[Chapter-delegates] Save the date: January 30

Tue Jan 25 02:15:39 PST 2022

Yes, Sunday.

On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 02:35 Hank Nussbacher <hank at post.isoc.org.il> wrote:

> On 25/01/2022 02:10, Veni Markovski via Chapter-delegates wrote:
>
>  Are you sure?  Jan 30 is a Sunday.
>
> Regards,
> Hank
>
> Hi, everyone.
> Following up my previous email (quoted below), here’s the Zoom call
> information, date and time:
>
> Topic: ISOC chapters discussion
> Time: Jan 30, 2022 03:00 PM Brussels
>
> Join Zoom Meeting
> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88438674930?pwd=ZDFwVXdkY3lIZm5YZFVVbjcyR1ErUT09
>
>
> Meeting ID: 884 3867 4930
> Passcode: 589317
> One tap mobile
> +16465588656,,88438674930#,,,,*589317# US (New York)
> +13017158592,,88438674930#,,,,*589317# US (Washington DC)
>
> Meeting ID: 884 3867 4930
> Passcode: 589317
> Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kfaafpGQg
>
> Thanks to all, who commented so far; if you have other ideas, suggestions,
> etc. email me directly or here.
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 18:26 Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi, everyone.
>> *Please, do not share with other lists; this is an issue of relevance for
>> the chapters only! *
>>
>> At ISOC Bulgaria we have been following the discussion at the ITU Council
>> Working Group on International Internet-related Public Policy Issues (
>> CWG-Internet
>> <https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/default.aspx>), which
>> this week was discussing the topic for the next open public consultations.
>> I wanted to give you some feedback and ask you to step up your contacts
>> with your national telecom administrations (usually this would be the
>> Ministry for Communications or some other Ministry or governmental agency.
>> A list of all the members, including which governmental agency/ies
>> represent them at the ITU is here:
>> https://www.itu.int/hub/membership/our-members/directory/?myitu-members-states=true&request=countries
>>
>> You may have read* in the last year about the the attempts by the Russian
>> Federation to drive the ITU in discussion of issues, related to the
>> Internet; within the European Chapters (in CC:) we spent some time last
>> September talking about what's going on. Perhaps we could organize
>> ourselves and have an all-chapter Zoom call among all chapters? See more on
>> that further below.
>>
>> This past week the Russian federation proposed two topics for
>> discussions, they are both publicly accessible here
>> <https://www.itu.int/md/S22-RCLINTPOL17-C/en>, but I am attaching them
>> for your convenience. You will see details in these documents; the summary
>> is that Russia proposes member states to discuss among themselves the
>> following issues:
>> ·      risks for reliability and stability of existing model of the
>> operational activities organization/operators of critical Internet
>> infrastructure;
>> ·      Member States’ inputs and proposals on possible ways to overcome
>> existing challenges and neutralize risks for operational activity
>> organizations/operators of critical Internet infrastructure;
>> ·      what international structures and procedures can overcome the
>> existing challenges and risks.
>>
>> And for the public consultations they proposed the topic:
>>
>> "Reliability and stability of the operational activity
>> organizations/operators of critical Internet infrastructure: key and
>> challenges of their operating activities, in particular the risks of being
>> in national jurisdictions."
>>
>> See their arguments and details in the attached documents.
>>
>> This is not the first time they are proposing a topic, related to
>> "critical Internet infrastructure", as described in the articles* below.
>>
>> At ISOC Bulgaria, where we have participated for the last 23 years
>> <http://isoc.bg/kpd/index2-eng.html> in helping the Bulgarian government
>> making sure the telecommunications laws are Internet-friendly and to ensure
>> that the Internet develops open, unregulated and without restrictions
>> <https://isocbg.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/bg-itu/>, we raised awareness
>> to the newly elected Bulgarian government (December last year) about the
>> latest Russian proposals, as they touch on the more than two decades
>> Internet-friendly environment in the country - result of policies, which
>> have been discussed between governments and the non-governmental sector for
>> years.
>>
>> Of course, there's always more that could be done, and this is where *all
>> chapters* cold not only join forces, but also try to make a difference.
>> That is, of course, if you care about keeping the Internet open,
>> interoperable, stable and developed, as the WSIS Tunis Agenda
>> <https://www.itu.int/net/wsis/docs2/tunis/off/6rev1.html> (art. 35 and
>> others) says, with participation by all stakeholders, in their respected
>> roles.
>>
>> I personally think we should *not *be asking ISOC.org to help us in
>> setting the call, but if they say they would, *that would be great*. If
>> not - ISOC Bulgaria will be happy to provide a Zoom link. To include as
>> many chapters as possible, we suggest to have it at 6 am California, 9 am
>> New York, 3 pm Brussels, 7:30 pm in Delhi, 10 pm  in Singapore. We
>> understand that some chapters might not be able to join, and others
>> (Australia, New Zealand) perhaps definitely won't be able to join (midnight
>> in Brisbane), but nevertheless, we should try to include as many as
>> possible.
>>
>> ISOC Bulgaria urges you for a quick and focused discussion on here first,
>> and then we meet next Sunday, January 29th in order to make sure people can
>> join. I understand that for some working day might be easier, while a
>> Sunday impossible, but there always will be some percentage of people, who
>> won't be able to join, so we have to choose one day anyway.
>>
>> Hope that this is helpful, and enjoy reading the articles and documents.
>>
>> _______
>> * - See the articles below. Disclaimer: ISOC Bulgaria does not
>> necessarily reach to the same conclusions or share the same ideas as the
>> author.
>>
>> February 1, 2021: Russia is trying to set the rules for the Internet. The
>> U.N. saw through the ruse.
>>
>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/01/russia-internet-rules-united-nations/
>>
>> March 30, 2021: How Russia and China are attempting to rewrite cyberworld
>> order
>>
>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/how-russia-and-china-are-attempting-to-rewrite-cyberworld-order/2021/03/30/16030226-9190-11eb-a74e-1f4cf89fd948_story.html
>>
>> May 4, 2021: Russia’s plot to control the Internet is no longer a secret
>>
>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/04/russias-plot-control-internet-is-no-longer-secret/
>>
>> July 20, 2021: Russia and China’s hypocritical attempt to control
>> cyberspace
>>
>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/20/russia-china-are-trying-control-internet-even-they-censor-it/
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Veni
>> Chairman of the Board
>> Internet Society - Bulgaria https://www.isoc.bg
>> pgp:5BA1366E veni at veni.com
>>
>> --
>
> Best regards,
> Veni Markovski
> http://www.veni.com
> pgp: 5BA1366E veni at veni.com
> <http://www.veni.com/>
>
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Best regards,
Veni Markovski
http://www.veni.com
pgp: 5BA1366E veni at veni.com
<http://www.veni.com/>

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