[WSIS CS-Plenary] dynamic coalition on gender & ig - meeting wed 6pm

[magaly]

DYNAMIC COALITION ON
GENDER AND INTERNET GOVERNANCE

OPEN SESSION

MEETING ON WEDNESDAY 14TH - 18:00- 19:00
VERSAILLES I


The APC WNSP - Association for Progressive Communications Women's
Networking Support Programme, EMERGE-Centro de Pesquisa e Produção em
Comunicação e Emergência of Fluminense Federal University in Brazil, and
IT for Change are convening the *Dynamic Coalition on Gender and Internet
Governance*.

We invite women and men whose interest is to ensure that gender equality
principles are not marginalised in internet governance processes to join
this coalition. Both organisations and individuals may join the coalition.

The *Dynamic Coalition on Gender and Internet Governance* aims to ensure a
gender perspective is included in the key debates around internet
governance issues, such as content regulation, privacy, access, freedom of
expression among others. It also intends to promote women's visibility at
the IGF and related fora; to conduct research and provide input on the
main topics of IGF debates; to support capacity building of gender
advocates and to promote more effective linkages between local, regional
and global initiatives relating to gender and the information society.

The statement of objectives is a draft only and will be finalised during
the meeting.

The initial coalition partners include the following organisations:

* WNSP-Women Network Support Programme of APC-Association for Progressive
Communications, International
* EMERGE-Centro de Pesquisa e Produção em Comunicação e Emergência of
Fluminense Federal University, Brazil
* G2G Gender and Technology, Brazil
* Luleå University of Technology (or LTU) Division Gender, Technology and
Organisation, Sweden
* ITForChange, India


Please write to  info at e-fem.net  if you are interested to join the
coalition, or learn more about the Dynamic Coalition on Gender and
Internet Governance.