Hi everyone:<div><br></div><div>I am not sure if this was discussed/raised/explored/shot down before, because of the current IGC discussion list format, but from my own experiences, here are some thoughts to move the IGC forward and attract a wider and deeper cross-section of "civil society" (see the excellent and concise LSE definition of this dilemma at <a href="http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/CCS/introduction/what_is_civil_society.htm">http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/CCS/introduction/what_is_civil_society.htm</a>):</div>
<div><div><br></div><div>1. Evolve the dialog away from the dated mailing/discussion list format towards a more transparent and open Social Networking & Collaboration platform - I recommend that Marc Andreessen's and Giani Bianchini's brilliant Ning technology be used as opposed to the somewhat restricted Facebook, Orkut, and the like. Establishment of appropriate IGC presences on Twitter, Scribd and YouTube will also be useful. Utilization of emerging solutions such as Google Wave should be explored. Enterprise solutions such as Social Text, Lotus Connections are also available if a more robust solution is desirable.</div>
<div><br></div><div>2. Move the IGC into the mainstream and raise its profile through a physical "re-launch" or "event". This event could consist of the presentation of a series of Civil society position papers as alluded to by Katitza. A timely slot for this would perhaps be immediately pre-IGF 2010, or for more diffused but consistent impact, pre-ICANN, iNET and IETF 2010 meetings/conferences.</div>
<div><br></div><div>3. Develop a regular meeting or series of meetings where the IGC membership can interact and engage in strategic planning. The technology deployed if (1) is accepted will make this extraordinarily simple - time zone considerations aside.</div>
<div><br></div><div>4. Develop a Strategic Plan, Operating Budget and solicit appropriate financial support from its membership - membership growth beyond the existing should be guaranteed by (1) and (2). The Wikipedia donation model is instructive. I am also certain that the IGF Secretariat will provide support if a Strategic Plan, Budget and Operational Plan for 2010-2011 were presented.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Mobilize. Grow. Prosper.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Katitza Rodriguez <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:katitza@datos-personales.org">katitza@datos-personales.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Dear IGC members:<br>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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Warm Regards<br>
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Katitza<br>
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