IGF 2014: Full Schedule

9:00am EEST

WS62: Internet Infrastructure: Technology and Terminology [CB]

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Provides an introduction to Internet technical and governance terms and serves as a layperson's introduction to the topology of the Internet, providing definitions and explanations for key terms and jargon. It will also give an overview of the constellation of Internet governance organizations and their respective roles and responsibilities.
This workshop has been offered at the very beginning of each IGF, in order to afford IGF participants an overview of the sometimes-obscure terms of the Internet governance and technical communities.

Moderators

Bill Woodcock (Packet Clearing House)

Executive Director, Packet Clearing House

Packet Clearing House is the international organization responsible for providing operational support and security to critical Internet infrastructure, including Internet exchange points and the core of the domain name system. We work in four areas: IXPs, the core of the DNS, Internet... Read More →

Speakers

Nishal Goburdhan

Internet Analyst / IXP Manager, Packet Clearing House / INX-ZA

IXPs, DNS, BGP

Audrey Plonk

Rohan Samarajiva

Founding Chair, LIRNEasia

Rohan Samarajiva is founding Chair of LIRNEasia, an ICT policy and regulation think tank active across emerging economies in South and South East Asia, and the Pacific. He was its CEO until 2012. He serves on the Boards of Communication Policy Research south, Research ICT Africa... Read More →

Remote Moderators

Bevil Wooding

Director Caribbean Affairs, ARIN

I work with international organizations responsible for providing operational support and security to critical Internet infrastructure. My activity revolves around four areas: IXPs, Internet governance policy, cybersecurity coordination and technical capacity building. I am actively... Read More →

Tuesday September 2, 2014 9:00am - 10:00am EEST
Workshop Room 02 (Rumeli Ground Floor / Room B2)

Other, Capacity-building session