social-mobilisation/united-kingdom For the global report see the press release from APC. _____ New report on Internet and democracy is dedicated to the Arab revolutions THURSDAY DECEMBER 8 2011, Johannesburg (APC and Hivos) – Launching on December 10 - Human Rights Day-- the Global Information Society Watch 2011 report investigates how governments and internet and mobile phone companies are restricting freedom online - and how citizens are responding using the very same technologies. Everyone is familiar with the stories of Egypt and Tunisia. GISWatch authors tell these and other lesser-known stories from over fifty countries including: * PRISON CONDITIONS IN ARGENTINA Prisoners are using the internet protest living conditions and demand respect for their rights. * TORTURE IN INDONESIA The torture of two West Papuan farmers was recorded on a mobile phone and leaked to the internet. The video spread to well-known human rights sites sparking public outrage and a formal investigation by the authorities. * THE TSUNAMI IN JAPAN Citizens used social media to share actionable information during the devastating tsunami, and in the aftermath online discussions contradicted misleading reports coming from state authorities. Other countries include China, Iran, Lebanon and Pakistan. “Written by internationally-renowned experts, the report brings its readers easy-to-read and yet comprehensive articles, many with policy proposals, on the most important challenges protecting human rights on the internet is facing today,” says lawyer Matthias C. Kettemann, co-chair of the Internet Rights and Principles Coalition. “The report's country studies – which are in turn saddening, moving, uplifting – shed light on how the internet can truly be a catalyst for change – and how it can be misused.” In his preface to the report Frank La Rue, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression says “GISWatch 2011 offers timely commentary on the future of the internet as an open and shared platform that everyone has the right to access.” GISWatch 2011 also includes expert reports from: * Egyptian blogger Ramy Raoof on the the role of the internet in the wave of recent social resistance in North Africa * Alex Comninos on revolutions and cyber crackdowns in the Middle East and North Africa * Ron Deibert (Open Net Initiative) on cyberwarfare and counter-terrorism: implications for an open and free internet * Joe McNamee (EDRI) on internet intermediaries - the border control guards who get to monitor and censor your content simply because they host your information * Ben Wagner on Who profits from restricting speech? Global Information Society Watch 2011 Internet rights and democratisation - Focus on freedom of expression and association online Published by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and Hivos The report is available online for download at www.giswatch.org from December 8. ____ Regards, Wolf EuroDIG Secretariat http://www.eurodig.org/ mobile +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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Feedback from Swiss New gTLD Event, 28 Nov. in Bern
by Wolf Ludwig Dec. 3, 2011

Dec. 3, 2011

Dear all, this is just a short feedback on the New gTLD Event last Monday in Bern/Switzerland (as announced before): http://www.new-gtld.ch/agenda.php This Swiss event organized by OFCOM, the registry SWITCH, the Swiss business association EconomieSuisse and EURALO can be considered as a plain success with more than 150 participants from all parts of the country. The only weak point was the evident under-representation of civil society and net-focused groups. The program offered an intro/overview on ICANN, TLD and gTLD basics with subsequent sessions about chances and risks of this new gTLD generation approved by ICANN in June 2011 in Singapore, as well as its launch and application process early next year. The presentations and video recordings from the event are available at the website now. This new gTLD info day was an extraordinary national outreach opportunity for EURALO to make us known among the different stakeholder groups (federal offices, reps. from cities and cantons, specialised business segments, law firms etc.). Events like this offer some potential to represent EURALO on national levels and comparable opportunities like national IGFs etc. (as it was the case twice already at the Ukrainian IGFs, EuroDIG etc.). As a key conclusion from the recent Swiss event can be drawn: Several private and business projects seem to be well prepared for the first application round early next year (January – April 2012). But as it was mentioned by Sandra at our last monthly call (referring to the German event early November in Berlin), most of the public entities are not aware about these new gTLD options and cannot submit projects in time for the first – and narrow – application round, besides the few and well-known city/community projects like .Berlin, .Paris, .London etc. In the public sector there is still a lot of awareness raising and consultation needed to convince the decision makers about these new opportunities. Thanks for your attention and kind regards, Wolf P. S. @Heidi/At-Large Staff: Can you please forward this feedback to interested parties at ICANN – Thanks! EuroDIG Secretariat http://www.eurodig.org/ mobile +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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DOODLE/ At-Large ICANN Academy WG: scheduling first call
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 24, 2011

Nov. 24, 2011

Dear All, Please complete the attached Doodle poll to schedule the first call of the At-Large ICANN Academy Working Group. http://www.doodle.com/25p46hdcumzdyx6x Time-zone active. This Doodle poll will close on Monday 28 November 2011 at 2300 UTC – the date and time will be announced shortly thereafter. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Schweizer Info-Tag zu neuen gTLDs in Bern
by Wolf Ludwig Nov. 20, 2011

Nov. 20, 2011

Below please find some infos, particularly for our German-speaking members (Germany and Switzerland). ______ Schweizer Info-Tag zu neuen gTLDs in Bern Die im Sommer von ICANN in Singapur beschlossene Zulassung und Lancierung einer neuen Generation von generischen Top-Level Domains (TLDs) bietet durchaus einige für Netzpolitik und UserInnen interessante Aspekte: Mit diesen neuen TLDs wird nicht nur das Domain-Spektrum für den wirtschaftlichen Bereich (Brands, Marken, neue Geschäftsmodelle) erweitert, sondern sie ermöglichen künftig auch Städte-Domains (.Berlin, .Paris, .London etc.), Kultur- und Sprach-Domains (.cat für Katalonien, oder Bretagne oder Rumantsch etc.) nebst diversen Optionen für öffentliche Räume (public spaces) im Internet. An diesem Punkt könnte es auch für EURALO-Mitglieder und Netzpolitik-Bewegte interessant werden. Um diese neuen gTLDs auch in der Schweiz bekannt zu machen (in Deutschland organisierte Eco Anfang November einen Thementag – siehe http://www.eco.de/veranstaltungen/1164_9255.htm) veranstaltet das Bundesamt für Kommunikation (BAKOM), mit dem Schweizer Registry Switch, der Economiesuisse und der europäischen Nutzervertretung bei ICANN (EURALO) einen gemeinsamen Informationstag am 28. November 2011 in Bern (Kursaal). Neben einer Einführung ins komplexe Thema werden in der Session 3 auch die neuen öffentlichen Optionen behandelt („welche Chancen und Risiken bieten neue gTLDs für öffentliche und nicht-kommerzielle Interessen?“). Weitere Infos zu diesem Info-Tag sowie diverse Links zum Thema finden sich auf http://www.de.new-gtld.ch/ InteressentInnen aus dem Bereich Zivilgesellschaft sollten sich umgehend via diese Website anmelden. Für weitere Hinweise dazu steht EURALO gerne zur Verfügung. Wolf Ludwig als Vertreter von EURALO http://euralo.org ______ Thanks for your attention and kind regards, Wolf EuroDIG Secretariat http://www.eurodig.org/ mobile +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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TR: "Combating Cybercrime in Europe - Optimised Tools for Investigation and Law Enforcement", Berlin, 2012
by Sébastien Bachollet Nov. 17, 2011

Nov. 17, 2011

For information Sébastien Bachollet <mailto:sebastien@bachollet.com> sebastien(a)bachollet.com Member of the Board ICANN.jpg <http://iffor.org/> cid:image002.jpg@01CC6D9A.87E9A810 Blog: <http://sebastien.bachollet.fr/> http://sebastien.bachollet.fr/ Mobile (France): +33 6 07 66 89 33 Mobile (USA only): +1 (415) 238 2882 Skype: sebastien-bachollet Jabber: <mailto:sbacholl@jabber.org> sbacholl(a)jabber.org "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish." Steve Jobs De : European Academy [mailto:academy@euroacad.eu] Envoyé : jeudi 17 novembre 2011 15:01 À : sebastien.bachollet(a)isoc.fr Objet : "Combating Cybercrime in Europe - Optimised Tools for Investigation and Law Enforcement", Berlin, 2012 <http://www.europaeische-akademie.net/fileadmin/user_upload/mailing/ostat.ph…> Dear Mr. Bachollet, Hacker attacks, cyber terrorism, botnets, data thefts – are you well prepared to investigate and combat cybercrime? European Event Combating Cybercrime in Europe - Optimised Tools for Investigation and Law Enforcement - 9th - 10th February 2012, Berlin Please click <http://www.europaeische-akademie.net/fileadmin/user_upload/mailing/link.php…> here to find detailed information on this event! Experts from Police, Ministry of Security and Justice, the EU Cybercrime Task Force, the Committee on the Cybercrime Convention of the Council of Europe as well as Telecom and Internet Service Providers will present to you how to cope best with cyber attacks! ● Become familiar with the latest EU Initiatives against cybercrime. ● Learn how to combat botnets and botnet attacks. ● Improve your cybercrime investigation techniques through innovative tools and computer forensics. ● Receive a first-hand report from a cybercrime victim and learn how to cope with cyber attacks. ● Discover the benefits of public-private cooperation of law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and internet service providers (ISPs). ● Discuss the challenges of cross-border law enforcement cooperation. For direct online application please <http://www.europaeische-akademie.net/fileadmin/user_upload/mailing/link.php…> click here! You still have 9 days to profit from our special early booking contingent. Book until November 25th 2011 and save 200 EUR on the regular price! We are looking forward to welcoming you to this European event. Yours sincerely Dipl.-Jur. Christoph Brauner / Dipl.-Jur. Christian Klingenberg Managing Directors P.S. Please keep up-to-date on Critical Infrastructure Protection, External Borders Fund and numerous other events on public security on our <http://www.europaeische-akademie.net/fileadmin/user_upload/mailing/link.php…> website. European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law The European Knowledge Network. Hausvogteiplatz 13 10117 Berlin / Germany Tel.: +49.30.802080.246 Fax: +49.30.802080.259 Tel.: +49.30.802080.230 (General Office) Fax: +49.30.802080.250 (Booking) E-Mail: <mailto:regina.luening@euroacad.eu> regina.luening(a)euroacad.eu Internet: <http://www.europaeische-akademie.net/fileadmin/user_upload/mailing/link.php…> http://www.euroacad.eu __________________________ European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law Brauner Klingenberg GmbH Managing directors: Dipl.-Jur. Christoph Brauner, Dipl.-Jur. Christian Klingenberg Hausvogteiplatz 13, 10117 Berlin / Germany Place of Business: Berlin Register Court: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg 92 HRB 15 132 Sales Tax ID: DE136613861 __________________________ E-Mail Disclaimer The information contained in this email is confidential. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any form of disclosure, reproduction, distribution or any action taken or refrained from in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Please notify the sender immediately. All statements of opinion or advice directed via this email to our clients are subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing firm client engagement letter. The sending of emails to us will not constitute compliance with any time limits or deadlines. We also like to inform you that communication via email over the internet is insecure because third parties may have the possibility to access and manipulate emails. If you wish to unsubscribe, simply send an email to: <mailto:academy@euroacad.eu> academy(a)euroacad.eu. Following this instruction will automatically unsubscribe you from the list within the next days depending on the given technical conditions and possibilities.

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REMINDER: EURALO Teleconference Tuesday 15 November 19:00 UTC
by ICANN AtLarge Staff Nov. 16, 2011

Nov. 16, 2011

Dear All, The next EURALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 15 November 2011 at 19:00 UTC (20:00 CET). The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/display/EURALO/EURALO+15.11.2011+Teleconference If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Silvia Vivanco, Gisella Gruber, Matt Ashtiani, Nathalie Peregrine, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ EURO-Discuss mailing list EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org

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REMINDER: EURALO Teleconference Tuesday 15 November 19:00 UTC
by ICANN AtLarge Staff Nov. 15, 2011

Nov. 15, 2011

Dear All, The next EURALO teleconference is scheduled for today Tuesday, 15 November 2011 at 19:00 UTC (20:00 CET). The agenda and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/display/EURALO/EURALO+15.11.2011+Teleconference If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Silvia Vivanco, Gisella Gruber, Matt Ashtiani, Nathalie Peregrine, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ EURO-Discuss mailing list EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org _______________________________________________ EURO-Discuss mailing list EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org

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Silvia Vivanco Joins At-Large Staff as Manager, Regional Affairs
by Heidi Ullrich Nov. 10, 2011

Nov. 10, 2011

* Texto en espanol abajo * Texte français ci-dessous ** Dear All, On behalf of David Olive, Vice-President of Policy Development, and At-Large staff, I am pleased to announce that Silvia Vivanco has joined ICANN's policy team as Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs. Silvia has vast experience in working with global multi-stakeholder communities within an international policy development environment. She has worked as both legal counsel and project manager with the United Nations in Austria as well as part of a legal team of a multinational telecommunications company headquartered in the United States. Silvia holds an LLM from the Georgetown University Law Center and a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Lima. She holds Peruvian and US citizenship and speaks English, Spanish and some German. Silvia will be based in the Washington DC office. Please feel free to contact Silvia by e-mail at silvia.vivanco(a)icann.org<mailto:silvia.vivanco@icann.org> or by telephone at + 1 (202) 570-7119 (office) or +1 (202) 735-7011 (mobile). Kind regards, Heidi ** A todos los participantes de la comunidad de usuarios de internet "De Alcance" [At Large] , En nombre de David Olive, Vice-Presidente de Desarrollo de Politicas, y del personal de At-Large, me complace anunciarles que Silvia Vivanco se ha integrado al equipo de politicas de ICANN como "Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs". Silvia posee una vasta experiencia de trabajo con sociedades civiles y con comunidades de intereses diversos [multi-stakeholder communities] en el contexto de políticas internacionales. Silvia se ha desempeñado como asesora legal y administradora de proyectos en las Naciones Unidas en Austria, así como miembro del equipo legal de una corporación multinacional de telecomunicaciones con sede en los Estados Unidos. Silvia tiene una Maestría en Derecho Internacional de la Universidad de Georgetown y el titulo de Abogado de la Universidad de Lima. Silvia tiene la nacionalidad Peruana y Estadounidense y habla español, ingles y un poco de alemán. Silvia esta establecida en la oficina de Washington DC. Pueden contactar a Silvia via e-mail a silvia.vivanco(a)icann.org<mailto:silvia.vivanco@icann.org> o al teléfono + 1 (202) 570-7119 (oficina) o +1 (202) 735-7011 (Mobil). Saludos cordials, Heidi ** Cher tous, Au nom de David Olive, du vice-président du développement de politique, et du personnel At-Large, je suis ravie d'annoncer l'arrivée de Silvia Vivanco dans la policy team de ICANN en tant que Manager de At-Large Regional Affairs. Silvia a une grande expérience professionelle de développement de politiques internationales au sein des communautés multi-stakeholder. Elle a travaillé en tant que conseillère juridique et project manager aux Nations-Unies en Autriche et a également fait partie d'une équipe de conseil juridique au sein d'une compagnie multinationale de télécommunications basée aux Etats-Unis. Siliva a un Master en Droit du Law Centre à Georgetown University et une Licence de l'Université de Lima. Elle est péruvienne et detient la nationalité américaine. Silvia est basée au bureau de Washington DC. N'hésitez pas a la contacter par émail à silvia.vivanco(a)icann.org<mailto:silvia.vivanco@icann.org> ou par telephone au + 1 (202) 570-7119 (bureau) or +1 (202) 735-7011 (portable). Cordialment, Heidi Heidi Ullrich Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: + 1 (310) 578 - 8647 Fax: +1 (310) 823 - 8649 Cell/Mobile: +1 (310) 437 - 3956

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Fwd: Einladung / Invitation to the new gTLD Info-Day in Berlin/Germany
by Wolf Ludwig Oct. 28, 2011

Oct. 28, 2011

Dear all, we received the invitation attached to the the new gTLD Info-Day on 4 November 2011 in Berlin what may be interesting for our German member ALSes at least. A similar event is planned for end of November in Switzerland/Berne as well and we will keep you informed. Kind regards, Wolf <Hubert.Schoettner(a)bmwi.bund.de> wrote 28. Oktober 2011 17:01: >> Liebe Frau Hoferichter, >> >> wie besprochen übersende ich beigefügte Einladung. Über eine Weiterleitung auch an weitere deutschsprachige Mitglieder aus dem Bereich Zivilgesellschaft bin ich dankbar. >> >> Beste Grüße >> Hubert Schöttner >> >> Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie >> Internationale IKT-Politik; ITU >> >> Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology >> International Policy for Information & Communication Technologies; ITU >> >> Villemombler Str. 76 >> D - 53123 Bonn, Germany >> >> Tel.: +49 228 615-2949 >> Fax : +49 228 615-2964 >> E-Mail: Hubert.Schoettner(a)bmwi.bund.de >> >> > EuroDIG Secretariat http://www.eurodig.org/ mobile +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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Welcome to ICANN At-Large!
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 28, 2011

Oct. 28, 2011

Dear Ms. Yuliya Morenets: ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that TaC – Together Against Cybercrime has been certified as an At–Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly appreciates your group’s interest in involving individual users in ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your colleagues. The purpose of ALS certification is to recognize that your organization meets the necessary criteria to involve individual Internet users at the local or issue level in ICANN activities, and that your organization will support its individual members' informed participation in ICANN efforts that affect end-users. The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between your organization, other ALS, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general), and your input on how we can make this a success would be greatly appreciated. We would like to offer some initial tools to help your organization keep its members informed (about significant news from ICANN and information on ICANN policy-development efforts) and engaged in activities of interest: - Point of Contact for your Organisation: Please send an email to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org identifying the names and email addresses of one or two individuals who will be the point of contact for information and correspondence regarding ICANN At-Large. If this changes, please let us know. - At Large Mailing Lists. There are many At Large email lists, for each region; you can signup for them and manage your subscriptions at: http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo . The points of contact you identify will automatically be added to your region’s list just for accredited ALSes to discuss regional issues and to the mailing list for Staff announcements (only Staff can post messages to that list); you are invited to join others as you wish. - ALS information. Information about your organization will be shared with the At-Large community to enable individuals interested in your group's activities to contact you, and to encourage cooperation with other groups interested in ICANN activities in your geographic region. Please complete and email the form at the bottom of this note to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. - ALAC website. The ALAC website (www.atlarge.icann.org) is a good source for ICANN news and information of interest to individual Internet users. We encourage you to provide your members with a link. The ALAC relies on volunteers to translate information into multiple languages. Translations of documents on the website are welcome and should be sent to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. - At-Large Regional Websites. Regional wiki webpages also have been created to distribute information (including in local languages) on activities, events and issues of particular interest to people in each region. These are maintained by the community. They are: African Region: www.afralo.org Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: www.apralo.org European Region: www.euralo.org Latin America/Caribbean Region: www.lacralo.org North American Region: www.naralo.org We look forward to working with you and your organization's members to advance individual Internet users' interests within ICANN. If you have any questions, or need additional information, please contact us at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Sincerely, The At-Large Advisory Committee www.atlarge.icann.org staff(a)atlarge.icann.org --------------------------- Name: Location (city/country/region; whatever is relevant to your membership): Mission: Member benefits: Contacts (name/s and email address/es -- title/s optional): Website: Other (additional informational you would like included):

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