<font color="#333333"><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><div><font color="#333333"><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">A thousand participants, yes, but not all of them online at the same time, and even if they are, the idea is to have multiple rooms.  I will call for a technical opinion and come back to you on how we could do this.</font></font></font></div>
<div><font color="#333333"><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><br></font></font></font></div><br clear="all"></font></font></font>Sivasubramanian M<br><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 12:32 AM, Ginger Paque <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gpaque@gmail.com">gpaque@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">


  
    
  
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    <font face="Verdana">Shiva, I do not see how we can have a chat for
      a thousand participants--I think it would be chaos. I do not know
      of a platform that could handle this, either. Do you have a
      suggestion? If you or anyone else would like to work on this
      possibility, please contact me OFFLIST. <br>
      Thanks! Best, gp<br>
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      Ginger (Virginia) Paque<br>
      IGCBP Online Coordinator<br>
      DiploFoundation<br>
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    On 9/7/2010 2:12 PM, Sivasubramanian M wrote:
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            <div><font color="#333333"><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">Skype is good for a small
                    group, not for a thousand participants to connect to
                    one another.  What we need is a sub-portel with a
                    profile page / blog for every participant + multiple
                    chat rooms.  </font></font></font></div>
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          </font></font></font>Sivasubramanian M<br>
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      <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 12:02 AM, Ginger
        Paque <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gpaque@gmail.com" target="_blank">gpaque@gmail.com</a>></span>
        wrote:<br>
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          <div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <font face="Verdana">Hi
              Shiva and all those interested in Remote Participation.<br>
              <br>
              Shiva, this is a great idea, and the solution we have used
              is to open Skype conversations. The whole remote
              participation group is probably too diverse and too large
              to work this way, but smaller groups open conversations.
              For example, I suggest that the Chennai group open their
              own Skype conversation so they can communicate between
              themselves, without the chat being seen on the IGF chat
              window. <br>
              <br>
              Remote moderators will probably be in another
              conversation, dealing with support issues that come up
              during the IGF.<br>
              <br>
              Other groups do the same, according to interests, to make
              the conversations easier to follow.<br>
              <br>
              Does anyone else have a solution/technique they use or
              suggest to implement this communication?<br>
              <br>
              Thanks, best, gp<br>
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                On 9/7/2010 1:18 PM, Sivasubramanian M wrote:
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                        <div><font color="#333333"><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">Dear Ginger</font></font></font></div>
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                        <div><font color="#333333"><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">If it is not
                                too late and too difficult for the IGF
                                Secretariat to set it up, I would
                                suggest a "Remote Participation Lobby"
                                or better still a "Remote Home", for all
                                remote participants to connect and stay
                                connected to one another, irrespective
                                of the sessions they attend. </font></font></font></div>
                        <div><font color="#333333"><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><br>
                              </font></font></font></div>
                        <div><font color="#333333"><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">The idea of a
                                Remote Participation Lobby is an online
                                space for participants to temporarily
                                log in, to come in and stay for a short
                                time, to meet other remote participants
                                in that space and interact.</font></font></font></div>
                        <div><font color="#333333"><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><br>
                              </font></font></font></div>
                        <div><font color="#333333"><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">Remote Home
                                would be a space where there would be
                                some permanent profile info about remote
                                participants, where participants can
                                chat while logged in and  leave messages
                                for those who are offline. </font></font></font></div>
                        <div><br>
                        </div>
                        <div>I am in the process of organizing a Remote
                          Participation hub at Chennai where the
                          participants are predominantly students, who
                          would learn more about IGF if they connect to
                          Youth participants from Diplo and other
                          institutions. In general all participants
                          physically present or otherwise can connect to
                          one another for informal exchange of ideas (as
                          in a chat window during an online meeting) in
                          addition to the formal exchange during
                          workshops. Such informal exchanges could be
                          even more productive than formal exchanges
                          during workshops (more business transactions
                          take place in coffee shops than in Board
                          rooms)</div>
                        <div><br>
                        </div>
                        <div>Can there be such a space which could
                          remain open during the IGF and if possible
                          beyond?</div>
                        <div><br>
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                        <div>Sivasubramanian M </div>
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                      </font></font></font>Sivasubramanian M<br>
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                  <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 9:54
                    PM, Ginger Paque <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gpaque@gmail.com" target="_blank">gpaque@gmail.com</a>></span>
                    wrote:<br>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hello
                            everybody<br>
                            <br>
                            If you won´t be in Vilnius for the IGF, it
                            does not mean that you cannot take part in
                            discussions. Channels for remote
                            participation will be available to all those
                            who want to follow the meetings and
                            participate.</span></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Remote
                            participants can connect individually or
                            join an IGF hub, if one will be organized in
                            your home city. The complete list of IGF
                            hubs is available here: <a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/remote-participation" target="_blank">http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/remote-participation</a></span></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It will
                            be possible to follow the
                            videocast/audiocast of all IGF sessions and
                            to send questions to the panelists. The
                            official platform used for remote
                            participation will be Webex. The links to
                            join each session (or each “webex room”)
                            will be available in IGF website prior to
                            the meeting.</span></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We are
                            also encouraging video questions from remote
                            participants. If you are interested to make
                            a question, the best option would be to let
                            us know in advance, so we can test your
                            connection/bandwidth capacity prior to the
                            session.</span></p>
                        <div>-- <br>
                          <br>
                          Ginger (Virginia) Paque<br>
                          IGCBP Online Coordinator<br>
                          DiploFoundation<br>
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                          governance. In September, we DISCUSS: a)
                          network neutrality: hype and reality, b) the
                          IGF experience: what can policy makers learn
                          from the IGF, and c) the history of the
                          Internet. Let us know if you have suggestions
                          about ideas and concepts that should be
                          discussed.</div>
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