[ncc-announce] IGF Now Taking Place

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails.]

Dear Colleagues,

The second meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is currently 
in progress. Held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the meeting takes place 
from 12-15 November, 2007.

During the four-day meeting, over 1,500 participants from around the 
world representing governments, the private sector, academia, the 
technical community and international organisations will discuss the 
most important issues related to the Internet. The RIPE NCC is 
participating in this event as part of the Number Resource Organization 
(NRO).

Sessions
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Diversity, Openness, Security, Access and Critical Internet Resources 
are the central issues of the ongoing community debate and all these 
topics will be discussed. Each topic will be addressed in individual 
sessions that will be led by a panel of experts. Attendees will have the 
opportunity to ask questions and make comments.

Sessions of specific interest include:
- IPv4 to IPv6: Challenges and Opportunities
- Critical Internet Resources; DNSSEC: Securing a Critical Internet 
Resource
- Governance Frameworks for Critical Internet Resources.

Agenda
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The full meeting agenda is available at:
http://www.intgovforum.org/Rio_Schedule_final.html

Remote Participation
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Webcasts of all sessions are available at:
http://www.igfbrazil2007.br/videos.htm

Information on remote participation and the documents that accompany 
each session are available at:
http://www.intgovforum.org

Regards,

Paul Rendek

Head of External Relations and Communication
RIPE NCC