DAILY RECAPS / DAY 2

Welcome to our second daily recap!

The opening ceremony of this major event marking LACNIC's tenth anniversary kicked off a long-awaited day of keynote presentations by prominent regional and global personalities.

A video was presented chronicling the last 10 years of the history of the Internet in the region (2002-2012) and highlighting the significant progress achieved based on data such as the evolution of e-commerce, access, broadband, computer security groups, and the number of assigned IPs, among others. This video is now available on LACNIC's YouTube channel.

During the ceremony, Steve Crocker, Chairman of the ICANN Board, highlighted that he was "impressed by the solid and committed work both by Lacnic staff as by the regional community during this 10 years". More than 360 persons were in the room.

Steve Crocker, Raúl Echeberría, Geoff Huston, Patrick Falstrom, Marcos Galperín, Vinton Cerft (via video) and Lynn St. Amour, were among the morning's speakers tackling the issues underlying LACNIC's tenth anniversary: the evolution of the Internet and the opportunities and challenges for the next 10 years.

Two panels were organized for the afternoon. The first dealt with the issue of Internet governance and specifically focused on the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT). The final activity of this second day was a panel on the topic of infrastructure for Internet development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Raul Echeberría, LACNIC's CEO, Lynn St. Amour, Internet Society President and CEO, and Steve Crocker, ICANN Chairman, opened the reception held at the Internet Hub for Latin America and the Caribbean at 7 pm. At 9 pm, we enjoyed a show by LATASÓNICA, a group that proposes the virtuous transformation of everyday objects into musical instruments using percussion, rhythm and movement, in progressive interaction with the audience. For those who stayed until the end of the evening, LACNIC prepared a surprise fireworks display.

Thanks for reading us! We look forward to seeing you tomorrow at 8 am for our Policy Hour, an hour prior to the Public Policy Forum where the large number of proposals under discussion will be presented.