On the topic of funding I mentioned remote participation. My suggestion was that:<div><br></div><div><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:12.0px Helvetica">"There should be stable and predictable funding to cover remote participation management and technical expenses in order to avoid relying solely on voluntary work. The Secretariat and the host country should work together to ensure the availability of adequate technical and human resources, including remote moderator". Stable and apropriate funding need to be available for RP to work. Part of the reason why quality of remote participation is variable from year to year is that funding is also unreliable and variable. Remote participation has become so important it should not depend of the availability of volunteers.</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:12.0px Helvetica"><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:12.0px Helvetica">Difficult to get through with the topic though.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:12.0px Helvetica">
<br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:12.0px Helvetica">Marília</p><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 9:51 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Dear All,<br><br>You can also follow the live tweets #CSTDWG. Some of our members are tweeting.<br><br>Warm Regards,<br>
Sala<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 11:17 PM, Izumi AIZU <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:iza@anr.org" target="_blank">iza@anr.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5">Day 2 of CSTD IGF Working Group started at 10:10. The Chair wanted to<br>
start sharp on<br>
10:00 yesterday.<br>
<br>
We are continuing on the remaining discussion on Point B, Working<br>
modalities including open consultations, MAG, and Secretariat.<br>
<br>
We almost reached the consensus of MAG selection, not establish new<br>
Trusted group or Selection committee, but preserve the current<br>
practice, three stakeholder groups make nominations, and SG will<br>
select - with emphasis on diversity etc.<br>
<br>
Additional suggestion to define MAG's Terms of Reference was also dropped.<br>
<br>
Then we discussed about the IGF Secretariat, and the argument was<br>
around "independence".<br>
Final wording agreed was, "independent of any stakeholder group's<br>
interest" - something like that.<br>
Other editorial and other points were also discussed.<br>
<br>
We finished Point B now, (at 12:15 pm), and moving to Point. C,<br>
Funding, the most contentious<br>
part.<br>
<span><font color="#888888"><br>
izumi<br>
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