On Nov 27, 2012, at 3:37 PM, Fredy Kuenzler kuenzler@init7.net wrote:
Mr Frédéric RIEHL, Chef des Affaires Internationales, OFCOM Mr Hassane MAKKI, Affaires Internationales, OFCOM Mr Raphael SCHERRER, Conseiller Economiste, OFCOM Mr Dirk-Olivier VON DER EMDEN, Conseiller juridique, OFCOM Mr Rolf WEBER, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Zurich
As a non-Swiss but very interested party, I'd like to second all of Fredy's suggestions. If you haven't already looked at it, this document is worth a read:
http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/Retreat2012.pdf
That's an internal handout from an ITU retreat at which they discuss how to camouflage their attack. Their summary of the Internet's position is, of course, highly biased, so you shouldn't take it at face value. I (and plenty of other people who've been involved in WCIT prep for the last three years) would be happy to try to address any questions.
The EU, US, and all other OECD countries have banded together to try to protect the Internet:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B7-2...
http://www.netcaucus.org/events/2012/internetgovernance/Internet-Caucus-WCIT...
There's been a lot of press coverage, though much of it is lacking in specifics or detailed understanding of Internet governance, as you might expect:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrydownes/2012/11/26/un-agencys-leaked-playboo...
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57551442-38/russia-demands-broad-un-role-i...
http://broadbandbreakfast.com/2012/11/expert-opinionbypaulbudde-wcit-and-the...
Other reading:
http://berec.europa.eu/files/document_register_store/2012/11/BoR_(12)_120_BE...
http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-the-net-grab
http://www.nro.net/news/nro-shares-concerns-aboutwcit-process
http://www.cio.com/article/719857/Experts_Internet_businesses_should_pay_att...
http://www.euro-ix.net/documents/1052-PR-Open-Letter-from-Euro-IX-pdf
-Bill