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Re: [EURO-Discuss] [ALAC] Draft IRT Report
by Patrick Vande Walle April 27, 2009

April 27, 2009

Agree with you Carlton. There are some additional issues: One is the privacy issue, as mentioned in Michele Neylon's posting on CircleID: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090426_icann_irt_report_comment_short_timef… Another one I see is that the report insists that there should be no "unnecessary or undue costs, either to trademark owners or to legitimate users and consumers". Nothing comes for free, so who is going to bear the cost ? The IRT seems to think the registries should bear the cost of protecting someone else's IP rights. However, if the registries' operating costs are increasing due to the long and painful IP rights checking and possible liability, they will be passed on to all registrants in the end via an increase of the unit price for domain names, whether or not those registrants have IP rights to defend or not. Higher prices for domain names means less attractiveness and sales. For the community-based TLDs, with a limited market, it may not look like a viable path to set up such an expensive machinery. In effect, the IRT recommendations might kill all TLDs that do not focus on large volumes. Patrick On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:40:34 -0500, Carlton Samuels <carlton.samuels(a)uwimona.edu.jm> wrote: > Thanks for sharing this Alan. > > I'm too am no expert but sooooo many things are commonsensical if you > understand and subscribe to principle. One of the recommendations is for a > Globally Protected Marks List with a high threshold to entry. In context, > here's an interesting formulation from the report: > > *"Certain categories of marks may warrant different levels of protection. > For example, extremely strong globally‐recognized marks may justify a > higher > level of protection than lesser‐known marks; "* > > Um, I wonder what is the legal criteria that separates a "swoosh" from a > "hemp leaf"? That Nike has loads of money to hire IP lawyers in every > jurisdiction in the world but a small clothing manufacturer don't? So now, > it appears these eminences would junk the principle of equal protection of > the laws and give the green light to copycats, depending on the strength of > cash of the mark holder? Say it ain't so! > > Is there a sense that a mark may become more "globally-recognized" - > translate that term to mean valuable - in time? And who's counting that? > > I will tell you the story about a local Mom-and-Pop food shop owned by a > family named McDonald and the McDonald Corporation - yes, the Ronald > McDonald one - one day......... > > Carlton Samuels > > On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Alan Greenberg > <alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca>wrote: > >> The draft IRT report on Intellectual Property issues associated with >> gTLDs >> was released yesterday. >> >> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-24apr09-en.htm >> >> >> http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/irt-draft-report-trademark-protect… >> >> Note that although it is posted for a 30 day comment period, the final >> report is due on 24 May 2009, and comments to be considered in the >> drafting >> of the final report must be submitted by 6 May 2009 - 11 days from today. >> >> It is clear that the IRT group has done an enormous amount of work in a >> very short time. I will leave it to experts in the field to comment on >> the >> appropriateness of their recommendations. >> >> Alan >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > ALAC mailing list > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org > > At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org > ALAC Working Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac -- Blog: http://patrick.vande-walle.eu Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/patrickvw Identica: http://identi.ca/patrickv

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] WG: Regional Advice for AUI SP
by Adam Peake April 22, 2009

April 22, 2009

I thought AUI was a business users association? AUI was represented on the first names council, active in the DNSO and creation of ICANN (and pre ICANN). If they exist to serve individuals, fine, if corporations, not fine. Of course individuals can be commercial (a point we still need to make in the GNSO stakeholder group formation process.) Adam >I had a quick look to the 2 DD (AUI of Spain and E-senior form France). >It seems that they can be qualified to be ALSs. >All the best > >Sébastien Bachollet >Président d'honneur - Isoc France >sebastien.bachollet(a)isoc.fr >www.egeni.org >www.isoc.fr > > > >> -----Message d'origine----- >> De : euro-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:euro-discuss- >> bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org] De la part de Wolf Ludwig >> Envoyé : mardi 21 avril 2009 23:15 >> À : euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >> Objet : [EURO-Discuss] WG: Regional Advice for AUI SP >> >> Dear Sébastien and all, >> >> sorry I thought this was sent to the entire list for review already. I >> am forwarding this (and a 2nd ALS application afterwards) for your >> info. >> >> Best, >> Wolf >> >> >> Matthias Langenegger wrote Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:10: >> >Dear Wolf and Dessi, >> > >> >On February 22nd, we received a European ALS application from the >> Associación Usuarios Internet of Spain, which is based in Madrid. >> Please find the Due Diligence form attached. >> > >> >We kindly ask you to provide us with the regional advice for this >> application in your capacity as EURALO officers. Your advice will >> support the review of the At-Large Advisory Committee on this >> application. >> > >> >According to our timeline for ALS applications, the due date for the >> regional advice was April 12th. Due to delays with the due diligence >> form we are currently behind schedule for this application. We would >> like to encourage you to provide us with regional advise for this >> application within the next two weeks to ensure that the process >> suffers no further delays. >> > >> >We would like to remind you that the DD form could contain sensitive >> information. Please read it carefully before sending it off to third >> parties. >> > >> >Regards, >> > >> >Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber- >> White, Marie-Helene Bouchoms >> >ICANN At-Large Staff >> >email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org >> > >> >> comunica-ch >> phone +41 79 204 83 87 >> Skype: Wolf-Ludwig >> www.comunica-ch.net >> >> Digitale Allemd >> http://blog.allmend.ch - >> >> EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation >> http://euralo.org > > >_______________________________________________ >EURO-Discuss mailing list >EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss_atlarge-lists.… > >Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] Reminder: EURALO Teleconference on 21 April at 16:00 UTC
by Lutz Donnerhacke April 22, 2009

April 22, 2009

* Patrick Vande Walle wrote: > Unfortunately, I will not be able to participate in the meeting today, due > to last minute commitment. I'm sorry, the current political discussions in Germany did not allow me to reach the phone in time. So I'm sorry to miss the phone call.

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WG: Regional Advice for AUI SP
by Wolf Ludwig April 21, 2009

April 21, 2009

Dear Sébastien and all, sorry I thought this was sent to the entire list for review already. I am forwarding this (and a 2nd ALS application afterwards) for your info. Best, Wolf Matthias Langenegger wrote Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:10: >Dear Wolf and Dessi, > >On February 22nd, we received a European ALS application from the Associación Usuarios Internet of Spain, which is based in Madrid. Please find the Due Diligence form attached. > >We kindly ask you to provide us with the regional advice for this application in your capacity as EURALO officers. Your advice will support the review of the At-Large Advisory Committee on this application. > >According to our timeline for ALS applications, the due date for the regional advice was April 12th. Due to delays with the due diligence form we are currently behind schedule for this application. We would like to encourage you to provide us with regional advise for this application within the next two weeks to ensure that the process suffers no further delays. > >We would like to remind you that the DD form could contain sensitive information. Please read it carefully before sending it off to third parties. > >Regards, > >Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marie-Helene Bouchoms >ICANN At-Large Staff >email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > comunica-ch phone +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig www.comunica-ch.net Digitale Allemd http://blog.allmend.ch - EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org

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WG: Regional Advice E-Seniors
by Wolf Ludwig April 21, 2009

April 21, 2009

And here comes the DD on E-Seniors from France... Best, Wolf Matthias Langenegger wrote Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:10: >Dear Wolf and Dessi, > >On March 22nd, we received an ALS application from the E-Seniors, an organization based in Paris. Please find the Due Diligence form attached. > >We kindly ask you to provide us with the regional advice for this application in your capacity as EURALO officers. Your advice will support the review of the At-Large Advisory Committee on this application. > >According to our timeline for ALS applications, the due date for the regional advice is May 10th. Due to delays with the due diligence form we are currently a couple of daysw behind schedule. We would like to encourage you therefore to provide us with regional advise for this application within the next two weeks to ensure that we can still finish the process in time. > >We would like to remind you that the DD form could contain sensitive information. Please read it carefully before sending it off to third parties. > >Regards, > >Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marie-Helene Bouchoms >ICANN At-Large Staff >email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > comunica-ch phone +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig www.comunica-ch.net Digitale Allemd http://blog.allmend.ch - EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org

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action items from last call and ALAC performance indicators
by Adam Peake April 21, 2009

April 21, 2009

Hi, Looking through the action items from last month's call I see I have two <https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?action_items_17_march_2009>. "New gTLD Draft Applicant Guidebook, Version 2 (V2) A Peake will rework a draft statement based on that information on behalf of Euralo and submit it to the discussion list 30 April is the deadline for the Euralo comments, and then the statement will be sent to the Icann board." Did I say I'd do this? I've not been following the Applicant Guidebook closely so I'm surprised I volunteered to anything on this. Note, the ALAC has just voted to support a statement on the guidebook developed from the Summit WG statement <https://st.icann.org/working-groups/index.cgi?at_large_gtld_working_group_s…> All voted in favor. ALAC also recently made a statement on the GNSO non-commercial stakeholder group <http://forum.icann.org/lists/sg-petitions-charters/msg00020.html> EU RALO may wish to consider. Second action item: "ALAC Review WG Draft Final Report A Peake will draft a statement on behalf of Euralo and poste it on the Euralo discussion- list." I have a note of this one but thought I said I would try to make time to summarize any changes from the earlier reports we'd discussed, highlight issues I thought we should take note of for possible comment. I am pretty certain I didn't say I would draft a statement. Anyway, my apologies, I haven't done whatever it was. Started, and got distracted by work, life and other things. Perhaps ironic given the two incomplete actions by my name... I have volunteered to join a working group to draft a set of performance indicators for ALAC members and liaisons. See email below. I'd like to know what RALO members think about ways to judge ALAC members' performance. Stepping back a bit, I think we need to begin with a job description, an agreed set of tasks and goals to judge performance against. At the moment performance is judged on participation <http://www.atlarge.icann.org/alac/performance.htm> using 3 measures: ALAC conference calls, ICANN conferences and ALS accreditation votes. Liaisons are also asked to submit liaison reports which are recorded. Current indicators are quantitative - they tell you if person turns up, they don't give any indication of any work done (I could have a 100% record of attending meetings, calls and votes, but never comment on a list, sleep during the calls except for when I need to wake to vote, etc.) How can we introduce more qualitative measures, while remembering ALAC members and liaisons are volunteers? Speck to you soon. Thanks, Adam >Delivered-To: ajp(a)glocom.ac.jp >X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true >X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AtQFAMKs0ElMQ4lH/2dsb2JhbACBUotFwkcG >Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:49:47 -0400 >To: ALAC Working List <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> >From: Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca> >Subject: [ALAC] Performance Indicators >X-BeenThere: alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >List-Id: At-Large Advisory Committee > <alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org.atlarge-lists.icann.org> >List-Unsubscribe: ><http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/options/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org>, > <mailto:alac-request@atlarge-lists.icann.org?subject=unsubscribe> >List-Archive: ><http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org> >List-Post: <mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org> >List-Help: <mailto:alac-request@atlarge-lists.icann.org?subject=help> >List-Subscribe: ><http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org>, > <mailto:alac-request@atlarge-lists.icann.org?subject=subscribe> >Sender: alac-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > >In Mexico City, I was asked to lead a group developing a draft set >of performance indicators for ALAC members and Liaisons. > >I would suggest that this include RALO leadership, but purely from >the point of view of their interaction with the ALAC. Specifically, >there are some tasks related to taking information from the ALAC and >sending them on to ALSs, and getting information back, that might be >handled by wither the RALO-appointed ALAC members from the region, >or by the RALO leadership. I don't think that the ALAC cares which >it is in each case, as long as SOMEONE is doing it. > >A similar committee was created in Cairo, but it never met, and so >we are starting again. The members of the original group were > >We one WG member from each region. Cheryl and Adam have already >volunteered. So we now need a volunteer from LACRALO and from AFRALO. > >Alan > > > >_______________________________________________ >ALAC mailing list >ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org > >At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org >ALAC Working Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] Reminder: EURALO Teleconference on 21 April at 16:00 UTC
by Annette Muehlberg April 21, 2009

April 21, 2009

Just for clarification. many countries have summertime, so if you are for example in Paris or Berlin the call starts at 18:00!!! best annette > > This is to remind you that the next EURALO teleconference is scheduled > for > > Tuesday, 21 April at 16:00 UTC/17:00 CET. > > > > > > Please find a draft agenda and additional details at: > > https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?21_april_2009. > > > > > > > > If you require dial-outs, please let us know at > > staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella > > Gruber-White, Marie-Helene Bouchoms > > ICANN At-Large Staff > > email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > EURO-Discuss mailing list > > EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss_atlarge-lists.… > > > > Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org > > _______________________________________________ > EURO-Discuss mailing list > EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss_atlarge-lists.… > > Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org > --

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Reminder: EURALO Teleconference on 21 April at 16:00 UTC
by Heidi Ullrich April 21, 2009

April 21, 2009

Dear All, This is to remind you that the next EURALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 21 April at 16:00 UTC/17:00 CET. Please find a draft agenda and additional details at: https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?21_april_2009. If you require dial-outs, please let us know at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marie-Helene Bouchoms ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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WG: [IAMCR] Program - GigaNet Workshop in Brussels, 11 May 2009 - "Global Internet Governance: An Interdisciplinary Research Field in Construction"
by Wolf Ludwig April 21, 2009

April 21, 2009

FYI - I hope to hear many of you at our monthly EURALO call this afternoon at 18:00 Geneva Time. Best, Wolf Meryem Marzouki sent Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:06: >English version below. > >[Toutes mes excuses en cas de réception multiple] > >Chers collègues, > >Veuillez trouver ci-après ainsi qu'en fichier joint le programme et le >formulaire d'inscription au deuxième atelier international de recherche >sur le thème "Gouvernance internationale d'Internet - Un champ de >recherche pluridisciplinaire en construction". >Cet atelier est organisé par GigaNet (Réseau académique sur la gouvernance >globale de l'Internet), en collaboration avec trois sections thématiques >de l'Association européenne pour la recherche et l'enseignement en >communication (ECREA): sections "Communication internationale et >interculturelle", "Communication et démocratie", "Communication, droit et >politique". > >Après le succès rencontré par sa première édition à Paris en juin 2008, >cet atelier se tiendra cette année à Bruxelles le 11 mai 2009. >Lieu de l'atelier: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Campus Etterbeek, >Building D, Promotiezaal D.2.01. >Plan du campus: http://www.vub.ac.be/downloads/campusplanEN-high.pdf. >Indications pour se rendre au campus: >http://www.vub.ac.be/english/infoabout/campuses/index.html. >Information sur les moyens d'accès à Bruxelles: >http://giganet.igloogroups.org/publiclibr/giganetcos/2009brusse/practicali. >Site web de l'atelier: >http://giganet.igloogroups.org/publiclibr/giganetcos/2009brusse. >Merci de diffuser largement. > >Bien cordialement, >Meryem Marzouki (co-responsable de l'atelier) >LIP6/PolyTIC - CNRS >104 avenue du Président Kennedy - 75016 Paris >http://www-polytic.lip6.fr > >:::::::::::::::::::::::::: >[Apologies in case of multiple reception] > >Dear Colleagues, > >Please find hereafter and as attached file the program and the >registration form to the 2nd international academic workshop on: "Global >Internet Governance: An Interdisciplinary Research Field in Construction". >This workshop is organized by GigaNet (the Global Internet Governance >Academic Network), in cooperation with three thematic sections of the >European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA): >International and Intercultural Communication (IIC), Communication and >Democracy (CD), Communication, Law and Policy (CLP) sections. > >Building on the success of its 1st edition in Paris, France, in June 2008, >this workshop will be held in Brussels, Belgium, on 11 May 2009. >Workshop place: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Campus Etterbeek, >Building D, Promotiezaal D.2.01. >Map of the campus: http://www.vub.ac.be/downloads/campusplanEN-high.pdf. >Directions to the campus: >http://www.vub.ac.be/english/infoabout/campuses/index.html. >Hints on travelling to Brussels: >http://giganet.igloogroups.org/publiclibr/giganetcos/2009brusse/practicali. > >Workshop website at: >http://giganet.igloogroups.org/publiclibr/giganetcos/2009brusse. >Please distribute widely. > >Best regards, >Meryem Marzouki (Workshop Co-Chair) >LIP6/PolyTIC - CNRS >104 avenue du Président Kennedy - 75016 Paris >http://www-polytic.lip6.fr > >:::::::::::::::::::::::::: > >Second International Workshop on >Global Internet Governance: An Interdisciplinary Research Field in >Construction >Organized by GigaNet, in cooperation with ECREA IIC, CD and CLP Sections >Brussels, Belgium, 11 May 2009 >Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Campus Etterbeek, Building D, >Promotiezaal D.2.01 >(Workshop Website: >http://giganet.igloogroups.org/publiclibr/giganetcos/2009brusse) > >Workshop Detailed Program > >09:00-09:30 - Opening Session >- Welcoming Remarks by Workshop Co-Chair >Luciano Morganti, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium >- Presentation of the Workshop Organizers >Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) >European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), >International and Intercultural Communication (IIC) section, Communication >and Democracy (CD) section, Communication, Law and Policy (CLP) section >- Contributions and Program Overview by Workshop Co-Chair >Meryem Marzouki, CNRS & University Pierre et Marie Curie, France > >09:30-10:45 - Panel 1 - Power Dynamics in IG: Transformation or >Consolidation? >This panel will discuss research activities dealing with global Internet >governance actors and their power relationships. It will examine to which >extent new power dynamics are actually emerging. > >Chair: Leo Van Audenhove, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium >Panelists: >- Multi-Stakeholderism and Intra-Civil Society Networking: The case of the >WSIS IG-working group mailing list >Bart Cammaerts, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK >- Negotiation and the Global Information Economy: Implications for >Internet Governance >JP Singh, Georgetown University (Washington DC), USA >- The governance of web standards. Economic struggles in the XML case >François-Xavier Dudouet, Université Paris 9 Dauphine, France >Benjamin Nguyen, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin, France >Antoine Vion, Université de la Méditerranée, France >- Proceduralization, Agencification, and Privatization: Internet >Governances Three Pillars and their Normative Consequences >Meryem Marzouki, CNRS & Université Paris 6 Pierre et Marie Curie, France >- Wars in Cyberspace : the recasting of military power in the digital age >Jean-Loup Samaan, French Ministry of Defense, France > >10:45-11:15 - Coffee Break > >11:15-12:30 - Panel 2 - Critical Internet Resources and the Never-Ending >ICANN Case >This panel will focus on the global governance of critical Internet >resources and will bring fresh views on ICANN role in this field. > >Chair: JP Singh, Georgetown University (Washington DC), USA >Panelists: >- Work in progress in Internet governance: a proposed study on ICANNs >opening for new gTLDs >Laura Abba, CNR, Pisa Institute for Informatics and Telematics, Italy >Stefano Trumpy, CNR, Pisa Institute for Informatics and Telematics, Italy >- The Governance of Internet Country Code Top Level Domains in Europe >George Christou, University of Warwick, UK >Seamus Simpson, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK >- Administration and marketing of the ccTLD and its policy implications on >Internet governance >Keisuke Kamimura, Center for Global Communications, International >University of Japan, Japan >- Internet Governance and Critical Resources >Rolf H. Weber, University of Zurich, Switzerland >- Neo-Liberal Globalization and Internet Governance >Hangwoo Lee, Chungbuk National University, South Korea > >12:30-13:45 - Lunch Break > >13:45-15:00 - Panel 3 - Regulation of Technologies and Technological >Regulation >This panel will look at global Internet governance research activities >related to regulation. Presentations will address ICT regulation means as >well as using ICTs as a mean of regulation. > >Chair: Katharine Sarikakis, University of Leeds, UK >Panelists: >- Consumers, Disclosure, and Internet Governance >Adam Candeub, Michigan University (MI), USA >- The CRID, an interdisciplinary research centre focusing on ICT regulation >Yves Poullet, University of Namur (FUNDP), Belgium >- Technology-Aware Policy Analysis: Case Studies of Deep Packet Inspection >and Network Management >Ralf Bendrath, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands >- An assumption analysis of the Creative Content Online Public >Consultation by the European Commission >Luciano Morganti, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium >Leo Van Audenhove, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium >- Keeping Free Speech, Privacy and Property Real in Virtual Worlds: a >Reasonable Duty for the Owners/Creators ? >Pierre-François Docquir, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium >- Actively vs. Passive Volunteered Personal Information >Mark Lizar, London South Bank University & Identity Trust CIC, UK > >15:00-15:30 - Coffee Break > >15:30-17:00 - Panel 4 - Whats in a field? IG Research Methodologies and >Boundaries >This panel will look at global Internet governance research activities in >terms of methodologies and approaches. It also aims at defining the >contours of the field. > >Chair: Bart Cammaerts, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK >Panelists: >- Mapping Internet Governance: theoretical framework, research >methodologies and possible implementation strategies (With a little help >from my friends) >Claudia Padovani, University of Padova, Italy >Elena Pavan, University of Trento, Italy >- Modes of Governance in Digitally Networked Environments: Perspectives >from an Interdisciplinary Workshop >Malte Ziewitz, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK >- Internet Governance - Under Construction: Doing Multidisciplinary and >Multisited Research in 'Real Life' and Online >Marianne Franklin, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK >- Internet Regulation; Governance without the state, an exercise in global >cooperation >Rafid A Y Fatani, University of Exeter, UK >- The social imaginary of new media practices: issues for discussion >Pantelis Vatikiotis, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, >Greece >- An Assessment of the Contribution of the Lebanese Universities in >Internet Governance >Antoine Melki, University of Balamand, Lebanon >- Public Opinion Formation in Convergence Culture >Jakob Svensson, Karlstad University, Sweden > >17:00-17:30 - Closing Session >- Synthesis of Discussions, Conclusion and Way Forward >Meryem Marzouki, CNRS & University Pierre et Marie Curie, France >Luciano Morganti, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium > > > > > comunica-ch phone +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig www.comunica-ch.net Digitale Allemd http://blog.allmend.ch - EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org

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Passing away of two members of the At-Large community
by Nick Ashton-Hart April 16, 2009

April 16, 2009

Dear At-Large Community members and Staff colleagues: I have the sad duty to inform you that Aloyce Menda, Coordinator of AFRALO ALS Journalists' Union for Science & Technology Advancement in Africa (JUSTA-AFRICA), lost his battle with liver cancer on 6th April 2009. He was 50. At the same time, we have been informed that Paco de Quito, ALS Representative of ISOC Catalan in EURALO, has passed away suddenly on 9th April at the age of 62. (further information at http://www.noticias.com/noticia/ha-fallecido-francisco-quinto-fc4.html) On behalf of all the Staff of ICANN, may I extend our condolences to their families and colleagues. -- -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA DD: +1 (310) 301-8637 Fax: +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile: +41 (79) 595 54-68 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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