<div>Dear Parminder and All,</div>
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<div>Best weekend wishes.</div>
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<div>Thank you for this post/proposal and the subsequent ones. I reply to this one as the stem for further discussing the 'rights based approach.' I would like to join this WG and am very interested in terms of <u>I</u><em>CT4all</em> or other <em>equal-participation</em> tenets. From diverse but linked perspectives we can well concern outselves with what a rights-based approach means, but also if NOT rights based, what other bases of <em>Inclusion</em> can (and some can) be proposed with equal vigor.</div>
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<div>As well, when 'push comes to shove' or 'glance comes to embrace,' among us we might discuss whether society is ready to really mean ALL even in a rights-based milieu. </div>
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<div>(I am not sure we would want to broach the latter publicly or not ... but this is just a note on the appealing flavor of the whole subject as focal to the entire IGF theme. One suggests).</div>
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<div>And with warm regards, extending thanks for the forum,</div>
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<div>:) LDMF.</div>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 4/15/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">Parminder</b> <C> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Hi All<br><br><br><br>Here is where we stand on possible IGC sponsored workshops for IGF, Hyd.<br><br><br>
<br>We have 4 topics under direct consideration. The titles are still loosely<br>worded and subject to finalization within working groups.<br><br><br><br>1. Role and mandate of the IGF<br>2. Trans-boundary jurisdiction issues<br>
3. Internationalization<br>4. a rights based approach to the Internet - Implications for IG<br><br><br><br>We will be forming working groups for each topic for further development. He<br>listing of these topics here is tentative, and does in no way represent a<br>
final list. Discussion can meanwhile go on on this list as to which workshop<br>proposals should actually go. The WGs will enable us to do simultaneous work<br>on developing proposals and also if needed clarifying about their intent and<br>
content as these discussions take place.<br><br><br><br>Workshop on 'Role and mandate of the IGF'<br><br><br><br>Pleas volunteer to convene the working group for this, as well to<br>participate in the wg. I especially welcome participation of those who were<br>
not there on this workshop the last time around.<br><br><br><br>Workshop on 'trans-boundary jurisdiction issues'<br><br><br><br>Bret has agreed to convene this wg, and it is already functioning with<br>membership of Meryem, Bill and Ian. Others may join<br>
<br><br><br>Workshop on 'Internationalization'<br><br><br><br>I understand that IGP may propose that a workshop that they intend to do on<br>post-JPA arrangement can fill in this slot of 'internationalisation', since<br>
in any case not many ideas have come forward on this subject from the list.<br>I think IGP group developing the proposal will not be averse to take in some<br>IGC members interested in this subject on to the working group developing<br>
this proposal, and therefore it can be a joint IGP, IGC proposal.<br><br><br><br>Workshop on 'A rights based approach to the Internet - Implications for IG'<br><br><br><br>I invite Michael Gurstein or Karen to convene a wg for this. Other may<br>
join. Karen has indicated APC's support (which I understand as<br>co-sponsorship) for this workshop.<br><br><br><br>I repeat, this is not a finalized list, but only a proposed one, and members<br>are welcome to contribute their views.<br>
<br><br><br>Parminder<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br></blockquote></div>