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Cyber Stewards at the IGF14 in Istanbul

Members of the Cyber Stewards network are participating this week at the 2014 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Istanbul, Turkey.

The IGF is taking place from 2-5 September, 2014 at the Lütfi Kirdar International Convention and Exhibition Center (ICEC). The overarching theme for the meeting is: “Connecting Continents for Enhanced Multistakeholder Internet Governance”.

Cyber Stewards Reem Al Masri from 7iber in Jordan, Walid al Saqaf from Yemen, and Renata Avila from Guatemala are participating in various panels at the event.

In addition, Francisco Vera from Derechos Digitales will be discussing intermediary liability issues with Malcolm Hutty (European Internet Service Provider Association (EuroISPA), Anriette Esterhuysen (Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Nicolo Zingales (Tilburg University) and Elonnai Hickok (Centre for Internet and Society).

For more information about the week’s events, click here.