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[[ICANN]] CEO [[Fadi Chehade]] met with Rousseff on 8 October 2013 to discuss her recent proposals and urge her to take a multistakeholder approach that did not revolve around government or U.N. oversight. Following the meeting, Rousseff announced that Brazil would host a high-level meeting on the future of Internet Governance in April 2014, what would later become NETmundial.<ref>[http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/10/11/328790/brazil-to-host-web-governance-confab/ Brazil to Host Web Governance Confab, PressTV.com] Retrieved 28 May 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131023_icann_explains_brazil_meeting_initiative/ ICANN explains Brazil Meeting initiative, CircleID] Retrieved 28 May 2014</ref>
 
[[ICANN]] CEO [[Fadi Chehade]] met with Rousseff on 8 October 2013 to discuss her recent proposals and urge her to take a multistakeholder approach that did not revolve around government or U.N. oversight. Following the meeting, Rousseff announced that Brazil would host a high-level meeting on the future of Internet Governance in April 2014, what would later become NETmundial.<ref>[http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/10/11/328790/brazil-to-host-web-governance-confab/ Brazil to Host Web Governance Confab, PressTV.com] Retrieved 28 May 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131023_icann_explains_brazil_meeting_initiative/ ICANN explains Brazil Meeting initiative, CircleID] Retrieved 28 May 2014</ref>
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NETmundial was a partnership between [[1net]] and the [[Brazilian Internet Steering Committee]] (CGI.br).<ref name="netm" /> In the months before the event, thousands of people applied to be attendees and the event organizers received hundreds of proposals for two subjects, the Principles of Internet Governance and the Roadmap for the future of Internet Governance. A draft of an "Outcome Document" was made a available for public comment and subsequently released just before the meeting commenced after edits based on public feedback.<ref name="apnicwrap">[https://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2014/event-wrap-netmundial Event Wrap:NETmundial, APNIC.net] Retrieved 29 May 2014</ref>
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NETmundial was a partnership between [[1net]] and the [[Brazilian Internet Steering Committee]] (CGI.br).<ref name="netm" /> In the months before the event, thousands of people applied to be attendees and the event organizers received hundreds of proposals for two subjects, the Principles of Internet Governance and the Roadmap for the future of Internet Governance. A draft of an "Outcome Document" was made a available for public comment and subsequently released just before the meeting commenced after edits based on public feedback.<ref name="apnicwrap">[https://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2014/event-wrap-netmundial Event Wrap:NETmundial, APNIC.net] Retrieved 29 May 2014</ref> Governments such as Russia, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan wanted the document to include that future discussions on Internet Governance would occur within the framework of the United Nations, a call the countries would later reiterate upon the closing of the conference.<ref name="bbc">[http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27108869 Future of the Internet Debated at NETmundial Brazil, BBC News] Retrieved 29 May 2014</ref>
    
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==Sessions and Topics==

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