Dear colleagues,

I am circulating this as I think many of you may be interested.

The first edition of the Internet Commons Forum (www.intcomforum.org) will take place Monday, November 25 from 15:40 to 18:15 in the Estrel Saal B, at the IGF venue.

Below a brief description of the event.

All the best

Luca

The Internet Commons Forum (ICF) is jointly organised by FGV, ISOC, APC and Centrum Cyfrowe.  The ICF aims at gathering thinkers and doers that are developing ideas and solutions for a less concentrated and more just Internet.

The structures of the Internet affect us more deeply than ever before, reaching out to all aspects of our lives, from our societies and cultures to our finances and politics – to our very individual human behaviours and identities. This  event will explore different views of Internet Commons exploring strategies for a less concentrated Internet.

Every session will feature weel-respected thinkers and doers exposing their ideas and innovative approaches for 10 minutes each and subsequently engaging in a collaborative discussion with the participants, to identify paths for collaborations.

Opening: Setting the Scene

• Luca Belli, FGV
• Adam Burns, Free2Air
• Sophie Bloemen, Commons Network
• Volker Grassmuck, Digitale Gesellscaft

Section 1  Infrastructure(less)

• Jane Coffin, ISOC
• Carlos Baca, Rhizomatica 
• Nico Pace, LibreRouter

Open debate on actions and proposals 

Moderator: Anriette Esterhuysen, APC

Section 2  Platforms, Content and Data

• Mathias Judd, Qaul Net
• Mariana Valente, Creative Commons
• Anita Gurumurthy IT for Change
• Paul-Olivier Dehaye, PersonalData.IO

Open debate on actions and proposals 

Moderator: Anriette Esterhuysen, APC

Section 3 Crowdsourcing Policy 

• Markus Beckedahl, Netzpolitik.org
• Alek Tarkowski, Centrum Cyfrowe 

Open debate on actions and proposals 

Closing remarks: Luca Belli & Adam Burns

The event will be followed by a cocktail reception.