Internet at Liberty 2012: Promoting Progress and Freedom
Following the highly successful Internet at Liberty 2010, activists and experts from around the world converged on May 23-24 to explore the most pressing dilemmas and exciting opportunities around free expression in the digital age.
The Internet as a global, free, and open resource, is constantly developing. Over the past year we have seen how the Internet can shift power, broaden scope, and accelerate political and economic change. Simultaneously, governments and multinational companies shape what is possible online. Today, more than any time in history, technological and political forces are colliding to draw lines about how the Internet functions.
Internet at Liberty 2012, sponsored by Google, brought together global activists and representatives of academic centers, corporations, governments, the media and NGOs. The conference explored ways to expand the free flow of information online. Look for debates about today's most pressing internet freedom issues, and action-oriented workshops.
Agenda
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May 23, 2012
8:30 a.m. |
Registration & Breakfast |
9:30 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. |
Welcome & Introduction |
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Plenary IDebate 1: Should laws and regulations that affect the Internet favor individuals over the state? Speakers: |
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m |
Break |
11:45 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. |
Break-out Discussions |
1.00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. |
Workshop IChoice of workshops:
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3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. |
Afternoon BreakResearch Displays |
4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
Plenary IIDebate 2: Is the Internet--and global communication among citizens--best served by today's organic mix of governing forces, or do we need a more centralized, global system? Speaker: |
5:45 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. |
ReceptionResearch Displays |
7.00 p.m. |
DinnerKeynote PanelSpeaker: Riz Khan - International Journalist, Television Host, Author at Al Jazeera English Sana Saleem Chiranuch “Jiew” Premchaiporn |
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May 24, 2012
8:30 a.m. - 9.00 a.m |
Registration & Breakfast |
9.00 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. |
Plenary IIIResearch Lightning Round |
10.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. |
Morning Break Research Displays |
11.00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Workshop IIChoice of workshops:
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Lunch |
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1.30 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. |
Plenary IVDebate 3: In a world where nearly nine out of ten Internet users are not American, what is the responsibility of United States institutions in promoting internet freedom? Speaker: |
3.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. |
Closing Session |