[Openstds] text of media release announcing press conference

[Susy Struble]

Robin:

This is great. Thanks for pulling it together.

Two changes: my phone is +1 415 378 5342, and Rogerio Santanna, 
Secretary of Information Technology, Ministry of Planning and Budget 
won't attend the press conference.

Thanks again

- susy

Robin Gross wrote:

>Any last minute changes suggested to the announcement on the press 
>conference?
>
>Robin
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>
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>Media Release
>31 November 2006
>
>Press Contacts:
>Susan Stuble, Sun Microsytems (+1) 210-353-0540
>Email: susy at sun.com
>
>Jamie Love, CPTech (+30) 697 9605013
>Email: James.love at cptech.org
>
>Press Conference on Creation of First IGF Dynamic Coalition
>Open Standards Workshop Organizers Form Coalition
>
>(Athens) On Tuesday 31 November at 2:15pm in the Media Room at the 
>Internet Governance Forum (IGF), organizers of the IGF Open Standards 
>Workshop will hold a press conference on the creation of an IGF Dynamic 
>Coalition on Open Standards (DCOS).
>
>One of main outcomes of the IGF is the creation of “dynamic coalitions” 
>or multi-stakeholder groups working together on a common goal over a 
>multi-year process. The IGF DCOS is the first dynamic coalition coming 
>out of the inaugural IGF meeting in Athens this week.
>
>The IGF Dynamic Coalition on Open Standards will work to promote open 
>technical standards in information technologies, including both hardware 
>and software.
>
>The Open Standards Workshop will be held on 2 November at 9:30am at the 
>IGF in Athens. The workshop will explore the relationship between the 
>“openness” of ICT standards, economic and social development, and 
>government policy making, with a focus on procurement policies. The 
>discussion will help governments to better understand the inherent 
>tension between intellectual property rights (IPR) holders in ICT 
>standards and the public.
>
>The “Open Standards” workshop will use the example of the OpenDocument 
>Format standard to highlight the positive impact open ICT standards can 
>have on information access.
>
>Tuesday’s IGF DCOS press conference on Open Standards will include the 
>following speakers:
>* Brazil: Rogerio Santanna, Secretary of Information Technology,
>Ministry of Planning and Budget
>* Egypt’s Library of Alexandria: Prof. Magdy Nagi, Head of ICT Sector, 
>Bibliotheca Alexandrina
>* Consumer Project on Technology: Jamie Love
>* Yale Information Society Project: Eddan Katz
>* IP Justice: Robin Gross
>* W3C: Daniel Dardieller, Associate Chair for Europe
>* Sun Microsystems: Susy Struble, Government Policy
>* Free Software Foundation Europe: Georg Greve, President
>
>
>For more information:
>
>CPTech Webpage on IGF Open Standards Workshop
>http://www.cptech.org/a2k/igf/athens110206/
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>Internet Governance Forum Website
>http://www.intgovforum.org
>
>IPJ Webpage on IGF Open Standards Workshop:
>http://ipjustice.org/wp/campaigns/internet-governance/igf/open-standards-workshop/
>
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