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I&J Discusses the Future of Internet Governance at ICANN LA Meeting

| Los Angeles, U.S.

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Published on
October 20, 2014

2015 and Beyond

Bertrand de La Chapelle talked at the ICANN Los Angeles Meeting  on October 15, 2014 about the future of Internet Governance. The session was divided in two sections.

The first section dealt with developments at major Internet Governance processes such as the ITU Plenipotentiary, the Internet Governance Forum and the preparatory process for the WSIS 2015 Review with the UN General Assembly High Level Meeting. Section two discussed possible sample models for Internet Governance and distributed governance including an update of the NETmundial Initiative. 

The audio stream of the session is available here.

Panelists — Section 1: Internet Governance Developments

William Drake

International Fellow and Lecturer, Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research

University of Zurich

Bertrand de La Chapelle

Director

Internet & Jurisdiction

Raúl Echeberría

Vice President Global Engagement

Internet Society

Janis Karklins

Chair of Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group

Internet Governance Forum

Olga Cavalli

Argentinian Representative

ICANN GAC

Jimson Olufuye

Chair

Africa Information & Communication Technologies Alliance

Subi Chatervedi

Assistant Professor

Lady Shri Ram College For Women at Delhi University, India

Olivier Crepin Leblond

Chair

ICANN ALAC

Panelists — Section 2: Internet Governance Models

Urs Gasser

Harvard University, Berkman Center for Internet and Society

Virgilio Augusto Fernandes Almeida

Secretary for Information Technology Policy

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Brazil

Bertrand de La Chapelle

Director

Internet & Jurisdiction

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