"Who governates -- and how is governed -- the Internet as we know?"

* Rights and freedom on the Internet * Physical infrastructure, network neutrality and interconnection costs * Logical infrastructure * Privacy *

The 2nd Preparatory Seminar for Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will gather experts together in a debate on the themes related above. Those topics are some of the ones that will be approached during the 2nd IGF, that will take place in Novermber, 12-15, in Rio de Janeiro.

Hosted by Nupef - Research, Study and Formation Core from RITS (Third Sector Information Network), the preparatory seminars are supported by Ford Foundation, IDRC and the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br), in a partnership with the Center for Technology and Society (CTS) of Fundacao Getulio Vargas School of Law in Rio de Janeiro, FGV Law School in Sao Paulo, and Diplo Foundation.

Location

Fundacao Getulio Vargas School of Law
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

When to go

12/9/2007 a 13/9/2007

How much

Free, subject to availability

Link

http://www.nupef.org.br/downloads/programa_seminarioigf_setembro_fv030907.pdf

Contact info

Graciela Selaiman - graciela@rits.org.br

tags: Rio de Janeiro Brazil policy-law igf brazil internet governance

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