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25. Jul 2010 - 31. Jul 2010

European Summer School on Internet Governance

Euro SSIG
Fockestrasse 35
D-04275 Leipzig, Germany
Phone: +49 3 4130 12827
Fax: +49 3 4194 56011

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Evangelishce Akademie Meissen
Freiheit 16
01662 Meißen

Germany

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Do you want to understand the multilayer, multiplayer mechanisms of Internet Governance? Do you want to know what the political, economic, social and legal implications of Internet Governance are? Do you want to learn what is behind cryptic acronyms like ICANN, RIR, DNS, ccTLD, gTLD, iDN, IPv6, ISP, IETF, W3C, IAB, WHOIS, GAC, IGF, WGIG and WSIS? Do want to get more detailed information about technical Internet standards, protocols, codes, domain names, IP addresses, registries and registrars? Are you interested to look deeper into the opportunities and risks of the emerging global Internet Economy? Do you want to become an Internet Governance leader of tomorrow?

Than you should apply for the “2010 European Summer School on Internet Governance” (Euro-SSIG). The 2010 Summer School offers a unique multidisciplinary high level 48 hours academic programme. The programme is a well balanced mixture of theoretical lectures with world leading academics as well as practical presentations from well known experts working directly in the technical community, the market or in policy. It offers unique opportunities for learning in a multistakeholder environment, which includes also intense and individual interactive communication with faculty members and fellows from all over the world. The Faculty is chaired by Prof. Wolfgang Kleinwächter, University of Aarhus .

Applications will be accepted both from students and individuals working in the private sector, in government or in civil society groups from all over the world. Application criteria are a basic academic degree or relevant practical experiences. The full course fee is 1000 EUR (plus 19% VAT). It includes, next to the lecture programme:

* six nights accommodation in the guest rooms of the academy,
* breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee ,
* one evening reception in the “Meissen Procelain Manufactory”,
* gala dinner in the historic wine-restaurant “Vinzenz Richter”,
* boat trip on the river Elbe
* free WiFi access and
* all teaching material.
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Prof. Wolfgang Kleinwächter, University of Aarhus, chair of the faculty; Sandra Hoferichter, coordinator of the summer school; Dr. William Drake, Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies, Geneva; Prof. Jon Bing, Law Faculty, University of Oslo; Dr. Jeanette Hofmann, London School of Economics; Prof. Milton Mueller, Syracuse University.
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