IG & Universities

[Sam Lanfranco]

Another way to approach Internet Governance in universities is through 
their research centres. I was slated to give a "birds of a feather" 
presentation on that topic at the 2016 International Society for Third 
Sector Research (http://www.istr.org) conference in Sweden this year but 
there were conflicts with ICANN in Helsinki so we had to drop the idea. 
ISTR is a gathering of many of the non-for-profit sector researchers 
from around the world, and it has regional chapters in Africa, Asia, 
Latin America, etc.

The next ISTR international conference is in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 
10-13  JULY  2018. ICANN, or stakeholder groups within ICANN, should 
consider engaging ISTR at the global or regional level. Research centre 
research agendas are a sure way to embed new content into university 
curricula. I would be happy to discuss this further, off list, for 
possible activities in 2017.

Sam L, NPOC