[Chapter-delegates] FYI - Advance Notice - ISOC news release announcing Olaf Kolkman as commissioner on Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace

[Christian de Larrinaga]

Dan, This is a truly excellent development! best Christian

> Dan York <mailto:york at isoc.org>
> 18 February 2017 at 03:55
> Chapter leaders,
>
> On Saturday, 18 Feb 2017, there will be an announcement issued from
> the Munich Security Conference about the establishment of the Global
> Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace ("GCSC"). Among the list of
> commissioners making up the GCSC will be our own CITO Olaf Kolkman.
>
> There will be an official news release about the GCSC issued from
> Munich by the Dutch Foreign Ministry and the East West Institute. We
> at the Internet Society will also be issuing a news release announcing
> Olaf's participation in the GCSC.
>
> When our announcement goes live on Saturday, it will be on our site at:
>
> https://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-joins-gcsc
>
> We will also promote the announcement on our @InternetSociety social
> media channels. We do not know the specific time as we are waiting for
> the publication of the official news release first.
>
> For your information in advance, I am including a copy of our ISOC
> news release below. Please contact my colleague Allesandra de
> Santillana at adesantillana at isoc.org
> <mailto:adesantillana at isoc.org> if you have any questions.  More
> information about the GCSC can be found at https://cyberstability.org/
>
> Congratulations to Olaf on this recognition and new role with the GCSC!
>
> Dan
>
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>
> *Internet Society Joins Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace*
>
> *18 February 2017
> [Geneva, Switzerland]* – Reflecting the increasing importance of
> cross-border collaboration in addressing cybersecurity issues, the
> Internet Society today announced that is has joined the Global
> Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC). The goal of this
> global body is to develop proposals for norms and policy initiatives
> to improve stability and security in cyberspace.
>
> Olaf Kolkman, Chief Internet Technology Officer for the Internet
> Society, has been named commissioner to the GCSC.  He joins 23 other
> Commissioners from government, industry, business, civil society and
> the technical community. 
>
> Commissioners of the GCSC include co-chairs Michael Chertoff, former
> U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Latha Redd, former Deputy
> National Security Adviser of India in addition to Willam Saito,
> Special Advisor to the Cabinet Office for the Government of Japan,
> Marietje Schaake, member of the European Parliament from the
> Netherlands and Virgilio Almeida, former Secretary for Information
> Technology Policy of the Ministry of Science, Technology and
> Innovation of Brazil.
>
> “Traditionally, dialogues on cross-border topics such as international
> security have been the sole realm of diplomats.  The GCSC is the first
> group of its kind to bring together new stakeholders to these critical
> conversations,” explains Olaf Kolkman, Chief Internet Technology
> Officer of the Internet Society. 
> “As cyberspace continues to rapidly evolve, it offers distinct
> advantages to our way of life while also posing specific
> threats,” added Marina Kaljurand, GCSC Chair. “It is for this reason
> that this body was devised as a means to ensure the exchange
> of knowledge and ideas between governments, the business community,
> academia and concerned citizens. Each is affected by, and has a
> contributing role to play, in shaping cyberspace.”
>
> The GCSC will convene over a three-year period to formulate policy
> recommendations for action—applicable to both governments and the
> private sector. Based in The Hague, the Commission will bring together
> different stakeholders to develop a shared understanding and advance
> cyber security by supporting information exchange and capacity
> building, research, and advocacy.            
>  
> *About the Internet Society*
> Founded by Internet pioneers, the Internet Society (ISOC) is a
> non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the open development,
> evolution, and use of the Internet. Working through a global community
> of chapters and members, the Internet Society collaborates with a
> broad range of groups to promote the technologies that keep the
> Internet safe and secure, and advocate for policies that enable
> universal access. The Internet Society is also the organizational home
> of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
>
> *Media Contact:*
> Allesandra de Santillana
> adesantillana at isoc.org <mailto:adesantillana at isoc.org>
>
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