<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">It seems like Veni has not been appointed by ICANN to this group and is not representing ICANN there in any shape or form. If you still have questions and want to talk to him at NCSG Open Session, I can arrange the meeting.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 7:02 PM, Ayden Férdeline <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com" target="_blank">icann@ferdeline.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div>Dear Divina,<br></div><div><br></div><div>Congratulations on your appointment! It is comforting to know that we have an NCUC member on this High Level Group.<br><br>Best wishes,</div></div><div><br></div><div class="m_-2701091327686798700protonmail_signature_block"><div class="m_-2701091327686798700protonmail_signature_block-user"><div>Ayden <br></div></div><div class="m_-2701091327686798700protonmail_signature_block-proton m_-2701091327686798700protonmail_signature_block-empty"><br></div></div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite" class="m_-2701091327686798700protonmail_quote"><span class=""><div>-------- Original Message --------<br></div><div>Subject: Re: FYI: EC appoints 39 experts [one from ICANN] to a new high level group on fake news and online disinformation.<br></div></span><div><div class="h5"><div>Local Time: 14 January 2018 9:53 PM<br></div><div>UTC Time: 14 January 2018 20:53<br></div><div>From: <a href="mailto:divina.meigs@ORANGE.FR" target="_blank">divina.meigs@ORANGE.FR</a><br></div><div>To: <a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br></div><div><br></div><p><br></p><div>I'll be very happy to discuss with Veni Markovski... as I have been appointed to that High Level Expert Group as well... let me know if you need me to push some issues from the perspective of academia and/or civil society<br></div><p><br></p><p>divina<br></p><p> <br></p><p><br></p><div>Divina Frau-Meigs<br></div><div>Présidente Défi 8 ANR, Présidente Savoir*Devenir<br></div><div>Chaire UNESCO Savoir Devenir à l'ère du développement numérique durable<br></div><div>Porteuse des projets ANR TRANSLIT, CIP ECO, ERASMUS+ ECFOLI, UNESCO radicalisation<br></div><div>TEDx TALK on YouTube : http:// <a href="http://bit.ly/2qJa7A1" target="_blank">bit.ly/2qJa7A1</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><p><br></p><p> <br></p><p> <br></p><p> <br></p><p> <br></p><p> <br></p><p> <br></p><blockquote style="padding-left:5px;margin-left:5px;border-left:#ff0000 2px solid"><div>> Message du 14/01/18 20:36<br></div><div>> De : "Stephanie Perrin" <<a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@MAIL.UTORONTO.CA" target="_blank">stephanie.perrin@MAIL.<wbr>UTORONTO.CA</a>><br></div><div>> A : <a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br></div><div>> Copie à : <br></div><div>> Objet : Re: [NCSG-Discuss] FYI: EC appoints 39 experts [one from ICANN] to a new high level group on fake news and online disinformation.<br></div><div>> <br></div><div>> <br></div><p>> That sounds like a great idea to me!<br></p><p><br></p><div>> cheers Stephanie<br></div><div>><br></div><p><br></p><div><br></div><div>> <br></div><div class="m_-2701091327686798700moz-cite-prefix"><div>On 2018-01-14 2:31 PM, farzaneh badii wrote:<br></div><div>><br></div></div><blockquote><div><div dir="auto">We can invite Veni to our NCSG open meeting at ICANN 61. I think direct communication would be better and ncsg open meeting in PR might have better remote participation and more members would join. <br></div><div><br></div><div>> <br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>O Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 1:12 PM "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" <<a href="mailto:wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de" target="_blank">wolfgang.kleinwaechter@<wbr>medienkomm.uni-halle.de</a>> wrote:<br></div><div>><br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>1++ to Stephanie<br></div><div>> <br></div><div>> wolfgang<br></div><div>> <br></div><div>> <br></div><div>> <br></div><div>> <br></div><div>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----<br></div><div>> Von: NCSG-Discuss im Auftrag von Stephanie Perrin<br></div><div>> Gesendet: So 14.01.2018 18:30<br></div><div>> An: <a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br></div><div>> Betreff: Re: [NCSG-Discuss] FYI: EC appoints 39 experts [one from ICANN] to a new high level group on fake news and online disinformation.<br></div><div>> <br></div><div>> Personally, I am not worried at all about Veni Markovski being the rep<br></div><div>> here, he has been around a long time and has a great reputation. He was<br></div><div>> originally on CPSR. I also think it is important that ICANN have<br></div><div>> representation here, to defend against any bright ideas folks may come<br></div><div>> up with to make ICANN the "one-stop-shopping" centre approach that some<br></div><div>> parties have wanted/expected it to take. I do think we should invite<br></div><div>> Mr. Markovski to brief us in the future on what is going on with this group.<br></div><div>> <br></div><div>> Kind regards,<br></div><div>> <br></div><div>> Stephanie Perrin<br></div><div>> <br></div><div>> <br></div><div>> On 2018-01-13 8:40 AM, Ayden Férdeline wrote:<br></div><div>> > Hopefully they have joined to make the case for why the technical<br></div><div>> > community should not be involved in content regulation. But I fear I'm<br></div><div>> > giving them too much benefit of the doubt. There should be<br></div><div>> > transparency and community involvement in these important discussions,<br></div><div>> > but sadly I know there won't be, and all we can probably hope for is a<br></div><div>> > vague blog post after the fact.<br></div><div>> ><br></div><div>> > - Ayden<br></div><div>> ><br></div><div>> ><br></div><div>> >> -------- Original Message --------<br></div><div>> >> Subject: Re: FYI: EC appoints 39 experts [one from ICANN] to a new<br></div><div>> >> high level group on fake news and online disinformation.<br></div><div>> >> Local Time: 13 January 2018 2:15 PM<br></div><div>> >> UTC Time: 13 January 2018 13:15<br></div><div>> >> From: <a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@GMAIL.COM" target="_blank">farzaneh.badii@GMAIL.COM</a><br></div><div>> >> To: <a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br></div><div>> >><br></div><div>> >> Thank you Sam. We are championing for ICANN not to become a content<br></div><div>> >> regulator and ICANN staffer get appointed to EC initiative on fake<br></div><div>> >> news and online disinformation. I really wonder why. Why should ICANN<br></div><div>> >> be even involved with this?<br></div><div>> >><br></div><div>> >><br></div><div>> >> Farzaneh<br></div><div>> >><br></div><div>> >> On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 12:04 PM, Sam Lanfranco <<a href="mailto:lanfran@yorku.ca" target="_blank">lanfran@yorku.ca</a><br></div><div>> >> <mailto:<a href="mailto:lanfran@yorku.ca" target="_blank">lanfran@yorku.ca</a>>> wrote:<br></div><div>> >><br></div><div>> >> FYI:<br></div><div>> >><br></div><div>> >> The European Commission (EC) has appointed 39 experts to a new<br></div><div>> >> High Level Group (HLEG) on fake news and online disinformation.<br></div><div>> >> It comprises representatives of the civil society, social media<br></div><div>> >> platforms, news media organisations, journalists and academia.<br></div><div>> >> Professor dr. Madeleine de Cock Buning is nominated to chair the<br></div><div>> >> Group.<br></div><div>> >><br></div><div>> >> The ICANN person in the HLEG is Veni Markovski, currently<br></div><div>> >> ICANN's Vice-President for UN engagement, based in New York.<br></div><div>> >><br></div><div>> >> --<br></div><div>> >> Farzaneh<br></div><div>> ><br></div><div>><br></div></blockquote></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div>-- <br></div><div>><br></div></div><div class="m_-2701091327686798700gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span class="m_-2701091327686798700font" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Farzaneh</span><br></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>><br></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div>