Program agenda released for IGF-USA

When: Friday, October 2, 2009
Where: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1800 K Street, NW, Washington DC [map]
The IGF-USA is a multistakeholder effort to raise awareness about Internet governance issues and to contribute to awareness about the Internet Governance Forum. IGF-USA is a one day forum to engage civil society, government, technologists/researchers, industry and academia in discussions about topics that are being deliberated at a global level regarding governance of the Internet, including management of critical Internet resources, privacy, cyber security, access, openness/freedom of expression, child online safety, capacity building and development. At the IGF-USA, like the IGF itself, all parties participate on an equal footing, and through identifying and discussing issues, participants help to broaden understanding and identify possible best practices that can inform global decisions that affect the Internet.

Agenda

8:15 Coffee — pick up badges —Pre-registration recommended*

8:45 – 9:30 Morning Plenary Session: Welcome and Introduction of Speakers
Markus Kummer, Executive Coordinator, Internet Governance Forum: The Internet Governance Debate
Larry Strickling, Assistant Secretary, Department of Commerce, NTIA: Current Issues affected by Internet Governance

9:30 – 10:30 Lee Rainie, Director of Pew Internet and American Life Project: The Unfinished Symphony: What we don’t know about the Future of the Internet
Session Moderator: Larry Atlas, Senior Policy Advisor, NTIA
Panel of respondents from all stakeholders

10:30 - 10:45 Break

10:45 –12:15 Concurrent Workshops: Please indicate two choices when registering
1. Freedom of Expression in a Web 2.0 World
2. Critical Internet Resources: Evolution of the Internet’s technical foundations
3. Access Perspectives from the US: Challenges and Opportunities
4. E-crime and Malicious Conduct in the DNS

12:30 - 1:45 Networking Lunch: Lunch will be provided.

1:45 - 3:30 Concurrent Workshops: please indicate two choices when registering
5. Privacy and Security Implications for Web 2.0
6. Cyber Security: A National Priority in a Global Context
7. GenNext's Online Future

3:30 - 3:50 Break

3:50 – 5:15 Afternoon Plenary Session: Assessing the IGF and the Way Forward
Introductory remarks: Ambassador Phil Verveer, US State Department [invited]
Markus Kummer, Executive Coordinator: The Process for Deciding the Future of the IGF
Panel of respondents from all stakeholders
Open Forum with Audience and Remote Participants

5:15 - 5:30 Closing Remarks and invitation to IGF 2009—Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt

For more information, send email to igf-usa@hotmail.com