[NCUC-DISCUSS] Brazil meeting -- press release

[Jorge Amodio]

Thank you Carlos.

This translation will generate some level of conflict: "universally
accepted government principles"

It should say "governance" not "government"

Regards
Jorge



On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Carlos A. Afonso <ca at cafonso.ca> wrote:

> Dear people, below is the translation of the CGI.br press release
> regarding the Brazil Meeting.
>
> fraternal regards
>
> --c.a.
>
> ===============
> 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
>
> ===========
>
> [1] http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/a-07oct13-en.htm
>
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