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<p>My 2 cents, using a poker-playing metaphor:<br>
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<p>This feels like a case where it may be best to take a seat at the table; just in case. </p>
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<p>Since chairs at preset tables which started without cs are more difficult to move.<br>
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<p>Now once at the table, who is bluffing and ready to fold and walk away asap if the NMI hand is not attractive on closer examination; and who sees this as either a big deal or a waste of time - need not be clear in this zero stage.<br>
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<p>So I'll cautiously say why not do the CSCG thing.</p>
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<p>Especially since the I*groups save ICANN, and JNC are taking a pass this time or at this stage. And oh yeah Rousseff was just reelected; whatever her Petrobras headaches it likely won't hurt to have a BRIC head of state as a patron of...the art of this
next game? : ) <br>
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<p>Lee<br>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net <bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net> on behalf of Ian Peter <ian.peter@ianpeter.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 17, 2014 5:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> governance@lists.igcaucus.org; bestbits@lists.bestbits.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [bestbits] UPDATE ON CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN NET MUNDIAL INITIATIVE</font>
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<div>UPDATE ON CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN NET MUNDIAL INITIATIVE.</div>
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<div>Please note that Internet Governance Civil Society Coordination Group (CSCG) participation in the new Net Mundial initiative is still under consideration. CSCG has written to the NMI Secretariat and Transitional Council suggesting that it play a co-ordinating
role in the selection of civil society representatives in a coordinated bottom up manner, rather than these decisions being made by the Transitional Council (which has no civil society representation). This is still under discussion; however, we do not yet
have a proposal with sufficient clarity for member coalitions to be able to decide on participation or not. While Just Net Coalition (JNC) has already determined it will not participate, other members are waiting for clarity on our proposal for a bottom up
and inclusive procedure for determining civil society representatives before making any final decisions on participation.</div>
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<div>Our letter to the NMI Secretariat and Transitional Council in no way signifies that any or all CS organisations have made a final decision on whether to engage with the NMI in a formal selection process or to participate in the NMI process.</div>
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