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Internet Governance Timeline
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Jan
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WEF 2017, Davos
17-20 January 2017
WEF 2017, Davos
17-20 January 2017Davos, Switzerland
Global multistakeholder summit with discussions on Internet governance and cooperation at World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
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CSTD 2016-2017 Inter-sessional Panel
23-25 January 2017
CSTD 2016-2017 Inter-sessional Panel
23-25 January 2017Room XVII, E-building, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The Panel will address the following two priority themes:
- Theme 1: New innovation approaches to support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
- Theme 2: The role of science, technology and innovation in ensuring food security by 2030
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CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation - Second Meeting
26-27 January 2017
CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation - Second Meeting
26-27 January 2017Geneva, Switzerland
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Feb
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GSMA Mobile World Congress 2017
27 February - 2 March 2017
GSMA Mobile World Congress 2017
27 February - 2 March 2017Barcelona, Spain
Mobile World Congress is the world’s largest gathering for the mobile industry, organised by the GSMA.
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Mar
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ICANN 58
11-16 March 2017
ICANN 58
11-16 March 2017Copenhagen, Denmark
ICANN meetings are held three times each year in different regions of the globe and enable attendees from around the world to participate in person to discussions about policy of and management in the domain name system (DNS).
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IETF 98
26-31 March 2017
IETF 98
26-31 March 2017Chicago, United States
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is the premiere Internet standards organization. Its aim is to make the Internet work better by producing high quality, relevant technical documents that influence the way people design, use, and manage the Internet. IETF meetings are held three times a year allow key working groups to accomplish their tasks and mix with other working groups across disciplines.
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RightsCon 2017: Brussels
29-31 March, 2017
RightsCon 2017: Brussels
29-31 March, 2017Brussels, Belgium
RightsCon is a summit series bringing together civil society, engineers, activists, lawyers, companies, and governments on the subject of the internet and human rights.
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Apr
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IGF 2017 First Open Consultations and MAG Meeting
TBC
IGF 2017 First Open Consultations and MAG Meeting
TBC
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May
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Freedom Online Coalition 2017
TBC
Freedom Online Coalition 2017
TBCStockholm, Sweden
Once a year, the FOC holds a multi-stakeholder conference that aims to review developments and deepen the discussion on how freedom of expression on the Internet can help to promote democracy, human rights, and social, cultural and economic development.
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U.N. CSTD: 20th session
TBC
U.N. CSTD: 20th session
TBCGeneva, Switzerland
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Jun
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Africa Internet Summit (AIS) 2017
June 2017
Africa Internet Summit (AIS) 2017
June 2017Nairobi, Kenya
The AIS is an annual, regional multi-stakeholder ICT conference. It is the pinnacle educational and business ICT event in Africa where key players in the Internet industry interact with the global Internet community. Launched in The Gambia in 2012, the Summit consists of seminars, workshops, tutorials, conference sessions, birds-of-a-feather (BOFs), and other forums for sharing ICT knowledge within the African region.
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EuroDIG 2017
6-7 June 2017
EuroDIG 2017
6-7 June 2017Tallinn, Estonia
EuroDIG is not a conference, it is a year round dialogue on politics and digitization across the whole European continent which culminates in an annual event.
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WSIS Forum 2017
12-16 June 2017
WSIS Forum 2017
12-16 June 2017Geneva, Switzerland
Annual WSIS Forums provide an avenue to take stock of the progress made by all stakeholders in advancing Action Lines, as defined at the World Summit on the Information Society. This event is co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNCTAD and UNDP.
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ICANN 59
26-29 June 2017
ICANN 59
26-29 June 2017Johannesburg, South Africa
ICANN meetings are held three times each year in different regions of the globe and enable attendees from around the world to participate in person to discussions about policy of and management in the domain name system (DNS).
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Jul
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ECOSOC 2017 Session
TBC
ECOSOC 2017 Session
TBCNew York, United States
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IGF 2017 Second Open Consultations and MAG Meeting
TBC
IGF 2017 Second Open Consultations and MAG Meeting
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High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2017
10-19 July 2017
High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2017
10-19 July 2017New York, United States
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development is United Nations central platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015.
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IETF 99
16-21 July 2017
IETF 99
16-21 July 2017Prague, Czech Republic
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is the premiere Internet standards organization. Its aim is to make the Internet work better by producing high quality, relevant technical documents that influence the way people design, use, and manage the Internet. IETF meetings are held three times a year allow key working groups to accomplish their tasks and mix with other working groups across disciplines.
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Sep
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UN General Assembly 72nd Session
12-25 September 2017
UN General Assembly 72nd Session
12-25 September 2017New York, United States
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Oct
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ITU WTDC-17
9-20 October 2017
ITU WTDC-17
9-20 October 2017Buenos Aires, Argentina
World telecommunication development conferences (WTDCs) are convened in the period between two Plenipotentiary Conferences to consider topics, projects and programmes relevant to telecommunication development. WTDCs set the strategies and objectives for the development of telecommunication/ICT, providing future direction and guidance to the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D). The theme of WTDC-17 is "ICT for Sustainable Development Goals" - ICT④SDGs.
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ICANN 60
28 October - 3 November 2017
ICANN 60
28 October - 3 November 2017Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
ICANN meetings are held three times each year in different regions of the globe and enable attendees from around the world to participate in person to discussions about policy of and management in the domain name system (DNS).
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Nov
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Council of Europe Octopus Conference 2017
TBC
Council of Europe Octopus Conference 2017
TBCThe Octopus Conference, held every 12 to 18 months by the Council of Europe, is focused on discussion on cybercrime gathering experts governments, international organisations, private sector and academia.
Each Octopus conference has a specific focus linked to the latest cybercrime issue. -
IETF 100
12-17 November 2017
IETF 100
12-17 November 2017Singapore
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is the premiere Internet standards organization. Its aim is to make the Internet work better by producing high quality, relevant technical documents that influence the way people design, use, and manage the Internet. IETF meetings are held three times a year allow key working groups to accomplish their tasks and mix with other working groups across disciplines.
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Dec
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World Internet Conference, Whuzen
TBC
World Internet Conference, Whuzen
TBCWhuzen, China
The World Internet Conference in Whuzen, is organised by the Cyberspace Administration of China and Zhejiang Provincial People's government.
Internet Governance Events in Text Format
WEF 2017, Davos
Davos,
Switzerland
– 17-20 January 2017 CSTD 2016-2017 Inter-sessional Panel
Geneva,
Switzerland
– 23-25 January 2017 CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation - Second Meeting
Geneva,
Switzerland
– 26-27 January 2017 GSMA Mobile World Congress 2017
Barcelona,
Spain
– 27 February - 2 March 2017 ICANN 58
Copenhagen,
Denmark
– 11-16 March 2017 IETF 98
Chicago,
United States
– 26-31 March 2017 RightsCon 2017: Brussels
Brussels,
Belgium
– 29-31 March, 2017 IGF 2017 First Open Consultations and MAG Meeting
TBC,
Global
– TBC Freedom Online Coalition 2017
Stockholm,
Sweden
– TBC U.N. CSTD: 20th session
Geneva,
Switzerland
– TBC ITU Council 2017
Geneva,
Switzerland
– 15-25 May 2017 Africa Internet Summit (AIS) 2017
Nairobi,
Kenya
– June 2017 EuroDIG 2017
Tallinn,
Estonia
– 6-7 June 2017 WSIS Forum 2017
Geneva,
Switzerland
– 12-16 June 2017 ICANN 59
Johannesburg,
South Africa
– 26-29 June 2017 ECOSOC 2017 Session
New York,
United States
– TBC IGF 2017 Second Open Consultations and MAG Meeting
Global
– TBC High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2017
New York,
United States
– 10-19 July 2017 IETF 99
Prague,
Czech Republic
– 16-21 July 2017 UN General Assembly 72nd Session
New York,
United States
– 12-25 September 2017 ITU WTDC-17
Buenos Aires,
Argentina
– 9-20 October 2017 ICANN 60
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
– 28 October - 3 November 2017 Council of Europe Octopus Conference 2017
Global
– TBC IETF 100
Singapore
– 12-17 November 2017 World Internet Conference, Whuzen
Whuzen,
China
– TBC IGF 2017
Geneva,
Switzerland
– 18-21 December 2017