2 more points -<div>- the need to encourage hubs and other local engagement to be active year round</div><div>- need for facilitation point for remote participants who get 'lost' as i am at the moment.</div><div>I'm 'in' geneva, 'in' room 2 - no meeting ???</div>
<div>De<br><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 15 May 2012 06:04, Izumi AIZU <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:iza@anr.org" target="_blank">iza@anr.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Just made point on Judy's comment on the Physical Accessibility:<br>
<div class="im">it is imperative that all locations/ venue , transport,etc is<br>
accessible and usable for PWD .<br>
<br>
</div>For those IGC members in the Consultation room, please do not hesitate to<br>
bring issues of your concern. Myself being the coordinator but also the MAG<br>
like to make minimal intervention and let my colleagues speak up.<br>
<br>
izumi<br>
<br>
<br>
2012/5/15 Judy Okite <<a href="mailto:judyokite@gmail.com">judyokite@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">> Hello Izumi, All<br>
><br>
> just a few comments (inset)<br>
><br>
><br>
> “Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly<br>
> impossible” Edwin Land<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 9:55 PM, Izumi AIZU <<a href="mailto:iza@anr.org">iza@anr.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Dear list,<br>
>><br>
>> We have been discussing about the preparation for the MAG, here are<br>
>> the talking points.<br>
>> We may not do "formal statement" all the way, but plan to make<br>
>> effective interventions<br>
>> based on these points.<br>
>><br>
>> Please give your responses we will try to accommodate as much as possible.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> izumi<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Draft Talking points from IGC to the MAG Open Consultation<br>
>> May 15 2012<br>
>><br>
>> MAG renewal<br>
>> Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus is pleased to see some new<br>
>> faces and bloods in the renewed MAG, as well as some old faces, and<br>
>> appreciate the effort of the UN Secretariat for the selection of some<br>
>> of our nominees.<br>
>> We also like to point out some concerns, however:<br>
>><br>
>> On MAG selection<br>
>> We still feel that there is a room to improve the openness and<br>
>> transparency of the selection process. We also note that timing of the<br>
>> selection was too close to the May meeting so that some of our<br>
>> colleagues have difficulty in getting the discount rate of air ticket<br>
>> and hotel accommodations.<br>
>><br>
>> Financial Support<br>
>> We also like to point out that the though there has been some<br>
>> financial assistance to the travel for MAG members from the developing<br>
>> countries, civil society members in the non-developing countries,<br>
>> people like myself, also do not have such financially allowance, and<br>
>> need to make hard effort to support own cost of travels.<br>
><br>
><br>
> I think it would only be fair to request, if the Secretariat would say, they<br>
> would be able to support certain number of people:<br>
> from developing countries (number?)<br>
> from developed countries (number?)<br>
><br>
> those in need of support, send your request and it will be based on first<br>
> come basis, that way we may see a number of rotational groups meeting<br>
> physically, but does not mean that if you made the request for an earlier<br>
> meeting you cannot make it for another.<br>
><br>
>><br>
>> Remote Participation<br>
>> We are grateful to the past hosts of the IGF, especially recent ones<br>
>> in Vilnius and Nairobi, for their attention to the Remote<br>
>> Participation. We also urge the need for better preparation, financing<br>
>> and implementation for the RP for Baku meeting and support the RP<br>
>> Working Group (host country, Secretary, volunteers, moderators)<br>
>> following our past best practices with more support and recognition.<br>
>> Organization of remote hubs has been huge challenges.<br>
>><br>
>> More support for remote moderators. Aggregating the outcomes of whole<br>
>> workshops – on internet. Internetization of whole IGF.<br>
>><br>
>> Include true free broadband in Host Country Agreement, to make sure<br>
>> the RP works, and also free Internet is guaranteed during IGF.<br>
>><br>
>> We don’t want video surveillance, let people to be able to feel free.<br>
>> Guarantee Freedom of Association.<br>
>><br>
> I think this will be taking us back to the ages, we all know video<br>
> surveillance makes physical security easier , even for the security<br>
> personnel. I support video surveillance .<br>
><br>
>> There are technical dimensions and institutional/planning dimensions<br>
>> for Remote participation, both are mutually conducive, but should be<br>
>> treated separately.<br>
>><br>
>> Workshop selection<br>
>> Ask organizers to fill the new template to qualify for final selection.<br>
>> Specify speakers, clear information on what the purposes. Modality.<br>
>> Five basic questions before we make final selection.<br>
>> Let MAG members give more advices to the substance and organization of<br>
>> the workshops, ie include more from South, gender balance, etc.<br>
>> Explore and encourage innovative ones. Many are repetitive.<br>
>> Ask people to tag proposals.<br>
>><br>
>> CSTD WG Improvements Report<br>
>> We support the substance of this Report and urge us/MAG/IGF community<br>
>> to work hard to implement collectively. Need for MAG – being driving<br>
>> engine, as well as facilitator/catalyst, not self-decision making body<br>
>> per se.<br>
>><br>
><br>
> Physical Accessibility<br>
><br>
> it is imperative that all locations/ venue , transport,etc is accessible<br>
> and usable for PWD .<br>
><br>
> The registration Form<br>
> Must collect full details of the delegates , Disability? Special diet? to<br>
> even make the work for the organizers easier.<br>
><br>
> Kind Regards,<br>
><br>
>><br>
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