[Air-L] Canadian Internet Governance Forum in Ottawa Thursday February 28th. Also online webcast.

[Peter Timusk]

If you are in Ottawa this Thursday this may be of interest. Its free and I
always see and hear some Canadian Internet researchers there.

 

http://www.cira.ca/news/events-page/2013-cif/

 


2013 Canadian Internet Forum


The Canadian Internet Forum (CIF) is the place for Canadians to share their
thoughts on the development, deployment and governance of the Internet in
Canada.

Consisting of an annual event and an online discussion forum, the CIF brings
together leading thinkers and experts to discuss a variety of
Internet-related topics. This year the CIF national event will be kicking
off the online discussion forum on
February 28, 2013 in Ottawa, so that Canadians can further explore the
topics discussed during the national event online. 

This year Digital Literacy, Cyber-security, and Internet governance will be
explored:

*	Policy and Governance: including topics such as broadband speed
access, who runs the Internet.
*	Digital literacy: including topics such as privacy, parental
controls, educating people on how to use the Internet, lack of digital
literacy, and language barriers.
*	Cyber-security: including topics such as regulating content,
governance of the Internet and net neutrality. 

The event will also feature a keynote from Privacy Commissioner Jennifer
Stoddart <http://www.priv.gc.ca/au-ans/bio_e.asp>  about privacy on the
Internet landscape in Canada. As well, the event will also feature panel
sessions on digital literacy, cyber security and policy and governance
featuring:

*	Tim Denton <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/denton.htm> , CRTC
*	Steve Anderson <http://openmedia.ca/staff> , Openmedia.ca
*	Karen Mulberry
<http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/staff/karen-mulberry> , Internet
society
*	Matthew Johnson <http://mediasmarts.ca/about-us/staff#m_johnson> ,
MediaSmarts
*	Shane Schick <http://shaneschick.com/> , Journalist
*	Kerry Augustine
<http://www.mts.net/%7Ekinetix/Index_files/About.htm> , Canadian Cyber
Defense Challenge
*	Bill Woodcock <https://www.pch.net/about/people/woodcock.html> ,
Packet Clearing House
*	Byron Holland <http://blog.cira.ca/> , Canadian Internet
Registration Authority

Participants who are unable to attend in-person will be able to join the
event by webcast. Details are available below.

There will also be an interactive session, where you will be able share your
views and contribute to a discussion on cyber-security!

Event: 2013 CIF National Event
Time and date: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (ET), February 28, 2013
Location: Ottawa Convention Centre, Canada Hall 3, 55 Colonel By Drive,
Ottawa
Webcast: Join the webcast <http://webcast.cira.ca/CIF>  beginning at 9 a.m.
ET.

Don't forget! Test your system <http://webcast.cira.ca/p12891713/>  before
joining the webcast.

View the day's agenda
<http://www.cira.ca/assets/Documents/Resources/2013-CIF-Agenda.pdf> .

Register <http://www.regonline.ca/2013cif>  for the 2013 CIF event. There is
no cost for participation and lunch will be served.

This is the third year CIRA has hosted the CIF. In previous years,  the
discussions at the event and the online forum were used to develop a white
paper for presentation
<http://www.cira.ca/assets/Documents/Publications/challenges-opportunities-c
anada-2012.pdf>  to the United Nations co-ordinated Internet Governance
Forum (IGF). The white paper from the 2013 CIF will also be presented to the
IGF.

Read past CIF white papers
<http://www.cira.ca/knowledge-centre/white-papers/> .

For more information, please contact cif at cira.ca <mailto:> .

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