UPDATE: Global Network Initiative Public Forum
Posted: Oct 28, 2008You are invited to an evening forum marking the introduction of the new Global
Network Initiative on freedom of expression and privacy:
December 4, 2008
6:00pm – 8:00pm (Drinks served from 5:30pm)
Cathedral space of the Palais de Chaillot
Paris, France
No Cost
Join us for a round table discussion about how the Global Network Initiative
intends to address the complex and constantly evolving human rights challenges
and opportunities presented by information and communications technologies.
Speakers will include:
- Calvert
- Center for Democracy & Technology
- Committee to Protect Journalists
- Human Rights First
- Microsoft
- Yahoo!
The Forum will be moderated by a representative from the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, who will draw out the participants’ varied perspectives, followed by an open discussion with the audience.
The Forum is taking place in conjunction with the International Seminar on
Business and Human Rights, in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Admission to the forum is free. Please RSVP to the Global Network Initiative via
email: info@globalnetworkinitiative.org (subject line "Paris"). We will send more
details, including maps and location, to those who RSVP.
For more information about the Global Network Initiative see:
www.globalnetworkinitiative.org
For more information about the International Seminar on Business and
Human Rights see: www.anniversaryseminar.org