Meissen, 15-21 August 2021 (Changed date)
Update: 18 August 2021
Self study – Online lecture: The history of the Internet
Sunday, 15 August 2021 – Arrival
20.00 – 21.00
Welcoming dinner
21.00 – 22.30
Opening and introduction
- Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus and Chair of EuroSSIG
- Sandra Hoferichter, Chair of Medienstadt Leipzig e.V.
Monday, 16 August 2021 – The Internet governance and geo-strategic policy
09.00 – 10.30
Internet governance and geo-strategic policy (part 1): A holistic approach
- Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus
Presentation
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee
11.00 – 12.30
Internet governance and geo-strategic policy (part 2): IGF+ and WSIS
- Anriette Esterhuysen, IGF MAG Chair (ONLINE)
Presentation - Regine Grienberger, Cyber Ambassador, German Federal Foreign Office
- Intro and moderation: Avri Doria, ICANN Board
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch
13.30 – 14.30
Internet governance and geo-strategic policy (part 3): UN Secretary Generals Road Map, G7, G20, BRICS
- Fadi Chehade, Member of the UN High Level Panel (ONLINE)
- Jason Munyan, Office of the Envoy on Technology (ONLINE)
Presentation - Olivier Bringer, European Commission (ONLINE)
- Peixi (Patrick) Xu, Communication University China (ONLINE)
(self study material)
- Intro and moderation: Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus
14.30 – 16.00
Breakout sessions (2×2 45 min in exchange)
16.00 – 16.30
Coffee
17.00 – 19.00
Guided city tour
19.00 – 22.00
Dinner at Burgkeller
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 – Technical regulation and management
09.00 – 10.00
Codes, standards and protocols – How the Internet is regulated
- Welcome note by Maarten Botterman, Chair of the ICANN Board (ONLINE)
- Avri Doria, ICANN Board
Presentation
10.00 – 10.30
The Internet Cooperation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
- Christopher Mondini, ICANN org (ONLINE)
Presentation
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee
11.00 – 12.00
IP address management
- Marco Hogewoning, RIPE NCC (ONLINE)
Presentation - Intro and moderation: Peter Koch, DENIC
12.00 – 12.30
Root server management
- Keith Drazek, Verisign (ONLINE)
Presentation - Intro and moderation: Peter Koch, DENIC
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch
13.30 – 14.30
The management of TLDs – roles of registries, registrars
- Peter Koch, DENIC
Presentation - Chris Disspain, Donuts
14.30 – 16.00
Break out sessions (3x 60 min in exchange)
16.00 – 16.30
Coffee
16.30 – 18.00
Blocking, filtering and content moderation
- Peter Koch, DENIC
Presentation
18.30 – 19.30
Dinner
19.30 – 21.00
New Top-Level Domains – Between hype, virus and public interest
- Dirk Krischenowski, dot.Berlin
Presentation
Wednesday, 18 August 2021 – Cyber security, crime and human rights - efforts of the United Nations
09.00 – 10.30
Cyber security, cybercrime and the protection of the public core of the Internet
(see self study material)
- Tatiana Tropina, University of Leiden (ONLINE)
Presentation - Sheetal Kumar, Global Partners Digital (ONLINE)
Presentation - Intro and moderation: Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee
11.00 – 12.30
Human rights – freedom of expression and privacy
- EuroSSIG Fellows with input from Avri Doria, ICANN Board
Presentation
Presentation by Mostafa Abdelaziz Ashhab Elkadi
Presentation by Anastasia Vladimirova
Presentation by Lea A. Barron
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch and group picture on the terrace
13.30 – 14.30
DNS Abuse
- Chris Disspain, Donuts
Presentation
14.30 – 16.00
Breakout sessions (2×2 45 min in exchange)
16.00 – 16.30
Coffee
16.30 – 17.30
Networks and states
- Milton Mueller, School of Public Policy Georgia Institute of Technology (ONLINE)
Presentation
18.00 – open
BBQ and bonfire at the monastery yard (bring your instrument!)
Thursday, 19 August 2021 – Business and Internet governance
09.00 – 10.15
The digital economy in the post pandemic period – free flow of data and digital taxation
- Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus
Presentation
10.15 – 11.00
The perspective of telecommunication service provider (5G development, Europes digital sovereignty, Digital Iron Curtain)
- Thomas Grob, Deutsche Telekom
Presentation
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 – 14.30
Trust and responsibility in the digital world – the example Contract for the Web
- Nnenna Nwakanma, World Wide Web Foundation (ONLINE)
https://contractfortheweb.org/
14.30 – 15.00
Policies for an inclusive Internet
- Robert Pepper, Facebook (ONLINE)
Presentation
15.00 – 15.30
Economic perspectives to manage new gTLDs
- Chris Disspain
reference material
15.30 – 16.00
Yoga relaxation
16.00 – 16.30
Coffee
16.30 – 18.00
Breakout session
18.30 – 19.30
Dinner
Friday, 20 August 2021 – Future challenges in the framework of international principles
09.00 – 10.30
International guidelines on artificial intelligence (see self study material)
- Salvatore Scalzo, European Commission (ONLINE)
Presentation - Yannick Meneceur, Council of Europe (ONLINE)
supporting slides - Intro and moderation: Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus
Presentation
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee
11.00 – 12.30
New IP – how realistic is a new Internet Protocol?
- Marco Hogewoning, RIPE NCC (ONLINE)
- Intro and moderation: Avri Doria, ICANN Board / Peter Koch, DENIC
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch
13.30 – 15.30
15 years Schools on Internet Governance – world tour
- Avri Doria, ICANN Board
- Sandra Hoferichter, Chair Medienstadt Leipzig e.V.
Video recording
15.30 – 16.00
Wrap up, handover of certificates and feedback
16.00 – 16.30
Coffee
18.00 – 23.30
Local evening at Hofcafé und Hoftheater zu Proschwitz and guided hiking through the Proschwitz vine yards (shuttle on demand)