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Subject: [Internet Policy] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Anticipates
Strong Participation in Seventh Annual Internet Governance Forum
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Internet Society Anticipates Strong Participation in Seventh Annual
Internet Governance Forum

[Baku, Azerbaijan – 05 November 2012] – The Internet Society announced
its substantial participation in the annual meeting of the Internet
Governance Forum (IGF) in Baku, Azerbaijan, 6-9 November.

The IGF is one of the major outcomes of the United Nations World
Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and, since 2006, has brought
together various stakeholder groups to discuss and shape public policy
issues related to Internet governance. More than 1,500 representatives
from the private sector, civil society, Internet community, and
international nongovernmental and intergovernmental organizations are
expected to participate in the forum.

The theme of this year’s IGF is “Internet Governance for Sustainable
Human, Economic, and Social Development.” From its early beginnings to
its massive worldwide expansion over the past two decades, the
Internet has grown from a research project to a central communication,
social, and economic hub for more than two billion people. This year’s
IGF theme offers a timely opportunity to reflect on the
characteristics that have been central to the Internet’s success and
its sustainability.

The Internet Society has been actively involved in all previous IGFs
and will be hosting and participating in a broad range of programs and
activities during this IGF. Some of the Internet Society activities at
the IGF in Baku include:
* Pre-event session on Enhanced Cooperation and Internet Governance,
co-organized with ICC-BASIS and the Association of Progressive
Communications;
* Opening session speech from Lynn St. Amour, President and Chief
Executive Officer, Internet Society;
* Moderating, organizing, and participating in multiple programs and
sessions by Internet Society staff on critical topics such as Privacy,
Human Rights, the International Telecommunication Regulations, DNSSEC,
Digital Content, and Capacity Building;
* Leading the closing session with a synthesis of the forum and
discussion on principles and frameworks for the IGF;
* Hosting 12 new and five returning IGF Ambassadors to attend the
forum and participate in the sessions and workshops; and
* Presenting two new reports on national Internet governance arrangements.

Commenting on the IGF, Lynn St. Amour noted, “The work and the
collaboration that occurs in the IGF is extremely important. The IGF
has demonstrated the value of multi-stakeholder dialogue to sustain
the Internet’s unmatched contribution to growth, innovation, and
social development. The UN’s WSIS process clearly recognized this when
they determined the IGF should be constituted as a neutral,
non-duplicative, and non-binding process. We all look forward to
another successful IGF.”

For more details on the Internet Society’s involvement at IGF, visit
http://www.internetsociety.org/internet-society-igf-2012-guide and
http://www.internetsociety.org/igf/2012-internet-governance-forum/igf-2012-activities-list

http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-anticipates-strong-participation-seventh-annual-internet-governance-forum


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