Day One: Geneva Internet Conference, Internet Governance Landscape

Geneva Internet Conference - Internet Governance at a Crossroads

DAY ONE – 18 November 2014 - The Internet governance landscape

CURRENT Date and Time in Geneva, Switzerland:

Program Schedule (Programme & Speakers Tab) and in pdf

Links for remote participation (AdobeConnect) by location as shown in "Program" (see above):

'Salle Obassi'
'Auditorium Kreuzel'
'Auditorium de Mello'
Livestream Link to Webcast--Geneva Internet Conference - Internet Governance at a Crossroads on Livestream in Salle Obassi

Tuesday's Highlighted Session: 14.30 ‒ 16.00

Legal framework, jurisdiction, and enforcement in Internet governance (Salle Obasi)
Moderator: Jacques de Werra, Professor, Law School, University of Geneva
Rolf Weber, Professor, University of Zurich
Joe Cannataci, Professor, University of Groningen
Mira Burri, Senior Research Fellow, World Trade Institute & Lecturer, University of Bern
Konstantinos Komaitis, Policy Advisor, Internet Society
Xianhong Hu, Program Specialist, Division for Freedom of Expression and Media Development, UNESCO 

The Internet does not function in a legal vacuum. Increasingly, it is perceived that what is (il)legal offline is (il)legal online. The UN Human Rights Council made this principle explicit: ‘The same rights that people have offline must also be protected online.’ Thus, most Internet issues are already regulated in the offline environment (e.g. jurisdiction, copyright, trademark, labour law).The main challenge is how to apply these rules to Internet transactions, particularly in view of transborder aspects and the speed of Internet activities. At the preparatory seminar for the Conference, the idea of legal innovation with wisdom was suggested. It means that there is a need for innovation for the Internet, which should not ignore the wisdom of the legal profession gathered over centuries in regulating conflicts and ensuring order in human society.

The session will focus on the following questions:
>Is there any area where the ‘offline/online principle’ cannot be applied and there will be a need for new substantive rules for the Internet?
>What are the specific challenges for applying existing legal rules on the Internet?
>How do we innovate with wisdom? What are the possible innovations?

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Geneva Internet Conference - Internet Governance at a Crossroads | Geneva Internet Platform: 17-19 Nov 2014 "The Geneva Internet Conference (GIC) will address critical issues, gaps, and future developments in Internet governance (IG) and digital politics. The conference will provide a neutral and inclusive space for debates as it paves the way to 2015, building on the main events and developments in 2014, including announcement of the transition of the IANA oversight of Internet functions, NETmundial and the Internet Governance Forum."  Registration to attend the conference in Geneva is closed, but you may still participate online" Register here to participate online, by clicking on the 'I will participate remotely' at the bottom of the form. Schedule/program/speakers(pdf) Conference times are local Geneva, Switzerland (CET/UTC +1) 

CURRENT Date and Time in Geneva, Switzerland:
DAY ZERO – 17 November 2014
14.00 ‒ 17.00 Introduction to Internet governance (pre-conference workshop)
17.30 ‒ 19.30 Keynote address by Fadi Chehadé, President and Chief Executive Officer, ICANN
Inauguration of Geneva Digital Landscape IG 360°
DAY ONE – 18 November 2014: The Internet governance landscape (see program for specifics)
DAY TWO – 19 November 2014: The complexity of Internet governance: sustaining innovation while ensuring equality (see program for specifics)

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UPDATE:
Links for remote participation by location:(see program ["programme and speakers" tab] for location of each event):

'Salle Obassi'
'Auditorium Kreuzel'
'Auditorium de Mello'

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