Internet Governance and ICANN: Emerging Policy Issues, June 18th Conference Hosted by CEPS, TPI

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Internet Governance and ICANN: Emerging Policy Issues, June 18th Conference Hosted by CEPS, TPI

By CircleID Reporter
June 08, 2010, 3:05 pm PDT Views: 5,593 Add Comment

Amy Smorodin writes:

The Technology Policy Institute and the Centre for European Policy Studies are co-hosting “Internet Governance and ICANN: Emerging Policy Issues,” scheduled for June 18th at CEPS in Brussels. The conference will feature discussion on issues stemming from ICANN’s newly established operating structure under the Affirmation of Commitments. Topics will include ICANN accountability under the AoC, the role of the Internet Governance Forum and other international organizations, freedom of expression issues, and economic issues associated with the domain name system.

Speakers at the event include:

R. Shawn Gunnarson, Attorney at Kirton & McConkie and author of “A Fresh Start for ICANN,” a paper on accountability and transparency;
Thomas Lenard, President and Senior Fellow at the Technology Policy Institute and co-author of the paper “ICANN at a Crossroads: A Proposal for Better Governance and Performance” with New York University Professor Lawrence White;
Milton L. Mueller, Professor at School of Information Studies, Syracuse University and author of “ICANN, Inc.: Accountability and Participation in the Governance of Critical Internet Resources”;
Andrea Renda, Senior Research Fellow and manager of the Regulatory Affairs Programme at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS); and
Lawrence J. White, Arthur E. Imperatore Professor of Economics, New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business and co-author of the paper “ICANN at a Crossroads: A Proposal for Better Governance and Performance” with TPI President Thomas Lenard.

To register for the event, scheduled for 10.00 to 13.00 at CEPS, 1 Place du Congres, Brussels, please visit the CEPS website.

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