<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>My guess is that we'll see many more individuals interested in IGF than have been interested in ICANN. The scope of the agenda and the potential impact on individuals are both larger than in ICANN, so I expect to see many more people getting active. One thing that ICANN experience tells us though is that most individuals won't pay attention to this until the IGF actually convenes in Greece. When the press starts to cover the event, people will be interested. Our goal should be to have a mechanism for them to receive information, sign-up for participation, and provide input, if they wish, in place by the time the press wave hits in October. If we have resources for individuals when they become interested, we ought to be able to channel them into meaningful participatory roles and keep them interested over the long term.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The role of individuals in governance issues is near and dear to my heart, and I'd be willing to volunteer to help with this issue.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV> Bret<BR><DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">I would be absolutely happy if we started to have 100, 1000, 10000<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">individuals (either in personal capacity, or representing NGOs - doesn't<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">make a difference to this point) willing to actively contribute. Reality<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">is, we only get 30-40, and so we should create a structure that works<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">fine for that, while being ready to scale up if the group starts to<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">grow, and ensuring that no capture can happen, and that the initial<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">group cannot prevent others from joining.</FONT></P> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>