<incom> urgent call from thomas crampton for input

[Geert Lovink]

(you answer his question on his but you can also email him at  
thomas.crampton at gmail.com /geert)

http://thomascrampton.com/2007/06/19/any-questions-for-itu-unesco-wipo- 
and-others-on-internet/

This Friday in Geneva I will moderate a panel of high level United  
Nations officials about their role in the future of the Internet.

The host of the conference, the International Telecommunication Union,  
is a UN agency that ranks among its goals to “promote the extension of  
the benefits of new telecommunication technologies to all the world’s  
inhabitants.”

Others on the panel include top officials from UNESCO, the African  
Telecommunications Union, the European Broadcasting Union, the World  
Intellectual Property Organization and the International  
Standardization Organization.

My focus: Are these organizations doing enough to promote and support  
the Internet?

Any sharp ideas or questions are welcome!

Details of my panel below, with link to full conference program here.

9.30am Friday Building the Information Society Together: What is the  
role of International Organizations in a convergent media world?

All organisations need goals, objectives, structures, and procedures.  
These are necessarily defined by the times when they are established.  
High-level representatives from international organizations will be  
invited to discuss how they are contributing to foster the convergence.

Moderator: Mr. Thomas Crampton, Technology and Media Correspondent for  
the International Herald Tribune

Panelists:

- Mr. Jéan Reveillon, Secretary General, European Broadcasting Union  
(EBU)
- Dr. Hamodoun I. Touré, Secretary General, International  
Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Ms. Ruth Hieronymi, Member of the European Parliament, Committee on  
Culture and Education of the European Parliament
- Mr. Alan Bryden, Secretary General, International Standardization  
Organization (ISO)
- Dr. Akossi Akossi, Secretary General, African Telecommunications  
Union (ATU)
- Mr. Philippe Petit, Deputy Director General, World Intellectual  
Property Organization (WIPO)
- Mr. Mogens Schmidt, Deputy Assistant Director-General for  
Communication and Information, United Nations Educational, Scientific  
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)