Call for Applications from the 5th International Summer School of Internet Governance

For the Internet Governance Leaders of Tomorrow: Learning in a Multi Stakeholder Environment

Do you want to understand the multilayer, multi player 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?

The 2011 European Summer School on Internet Governance (Euro-SSIG) 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 multi stakeholder 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 Porcelain Manufactory”,
• gala dinner in the historic wine-restaurant “Vincenz Richter”,
• boat trip on the river Elbe
• free WiFi access and
• all teaching material.

There is a special fee for master students of 500 EUR (plus 19% VAT). We can offer students from developing countries an opportunity to apply for the Global Fellowship Programme (GFP-SSIG).
If you are interested in the Summer School on Internet Governance (SSIG), please send applications until May 15, 2011 by using the electronic form on the website.

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