[Apologies for duplicate e-mails.]
Dear Colleagues,
The second meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is
currently
in progress. Held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the meeting
takes place
from 12-15 November, 2007.
During the four-day meeting, over 1,500 participants from
around the
world representing governments, the private sector,
academia, the
technical community and international organisations will
discuss the
most important issues related to the Internet. The RIPE NCC
is
participating in this event as part of the Number Resource
Organization
(NRO).
Sessions
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Diversity, Openness, Security, Access and Critical Internet
Resources
are the central issues of the ongoing community debate and
all these
topics will be discussed. Each topic will be addressed in
individual
sessions that will be led by a panel of experts. Attendees
will have the
opportunity to ask questions and make comments.
Sessions of specific interest include:
- IPv4 to IPv6: Challenges and Opportunities
- Critical Internet Resources; DNSSEC: Securing a Critical
Internet
Resource
- Governance Frameworks for Critical Internet Resources.
Agenda
======
The full meeting agenda is available at:
ht
tp://www.intgovforum.org/Rio_Schedule_final.html
Remote Participation
===============
Webcasts of all sessions are available at:
http://www.igf
brazil2007.br/videos.htm
Information on remote participation and the documents that
accompany
each session are available at:
http://www.intgovforum.org
Regards,
Paul Rendek
Head of External Relations and Communication
RIPE NCC
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