Only "break a leg" theatrical slang for deliver your usual excellent performance.<div>And by "performance" I'm not being snide.</div><div>I very much admire the way you always seem to find the words to be diplomatic yet make the point strongly and clearly.</div>
<div>Good luck!</div><div>Deirdre<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 17 May 2012 16:42, 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">
Thanks Lee for the encouragement.<br>
<br>
The reason I brought this up even at the last minute is, as the co-coordinator,<br>
I would rather like to be criticized for what I did than what I did NOT do.<br>
<br>
Yet, if you look at the program tomorrow, there we have Anriette, Parminder,<br>
and Marilia as the speakers. Other are Mr Toure, SG of ITU, Mr. Nigel Hickson,<br>
Vice President for Europe, ICANN, Markus Kummer, and Marilyne Cade.<br>
So with three speakers from CS, both diverse views and also some common<br>
areas will be presented.<br>
<br>
After the initial one our of these prsentations, second session of 1 hour and<br>
third session of three hours are all devoted to "General Discussion" where<br>
I expect many attendees should be able to make comments. I may try<br>
some ad hoc thing, will be careful in presenting these, not "represent" IGC<br>
nor present full consensus at all.<br>
<br>
Any more advices?<br>
<br>
izumi<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
2012/5/18 Lee W McKnight <<a href="mailto:lmcknigh@syr.edu">lmcknigh@syr.edu</a>>:<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">> Izumi,<br>
><br>
> Let's not get too shy all of a sudden. If you get 30 seconds to reiterate/reconfirm IGC's position on enhanced cooperation referencing the 2010 statement, that's good.<br>
><br>
> If you get a minute then you can ad lib something more with words like 'democratic, global' that I'm sure IGC members would all agree on.<br>
><br>
> I doubt we can engage the deeper dialogue on the meaning of multistakeholder or democratic or even reach a new consensus definition on enhanced cooperation, by tomorrow.<br>
><br>
> So agreed prepping a more formal IGC text in advance is tough.<br>
><br>
> But hey you're our co-coordinator, if you get a chance, wing it (American slang for - improvise) - and then we can all complain about you afterward ; )<br>
><br>
> Lee<br>
> ________________________________________<br>
> From: <a href="mailto:izumiaizu@gmail.com">izumiaizu@gmail.com</a> [<a href="mailto:izumiaizu@gmail.com">izumiaizu@gmail.com</a>] on behalf of Izumi AIZU [<a href="mailto:iza@anr.org">iza@anr.org</a>]<br>
> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:58 AM<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>; parminder<br>
> Subject: Re: [governance] IGC Talking Points for Enhanced Cooperation workshop<br>
><br>
> It seems that even minimal approach, or "bottom-line" is not getting<br>
> broad support,<br>
> if I am not mistaken, among IGC members. And no strong desire to make<br>
> a statement.<br>
> Being a coordinator, I am at your disposal, just try to reflect the<br>
> view of our caucus.<br>
><br>
> So, unless there is some more sign of support of making short<br>
> statement outlined in my previous message, I will not try to make an<br>
> IGC statement tomorrow. (we are not sure<br>
> if participants will be given any slot, assuming so).<br>
><br>
> For the record, IGC made this statement in Nov. 2010.<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/node/43" target="_blank">http://www.igcaucus.org/node/43</a><br>
><br>
> izumi<br>
><br>
><br>
> 2012/5/17 parminder <<a href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net">parminder@itforchange.net</a>>:<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Thursday 17 May 2012 01:43 PM, Izumi AIZU wrote<br>
>><br>
>> -----------<br>
>> For the process towards Enhanced Cooperation, IGC like to state the<br>
>> following:<br>
>><br>
>> 1. we are encouraged to see the constructive dialogue around EC is<br>
>> proceeding<br>
>><br>
>> 2. our “bottom-line” is, keep the principles endorsed by the Tunis<br>
>> Agenda, especially, to hold to the principles of:<br>
>> - democratic global governance<br>
>> - multi-stakeholder participation, the need for IG forums where all<br>
>> stakeholders are equally, and effectively represented<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> I have often tried to initiate a discussion on this list about what is meant<br>
>> by equal participation of all stakeholders in actual decision making<br>
>> process/ level but discussion never got too far... we first need to know<br>
>> what we are talking about here before asking for it..... Wolfgang and<br>
>> Bertrand, and i think at some time, Marilia, made the distinction on this<br>
>> list about the decision inputting and shaping and decision making levels/<br>
>> stages........ so where all do we want equal participation. Does it mean<br>
>> that a google or Microsoft rep will sign a privacy or data flow/ protection<br>
>> treaty is one is to be made, and thus will have a veto on it... I am not<br>
>> sure what equally represented means here, so if you can clarify maybe we can<br>
>> find a good text to go with... parminder<br>
>><br>
>> ---------<br>
>><br>
>> Please give your feedback until tomorrow morning, Geneva Time, and I will<br>
>> do my best, together with our colleagues here in Geneva, to reflect our view<br>
>> as much as possible.<br>
>><br>
>> Thanks,<br>
>><br>
>> izumi<br>
>><br>
>><br>
><br>
><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
</div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">--<br>
>> Izumi Aizu <<<br>
Institute for InfoSocionomics, Tama University, Tokyo<br>
Institute for HyperNetwork Society, Oita,<br>
Japan<br>
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