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Karine Nahon - http://eKarine.org<http://ekarine.org/>
Associate Professor
The Information School,
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University of Washington
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Office tel. - (206) 685-6668
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>
> *GigaNet Sixth Annual Symposium*
>
> *UNON complex, Nairobi, Kenya, Room 4
> *
>
> *September 26, 2011*
>
> The *Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet)* will hold
> its Sixth Annual Symposium on 26 September 2011, one day before the
> United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Nairobi, Kenya.
>
> Since 2006, GigaNet has organized an Annual Symposium to showcase
> research about Internet Governance, focusing on an interdisciplinary
> approach. Prior successful symposia took place in Greece (2006),
> Brazil (2007), India (2008), Egypt (2009) and Lithuania (2010). In
> 2011, the Internet Governance Forum has entered its second phase,
> after having reached the end of its first 5-years mandate. This year's
> event will provide room to discuss the challenges encountered and
> results achieved during the first five years of IGF. As in previous
> years the GigaNet Symposium will further discuss current and future
> questions of Global Internet Governance.
>
>
> *GigaNet*is a scholarly community that promotes the development of
> Internet Governance as a recognized, interdisciplinary field of study
> and facilitates informed dialogue on policy issues and related matters
> between scholars and governments, international organizations, the
> private sector and civil society. http://giga-net.org/
>
> The symposium will be organized in co-operation with *Research ICT
> Africa (RIA)*. RIA is a network of researchers in 20 African countries
> conducting research on ICT policy and regulation and facilitating
> evidence-based and informed policy making for improved access, use and
> application of ICT for social development and economic growth.
> http://www.researchictafrica.net/
>
>
>
> *Registration*
>
> Registration is free of charge. If you are planning to either attend
> in person or remotely participate, please register at
> http://www.amiando.com/giganet2011
> <http://www.amiando.com/redirect.html?utm_source=createdEvent&utm_medium=ema…>
> or send an email to jpohle(a)vub.ac.be.
>
> *
> Preliminary program*
> Please check http://giga-net.org/page/2011-annual-symposium for
> program updates
>
> **
>
> *9.00-9.15: Introduction & Welcome
>
> *
>
> *9.15-11.00 Panel 1: Internet Governance Processes and Institutions*
>
> * *Jeremy Malcolm* (Consumers International): Arresting the decline
> of multi-stakeholderism in Internet governance **
> **
> * *Shawn Gunnarson* (Kirton & McConkie): Theorizing fact-based
> policy development at ICANN**
> * *Gitte Stald* (IT University of Copenhagen): EU Kids online.
> Informing evidence-based policy for children's online
> opportunities and risks
>
> *11.00-11.15: Coffee
>
> *
>
> *11.15-12.15: Roundtable on the state of Internet Governance Research
> and Practice in Africa*
> **Participants to be confirmed later.
>
> *12.15-13.45: Lunch*
>
>
> *13.45-15.15: Panel 2: Theories of Internet Governance*
>
> * *Biel Perez* (Open University of Catalonia): Constitutionalism,
> global administrative law and the global internet governance**
> * *Caroline Agguerre* (Universidad de San Andres): Internet
> communities in Argentina and Brazil. Origins, networks and
> institutional development
> * *John Gathegi* (University of South Florida): Internet anonymity,
> reputation and freedom of speech. The US legal landscape.
>
> *
> 15.15-15.30: Coffee**
>
> *
>
> *15.30- 17.00: Panel 3: Internet Rights and Repression*
>
> * *Matthias C. Ketteman* (University of Graz): The legality of
> internet blackouts in times of crisis. An assessment at the
> intersection of human rights law, humanitarian law and internet
> governance principles
> * *Sanja Kelly & Sarah Cook* (Freedom House): New technologies,
> Innovative repression. Growing threats to Internet freedom
> * *Robert Bodle* (College of Mount St. Joseph): Upholding online
> anonymity in Internet governance. Affordances, ethical frameworks,
> and regulatory practices*
>
> *
>
> *17.15-18.15: Roundtable* *on the state of Internet Rights*
> Roundtable jointly organized by GigaNet and APC. Participants to be
> confirmed later.
>
>
>
> *GigaNet 2011 Program Committee*
>
> * Leo Van Audenhove -- PC Chair, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
> * Roy Balleste -- St. Thomas University, Miami, USA
> * William Drake - University of Zurich, Switzerland
> * Dmitry Epstein -- Cornell University, USA
> * Marianne Franklin -- Goldsmiths University London, UK
> * Raquel Gatto -- Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil
> * Alison Gillwald -- Director Research ICT Africa
> * Nanette Levinson -- American University, USA
> * Milton Mueller -- Syracuse University, USA
> * Rolf H. Weber -- University of Zurich, Switzerland
>
> *Contact*
>
> If you have any question related to the symposium, please e-mail the
> Program Committee Chair: leo.van.audenhove(a)vub.ac.be
> <mailto:leo.van.audenhove@vub.ac.be>
>
>
>
> ____________________________________________________________
> *Julia Pohle* | Researcher
>
> *SMIT, Studies on Media, Information and Telecommunication*
> Vrije Universiteit Brussel
>
> Julia.Pohle(a)vub.ac.be
> office: +32 2 629 16 32
> mobile: +32 488 596721
>
> Pleinlaan 9 | 1050 Brussels | Belgium
> http://www.vub.ac.be | http://smit.vub.ac.be
>
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