19^th European Summer School on
Internet Governance (EuroSSIG)

Due to our experience with late arrivals, we offer all participants a free early arrival on Saturday 26 July. There will be self-catering and no meals will be provided except for breakfast on Sunday. The free Sunday should be used for preparation and self-study to get in the mood for the EuroSSIG. You can also arrive on Sunday by 18.00 at the latest, when the EuroSSIG will officially open with dinner at 20.00 CEST.

19.00 – 20.00
Welcoming dinner

20.00 – 22.00
Opening and introduction

• Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus and Chair of EuroSSIG
• Sandra Hoferichter, Chair of Medienstadt Leipzig e.V.

09.00 – 10.30
Internet governance and geo-strategic policy (part 1): A holistic approach
(see self study material)

• Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus

10.30 – 11.00
Coffee

11.00 – 12.00
Internet governance and geo-strategic policy (part 2): The multistakeholder model

• Vint Cerf, Chair of the IGF Leadership Panel (video message)
• Irina Soeffky, Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport, Germany
• Bertrand de la Chapelle, Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network
• Intro and moderation: Wolfgang Kleinwächter

12.00 – 12.30
Q&A and discussion

12.30 – 13.30
Lunch

13.30 – 14.30
Internet governance and geo-strategic policy (part 3): Global IG processes (IGF, WSIS +20, GDC)

• Fiona Alexander, American University Washington (ONLINE)
• n.n., European Commission (ONLINE)
• Jorge Cancio, Swiss Federal Office of Communications
• n.n., China
• Intro and moderation: Chris Disspain, Identity Digital Inc

14.30 – 16.00
Breakout sessions (2×2 45 min in exchange)

16.00 – 16.30
Coffee

16.30 – 17.00
Introduction to the practicum: WSIS+20 Review

17.30 – 19.00
Guided city tour

19.00 – 22.00
Dinner at Burgkeller

09.00 – 09.45
Interactive introduction on the functioning of critical Internet resources

• Facilitated by Peter Koch, DENIC e.G.

09.45 – 10.30
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN),

• Adam Peake, ICANN org

10.30 – 11.00
Coffee

11.00 – 12.30

• Root server management / Keith Drazek, Verisign
• IP address management / Alena Muravska, RIPE NCC

12.30 – 13.30
Lunch

13.30 – 15.00
Breakout sessions (2×2 45 min in exchange)

15.00 – 16.00

• The management of country code Top Level Domains (ccTLD’s) / Peter Koch, DENIC e.G. and Hans Seewus, EURid
• The management of generic Top Level Domains (gTLD’s) / Chris Disspain, Identity Digital Inc. and Keith Drazek, Verisign

16.00 – 16.30
Coffee

16.30 – 17.00

• The role of registrars, n.n.

17.00 – 18.00
Breakout sessions (2x 60 min)

18.30 – 19.30
Dinner

20.00 – 22.00
Practicum I: WSIS+20 Review

• individual statements (30 x 2 min)

09.00 – 10.30
Cyber security, cybercrime and the protection of the public core of the Internet
(see self study material)

• Tatiana Tropina, Internet Society
• Intro: Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus

10.30 – 11.00
Coffee

11.00 – 12.00
CERT – Incident handling

• Michael Hausding, SWITCH / FIRST

12.00 – 12.30
Breakout sessions (2 x 30 min)

12.30 – 13.30
Lunch and group picture on the terrace

13.30 – 14.30
DNS Abuse – Prevention, detection, disruption and defence

• Michael Hausding, SWITCH / FIRST

14.30 – 16.00
Breakout sessions – Global view on cyber security (2×2 45 min in exchange)

16.00 – 16.30
Coffee

16.45
Leaving to the Porcelain Manufactory

17.30 – 18.30
Guided tour through the Porcelain Manufactory workshops

18.30 – 20.00
New Top-Level Domains – Between public interest and shareholder value

• Dirk Krischenowski, dot.Berlin

20.00 – 22.30
Dinner at the Porcelain Manufactory (sponsored by dot.Berlin)

09.00 – 10.00
Artificial intelligence and geopolitics – an overview

• n.n.

10.00 – 11.00

Practicum II: WSIS+20 Review

• Agreement on 1 statement per subject in multistakeholder groups

11.00 – 11.30
Coffee (11.30 leaving to the Dom)

12.00 – 12.30
Organ concert in the Meissen Dom

13.00 – 14.00
Lunch

14.00 – 15.15

• n.n., European Commission

15.15 – 16.00

Breakout sessions (2x 45 min)

16.00 – 16.30
Coffee

16.30 – 18.00

Artificial Intelligence – Impact on human rights

• facilitated by the fellows

18.30 – 19.30
Dinner

20.00 – 22.00
Practicum III: WSIS+20 Review

• Agreement on 1 statement per subject in multistakeholder groups

09.00 – 10.30
Virtual Worlds

• n.n.

10.30 – 11.00
Coffee

11.00 – 12.30
Quantum technology

• n.n.

12.30 – 13.30
Lunch

13.30 – 14.15
Internet governance and national jurisdiction

• Bertrand de la Chapelle, Internet and Jurisdiction

14.15 – 15.15
Practicum IV: WSIS+20 Review

• Presentation of stakeholder statements (6 x 5 min) and Q&A

15.15 – 16.00
Wrap up, handover of certificates and feedback

16.00 – 16.30
Coffee

16.30 – 18.30
Free time

18.30 – 24:00
BBQ and dance floor at the Monastery (Bring your instrument!)

We hope you enjoyed the 19^th EuroSSIG in Meissen and wish you a safe journey.