Dynamic Coalition on Core Internet Values

Isoc India Chennai organized a Workshop on Core Internet Values during the
2009 Internet Governance Forum at Egypt which was chaired by Lynn St.Amour,
President of ISOC. Following the deliberations at this IGF Workshop (No 319), a
Dynamic Coalition on Core Internet Values (for continuous work on the theme
during and between the Internet Governance Forums) is being formed.

Highly responsible individuals with the highest commitment to the Internet are to
be invited to become the core members of this Dynamic Coalition.

This Dynamic Coalition is conceptualized as a Think Tank that would

authoritatively define the Core Internet Values. As part of this exercise, this
coalition would examine present challenges and find ways to preserve the
Internet as a Free and Open Universal Network of Networks.

The sum total of all the efforts taken by the Internet Community, by all
International Organizations and Civil Society appears insufficient to steer the
Internet policies of Global, regional and national Governments in the right
direction. This coalition would work within and beyond the framework of the
Internet Governance Forum to supplement the efforts and to strengthen the work
of the community.

This group would interact through a mailing list for a start and would use
convenient conferencing and other collaborative tools for their work. The core
members are likely to meet during events such as ICANN meetings or IGF
meetings.

The work of the coalition would reflect in a workshop on this theme at the IGF at
Vilnius, Lithuania. Members of this coalition would continue to pay attention to
the larger tasks even after the Vilnius IGF.