Hi Dave,
At 20:18 18-11-2013, Dave Crocker wrote:
There are many tents, many camels, and a great deal of liquid flowing in
all directions. The mere announcement of yet-another tent does not
create a compelling incentive for being inside it, no matter how
pretty its interior decorating.
According to the IAB announcement:
"Purpose. The meeting will aim to produce universal Internet principles
and an institutional framework for multistakeholder Internet governance.
The framework will include a roadmap to evolve and globalize current
institutions, and new mechanisms to address the emerging internet
governance topics. The conference will not include any discussion or
activity to create solutions for specific topics such as security,
privacy, surveillance, etc."
I don't know whether you have been following the progress of the
"Marco Civil da Internet". It is an Internet Bill of Rights which
got pushed forward again after the Powerpoint affair was raised at
the United Nations [1].
Regards,
-sm
1. http://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/68/BR_en.pdf