The Third Annual IGF Meeting was held in Hyderabad, India, on 3-6 December 2008.
The overall theme was: 'Internet for All’
The Chairman's Summary is available.
Transcripts of the Main Sessions are available.
A provisional list of participants is available here.
The breakdown of attendance by region and stakeholder group is available.
The second meeting of the IGF was held in Rio de Janeiro on 12-15 November 2007.
The overall theme was: 'Internet Governance for Development'
The Chairman's summary of the meeting is available.
Transcripts of the following main sessions are available:
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13 November
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14 November
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15 November
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The schedule for the Rio de Janeiro meeting is available here. A printable version is also available.
All organizers of workshops, best practice forums, open forums and dynamic coalition meetings are invited to upload reports of their meeting using the web interface they used to provide their session information. (In case of technical difficulties they may contact the IGF Secretariat at [email protected]).
Submitted event reports can be viewed here.
All the main sessions were video cast and all other sessions were audio cast. All web casts will be made available on the IGF web site in due course.
Some of the statements and interventions that were made during the various sessions can be read here.
A list of registered participants for the meeting can be viewed here.
The breakdown of attendance by region and stakeholder group is available.
Documentation
The final version of a synthesis paper that summarizes the content of contributions received as well as the discussions of the open consultations is now available in all UN languages:
[عربي] [中文][English] [Français] [Русский] [Espanol]
Advisory Group
The mandate of the Advisory Group for the Internet Governance Forum has been renewed. The press release announcing the new mandate can be viewed here. The list of members is available here.
The Advisory Group met in Geneva on 4 - 5 September 2007. The agenda is available here.
A summary report of the meeting is available.
A new version of the draft programme, as revised by the Advisory Group, is available here.
The Secretary-General's invitation
The Secretary-General has issued an invitation to all stakeholders to attend the second meeting of the IGF, hosted by the Government of Brazil. The meeting will take place in Rio de Janeiro on 12 - 15 November 2007.
Consultations on Programme and Schedule
The full transcript of the consultations of 3 September is available. The audio and video archives will be made available in due course.
A draft agenda for the open consultations is available.
A second round of consultations open to all stakeholders was held in Geneva on 23 May 2007. The consultations were part of a cluster of WSIS related events which took place in Geneva from 15-25 May, 2007. A full transcript of the proceedings is available.
Taking Stock of the Athens Meeting
A stock taking session took place in Geneva on 13 February 2007.
The full transcript of the meeting is available for download and the Chairman's closing remarks can be downloaded separately for easy access. The Web cast of the session can be accessed here and a list of participants is available. Audio recordings of the interventions are also available.
A synthesis paper summarizing contributions submitted by stakeholders was made available prior to the meeting.
The Inaugural Meeting of the IGF took place in Athens, Greece, from 30 October - 2 November.
The overall theme was: 'Internet Governance for Development'
Transcripts from all the main sessions are available here:
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The Secretariat's summing-up of the panel sessions is available.
Documentation
The final version of a synthesis paper that summarizes the content of contributions received as well as the discussions of the open consultations is now available in all UN languages:
[عربي] [中文][English] [Français] [Русский] [Espanol]
The Secretary-General's Invitation
The Secretary-General has issued an invitation to all stakeholders to attend the third meeting of the IGF, hosted by the Government of Greece. The meeting will take place in Athens on 30 October - 2 November 2006.
The Preparatory Process for the Athens Meeting
Two rounds of consultations were held in Geneva on 16-17 February and 19 May 2006.
First round of consultations
A first round of consultations on the convening of the IGF were held in Geneva on 16 - 17 February 2006. About 300 participants representing all stakeholder groups attended the meeting. The participants addressed a wide variety of issues, such as the IGF's scope of work and substantive priorities as well as aspects related to its structure and functioning. The aim of the consultations was to develop a common understanding among all stakeholders on the nature and character of the IGF.
The texts of the realtime transcription of the consultations are available here:
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The audio and video recordings of the sessions are available in both English and French.
The list of participants is available here, as well as an attendance breakdown by region and stakeholder group. Click to view the agenda and more information regarding participation at the meeting. Click to view the official notification of the meeting sent out to all stakeholders.
A possible timeline for convening the IGF was made available prior to the consultations. Click here to view the questionnaire or download it. The aim of the questionnaire was to stimulate discussion on the convening of the IGF.
Second Round of Consultations
A second round of consultations open to all stakeholders was held on 19 May 2006. The consultations focused on the substantive preparation of the inaugural meeting of the IGF. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Nitin Desai, the Secretary-General's Special Adviser for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).
A webcast of the proceedings is available in English and in French. Transcripts of the morning session and afternoon session are also available.
Meetings of the IGF Advisory Group
The Secretary-General appointed an Advisory Group to assist him in convening the first IGF meeting.
The IGF Advisory Group held meetings in Geneva on 22 - 23 May and 7 - 8 September 2006.
At the first meeting it agreed on recommendations for the agenda and the programme as well as the structure and format of the first meeting of the IGF in Athens. The recommendations were transmitted to the United Nations Secretary-General who was mandated by the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) to convene “by the second quarter of 2006, a new meeting for a multi-stakeholder policy dialogue”.
At its second meeting it drew up a short list of panelists, selected the workshops and finalized the programme of the Athens meeting.
15 years after the first IGF, in the midst of a generation, we set the clock for the next years to come. Poland declares its openness and readiness to bring all communities and interested parties together to jointly find the best way forward.
The UN SG’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation puts forward important questions and presents key areas of interest concerning the future of Internet governance
Internet being a free, undivided and open to all users gathering platform –"virtual agora” is something we are striving for. There are many challenges to achieve this goal and no simple answers here.
The 16th annual IGF meeting will be hosted by the Government of Poland in Katowice from 6-10 December, under the overarching theme: Internet United. On behalf of the United Nations Secretary-General Mr.