Asia
Internet Rights Conference Opens Today in Seoul
First Asia Internet
Right Conference was held in Seoul from November 8-10,
2001,
which was organized by Korean Progressive Network,
Jinbonet and sponsored
by Japan Foundation and endorsement the Association for
Progressive Communications (APC).
Source:
www.base21.org &
http://asia-ir.jinbo.net
By Chang-nam
Lee (tolerance@base21.org)
(Seoul, Korea) -- The opening session of the Asia Internet
Rights Conference begins today and will last until
Saturday afternoon.
Fifty participants from Asia, Europe, and the Americas are
gathering on the campus of Chungang University to discuss
a number of issues related to internet governance,
activism, and international solidarity.
"The Asia Internet Rights Conference will help prepare us
for an era of government suppression of the internet.
Internet users are in serious danger of losing many of
their rights, including freedom of expression. So it is
urgent for progressive Asian media organizations to
strengthen international solidarity links through this
conference," said Oh Byong-il, executive director of the
Korean Progressive Network (Jinbonet), the host of the
conference.
- November 7th. (Wed.) : Arrival & Registration
8:00 unofficial meeting about the strategy in the ICANN LA
meeting
- November 8th. (Thu.)
9:30 - 10:00 : Opening - Introduction of the conference
10:00 - 12:30 : Introduction (self/organization/general
situation of each countries - about 7 - 8 min. per one
person)
12:30 - 14:00 : Lunch
14:00 - 15:50 : Session 1 - General situation of the world
and Asia
16:10 - 18:00 : Session 2 - Internet governance
18:00 - : Dinner party
- November 9th. (Fri.)
9:30 - 12:30 : Session 3 - Digital Divide & Public Access
12:30 - 2:00 : Lunch
2:00 - 3:50 : Session 4 - Free Speech
4:10 - 6:00 : Session 5 - Privacy
- November 10th. (Sat.)
9:30 - 11:20 : Session 6 - IP
11:40 - 1:20 : Session 7 - Internet & Social movement
1:20 - 2:30 : Lunch
2:30 - 4:00 : Closing Session - strategy
** Press Conference : Against censorship by Korean
Government & ICEC
- November 11th (Sunday): Mass Worker's Rally
- November 12th - 14th (Monday - Wednesday).: The 3rd
Labor Media Conference
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