[At-Large] WEBINAR TODAY: The Evolution of the Internet Governance Forum

[Joly MacFie]

Two days ago the European Commission announced it's policy
(video<http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/video/player.cfm?ref=I086325>)
calling for "globalization" of Internet Governance. One aspect, in keeping
with the Montevideo
Statement<http://www.internetsociety.org/news/montevideo-statement-future-internet-cooperation>,
is
the suggestion that the IANA
contract<http://www.ntia.doc.gov/page/iana-functions-purchase-order>
be
removed from US control.  Larry Strickling of the NTIA responded
immediately<http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/statement-assistant-secretary-strickling-european-commission-statement-internet-g>
to
the EU statement, supporting it in principle, but notably making no
reference to the IANA functions. There was further discussion at the UK IGF
yesterday in which Internet Minister Ed Vaizey also spoke in support
(video<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo8OOvxvO3s>).
Vaizey emphazed the value of maintaining the IGF as a talk shop rather than
a deliberative assembly, in order that it function openly and creatively.

   joly posted: "Today, Friday 14 February 2014, at 8:30 am EST, the
Internet Society invites members to attend a webinar - The Evolution of the
Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The Internet Society's public policy staff
will share insights and discuss the IGF, how it wor"

  [image: ISOC]Today, Friday 14 February 2014, at 8:30 am EST, the Internet
Society invites members to attend a webinar - The Evolution of the Internet
Governance Forum<http://www.internetsociety.org/invite-come-discuss-evolution-internet-governance-forum-igf-our-experts>(IGF).
The Internet Society's public policy staff will share insights and
discuss the IGF, how it works today, the experiences that it has helped us
acquire and how it can evolve.

2014 will be a pivotal year for the future of the Internet. The open
question is whether there will be an international consensus on the
multistakeholder Internet governance model or a shift towards a more
intergovernmental model - Markus Kummer, Vice President, Public Policy

*What*: The Evolution of the Internet Governance
Forum<http://www.internetsociety.org/invite-come-discuss-evolution-internet-governance-forum-igf-our-experts>
*When*: Friday 14 February 2014, 8.30 am EST | 1330 UTC
*Webex*:
https://isoc.webex.com/isoc/j.php?MTID=mf181a66ad82076a2306b31600d14a765
*Phone bridge*: 1-650-479-3208 USA | elsewhere - http://bit.ly/MQHjMw
*Meeting code/number*: 926 451 896 | *Meeting Password*: 2014Ge
*Twitter*: igf2014 <https://twitter.com/search?q=igf2014&f=realtime>

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