Internet Governance Forum in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, November 2009
The Internet Governance Forum facilitated by the United Nations in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Nov. 15-18, 2009, was the fourth in a series of five planned global events. It attracted more than 1,800 stakeholders from nearly 100 nations for a discussion of ideas and ideals as they relate to the future of information and communication technologies. The basic purpose of IGF is to maximize the opportunities the Internet offers, addressing risks and challenges. The program for the meeting was developed by a 56-member IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) in a year-long process. Over the four days of IGF, at least 115 different This web page contains links to documentary coverage of a few of the representative key events at the global IGF-2009 recorded by Janna Anderson, Shelley Russell, Drew Smith, Eugene Daniel, Andie Diemer and Dan Anderson. To go directly to the results of the video survey of IGF participants on the future of IGF and the Internet, click here: The Imagining the Internet VIDEO SURVEY at IGF 2009