The Internet Governance Forum
2009 Meeting
The 2009 IGF Meeting will be held from 15-18 November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
(Please note that the dates have been shifted by one day to accommodate participants from the IETF meeting that is to be held on 8-13 November 2009).
 
Renewal of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG)

All relevant stakeholder groups representing governments, private sector and civil society, including the academic and technical communities are invited to make proposals for new MAG members in order to allow for rotation among its members.

The principles and modalities of the MAG renewal are set out in the Summary Record of the MAG meeting on 27-28 February 2008.

Please submit your proposals to the IGF Secretariat by 15 February 2009 to allow for a timely renewal of the MAG.

 
Welcome
The IGF Secretariat would like to welcome you to the newly redesigned IGF Web site. The main aim of the redesign was to make the site more user-friendly and give it the ability to add on more tools for better online collaboration.We welcome your comments and suggestions as we continuously try to improve our ability to foster dialogue on Internet governance.
 
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THANK YOU!

The IGF Secretariat would like to thank the Host Country and all participants who made it possible to go ahead with the Hyderabad meeting despite the tragic events of Mumbai. The final count reveals that 1406 participants attended the meeting and helped make it a success.


The completed Chairman's Summary
 is available.

All proceedings of the Hyderabad Meeting will be uploaded gradually. All meeting organizers are kindly requested to submit their report to the IGF Secretariat by 31 January 2009. A Web based form will be made available shortly.

Pictures of the Hyderabad Meeting:  View photos uploaded on Flickr by IGF Hyderabad participants. Why don’t you share your photos by uploading and tagging them with ‘IGF Hyderabad’ or join the IGF Hyderabad Flickr Group? 

 
Taking stock of the Hyderabad Meeting / Preparing the IGF Review process

Consultations open to all stakeholders will be held in Geneva on 23-24 February

Two main items will be on the agenda: 

• Taking stock of the Hyderabad Meeting and suggest improvements for the 2009 Meeting to be held in Sharm El Sheikh
• Preparing the IGF Review process.

Written contributions are welcome and will be posted on this Web site. To facilitate the discussions, please fill out the online questionnaire before 31 January 2009.

Please also make use of the IGF YouTube channel and upload your videos with your comments.