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<font size=3>hi<br><br>
would it be possible to submit proposals with as many stake-holder
partners as people can manage to bring together in the next 2 weeks, but
be given an extra week or so to confirm partners?<br><br>
that way, i imagine some initial assessment work could be done by the
MAG, with confirmed partners coming in a little later..<br><br>
and one thing that still isn't clear to me - are we talking about a
criteria that there must be *multiple stakeholders* (ie, more than one)
or *all stakeholders* which would include specifically, CSOs, government,
business and international organsiations?<br><br>
karen<br><br>
At 16:34 16/06/2007, Jeanette Hofmann wrote:<br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Parminder wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Adam (and other CS members of
the MAG)<br>
I think that the time given for submitting proposals is too little,<br>
especially when one has to get partners from different stakeholder
groups,<br>
which would mean first seeking partners, then collaborating on proposal
text<br>
and so on. I think there is no need to have people rush it, by giving
around<br>
3 weeks to bring full proposals to the table. Even if this serves to
keep<br>
the number of workshops manageable - though I am not alleging that is
the<br>
motive here.</blockquote><br>
Hi, the rationale for the deadline end of July is to give enough time for
asking speakers or panelists. The MAG thought that well-known experts are
difficult to get and need to be asked as early as possible.<br>
jeanette<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">This works against new groups,
and new partnerships, organizing workshops.<br>
Most CS groups are just about learning about the workshop call and even
in<br>
this age of digital communications - these calls take time in moving
away<br>
from the centre towards relative peripheries. I just now saw the call
for<br>
IGF workshops put out in the WSIS Disability Causus, inviting
ideas. What<br>
we will have, in such short time, is the usual suspects in usual<br>
combinations, and that's really against the main principles and ideals
of<br>
IGF. The idea is to get different kinds of people in, and different
kinds<br>
talking to each other (as Nitin keeps saying). This central objective
is<br>
defeated by giving such a short notice for completing workshop
proposals.<br>
This also works against less- resourced and less- connected people
and<br>
groups. <br>
I think we should move the deadline at least to July 15th. I see no
great<br>
reason for sticking to this timeline. I request CS MAG members to<br>
communicate this request to the MAG and the secretariat. Others may
also<br>
give their views on this, and if others agree, it can be communicated
on<br>
behalf of 'some CS members'. <br>
This appeal comes directly from the problems being faced with some CS
groups<br>
in which I am involved, in terms of the required time, in reaching out
to<br>
new partners for some activities that we want to organize. And when
I<br>
thought of it I could see that most/many CS groups must be facing
this<br>
problem. <br>
Now, if the number of workshops goes beyond what can be handled<br>
logistically, we will need to come out with some solutions for that. But
for<br>
the present lets open up the process more, in terms of the time available
to<br>
respond with full proposals for organizing these workshops. This will
both<br>
improve participation, and the diversity of partnerships of the
workshops. <br>
Parminder <br>
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IT for Change, Bangalore<br>
Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities Tel:
(+91-80) 2665 4134, 2653 6890<br>
Fax: (+91-80) 4146 1055<br>
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