<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi Grace, Thanks for this opportunity for input. <br><br>I think it is very important to recognize the efforts being made to provide accessible remote participation for this meeting, improving possibilities for inclusion and active engagement in this significant global policy process. It does see that the WSIS should be setting an example, and we are really excited to see this big step forward, which strongly supports timely interventions from remote participants, and registration as participants in the WSIS +10.<br>
<br></div>Thanks!<br></div>Ginger<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>Ginger (Virginia) Paque<br><br><div><a href="mailto:VirginiaP@diplomacy.edu" target="_blank">VirginiaP@diplomacy.edu</a><br><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Diplo Foundation<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 20 February 2013 12:01, Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tracyhackshaw@gmail.com" target="_blank">tracyhackshaw@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">Hi Grace:<div><br></div><div>Thanks for reaching out.</div><div><br></div><div>I would certainly appreciate if you could spare 45 secs or thereabouts to raise awareness, by mention, of the challenges facing Small Island Developing States.</div>
<div><br></div><div>For guidance, there is some excellent information emanating from the recently held IGF-12 Workshop on a similar topic at <a href="http://wsms1.intgovforum.org/content/no81-internet-governance-and-sustainable-development-case-small-island-developing-states" target="_blank">http://wsms1.intgovforum.org/content/no81-internet-governance-and-sustainable-development-case-small-island-developing-states</a> as well as at <a href="http://www.commonwealthigf.org/blog/internet-governance-challenges-in-small-island-developing-states-raising-the-volume-of-our-voices/" target="_blank">http://www.commonwealthigf.org/blog/internet-governance-challenges-in-small-island-developing-states-raising-the-volume-of-our-voices/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks in advance.</div><div><br></div><div>Rgds,</div><div><br></div><div>Tracy</div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 1:42 PM, Grace Githaiga <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com" target="_blank">ggithaiga@hotmail.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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Dear All<div><br></div><div>As Nobert informed members, I will be the CS speaker during the opening ceremony. I have been allotted five minutes and would like to request members on these lists to let me know if there are issues you would like me to raise during the <b>opening ceremony.</b> <span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Anriette Esterhuysen and Michael Gurstein will be speakers during the </span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">"High level" session on Monday afternoon, while Anita Gurumurthy will speak during the closing. </span></div>
<div><br></div>My bit is only for the opening and would like to feel that I be highlighting your concerns. <br><div><br></div><div>Looking forward to hearing from you.</div><div>Rgds</div><div>Grace</div><div><br><div><div>
</div>> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:19:28 +0100<br>> From: <a href="mailto:nb@bollow.ch" target="_blank">nb@bollow.ch</a><br>> To: <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org" target="_blank">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a><br>
> Subject: [governance] Brief report Re: Civil society representation at WSIS+10 in Paris<div><br>> <br>> Dear all<br>> <br>> As I mentioned before, Janis Karklins of UNESCO requested Marianne<br>
> Franklin (one of two co-chairs of the Internet Rights and Principles<br>> Coalition) and myself to suggest speakers for the Paris WSIS+10 main<br>> sessions to represent civil society. In the absence of any really<br>
> convincing answer to the question of who else should do this :-) we<br>> have done so.<br>> <br>> By necessity my participation in this process was not a formal<br>> nomination activity of the Caucus, which would have required a NomCom,<br>
> and without a standing NomCom available for any tasks that might come<br>> up, there was simply not enough time for initiating a NomCom<br>> process.<br>> <br>> First there was the request regarding the opening session, and very<br>
> recently the request regarding the other sessions. In each case a<br>> reasonably quick response was expected.<br>> <br>> I recommend that for future major events, a NomCom should be set up well<br>> in advance, and it should prepare well in advance with thoughts on<br>
> potential nominees and selection criteria.<br>> <br>> For the current WSIS+10 event, a very much ad hoc process was used,<br>> where I have done my best to take into account the responses to the call<br>> for expressions of interest that I posted here on the list.<br>
> <br>> I believe that we have a very good end result:<br>> <br>> <br>> Opening session:<br>> Grace Githaiga<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br></div><div><div>> I have also encouraged these civil society representatives to consult<br>
> widely, as per the email message pasted below.<br>> <br>> Greetings,<br>> Norbert<br>> <br>> <br>> --snip------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> Janis Karklins <<a href="mailto:j.karklins@unesco.org" target="_blank">j.karklins@unesco.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>> > I am writing to you with proposal to take the floor on behalf of the<br>> > civil society<br>> <br>> Dear Anita, Anriette, Grace and Michael (the civil society<br>> representatives at the plenaries of WSIS+10)<br>
> <br>> As you probably know, Janis Karklins of UNESCO had requested Marianne<br>> and myself to suggest speakers for the WSIS+10 main sessions to<br>> represent civil society. In the absence of any really convincing answer<br>
> to the question of who else should do this :-) we have done so.<br>> <br>> Speaking just from my personal perspective right now, I would like to<br>> encourage all of you to consult widely on what are important points to<br>
> make, using the mailing lists of the Internet Governance Caucus and the<br>> Internet Rights and Principles coalition and whatever other networks<br>> you're active in.<br>> <br>> Of course if you do that, given the great breadth and diversity of<br>
> civil society, you're going to get more suggestions than you can use,<br>> and it's of course each panelist's discretion to select which of the<br>> points you want to mention and which of them you want to specifically<br>
> emphasize and how much you want to add from your personal perspective -<br>> also taking into account what in your view may have been<br>> underemphasized by other civil society speakers.<br>> <br>> Overall (and I emphasize again that I'm speaking just from my personal<br>
> perspective here), I think that it is particularly important to clearly<br>> draw attention to important points that have so far been largely<br>> overlooked or ignored in the IGF process and other WSIS followup<br>
> processes.<br>> <br>> Greetings,<br>> Norbert<br>> <br></div></div></div></div> </div></div>
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