GigaNet is the "global internet governance academic network," a new network of researchers in the field of internet governance. GigaNet plans to hold annual conferences preceding the forum and engage in research collaboration and discussion around IG issues. The first GigaNet pre-conference vastly exceeded the expectations of its organizers, filling the room to capacity (80+ people) and provoking many compliments about the value and quality of the presentations and discussions.

About 40 eligible academic members will be added to the group as a result of the meeting. At the business meeting, chaired by William Drake, important decisions regarding the governance of the group were mooted for final confirmation on the group's listserv. The meeting proposed to use the IGLOO content sharing tool as its public face and space for private interaction for a year. It will retain its current mail list and add all members meeting the eligibility requirements quickly. Eligibility will be for individuals, not institutions, although methods of cooperation with organizations were discussed. In particular, UNESCO expressed considerable interest in working with the group.

The need to set up a decision making structure or "executive officers" was discussed. W. Drake suggested a number of committees or sub-areas, such as a web space mgmt group, membership, constitutional. Nanette Levinson proposed to make the existing startup group, plus some new volunteers, as the Executive committee for another year.