TIGblogs - Robert Guerra's TIGBlog http://rguerra.tigblog.org/ What's on the minds of young leaders from around the globe? en-us ICM / Triple X proposal http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/173861
ICM registry to create a triple X domain has been rejected by the ICANN board.


Votes are as follows - 8 to reject, 5 to accept, 1 abstention


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]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2007 05:03:00 EDT http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/173861 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 Australian government comments on Triple X http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/165031
Source: ICANN


I am writing to express the Australian Government's strong concerns over the decision by the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Board to reconsider the application from ICM Registry, Inc (ICM) proposing the creation of a new .XXX sponsored top level domain (sTLD).


The Australian Government remains strongly opposed to any measures that may result in an increase in the amount of illegal and offensive content on the Internet.


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]]> Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:22:00 EST http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/165031 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 Web Censorship for Dummies http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/164939
Source: AlterNet: Web Censorship for Dummies


Given all the bad porn on the Internet, I guess it's only fair that there should be some truly terrible ideas about stopping porn on the Internet too.


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]]> Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:53:00 EST http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/164939 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 I Think I Can, I Think ICANN http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/163975
Source: Pacific McGeorge School of Law


On Friday, February 23 and Saturday, February 24, 2007, the Center for Global Business and Development?s Institute for Development of Legal Infrastructure will sponsor a symposium, ? I Think I Can, I Think ICANN: Regulating the Internet . . . or Not.? It will examine the structure and supervision of the Internet. Topics include assessment of the work of ICANN; the results and impact of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) that has raised radically different alternative approaches to regulating the Internet; possible East-West and North-South tensions over Internet access and governance; the significance of the Internet for human rights and for economic development; and, the future of Internet governance post-WSIS.


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]]> Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:16:00 EST http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/163975 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 Symposium - Technologies for Social Action (e-STAS 2007) http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/163977
The Cibervolunteers Foundation invites you to attend e-STAS, Technologies for the Social Action Symposium. An international and multi-stakeholder event whose main objective it is to promote the use of new technologies for social action.


The event will feature key international speakers such as: Mari Kuraishi President of Global Giving Foundation, Stuart Gannes Director of the Digital Vision Program at Stanford University, Allen Gunn of Aspiration Tech, Carlos Alfonso of RITs, Raoul Weiler European President of the Club of Rome and Bill Lester of Engender Health, among others.


The Symposium will be held from the 22nd to 23rd of March 2007, in Seville, Spain. Come join us, we would like you to share your experiences with us.


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]]> Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:06:00 EST http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/163977 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 Google sues Polish poets over gmail.pl http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/163979
Source: Yahoo News



WARSAW (AFP) - Google has launched legal action against a group of Polish poets, demanding that they give up their Internet domain name gmail.pl, a member of the cultural collective said.


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Curious what position, if any, ICANN's At-Large group will take on the matter. Will they care to make a statement and defend the voice of polish poets, or stay silent. Time will tell...


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]]> Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:54:00 EST http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/163979 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 DNS: Definitely Not Safe? http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/163981
Source: csonline.com


When it comes to the Web's domain name system (DNS), many otherwise vigilant CSOs heed the adage of leaving well enough alone. It's understandable, as DNS has for years reliably allowed people to use domain names with their Web browsers rather than having to remember remarkably non-mnemonic IP addresses .


Unfortunately, for all its success, DNS is one area in which what you don't know can hurt you-badly. Despite well-publicized attacks on domain name servers in 2000 and 2001, evidence suggests that many companies simply have not taken the steps necessary to protect this vital part of their networks. Experts differ on just how much danger companies generally face. However, they seem to agree that, depending on the circumstances and the company, the results could include electronic attacks and unknowingly providing confidential information to competitors. Some companies aren't just leaving the back door unlocked-they're taking out the hinge pins and removing the door entirely.


"There is a lack of appreciation of just how damned vulnerable DNS is," says Lloyd Hession, CSO for BT Radianz. Indeed, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) has recently reported a rise in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks using DNS. No matter how safe DNS may seem, companies need to stay alert. Here's a quick roundup of DNS vulnerabilities and attack methods CISOs should understand.


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]]> Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:27:00 EST http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/163981 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 GoC comments on triple X TLD http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/163983 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:41:00 EST http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/163983 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 GoDaddy Faces PR Nightmare Over Domain Suspension http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/158799
See nodaddy.com for an explanation of what happened.


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]]> Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:26:00 EST http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/158799 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 Call for Applications - Internet Governance Capacity Building Training Programme http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/112471
DiploFoundation is currently accepting applications for the 2007 Internet Governance Capacity Building Training Programme. This programme is primarily designed to improve Internet Governance related knowledge and skills for participants from developing countries and to facilitate community building among individuals with different national, cultural, and professional backgrounds.


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]]> Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:49:00 EST http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/112471 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 Call for Applications - Internet Governance Capacity Building Training Programme http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/111605
DiploFoundation is currently accepting applications for the 2007 Internet Governance Capacity Building Training Programme. This programme is primarily designed to improve Internet Governance related knowledge and skills for participants from developing countries and to facilitate community building among individuals with different national, cultural, and professional backgrounds. The programme is aimed at young professionals from diverse stakeholder backgrounds in IG-related fields and is open to individuals from all around the world. Participants from developing countries are eligible to receive full scholarship support


The programme includes an online training phase, a research phase, and capacity building fellowships will be awarded to a number of participants in the programme. The eight-month programme commences on 1 March 2007. The online training phase runs from March to July 2007, followed by a research phase from July to October 2007. Fellowships placements will be offered from July 2007 through to 2008.


The deadline for applications is 10 February 2007.


For further information and to apply, please visit the Diplo Internet Governance and Policy website.

http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig/igcbp/


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]]> Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:49:00 EST http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/111605 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 Who Controls the Internet? http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/93695
Dewayne Hendricks recently posted a message on Dave Farber's Interesting People (IP) list that could be of interest to readers who follow Internet governance policy.


Who Controls the Internet?



The Internet began as a digital Wild West, lawless and immune from market or government control. Columbia law professor Tim Wu explains not only how important national borders have proven to be, but also why policing them might not be so bad.


mp3: http://www.onthemedia.org/stream/ram?file=/otm/otm010507d.mp3


Transcript: http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2007/01/05/04


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]]> Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:10:00 EST http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/93695 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 ICC Comments on the Athens IGF meeting http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/93697
Adam Peake from the IGF advisory committee just posted a comment on the Internet Governance Caucus list news that the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has just posted their feedback on the Nov 06 Athens IGF meeting. It is worth a read. You can find it here - Here


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]]> Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:10:00 EST http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/93697 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 What is Internet Governance? And why should Youth care? http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/71811 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:12:00 EST http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/71811 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 CIVICUS Civil Society Toolkits http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/68853
CIVICUS aims to help civil society organisations to build their capacity and achieve their goals. Based on requests from members, CIVICUS has produced several toolkits to enable organisations to improve their capacity in a number of areas. From communications and planning skills to writing funding proposals, we hope that you will be able to get many useful tips, tools, and ideas to help strengthen your organisation.


The toolkits are available in English, French, Spanish and Russian in MS Word and PDF formats.


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]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:10:00 EST http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/68853 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 ISOC Québec organise à Montréal et à Québec une rencontre avec l'ICANN http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/68855
ISOC Québec organise le 23 novembre 2006 une rencontre entre les internautes québécois et un représentant de l'ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). Organisée avec le soutien du groupe ALAC (At-Large Advisory Committee) de l’ICANN, cette rencontre d’une journée, une première au Québec, fournira aux représentants d’associations oeuvrant autour de l’Internet et aux internautes québécois l’occasion de mieux comprendre les fonctions de l’ICANN, son processus décisionnel ainsi que les modes de participation au sein de l’ICANN.


Pour consulter le programme de la journée, cliquez ici.

MM. Bernard Turcotte (président de l'ACEI), Marc Blanchet (Viagénie) et Philippe Le Roux (Médiafusion) seront parmi nos conférenciers.


La rencontre se tiendra simultanément à la TÉLUQ de Montréal (100, Sherbrooke Ouest) et de Québec (455, rue du Parvis).

Jeudi le 23 novembre 2006, de 08h30 à 15h45.


R.S.V.P. à ISOC Québec en précisant la ville d'où vous comptez assister à la rencontre.


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]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:51:00 EST http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/68855 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 ISOC Qu http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/86875
ISOC Qu]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:51:00 EST http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/86875 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 ISOC Qu http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/93699
ISOC Qu]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:51:00 EST http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/93699 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 ISOC Québec organise à Montréal et à Québec une rencontre avec l'ICANN http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/160099
ISOC Québec organise le 23 novembre 2006 une rencontre entre les internautes québécois et un représentant de l'ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). Organisée avec le soutien du groupe ALAC (At-Large Advisory Committee) de l?ICANN, cette rencontre d?une journée, une première au Québec, fournira aux représentants d?associations oeuvrant autour de l?Internet et aux internautes québécois l?occasion de mieux comprendre les fonctions de l?ICANN, son processus décisionnel ainsi que les modes de participation au sein de l?ICANN.


Pour consulter le programme de la journée, cliquez ici.

MM. Bernard Turcotte (président de l'ACEI), Marc Blanchet (Viagénie) et Philippe Le Roux (Médiafusion) seront parmi nos conférenciers.


La rencontre se tiendra simultanément à la TÉLUQ de Montréal (100, Sherbrooke Ouest) et de Québec (455, rue du Parvis).

Jeudi le 23 novembre 2006, de 08h30 à 15h45.


R.S.V.P. à ISOC Québec en précisant la ville d'où vous comptez assister à la rencontre.


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]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:51:00 EST http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/160099 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 ISOC Québec organise à Montréal et à Québec une rencontre avec l#039;ICANN http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/168631
ISOC Québec organise le 23 novembre 2006 une rencontre entre les internautes québécois et un représentant de l'ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). Organisée avec le soutien du groupe ALAC (At-Large Advisory Committee) de l’ICANN, cette rencontre d’une journée, une première au Québec, fournira aux représentants d’associations oeuvrant autour de l’Internet et aux internautes québécois l’occasion de mieux comprendre les fonctions de l’ICANN, son processus décisionnel ainsi que les modes de participation au sein de l’ICANN.


Pour consulter le programme de la journée, cliquez ici.

MM. Bernard Turcotte (président de l'ACEI), Marc Blanchet (Viagénie) et Philippe Le Roux (Médiafusion) seront parmi nos conférenciers.


La rencontre se tiendra simultanément à la TÉLUQ de Montréal (100, Sherbrooke Ouest) et de Québec (455, rue du Parvis).

Jeudi le 23 novembre 2006, de 08h30 à 15h45.


R.S.V.P. à ISOC Québec en précisant la ville d'où vous comptez assister à la rencontre.


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]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:11:00 EST http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/168631 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 Ottawa Alternative Telecom policy forum http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/55737 alt.telecom policy forum held in Ottawa this past weekend. nbsp;

It was a great meeting, and a multi-stakeholder meeting at that - having key people from Academia, civil society, Government, as well as the internet business sector. The conference proceedings were webcast and archived using KNET's Breeze application.

Michael Lenczner , Alison Powell, Stephane Couture, Sascha Meinrath and Ross Rader blogged from the event. I do recommend reading their comments.

The timing of the event couldn't have been better, coming days before the IGF. I will look for ways to bring ideas from the Ottawa event to Athens, and see what collaborations can be developed with key players such as DiploFoundation, ICANN and others.

So all in all a great event, one that I hope people reading this blog will want to know more about.]]> Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:03:00 EDT http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/55737 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 Ottawa Alternative Telecom policy form http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/55619 alt.telecom policy forum held in Ottawa this past weekend.

It was a great meeting, and a multi-stakeholder meeting at that - having key people from Academia, civil society, Government, as well as the internet business sector. The conference proceedings were webcast and archived using KNET's Breeze application.


Michael Lenczner , Alison Powell, Stephane Couture, Sascha Meinrath and Ross Rader blogged from the event. I do recommend reading their comments.

The timing of the event couldn't have been better, coming days before the IGF. I will look for ways to bring ideas from the Ottawa event to Athens, and see what collaborations can be developed with key players such as DiploFoundation, ICANN and others.


So all in all a great event, one that I hope people reading this blog will want to know more about.

]]> Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:50:00 EDT http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/55619 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 Want to serve the internet community? http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/45517
Want to serve the internet community?:


The ICANN 2006 Nominations (read Selection) Committee extended its call for Nominations for various positions within ICANN. More than ever, ICANN needs good Board, GNSO, ALAC and ccNSO members to take the organisation into a new post MOU era...


If you stumbled upon this, please nominate people who you think may help steer the organisation.

]]> Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:52:00 EDT http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/45517 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 Liz Dengate Thrush Internet Entrepreneurship Foundation http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/45519
To honor the life and work of Liz Dengate-Thrush, InternetNZ has established the Liz Dengate Thrush Internet Entrepreneurship Foundation and seeded it with a substantial gift. A form allows online pledges.

]]> Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:13:00 EDT http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/45519 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 Anti-Censorship Pro-Privacy Workshop Invitation http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/45521
On Saturday 1st July, The LSE Department of Information Systems and the APC will host a Public forum on Freedom of Expression and Privacy


A series of lively discussions on:


- rights, development and the internet: is access to the internet a human rights issue?

- privacy: what are our rights in an age of anti-terrorism and cybercrime?

- freedom of expression: can we engage with industry and governments to secure an 'irrepressible internet'?

- your right to be involved: how can we have a voice in the policy processes?

]]> Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:28:00 EDT http://rguerra.tigblog.org/post/45521 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667