[IRP] Ang. Re: Call: Catch up and prepare for the IGF!

Rebecca MacKinnon rebecca.mackinnon
Tue Aug 2 17:57:25 EEST 2011


Hello everyone,
I'm unable to attend the IGF physically but hope to participate remotely as
much as I can. If this group decides to do a pre-event it would be great if
there is some kind of remote participation option.
Cheers,
Rebecca

On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 8:33 AM, <johan.hallenborg at foreign.ministry.se>wrote:

> Hi Dixie and others,
>
> Thanks for your forward-looking email, Dixie. I expect to attend the IGF
> and is more than willing to participate in workhops etc if desired.
>
> Best,
> Johan
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> Kopia:        IRP <irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org>
> Datum:        2011-08-01 11:36
> ?rende:        Re: [IRP] Call: Catch up and prepare for the IGF!
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> Hi all
>
>
> I had hoped to be in Nairobi but since IGF is so early this year, and I am
> do to submit my thesis late Sept, I doubt its feasible. I think Meryems
> suggestion of having APC display coalition material is perfect.
>
> Btw, I have included several references to the coalition work in my
> thesis.. J
>
> Best
> Rikke
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> *From:* irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org [
> mailto:irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org<irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org>]
> *On Behalf Of *Meryem Marzouki*
> Sent:* 30. juli 2011 23:57*
> To:* Dixie Hawtin*
> Cc:* IRP*
> Subject:* Re: [IRP] Call: Catch up and prepare for the IGF!
>
> Dear Dixie and all,
>
> Thanks for organizing this conf call. Unfortunately, I wont be able to
> participate, since my holidays starts only this week. Please note that I'll
> be participating to the IGF in Nairobi, so will be fully available for IRP
> activities (workshops etc.). Re: the booth, I would advise thinking twice
> before accepting it: yes, we do have some literature to display and
> distribute, however having a booth implies having enough people to stand by
> the booth the whole IGF duration, and I doubt we can do this. So, either
> think about sharing the booth with other groups (with similar interests), or
> consider asking an organization such as APC that does have its own booth and
> display our literature there.
> Best,
> Meryem
>
> Le 29 juil. 2011 ? 13:01, Dixie Hawtin a ?crit :
>
>
> Hi IRPers,
>
> All has been fairly quiet on the IRP list over the past couple of months.
> However, things have bubbling away below the surface. Now is the time to
> have a catch up about where we are at on various initiatives and to plan
> ahead so that the IRP can make a big splash at the 2011 IGF in Kenya! We are
> going to have a conference call next week to discuss the IGF - please fill
> in this doodle poll to let us know what time you can make. THE POLL CLOSES
> ON TUESDAY 2ND AUGUST at 5:00 BST.
>
> Doodle poll: *http://www.doodle.com/xat9322bxgu4pd76*<http://www.doodle.com/xat9322bxgu4pd76>
>
> Look forward to speaking to you soon, Dixie
>
>
> ================================================================================
> *Agenda for the call*
>
> The IRP Coalition has already achieved a lot since the 2010 IGF, we have:
> ?         written a Version 1.1 of the Charter
> ?         written the 10 Internet Rights and Principles
> ?         Started issuing (and signing on to) statements about relevant
> issues
> ?         consulted the Council of Europe about our Charter work
> ?         delivered a workshop at Eurodig called "Making the Internet work
> for Human Rights"
>
> We also have a number of ongoing initiatives:
> ?         An *Explanatory Document* for the Charter. Toby Mendel of the
> Centre for Law and Democracy is writing a document to accompany the Charter
> which will outline legal sources of the articles of the Charter. It should
> therefore be a useful tool for advocacy initiatives to promote human rights
> on the Internet. This will be sent around in the next couple of weeks for
> discussion.
> ?         A *Charter Version 2.0* - we need to incorporate suggestions
> from the Council of Europe and from the Centre for Law and Democracy into
> the Charter. How should we do this and what other amendments are necessary?
> ?         A *new website* - Robert Bodle is putting together a new
> interactive website to promote the IRP and our work and issues. What belongs
> on the website?
> ?         *TedX Harlem* - Lee McKnight is arranging for the IRP to be
> included as part of a TedX talk in Harlem. Who wants to be involved in this?
>
> On top of that the Kenya IGF is fast approaching and there are a number of
> things that the Coalition should prepare:
> ?         *Our IRP meeting*: this is the main occasion to showcase IRP
> work and issues to the broader Internet Governance world, to recruit new
> members and ensure that important issues are aired. How can we use this
> space most effectively?
> ?         The IRP is jointly organizing (with Ben Wagner) *a workshop
> looking at the export of surveillance technologies*. The idea is that the
> Charter will be a framing device for thinking about how to address a
> concrete real human rights issue - and to think about what (if anything) can
> be done to address it. Who would like to be involved in this workshop?
> ?         *An IRP booth*: the IRP have been offered a booth at the IGF if
> we want it. I think this would be a great opportunity to display our banner,
> and our literature (we have loads of punchy principles to hand out!). What
> else could we put in our booth?
> ?         There is a possibility that the IRP may jointly organize (with
> FGV) *a workshop looking at different sets of principles* (including the
> Charter) to compare and contrast different principles, analyzing the pros
> and cons of different approaches and to what extent they represent key
> values. Provided it goes ahead, who wants to be involved in organising this
> workshop?
> ?         The IRP should have a *separate internal meeting* whilst many of
> us are in Kenya to discuss the structure of the Coalition (and how to elect
> a new chair) and strategising for the future.
>
> Anything else?
>
> ================================================================================
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