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Critical Internet resources on the agenda at IGF in Rio

[12 November 2007]

The second IGF will discuss Internet governance issues related to critical Internet resources, including IP addresses. Main sessions will be video and audio cast and workshops will be audio cast. Sessions of interest include:

For more information, please see the official Internet Governance Forum website.

IGF in Rio

[27 September 2007]

The second IGF will be held in Brazil from 12 to 15 November 2007:

Advisory Group meets to discuss IGF Rio

[6 September 2007]

On 4 and 5 September 2007, the Advisory Group met in Geneva to prepare for IGF in Rio:

NRO statement at IGF Open Consultation meeting

[3 September 2007]

Raúl Echeberría has delivered a statement on behalf of the NRO (Number Resource Organization) at the IGF Open Consultation meeting:

IGF discussed at ICANN meeting in San Juan

[29 June 2007]

On 28 June 2007, there was an Internet Governance workshop at the ICANN meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico. See:

May consultations held to prepare for IGF in Rio

[24 May 2007]

Contributions at now available at:

Stock taking session of the Athens IGF

[14 February 2007]

On 13 February 2007, a stock taking was held in Geneva. For more information, see:

First Internet Governance Forum (IGF) held in Athens

[2 Nov 2006]

The inaugural Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has been held in Athens. For more information, see:

Second round of consultations for IGF in Athens

[20 May 2006]

The second round of consultations took place in Geneva on 19 May 2006:

First round of consultations for IGF in Athens

[18 February 2006]

On 16 and 17 February 2007, the first round of consultations for IGF in Athens discussed a variety of topics, including the scope of the IGF's work and priority issues for discussion in Rio. For more information, see: