Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015

When: November 8 – 13, 2015
Where: João Pessoa, Brazil
Physical Location: Poeta Ronaldo Cunha Lima Conference Center

Times are shown in the local time in Brazil (BRT) which is UTC-3.

The complete IGF 2015 schedule is at: http://intgovforum.org/cms/igf-2015-schedule

The schedule below is for all of the events and sessions where Internet Society staff or trustees are involved.

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Pre-Event: Sunday, November 8
WHAT
WHEN / WHERE
EVENT TYPE ISOC REPRESENTATIVE
Ambassadors Programme Welcome Meeting 15:00 – 16:00
Lucena 1a
Tropical Tambau Hotel
Pre-event Niel Harper
Ambassadors and Youth@IGF Introduction Meeting 16:00 – 17:00
Lucena 2a
Tropical Tambau Hotel
Pre-event Raquel Gatto

Niel Harper

Vyria Paselk

Ambassadors and Youth@IGF Reception 17:00 – 19:00 Pre-event Raùl Echeberrìa

Raquel Gatto

Niel Harper

Vyria Paselk

Day 0: Monday, November 9
WHAT
WHEN / WHERE
EVENT TYPE ISOC REPRESENTATIVE
Collaborative Leadership Exchange Meeting 08:00 – 18:00
Workshop Room 1
Meeting Niel Harper

Vyria Paselk

OMAC Meeting 10:00 – 11:00
Meeting room 5
Meeting Multiple ISOC staff
ISOC community meeting on WSIS+10 13:00 – 14:00
Workshop Room 2
Meeting Multiple ISOC staff
High Level Leaders Meeting 14:00 – 18:00
Main Meeting Hall
Meeting Kathy Brown
Day 1: Tuesday, November 10
WHAT WHEN / WHERE EVENT TYPE ISOC REPRESENTATIVE
Main Session on WSIS+10 09:00 – 12:30
Main Meeting Hall
Main Session Constance Bommelaer

Kathy Brown

WS 126: Can Internet rights and access goals be reconciled? 09:00 – 10:30
Workshop Room 1
Roundtable Sebastian Bellagamba, speaker
ISOC/GIP Digital Watch 10:00 – 11:00
Workshop Room 7
Other Multiple ISOC staff
WS 118: How communities restore trust in the digital environment 11:00 – 12:30
Workshop Room 4
Roundtable Frédéric Donck
BPF: Enabling Environments to Establish successful IXPs 11:00 – 12:30
Workshop Room 5
Best Practice Forum Jane Coffin
WS 29: Digital economy, jobs and multistakeholder practices 11:00 – 12:30
Workshop Room 9
Workshop Michael Kende, speaker
Seed Alliance Awards Ceremony 12:30 – 14:00 Workshop Room 1 Other Raùl Echeberrìa
Main Focus/Session 14:00 – 15:00
Workshop Room 10
Main Session Constance Bommelaer, speaker
Opening Ceremony 15:00 – 18:00
Main Meeting Hall
Main Session Kathy Brown

Raùl Echeberrìa

Day 2: Wednesday, November 11
WHAT
WHEN / WHERE
EVENT TYPE ISOC REPRESENTATIVE
BPF: Creating an Enabling Environment for IPv6 Adoption 09:00 – 10:30
Workshop Room 2
Best Practice Forum Bob Hinden, speaker
BPF: Practices to countering abuse against women online 09:00 – 10:30
Workshop Room 6
Best Practice Forum Narelle Clark
WS32: Mobile and IoT Expand Inclusion for Persons w/Disabilities 09:00 – 10:30
Workshop Room 10
Roundtable Michael Kende, remote moderator

Raquel Gatto, speaker

ISOC Open Forum 11:00 – 12:00
Workshop Room 3
Open Forum Multiple ISOC staff

Bob Hinden

WS 171: IXPs: Driving connectivity and local economies 11:00 – 12:00
Workshop Room 2
Workshop Jane Coffin, organizer
WS 141: Law enforcement in a world where encryption is ubiquitous 12:00 – 13:00
Workshop Room 3
Workshop Nicolas Seidler, moderator
IGF Support Association General Assembly 12:30 – 14:00
Workshop Room 7
Open Forum Raùl Echeberrìa
IGF Intersessional Work: Policy Options and Best Practices for Connecting the Next Billion 14:00 – 17:30
Main Meeting Hall
Roundtable Constance Bommelaer, moderator
WS 30: Multistakeholder practices enabling sustainable development 14:00 – 15:30
Workshop Room 9
Roundtable Dawit Bekele
WS Dynamic Coalition on Core Internet Values 14:00 – 15:30
Workshop Room 3
Dynamic Coalition Kathy Brown
WS 160: Managing security risks for sustainable development 14:00 – 15:30
Workshop Room 5
Workshop Nicolas Seidler, moderator
WS 207: Economics of Global Internet Deployment 14:00 – 15:30
Workshop Room 7
Panel Michael Kende
WS 263: Digital economy in LATAM and its sustainable development 16:00 – 17:30
Workshop Room 4
Workshop Michael Kende
Day 3: Thursday, November 12
WHAT WHEN / WHERE EVENT TYPE ISOC REPRESENTATIVE
Enhancing Cybersecurity and Building Digital Trust 09:00 – 12:30
Main Meeting Hall
Main Session Bob Hinden
WS 110: “Internet Plus” to Fuel Industry Evolution 09:00 – 10:30
Workshop Room 1
Workshop Michael Kende
Death and Internet – Managing Digital Legacies 11:00 – 12:30
Workshop Room 7
Workshop Narelle Clark
WS 50: WGIG +10 14:00 – 15:30
Workshop Room 8
Roundtable Ayesha Hassan, speaker

Raùl Echeberrìa, speaker

A Dialogue on “Zero Rating” and network Neutrality 14:00 – 16:00
Main Meeting Hall
Main Session Frédéric Donck
WS 241: Revenue Streams that Grow & Sustain Internet Economies 14:00 – 15:30
Workshop Room 4
Workshop Michael Kende
WS 207: Economics of Global Internet Deployment 14:00 – 15:30
Workshop Room 7
Workshop Michael Kende
WS 34: Internet Governance 2015: Promoting Trade, Inclusion&Trust 16:00 – 17:30
Workshop Room 10
Workshop Dawit Bekele, speaker
WS 35: Across The Globe: Local Infrastructure is Local Development 16:00 – 17:30
Workshop Room 7
Workshop Michael Kende
WS 27: Viable application&debate: online participation principles 16:00 – 17:30
Workshop Room 8
Workshop Raquel Gatto, raporteur

Raùl Echeberrìa, speaker

Day 4: Friday, November 13
WHAT WHEN / WHERE EVENT TYPE ISOC REPRESENTATIVE
WS 82: IGF beyond 2015: Extend mandate, strengthen institution 09:00 – 10:30
Workshop Room 10
Roundtable Dawit Bekele, co-organizer

Raùl Echeberrìa, speaker

WS 72: IANA functions transition: A New Era In Internet Governance? 09:00 – 10:30
Workshop Room 5
Workshop Narelle Clark
WS 147: A network of virtual working spaces for Internet Governance? 09:00 – 09:30
Workshop Room 2
Birds of a Feather session James Wood
WS 201: Ensuring sustainability for IXPs in the developing world 09:00 – 10:30
Workshop Room 7
Workshop Jane Coffin

Sebastian Bellagamba

OECD Open Forum 09:30 – 10:30
Workshop Room 2
Open Forum Nicolas Seidler
European Broadcasting Union in partnership with EuorDIG organizer 11:00 – 12:00
Workshop Room 6
Open Forum Frédéric Donck
WS 54: The Destabilization of Internet Governance 11:00 – 13:00
Workshop Room 8
Panel Raùl Echeberrìa
Human Rights on Internet 11:00 – 13:00
Main Meeting Hall
Main session Kathy Brown, speaker
WS 178: Beyond the tipping point: SID in the global South 11:00 – 12:00
Workshop Room 2
Workshop Raquel Gatto
WS 136: Through the Looking Glass: enhanced cooperation in LAC 11:00 – 12:30
Workshop Room 10
Workshop Sebastian Bellagamba
WS 223: Community Networks: a Revolutionary Paradigm 14:00 – 15:30
Workshop Room 8
Workshop Frédéric Donck
The NETmundial Statement and the Evolution of the Internet Governance Ecosystem 14:00 – 16:00
Main Meeting Hall
Main Session Raùl Echeberrìa
Closing Ceremony 16:30 – 18:00
Main Meeting Hall
Main Session Multiple ISOC staff
Date and Time

Tuesday 10 November 2015 –

Friday 13 November 2015

Location

Poeta Ronaldo Cunha Lima Conference Center

João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil

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