[Air-L] GigaNet Annual Symposium, 26 September 2011

[Julia Pohle]

>
>
> *GigaNet Sixth Annual Symposium*
>
> *UNON complex, Nairobi, Kenya, Room 4
> *
>
> *September 26, 2011*
>
> The *Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet)* will hold 
> its Sixth Annual Symposium on 26 September 2011, one day before the 
> United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Nairobi, Kenya.
>
> Since 2006, GigaNet has organized an Annual Symposium to showcase 
> research about Internet Governance, focusing on an interdisciplinary 
> approach. Prior successful symposia took place in Greece (2006), 
> Brazil (2007), India (2008), Egypt (2009) and Lithuania (2010). In 
> 2011, the Internet Governance Forum has entered its second phase, 
> after having reached the end of its first 5-years mandate. This year's 
> event will provide room to discuss the challenges encountered and 
> results achieved during the first five years of IGF. As in previous 
> years the GigaNet Symposium will further discuss current and future 
> questions of Global Internet Governance.
>
>
> *GigaNet*is a scholarly community that promotes the development of 
> Internet Governance as a recognized, interdisciplinary field of study 
> and facilitates informed dialogue on policy issues and related matters 
> between scholars and governments, international organizations, the 
> private sector and civil society. http://giga-net.org/
>
> The symposium will be organized in co-operation with *Research ICT 
> Africa (RIA)*. RIA is a network of researchers in 20 African countries 
> conducting research on ICT policy and regulation and facilitating 
> evidence-based and informed policy making for improved access, use and 
> application of ICT for social development and economic growth. 
> http://www.researchictafrica.net/
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>
>
> *Registration*
>
> Registration is free of charge. If you are planning to either attend 
> in person or remotely participate, please register at 
> http://www.amiando.com/giganet2011 
> <http://www.amiando.com/redirect.html?utm_source=createdEvent&utm_medium=email&utm_content=EventURL&utm_campaign=transactionalEmail&to=http://www.amiando.com/giganet2011> 
> or send an email to jpohle at vub.ac.be.
>
> *
> Preliminary program*
> Please check http://giga-net.org/page/2011-annual-symposium for 
> program updates
>
> **
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> *9.00-9.15: Introduction & Welcome
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> *
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> *9.15-11.00 Panel 1: Internet Governance Processes and Institutions*
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>   * *Jeremy Malcolm* (Consumers International): Arresting the decline
>     of multi-stakeholderism in Internet governance **
>     **
>   * *Shawn Gunnarson* (Kirton & McConkie): Theorizing fact-based
>     policy development at ICANN**
>   * *Gitte Stald* (IT University of Copenhagen): EU Kids online.
>     Informing evidence-based policy for children's online
>     opportunities and risks
>
> *11.00-11.15: Coffee
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> *
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> *11.15-12.15: Roundtable on the state of Internet Governance Research 
> and Practice in Africa*
> **Participants to be confirmed later.
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> *12.15-13.45: Lunch*
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>
> *13.45-15.15: Panel 2: Theories of Internet Governance*
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>   * *Biel Perez* (Open University of Catalonia): Constitutionalism,
>     global administrative law and the global internet governance**
>   * *Caroline Agguerre* (Universidad de San Andres): Internet
>     communities in Argentina and Brazil. Origins, networks and
>     institutional development
>   * *John Gathegi* (University of South Florida): Internet anonymity,
>     reputation and freedom of speech. The US legal landscape.
>
> *
> 15.15-15.30: Coffee**
>
> *
>
> *15.30- 17.00: Panel 3: Internet Rights and Repression*
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>   * *Matthias C. Ketteman* (University of Graz): The legality of
>     internet blackouts in times of crisis. An assessment at the
>     intersection of human rights law, humanitarian law and internet
>     governance principles
>   * *Sanja Kelly & Sarah Cook* (Freedom House): New technologies,
>     Innovative repression. Growing threats to Internet freedom
>   * *Robert Bodle* (College of Mount St. Joseph): Upholding online
>     anonymity in Internet governance. Affordances, ethical frameworks,
>     and regulatory practices*
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>     *
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> *17.15-18.15: Roundtable* *on the state of Internet Rights*
> Roundtable jointly organized by GigaNet and APC. Participants to be 
> confirmed later.
>
>
>
> *GigaNet 2011 Program Committee*
>
>   * Leo Van Audenhove -- PC Chair, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
>   * Roy Balleste -- St. Thomas University, Miami, USA
>   * William Drake - University of Zurich, Switzerland
>   * Dmitry Epstein -- Cornell University, USA
>   * Marianne Franklin -- Goldsmiths University London, UK
>   * Raquel Gatto -- Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil
>   * Alison Gillwald -- Director Research ICT Africa
>   * Nanette Levinson -- American University, USA
>   * Milton Mueller -- Syracuse University, USA
>   * Rolf H. Weber -- University of Zurich, Switzerland
>
> *Contact*
>
> If you have any question related to the symposium, please e-mail the 
> Program Committee Chair: leo.van.audenhove at vub.ac.be 
> <mailto:leo.van.audenhove at vub.ac.be>
>
>
>
> ____________________________________________________________
> *Julia Pohle* |  Researcher
>
> *SMIT, Studies on Media, Information and Telecommunication*
> Vrije Universiteit Brussel
>
> Julia.Pohle at vub.ac.be
> office: +32 2 629 16 32
> mobile: +32 488 596721
>
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