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<font size="+1">Hi all<br>
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<font size="+1">Please let<font size="+1">'s make a list as
proposed. No one from APC will be there but we are
facilitating participation of around 5 CS peop<font size="+1">le
from Africa who will be in official government delegations.<br>
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<font size="+1">Would be good to get hotel
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<font size="+1">Anriette<br>
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<pre wrap="">Hi all,
Thanks for coordinating this Ellery/Matthew. Picking up on Bill's last
point, it might be helpful to include people's dates in Dubai in the list
to facilitate coordination on the ground. I'm happy to lend a hand in
coordination as well.
Best,
Deborah
On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 4:06 AM, William Drake <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch"><william.drake@uzh.ch></a> wrote:
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Despite all the debate and mobilization, and ITU staff's refrain that the
meeting's fully multistakeholder since people can simply join their
national delegations, a cursory scan of the Announced List of Participants
as of 27 November shows 1764 participants, only a dozen or so that seem
obviously to be civil society—half on the US del, the others scattered.
Caveats apply: a) It may be that I just don't recognize some individual
and organizational names so this guesstimate's a little low. b) In the
UN context (WSIS/IGF/CSTD etc) and OECD the technical community and CS are
separated, so that's how I count. I see more TC than CS names on the list,
and while most of the former work in the private sector or for
administrative bodies like the RIRs, there are some people who are by
various standards in both. c) The list is being periodically updated, so
there may be some late registrations. All that said, the number seems
unlikely to be terribly high. There may be more CS just coming and hanging
around in hopes of getting into any open to the public sessions (TBD
Monday), or otherwise populating the hallways, than there are on the
delegations.
It would be good to have a list with contact details and to establish a
communication channel e.g. Skype/mail (although delegation members will
have some constraints) if Matthew wants to coordinate.
Best,
Bill
PS: The call time below may not be optimal for people on dels if meetings
run late (I'll be on a plane).
On Nov 28, 2012, at 12:50 AM, Ellery Biddle wrote:
Hi everyone,
We have been talking here at CDT about various strategies for
communications and coordination during the WCIT. Lots to think about here.
Two items on this:
First: Who is going to Dubai? We *really* want to develop a list of civil
society people who will be in Dubai for the conference. We think it would
be helpful for those attending WCIT to know what other CS people will be
there, and to develop a rough plan for coordinating once they are in
Dubai. Matthew Shears, ISOC's former policy director who has been working
on ITU issues with CDT, will be in Dubai on CDT's behalf. He will not be
affiliated with any delegation. *If you or someone from your organization
is going to be in Dubai (with or without delegate status), and you'd like
to be in touch with other civil society folks there, please send Matthew an
email letting him know. Matthew's email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mshears@cdt.org*">mshears@cdt.org*</a>
Second: How can we coordinate on public communication about the WCIT? We
know that many CSOs will be blogging, tweeting, and responding to press
inquiries about the WCIT as it's happening. Given the relatively closed
nature of the event, we know that it may be difficult to get the
information we need in order to do this well, and that some coordination
between groups may help fill this gap. We also anticipate that rumors and
misinformation may become an issue, as different delegates may hear
different things, etc. In anticipation of this, we want to propose a group
call for next week. This will be open to any civil society groups planning
to report on WCIT, either from Dubai or from outside the UAE. Given the
size of these lists, I am setting an arbitrary (though early, which
generally seems best) time and date for the call. Hope that plenty of folks
can join -- we'll take and circulate good notes for those who can't make it.
*The call will take place on Tuesday, December 4 at 16:00 UTC / 11:00
EST. *A list of international toll-free call-in numbers is attached. I
will circulate this again, along with a reminder, on Monday.
As always, please feel encouraged to reply to the list with additional
ideas, questions, etc.
Thanks all!
Ellery
Ellery Roberts Biddle
Center for Democracy and Technology <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://cdt.org/"><http://cdt.org/></a>
(415) 814-1711
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