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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Nick, all, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I might come to Geneva for a day on the 14<sup>th</sup> to see the follow up on the WGEC discussions – the CSTD is to decide whether or not to extend the mandate of the Group. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>While the WGEC extension is still up in the air, it is likely that at least the gaps analysis that the WGEC Correspondence Group initiated is taken forward through the CSTD Secretariat. A fact-based gaps analysis is the right way to go IMO and could help bring about a more sober discussion on IG reform. On the WGEC itself, it would be useful to discuss a CS position on a potential extension. Some delegations in favour a continuation see it as a strategy to keep the IG discussions out of the upcoming ITU Plenipotentiary. However, it is unclear to me what value the extension could yield beyond this potential strategic benefit (the current deadlock seems unlikely to be broken even if they have 50 additional meetings). On the other hand, if the Group is discontinued, a number of sticky debates, including the one on roles and responsibilities, will likely spill over into other fora, like the WSIS+10 review process. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Which brings us to the status of the WSIS modalities discussion – Nick, are you saying that there hasn’t been any movement towards consensus on the most recent modalities draft (attached)? At the moment, the modalities in the draft seem to revert back to the 2003/2005 WSIS process. Part of the difficulty in NY is the inability to splinter the G77 and get countries like Brazil to bring lessons and experiences from their national environments (and from for instance NetMundial) to the table instead of automatically siding with the positions pushed for by China and Russia. This makes it difficult to get modalities that are more open and participatory, which we as CS would presumably want. Perhaps one thing to lobby for at the CSTD is to acknowledge the NetMundial outcomes in some way? We have precedent for this in the most recent <a href="http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/LTD/N13/603/54/PDF/N1360354.pdf?OpenElement">GA ICT4D Res</a> from December which had the following text: “<i>Welcoming</i> the announcement by Brazil that the country will host the Global Multi-stakeholder Meeting on Internet Governance, to be held in São Paulo on 23 and 24 April 2014.” Just an idea.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Not really an answer to what a plan B could be, sorry </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’d be interested to hear what others think.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Lea<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> nashton@consensus.pro [mailto:nashton@consensus.pro] <br><b>Sent:</b> 08 May 2014 07:48<br><b>To:</b> Anne Jellema<br><b>Cc:</b> bestbits@lists.bestbits.net; Sonia Jorge<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [bestbits] Who is going to CSTD? Civil society pre-meeting?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I will be there, as IDEA (<a href="http://www.internet-ecosystem.org">Internet & Digital Ecosystem Alliance</a>), which is an NGO that brings together companies and NGOs, so a bit of a hybrid. I won't be there all day every day, but in and out, though I'll be around all of Wednesday I'm sure.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>A question I would pose: given that negotiations in NY on the WSIS review are stuck, what is the proposed plan B if it remains stuck? I've asked various countries this question, and while they acknowledge that we need a 'plan b' there isn't one.<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>-- </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Regards,</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Nick </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Tel: +41 (24) 565 85 00</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Fax: : +41 (22) 594-85-44</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Mobile: +41 79 595 5468</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>email: <a href="mailto:nashton@consensus.pro">nashton@consensus.pro</a></span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>GTalk: <a href="mailto:nashtonhart@gmail.com">nashtonhart@gmail.com</a></span><span style='font-family:"Droid Sans","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>PGP: 6995293D</span><span style='font-family:"Open Sans","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Fingerprint: 9794 3DC C 8F 27 9 BF8 3105 298 1 96 FA F 538 6995 293 D</span><span style='font-family:"Open Sans","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Skype: nashtonhart</span><span style='font-family:"Droid Sans","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Droid Sans","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” - Plato</span><span style='font-family:"Droid Sans","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Open Sans","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 8 May 2014, at 08:38, Anne Jellema <<a href="mailto:anne@webfoundation.org">anne@webfoundation.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Are there any plans for a civil society pre-meeting before, or caucus during, the upcoming CSTD meeting in Geneva?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>My colleague Sonia will be there and we're keen to coordinate interventions and lobbying.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Anne<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"'Lucida Grande'","serif"'>Anne Jellema </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"'Lucida Grande'","serif"'>CEO <span style='color:#B8265C'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"'Lucida Grande'","serif"'>+27 061 36 9352 (ZA) </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"'Lucida Grande'","serif"'>+1 202 684 6885 (US)</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"'Lucida Grande'","serif"'>@afjellema </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif";color:#519032'>World Wide Web Foundation | 1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington DC, 20005, USA | <a href="http://www.webfoundation.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#519032;text-decoration:none'>www.webfoundation.org</span></a> | Twitter: @webfoundation</span></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>____________________________________________________________<br>You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br> <a href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net">bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</a>.<br>To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit:<br> <a href="http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits">http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>