[NCUC-DISCUSS] Brazil meeting -- press release

[Carlos A. Afonso]

Yes, we caught that after circulating it (grrrr!!!) -- terrible
translation mistake, already corrected.

And is fascinating how people are already discussing the meaning of it :)

fraternal regards and many thanks

--c.a.

On 11/26/2013 10:45 PM, Jorge Amodio wrote:
> 
> 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
> <mailto: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 <mailto:info at cgi.br>
> 
>     ===========
> 
>     [1] http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/a-07oct13-en.htm
> 
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