[NCUC-DISCUSS] Brazil meeting -- press release

[Carlos A. Afonso]

Dear people, below is the translation of the CGI.br press release
regarding the Brazil Meeting.

fraternal regards

--c.a.

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November 26th 2013

Announcement of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee about the
Global Multistakeholder Meeting on Internet Governance

President Dilma Rousseff’s speech at the United Nations and the
Montevideo Statement [1] prompted the opportunity to discuss proposals
on a new Internet governance, which became possible by the Brazilian
initiative to host the Global Multistakeholder Meeting on Internet
Governance. The meeting is scheduled for 23 and 24 April 2014, in São
Paulo, and will be organized in a partnership between CGI.br and
international entities representing the different sectors involved with
Internet governance.

The meeting represents an opportunity for government leaders and
representatives from different global sectors to discuss proposals about
Internet governance and development. The purpose of that meeting is to
pursue consensus about universally accepted government principles and to
improve their institutional framework.

The event shall have the participation of governments, civil society,
academy, international organisms and entities, as well as technical and
business communities.

“We would like to thank the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee for
its role organizing that meeting. I genuinely believe that the global
Internet community will gather in this truly multistakeholder
opportunity with the goal of shaping the future towards the continued
prosperity and growth of the Internet”, said Adiel A. Akplogan, CEO at
AfriNIC and coordinator of 1Net.

President Roussef nominated Prof. Virgílio Fernandes Almeida,
Coordinator of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee and Secretary
for Informatics Policies, to coordinate the organization for that meeting.

“The Internet Steering Committee acknowledges the opportunity to discuss
new paths for the global Internet governance and appreciates the
importance of a multistakeholder meeting for those discussions”, said
Professor Virgílio Almeida.

Four committees shall be created in order to warrant the event’s
success. The committees will have the support of a shared secretary,
which shall help them to conduct their work and to coordinate the
communications.

The four meeting committees are:

1. High-Level Multistakeholder Committee: Responsible for conducting the
political articulation and fostering the involvement of the
international community.

2. Executive Multistakeholder Committee: Responsible for organizing the
event, including the agenda discussion and execution, and for the
treatment of the proposals from participants and different stakeholders;

3. Logistics and Organizational Committee: Responsible for overseeing
every logistic aspect of the meeting;

4. Governmental Advisory Committee: Will stay open to all governments
which want to contribute to the meeting.

The meeting will allow face-to-face and remote participation of the
global community. Mechanisms and the schedule for receiving inputs of
the global community will be established.

E-Mail for contact and input => info at cgi.br

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[1] http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/a-07oct13-en.htm

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