Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Meet in Athens, Greece

The 1st Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), is to be convened from 30 October – 2 November 2006 in Athens, Greece. Visit the official website of IGF Greece 2006 to check out the progress of the event.

The IGF 2006 forum is being broadcasted via world wide satellite coverage during all its four days, through the Greek Satellite Hellas-Sat. IGF 2006 is also available for anyone through Internet webcasting. See the Athens meeting schedule and agenda.

Amnesty International issued a ‘Call to Bloggers’, asking them to get online and stand up for freedom of expression on the internet. Amnesty released a statement to the IGF today and is sending a delegation to ensure that human rights are not sidelined and remain at the heart of the forum’s discussions.