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Hello all,<br>
<br>
This is to follow on from Andrew's summary of the informal Best Bits
meeting in Paris. If you can't find it, it is available in the web
archives of this list at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.igcaucus.org/arc/bestbits">http://lists.igcaucus.org/arc/bestbits</a>.
(Thanks also to Deborah for forwarding the notice about the short
deadline for IGF workshop proposals.)<br>
<br>
On the basis of suggestions and offers made so far, here is what we
are proposing for Best Bits in 2013. It follows from the
discussions in Paris, but is just a rough outline and it is still
open for your comments:<br>
<ul>
<li>A two-day pre-IGF Best Bits meeting on the weekend of 19-20
October in Bali, with an overall theme around a positive agenda
for Internet governance, which (like last time) will split into
two very practical agenda items, one of them substantive ("what
we want"), and the other procedural ("how we can get it"):</li>
<ul>
<li>Identifying common civil society strategies for advancing a
human rights Internet. This can incorporate related
initiatives such as the IGF MAG's newly-established Internet
principles working group, and the "Web We Want" initiative
that a number of those from this list are involved with.<br>
</li>
<li>A positive agenda for the evolution of Internet governance
arrangements. This will tie in with the work of the CSTD
Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation. The output of this
would be a common civil society position on an enhanced
cooperation mechanism or process (perhaps IGF-based) that we
could support.</li>
</ul>
<li>Two public IGF workshops that would present each of the two
agenda items above to a wider audience, and would include
participation by representatives of the other stakeholder groups.
Global Partners is working on text for the workshop proposals,
and will post them for comment when ready.<br>
</li>
</ul>
Meanwhile I am fundraising now to get some more travel funds for
those who will need it, and indeed to broaden the funding base
compared to last time. The funds will also be used for a permanent
website, including a rather sophisticated event calendar, which will
begin as a rather less sophisticated event calendar, and grow
features progressively.<br>
<br>
If you have any comments on the above outline please share them.
Thanks!<br>
<br>
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