{"id":12555,"date":"2013-06-26T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2013\/06\/26\/en-australia-igf-2013-overview\/"},"modified":"2013-06-26T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-06-26T00:00:00","slug":"en-australia-igf-2013-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2013\/06\/26\/en-australia-igf-2013-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"auIGF 2013 (Australian Internet Governance Forum) \u2014 In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest & 3-Line Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 3-Line Summary<\/h2>\n

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  1. The second auIGF met at the Park Hyatt in Melbourne on 16\u201317 October 2013, drawing 280 participants (auDA's blog said over 300) from Australia and abroad.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. auDA CEO Chris Disspain opened with a 'call to arms' \u2014 warning that global conflict over Internet governance was nearing a crisis point \u2014 and ICANN board chair Dr Steve Crocker, one of the Internet's founding fathers, gave the keynote.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Months after the WCIT-12 breakdown, the forum brought the global fight between intergovernmental control and the multistakeholder model home to Australia \u2014 a fight that continues through today's WSIS+20 debates.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on auIGF 2013 (Australian Internet Governance Forum)<\/strong> draws on official outputs, session records and on-site reporting. In a hurry? The three lines above and the diagrams carry the gist.<\/p>\n

    Conference at a Glance (from official records)<\/h2>\n

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    Item<\/th>\nDetail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Official name<\/td>\nauIGF 2013 (Australian Internet Governance Forum)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Edition<\/td>\nSecond edition (auDA ran the auIGF annually from 2012 to 2016)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n16\u201317 October 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nPark Hyatt, Melbourne, Australia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nRegional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Participants<\/td>\n280 stakeholders (per auDA's official history page)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Keynote<\/td>\nDr Stephen D. Crocker, Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\n.au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    (See the source list at the end of this article.)<\/p>\n

    Discussion Digest \u2014 from the Session Records<\/h2>\n

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    Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n

    1. A 'Call to Arms' \u2014 The Opening Address on a Governance Crisis<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Opening session (16 October, auDA CEO Chris Disspain)<\/p>\n

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    "The struggle between those supporters of the current multi-stakeholder system of Internet governance and those that would seek more centralised control has been ongoing. The Internet's informal support frameworks, built on co-operation and trust, have been potentially weakened."
    \n\u2014 Chris Disspain (CEO, auDA; ICANN Board member)<\/strong> [2]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    "We need people now to actively join the global effort to ensure the Internet remains open and interoperable. We need to coalesce to promote the concept that decisions about Internet governance must be made within the multi-stakeholder model."
    \n\u2014 Chris Disspain (CEO, auDA; ICANN Board member)<\/strong> [2]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n