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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 19/09/12 21:25, Jeremy Malcolm
wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:92CE15A8-AFD9-4FBF-A9D2-F85CA227ACCC@ciroap.org"
type="cite">We recently had a really useful discussion on the list
about the agenda and outputs for Best Bits, but there was no clear
consensus on the way forward. Someone suggested I put together a
poll to make it easier to gauge people's preferences. So, please
take a few minutes to complete the poll below, which contains just
two questions regarding the agenda and outputs for Best Bits:
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.igcaucus.org/limesurvey/index.php?sid=36451&newtest=Y&lang=en">http://www.igcaucus.org/limesurvey/index.php?sid=36451&newtest=Y&lang=en</a><span
class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span><br>
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This has been open for a week and so by now we have a pretty good
feeling for the group's opinions. Take a look at the results here:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.igcaucus.org/limesurvey/statistics_user.php?sid=36451">http://www.igcaucus.org/limesurvey/statistics_user.php?sid=36451</a><br>
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For those too busy to check, there is a large majority in favour of
continuing to aim for two separate output documents; the civil
society Internet governance principles, and the joint statement to
the ITU. There were two comments given, "Endorese an existing
statement of IGP, with a short IGC preamble" (maybe that means "Best
Bits" preamble, since we are not all IGC members), and "A proposal
for a few concrete improvements to existing IG arrangements and a
letter to the ITU on CS participation". Though we can continue
discussion here, it seems to me that on the basis of the above, we
have a rough consensus for two output documents.<br>
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For the agenda, there is also a majority in favour of retaining the
planned format shown at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://igf-online.net/bestbits">http://igf-online.net/bestbits</a>, but about
two-thirds as many people would rather have discussion and drafting
on each of the two days - in which case it would make sense to do
ITU on the first day, since that day is the deadline for comments to
the ITU's online comment system.[0] There is not such strong
support for any other changes being made. Whilst that means that
most people are content with the existing agenda, amongst those who
are content with it, is there anyone who would strongly object to
the change that the minority are suggesting?<br>
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[0] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/public.aspx">http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/public.aspx</a><br>
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