Internet Governance Forum USA

Here is information from DC Chapter member Pablo Molina (Georgetown University) on the IGF-USA forum.

Dear colleague,
 
The second IGF-USA will take place on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 21, 2010. The one-day event will offer expert panels and workshops on important global Internet governance issues, as well as a plenary session on the continuation of the United Nations Internet Governance Forum.
 
The Internet Governance Forum USA (IGF-USA) is a multistakeholder effort to illuminate issues and cultivate constructive discussions about the future of the Internet. It provides a domestic forum in the US to engage civil society, government, technologists, research scientists, industry and academia, helping to create partnerships, coalitions and dialogues that demonstrate best practices and help move policy forward.
 
If you are interested in attending any of the sessions, please register at http://www.igf-usa.us
 
8:15              Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 –9:45    Welcome and Introduction of Programme

Plenary Speakers:
Markus Kummer, Executive Coordinator, Internet Governance Forum
Ambassador Phillip Verveer, US State Department [Invited]

10:15 –11:45 Workshops and Scenario Stories:
1) Cyber Security                                         2) Internet Islands
3) Global governance of the Internet           4) Users Reign
11:45- 1:00    Networking Lunch is provided.
1:15—3:00    Concurrent Workshops:
5) Cloud Computing                                             6) Critical Internet Resources
7) e-Crime and Malicious Conduct in the DNS    8) Best Practice Forum: Child Safety in an always switched on world
3:00-3:15      Break
3:15 –5:15    Afternoon Plenary Session
3:15              Speaker: Andrew McLaughlin, Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Internet Policy, White House
3:45              Outcomes of Scenario Stories – Implications for the Internet Governance Debate and for the IGF
Presentations of Scenarios and Observations for Internet Governance:
"Internet Islands"; "Global Governance for the Internet"; "Users Reign"
Panel of Respondents and Audience Participation
5 -5:20          Closing Session

Markus Kummer, Executive Secretariat, IGF
Remarks: Larry Strickling, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA, U.S. Department of Commerce)
Invitation - IGF 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania
Invitation - Brian Cute, ISOC DC Chapter