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26/02/2007
Taking stock and the way forward (Geneva, 13/2/2007) – EU Statement
"We would like to warmly thank the government of Greece
26/02/2007
Taking stock and the way forward (Geneva, 13/2/2007) – Full trancript of the meeting
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26/02/2007
Extract from Mr. Nitin Desai`s letter to the Greek Minister of Transport & Communications on IGF` success.
"The Forum succeeded because you took a great risk in inviting us and then pulled out all stops in ensuring the full and enthusiastic support of your ministry and its various offices and the other parts of the government of the
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20/02/2007
Taking stock and the way forward (Geneva, 13/2/2007) - Greek presentation for IGF in Athens
Presentantion given by the Hellenic delegation in the open consultations meeting "Taking stock and the way forward" (Geneva, 13/2/2007) regarding the inaugural meeting of IGF in Athens. more...
31/10/2006
Session Transcripts And Speeches (updated 3/11/2006)
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30/10/2006
Word Wide Satellite Coverage of IGF 2006
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29/10/2006
Webcasting IGF 2006 event...
IGF 2006 is available for anyone through Internet webcasting...
more...27/10/2006
Important transportation information
The venue takes place in the DIVANI APOLLON PALACE & SPA Hotel... more...
19/10/2006
IGF 2006 Official Program
The Official Program of IGF 2006 Athens Meeting is available here more...
13/10/2006
GigaNet Symposium - Final Program
Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) First Annual Symposium, 29 October, Athens, Greece. more...
14/09/2006
UN Special Adviser for Internet Governance Mr Nitin Desai in Athens
On September 11, 2006 the Minister for Transport and Communications Mr Michalis Liapis welcomed in Athens Mr Nitin Desai, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Adviser for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and Chairman of the Advisory Group. more...
The government’s decision to give more autonomy to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was welcomed by the European Commission today. On 30 September, a highly prescriptive Memorandum of Understanding between the US Department of Commerce and ICANN expired. It has now been replaced by lighter arrangements intended to end definitely by 2009. The European Commission....
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UN PLANNING MISSION IN ATHENS
On July 17-20 2006 a United Nations planning mission visited Athens more...
14/07/2006
Message from the United Nations Secretary-General ...
The second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), held in Tunis on 13-15 November 2005, invited me to convene a new forum for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue -- called the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). more...
23/02/2006
A full coverage of the Forum with live diffusion
We are pleased to inform you that Hellas Sat (The Greek Satellite Operator) (www.hellas-sat.net) will provide a full coverage of the Forum to all the interested parties with live diffusion in parallel of all the five Sessions of IGF. more...
10/03/2006
DATES FOR INAUGURAL MEETING OF IGF IN ATHENS AGREED
30 October - 2 November , 2006, the inaugural meeting of the IGF in Athens more...
20/02/2006
Extracts from Mr. Desai closing remarks
I would say we are truly impressed at the commitment shown by the government of Greece for hosting this, the efforts which have already been put in. more...
21/02/2006
Geneva consultations 16-17 February 2006
Photographs from the cunsultations that took place in Geneva at 16-17 / 02 / 2006 more...
10/02/2006
Scheduled dates
After examination of scheduled dates of relevant international meetings such as ICANN, ITU etc and upon consulting with professional concerns in Athens, taking into account possible conflicts with the other similar meetings such as those of ITU and ICANN and mindful of religious and other international constraints we concluded that October 24,25 and 26... more...
17/02/2006
Statement
Statement by the Greek Government during consultations in Geneva 16th and 17th of February 2006 more...
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“The WSIS was not an end but a beginning”
Yoshio Utsumi, Secretary General of ITU and of the WSIS Summit