[ecrea] Internet at Liberty conference

>Internet at Liberty conference live now - follow the webcast and liveblog!
>
>Google and Central European University have teamed up to co-sponsor an
>international conference, Internet at Liberty 2010, to address the
>complex issues facing the development of the Internet as a global, free
>and open space. The event is being held at the campus of CEU in Budapest
>today and tomorrow, but most events of the conference program will be
>broadcast live online as well.
>
>The CMCS has been working hard to help make this event happen, and we
>invite you to tune in to the webcast and the liveblog at
>http://sites.google.com/a/pressatgoogle.com/internet-at-liberty-2010/home
>. Both live participants and remote viewers can join the discussion on
>Twitter under the hash tag #IAL2010.
>
>The dynamic and decentralized nature of the Internet offers new
>opportunities for communication and free expression as well as new
>threats. Governments that wish to control the spread of information and
>activists using digital technologies to promote change are becoming
>increasingly sophisticated and strategic as they confront each other
>around the world.
>
>Internet at Liberty 2010 is bringing together hundreds of activists,
>bloggers and officials from the public and private sector to explore the
>often controversial policy issues of Internet communication. The
>conference addresses the boundaries of online free expression; the
>complex relationship among technology, economic growth and human rights;
>the ways in which dissidents and governments are using the Internet; and
>urgent policy and legal issues of online communication such as privacy
>and cyber security.
>
>The conference and break-out sessions focus on issues including the
>role of the Internet as a democratizing force, challenges for
>governments and the private sector, and the complexities of promoting
>and protecting free expression. They also provide a forum to highlight
>national case studies and efforts to advance transparency and
>accountability. On a pre-conference day yesterday, conference workshops
>helped activists, NGOs and companies learn ways to practice Internet
>advocacy while protecting their security and privacy.
>
>Please find below the agenda of the conference.
>
>Kind regards,
>
>The Center for Media and Communication Studies at Central European
>University
>www.cmcs.ceu.hu
>
>Agenda:
>Tuesday 21 September - Day One
>The Internet as a force for change
>
>09:00 - 09:30
>Welcome and introduction
>
>John Shattuck, CEU President and Rector
>David Drummond, Google Senior Vice President
>
>09:30 - 10:30
>A moment in time: a very short history of the Internet and free
>expression
>
>Moderator:
>Renata Uitz, Central European University, Hungary
>Presenter:
>Rob Faris, Open Net Initiative, US
>Respondents:
>Tattu Mambetalieva, Civil Initiative on Internet Policy, Kyrgyzstan
>Sunil Abraham, Centre for Internet and Society, India
>Shahzad Ahmad, Bytes for All, Pakistan
>
>11:00 - 12:30
>Is the potential of the Internet as a force for positive political
>change being oversold?
>
>Moderator:
>Madeleine Morris, BBC, UK
>Speakers:
>Mehdi Saharkhiz, Iran
>Kim Pham, Access Now, US
>Evgeny Morozov, Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law,
>Stanford University, Belarus
>Shanthi Kalathil, World Bank, US
>
>14:00 - 15:15
>Online free expression: values, progress and complexities
>
>Moderator:
>Darius Cuplinskas, Open Society Institute, UK
>Speakers:
>Dunja Mijatovic, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
>(OSCE), Bosnia and Herzegovina
>Merve Alici, Turkish Young Civilians, Turkey
>Eva Simon, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, Hungary
>
>15:45 - 17:00
>A rock and a hard place: challenges for governments in Europe
>
>Moderator:
>Rebecca MacKinnon, New America Foundation, US
>Speakers:
>Ambassador Olof Ehrenkrona, Sweden
>Bertrand de La Chapelle, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France
>Mogens Schmidt, UNESCO, Denmark
>Daniel Baer, Depatrment of State, US
>
>17:00 - 18:15
>A hard place and a rock: challenges for industry
>
>Moderator:
>Rebecca MacKinnon, New America Foundation, US
>Speakers:
>David Drummond, Google, US
>Lord Richard Allan, Facebook, UK
>
>18:30 - 19:30
>Welcome reception, CEU Atrium, Nádor u. 9
>
>Remarks:
>John Shattuck, CEU President and Rector
>David Drummond, Google Senior Vice President
>
>
>Wednesday 22 September - Day Two
>
>Moving forward: breaking barriers, transparency and innovation
>CEU, Nádor u. 15
>
>09:00 - 10:15
>Crossing national borders: is the Internet a danger as well as a
>blessing?
>
>Moderator:
>Lucie Morillon, Reporters Without Borders, France
>Respondents:
>Carlos Afonso, Internet Steering Committee, Brazil
>Supinya Klangnarong, Campaign for Popular Media Reform, Thailand
>Esraa Rashid, Egyptian Democratic Academy, Egypt
>Kanan Guluzade, Azerbaijian
>
>10:45 - 12:00
>No easy answers: privacy and free expression
>
>Moderator:
>Ellen Hume, Central European University, US
>
>12:00 - 12:30
>Transparency and accountability tools
>
>Moderator/Presenter:
>Colin Maclay, Berkman Center on Internet and Society, US
>Presenters:
>Renata Avila, Creative Commons, Guatemala
>Matt Braithwaite, Google, US
>Karl Kathuria, BBC, UK
>
>13:30 - 14:45
>Are we compromising national security by increasing access to
>information online?
>
>Moderator:
>Monroe Price, Annenberg School of Communication at University of
>Pennsylvania, US
>Speakers:
>Smari McCarthy, Digital Freedoms Society, Iceland
>Michael Semple, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, US
>Heather Brooke, Freedom of Information activist, UK
>
>15:00 - 16:00
>Concurrent sessions (delegates can choose which to attend) Online free
>expression and⬦
>
>⬦protecting privacy, CEU, Nádor u. 9 Popper room
>Facilitators:
>Kristina Irion, Central European University, Germany
>Katitza Rodriguez, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Peru
>Respondent:
>Stephanie Hankey, Tactical Technology Collective, UK
>
>⬦enforcing ethics & accountability for corporations & governments, CEU,
>Nádor u. 9 Auditorium
>Facilitator:
>Markos Kounalakis, Central European University, US
>Respondent:
>Aaron Swartz, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, US
>
>⬦ensuring cybersecurity and national security, CEU, Nádor u. 9 Gellner
>room
>Facilitator:
>Rex Hughes, Chatham House, UK
>Respondent:
>Nart Villeneuve, Citizen Lab, Canada
>
>...the cat and mouse game between bloggers and governments, CEU, Nádor
>u. 15
>Facilitator:
>Cynthia Wong, Center for Democracy and Technology, US
>Respondents:
>Esraa Rashid, Blogger, Egypt
>Ivan Sigal, Global Voices, US
>
>16:30 - 17:30
>Concluding session: making talk come to life - where do we go from
>here?
>Feedback from workshops, dinners and breakout groups (30 min)
>Co-moderators:
>Bob Boorstin, Google, US
>Kate Coyer, Central European University, US
>
>â¬SIf I could do one thing to make the Internet a better place for free
>expression⬦⬝ (30 min)
>Moderator:
>Rebecca MacKinnon, New America Foundation, US

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