[Chapter-delegates] press release: Internet Society And Latin American Internet Leaders Gather In Panama For INET Regional Conference

[Gerard Ross]

Hello everyone

For your information, here is a press release we shall be issuing  
shortly.

Regards
- Gerard

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Gerard Ross
Senior Manager, Outreach and Coordinated Communication
Internet Society
Email: ross at isoc.org


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Press release - for immediate distribution
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INTERNET SOCIETY AND LATIN AMERICAN INTERNET LEADERS GATHER IN PANAMA  
FOR INET REGIONAL CONFERENCE

Panama City, Panama - 29 May 2009 - Leading Latin American and  
international technologists and policy makers will gather in Panama  
City on Friday, 29 May, for the INET Latin America Regional  
Conference, organized by the Internet Society to bring together  
regional Internet leaders to explore emerging issues of significance  
to Internet development, deployment, and use.

The INET conference is being held alongside the LACNIC XII Conference,  
also being held this week in Panama City, which brings together  
representatives from different sectors of the Latin American and  
Caribbean Internet community, academia, civil society,  
telecommunications industry leaders, and government to discuss issues  
such as regional interconnection initiatives, IPv6 deployment, network  
security, and Internet policy.

The INET program will feature a presentation on Internet Governance by  
Raúl Echeberría, ISOC Board of Directors member and LACNIC Executive  
Director.

"INET conferences provide a critical venue for fostering communication  
and collaboration among regional Internet leaders," said Sebastian  
Bellagamba, manager of the Internet Society's Latin American Bureau.  
"Local challenges and opportunities are best met by action that  
leverages both the technical expertise and policy experience of  
leading Internet community experts."

More details of the INET Latin America Regional Conference, Panama are  
available here:

  http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/inet/09/panama.shtml

Details of the Internet Society's INET programme are available here:

  http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/inet/

About the Internet Society
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The Internet Society is a non-profit organization founded in 1992 to  
provide leadership in Internet related standards, education, and  
policy. With offices in Washington, DC, and Geneva, Switzerland, it is  
dedicated to ensuring the open development, evolution, and use of the  
Internet for the benefit of people throughout the world. More  
information at http://www.isoc.org

Media Contact
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Gerard Ross
Senior Manager, Outreach and Coordinated Communication
Internet Society
Email: ross at isoc.org
Telephone: +41-228-071-444 x2261
Galerie Jean-Malbuisson 15
CH-1204-Geneva
Switzerland