[Openstds] [Bill-of-Rights] possible IGF Open Consultation Date 23 May at UN in Geneva

[Robin Gross]

Vittorio Bertola wrote:

> Robin Gross ha scritto:
>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> It is likely that there will be an IGF Open Consultations meeting in 
>> Geneva on 23 May.
>> We are still waiting for final instruction from the UN Secretary 
>> General before this can be confirmed, but this will likely be the 
>> date of the next IGF Open Consultations.
>
>
> Do we already know what the agenda will be?
> Also, can we assume that the four main issue areas, the modalities and 
> the AG from Athens have been confirmed for Rio, or this is still under 
> discussion?

Since we are still waiting for final confirmation from the UN Secretary 
General, nothing can be confirmed until that happens.  But we *expect* 
that the four main issues (openness, security, access, diversity) will 
remain as well as capacity-building as a cross-cutting theme.   The 
Advisory Group will probably remain about the same, with some 
replacements for personal reasons or professional changes.  But again, 
the SG has not made the final ruling on that.

The conference venue in Rio is the Hotel Windsor Barra, which is about 
20 minutes by taxi outside of the main tourist areas (Ipanema, Copacabana).

I share the concerns of several in the AG that we are late in our 
planning for Rio because we are still waiting for a green light from New 
York.  But Markus Kummer and the Brazilian hosts are moving forward and 
working on an agenda and more of the logistical details while we await 
the SG's approval.

Robin


>
> BTW - The date of July 8th has now been set for the international 
> meeting in Rome on the Bill of Rights. More details will follow - 
> tomorrow there is an organizational meeting with the government and CS 
> people in Rome (I won't be there as I'm travelling to ICANN Lisbon, 
> but will get news asap).