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<font face="Arial">Hi Katitza, and welcome as an active participant in
the IGC. I am very excited about the discussions you are suggesting,
and hope you will facilitate the work to bring these ideas to
fruition. </font><font face="Arial">Can you propose a working method
to take advantage
of your expertise and interests and tell us more about what you would
like to do, please! </font><br>
<font face="Arial"><br>
There are two discussions open on the list right now, where your input
will be valuable: concrete proposals for the IGF, (see Re: [governance]
Proposals for Restructuring of the IGF) and a comment to ICANN's
Strategic Plan. (see Re: [governance] ICANNs Strategic Plan 2010 -
2013).<br>
<br>
We also need to keep in mind that the IGC is a very diverse group with
different priorities and viewpoints, so it is not possible or necessary
to reach consensus on all points: individuals, dynamic coalitions,
ngo's and other groups work in their areas of specific interest. These
groups produce excellent work, like (in my opinion) the recent APC
statement after the IGF, the Madrid Declaration, the current IRP work,
the current APC charter review, and many others. However, a document
produced by the IGC has to address so many different viewpoints, I
wonder how we can end up actually saying anything: two things will
usually happen: either we get a watered down statement that everyone
can agree with, so it is pretty bland, or we specify that "some members
suggest that A, while others feel that B" so we do not make a strong,
unified point either. However there is no doubt that we learn from the
discussion process, and have made good statements in the past. Now is
an important time to prepare a statement for the Open Consultations, so
you have plenty to work on!<br>
<br>
More importantly, I agree with you that the IGC offers us a space to
discuss our current concerns so that we can stay up-to-date with the
work that everyone is doing in their particular areas, so we can each
support the documents and activities of our choice. Members post their
work and links to their documents so we can sign on, comment,
collaborate or support them. I think this is a very important facet of
the IGC and I know that you will continue to help us with this work.
Please make a concrete proposal or start the discussion thread(s)
necessary to initiate the organized efforts that you propose.<br>
<br>
Thanks! I look forward to taking advantage of your energy.<br>
<br>
Saludos, Ginger<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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Katitza Rodriguez wrote:
<blockquote
cite="mid:9C0A88A2-4DAB-4FF7-8C83-2C36DC704316@datos-personales.org"
type="cite">Dear IGC members:
<br>
<br>
I would like to see the IGC grows as a caucus. Grow not only in terms
of members but grows in terms of outcomes/deliverables and capacity of
organization.
<br>
<br>
It is vitally important that IGC produce their own papers to address
the most relevant topics at the IG level. It is equally important that
IGC can take into account also all those collective civil society
papers that were released in other venues but are crucial also for the
IGC debate. It should be both ways. All will depend on the issue, the
time, the knowledge, the capacity, our energy, our passion and our
capacity to make things done, among many other factors.
<br>
<br>
We all need to learn to put in the table not only the issues that we
care about but also the issues that others civil society participants
care about, and defend all with the same passion.
<br>
<br>
We should be able to better organize ourselves. Having meetings every
morning before each meeting to debrief of what's going on in each
workshop and be able to respond in each workshop is vitally important.
Some groups/networks/coalition does this work. Can we do it as a whole
group? This can happen only if we are well organized. There were more
than 111 workshops. If we can monitor all the workshops and have always
one or two civil society participants able to put in the table those
issues that we care about, we will a better capacity to at least
educate/share knowledge/give another point ot view to all those who are
on the room, on the issues that civil society participants cares about.
<br>
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Hopefully, the candidates have a vision on this regards and can move
forward the process. IT is a lot of work, and its not easy but we
should do it if we want to be effective.
<br>
<br>
Warm Regards
<br>
<br>
Katitza
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