Internet at Liberty 2010 The promise and peril of online free expression
September 20-22, 2010 Central European University, Budapest, Hungary |
Monday 20 September - Pre-Conference Workshops
Online tools and tactics for advocacy and protection
Aranytíz Cultural Center, Arany János u. 10
09:00 - 19:00 Workshop and conference registration and information desk open, 3rd floor
12:30 - 13:30 Welcome coffee for early arrivals, 3rd floor
13:30 - 14:00Workshop welcome and introduction, Tolnay Klári Room, 3rd floor
Bob Boorstin, Google, US
Kate Coyer, Central European University, US
14:00 - 16:00Concurrent Sessions I
Organizing tools for advocacy, Nagylovag Room ground floor
Presenters: Ali Ravi, Tactical Technology Collective, Iran
Steve Grove, You Tube, US
Bev Clark, Kubatana Trust, Zimbabwe
Advocating for policy change, Bartók/Kodály Room, 2nd floor
Presenters: Leslie Harris, Center for Democracy and Technology, US
Sunil Abraham, Centre for Internet and Society, India
Respondent: João Brant, Intervozes, Brazil
Evading censors through circumvention technologies, Tolany Klári Room, 3rd floor
Presenters: Nart Villeneuve, Citizen Lab, Canada
Walid al-Saqaf, Yemenportal.net, Yemen
Angelina Trangh Huynh, Viet Tan, US
16:00 - 17:00Coffee Break, 3rd floor
17:00 - 19:00Concurrent Sessions II
Organizing tools for advocacy, Nagylovag Rm, ground floor (repeat of workshop from first session)
Presenters: Ali Ravi, Tactical Technology Collective, Iran
Steve Grove, You Tube, US
Bev Clark, Kubatana Trust, Zimbabwe
Advocating for policy change, Bartók/Kodály Rm, 2nd floor (repeat of workshop from first session)
Presenters:Leslie Harris, Center for Democracy and Technology, US
Sunil Abraham, Centre for Internet and Society, India
João Brant, Intervozes, Brazil
Safeguarding personal security and privacy online, Tolnay Klári Room 2nd floor
Presenters: Brett Solomon, Access Now, Australia
Bobby Soriano, Tactical Technology Collective, Philippines
Katrin Verclas, Mobile Active, US
The Internet as a force for change
CEU, Nádor u. 15
08:00 - 18:00 Conference registration and information desk open
09:00 - 09:30Welcome and introduction
John Shattuck, CEU President and Rector
David Drummond, Google Senior Vice President
09:30 - 10:30A moment in time: a very short history of the Internet and free expression
Moderator: Renata Uitz, Central European University, Hungary
Presenter: Rob Faris, Open Net Initiative, US
Respondents: Tattu Mambetalieva, Civil Initiative on Internet Policy, Kyrgyzstan
Sunil Abraham, Centre for Internet and Society, India
Shahzad Ahmad, Bytes for All, Pakistan
10:30 - 11:00Coffee Break, CEU, Nádor u. 11
11:00 - 12:30Is the potential of the Internet as a force for positive political change being oversold?
Moderator: Madeleine Morris, BBC, UK
Speakers:Karin Spaink, Writer and net activist, Netherlands
Kim Pham, Access Now, US
Evgeny Morozov, Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, Stanford University, Belarus
Shanthi Kalathil, World Bank, US
12:30 - 14:00Lunch, provided at BM Duna Palota, Zrínyi u. 5
14:00 - 15:15Online free expression: values, progress and complexities
Speaker: Dunja Mijatovic, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Bosnia and Herzegovina
Respondents: Merve Alici, Turkish Young Civilians, Turkey
Eva Simon, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, Hungary
15:15 - 15:45Coffee Break, CEU, Nádor u. 11
15:45 - 17:00A rock and a hard place: challenges for governments in Europe
Moderator: Rebecca MacKinnon, New America Foundation, US
Speakers: Ambassador Olof Ehrenkrona, Sweden
Bertrand de La Chapelle, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France
Respondent:Mogens Schmidt, UNESCO, Denmark
17:00 - 18:15A hard place and a rock: challenges for industry
Moderator: Rebecca MacKinnon, New America Foundation, US
Speakers: David Drummond, Google, US
Lord Richard Allan, Facebook, UK
18:30 - 19:30Welcome reception, CEU Atrium, Nádor u. 9
Remarks:John Shattuck, CEU President and Rector
David Drummond, Google Senior Vice President
Participants can opt to join one of several informal group dinners themed around specific topics.
Wednesday 22 September - Day Two
Moving forward: breaking barriers, transparency and innovation
CEU, Nádor u. 15
08:00 - 16:00 Conference registration and information desk open
09:00 - 10:15Crossing national borders: is the Internet a danger as well as a blessing?
Moderator: Lucie Morillon, Reporters Without Borders, France
Respondents: Carlos Afonso, Internet Steering Committee, Brazil
Supinya Klangnarong, Campaign for Popular Media Reform, Thailand
Nargis Zokirova, International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law, Tajikstan
Esraa Rashid, Egyptian Democratic Academy, Egypt
10:15 - 10:45Coffee Break, CEU, Nádor u. 11
10:45 - 12:00No easy answers: privacy and free expression
Moderator: Ellen Hume, Central European University, US
12:00 - 12:30Transparency and accountability tools
Moderator: Colin Maclay, Berkman Center on Internet and Society, US
Respondents: Renata Avila, Creative Commons, Guatemala
Matt Braithwaite, Google, US
Karl Kathuria, BBC, UK
12:30 - 13:30Lunch (brown bag provided), CEU, Nádor u. 11
13:30 - 14:45Are we compromising national security by increasing access to information online?
Moderator: Monroe Price, Annenberg School of Communication at University of Pennsylvania, US
Respondents: Smari McCarthy, Digital Freedoms Society, Iceland
Michael Semple, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, US
Heather Brooke, Freedom of Information activist, UK
15:00 - 16:00Concurrent sessions (delegates can choose which to attend) Online free expression and…
…protecting privacy, CEU, Nádor u. 9 Popper room
Facilitator: Kristina Irion, Central European University, Germany
Respondents:Katitza Rodriguez, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Peru
Stephanie Hankey, Tactical Technology Collective, UK
…enforcing ethics & accountability for corporations & governments, CEU, Nádor u. 9 Auditorium
Facilitator: Markos Kounalakis, Central European University, US
Respondent: Aaron Swartz, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, US
…ensuring cybersecurity and national security, CEU, Nádor u. 9 Gellner room
Facilitator: Ian Brown, Oxford Internet Institute, UK
Respondent: Jamil Zahid, International Chamber of Commerce, Pakistan
...the cat and mouse game between bloggers and governments, CEU, Nádor u. 15
Facilitator:Cynthia Wong, Center for Democracy and Technology, US
Respondents: Esraa Rashid, Blogger, Egypt
Ivan Sigal, Global Voices, US
16:00 - 16:30Coffee Break, CEU, Nádor u. 11
16:30 - 17:30Concluding session: making talk come to life - where do we go from here?
Feedback from workshops, dinners and breakout groups (30 min)
Co-moderators: Bob Boorstin, Google, US
Kate Coyer, Central European University, US
“If I could do one thing to make the Internet a better place for free expression…” (30 min)
Moderator: Rebecca MacKinnon, New America Foundation, US
Dinner topics for Tuesday night
1.The current state of the Chinese Internet
2.In China's wake: online censorship in South and Southeast Asia
3.The development of the Internet in Russia: a critical moment
4.Censorship in Central and Eastern European countries
5.Online activism in the Middle East: what’s working and what’s not
6.Advancing European government initiatives on online free expression
7.Accountability and ethics among companies: the Global Network Initiative
8.The rise of the citizen journalist and the response of the traditional media
9.Protecting the platform: the challenge of intermediary liability
10.Online privacy, anonymity and free expression
11.The limits of free expression: controversial content policies
12.Keeping the Internet open: is there a global solution to net neutrality?