[Chapter-delegates] Leadership and action at the IGF this week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

[Anne Lord]

Dear Colleagues,

ISOC, Chapters and members are making a difference on several fronts  
at the IGF meeting in Rio this week.  Please check the ISOC website  
and the ISOC IGF Blog (which offers RSS and Atom feeds) daily for new  
postings and comment on activities at:

	http://www.isoc.org/tools/blogs/policy/?cat=4

Some of the recent headlines from the main ISOC webpage include:

ISOC President Lynn St. Amour addresses the opening of the IGF in Rio  
de Janeiro, Brazil, 12 Nov 2007

In her address she encouraged the forum to remember the phrase "think  
globally and act locally". She noted that a healthy and robust  
Internet requires local conditions that support choice, connectivity,  
and active communities. Capacity building was also highlighted as  
vital to help bring online the next billion users, and the billions  
to follow. She urged the Internet community to preserve the multi- 
stakeholder spirit of the IGF to work towards these common goals.   
More details of the speech are at:

	http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/governance/igf-rio_speech.shtml

ISOC highlights the importance of greater IPv6 Deployment

More operational experience is the key to a smooth transition from  
IPv4.  ISOC urged network operators and other Internet stakeholders  
to share their operational experience of IPv6 deployment as the  
Internet community prepares for the depletion of the IPv4 address  
pool.  More information is available at :

	http://www.isoc.org/isoc/media/releases/071112pr_ipv6.shtml

Best wishes,
Anne

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