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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Anriette and I have both been alloted 5 minutes to contribute to the High Level panel on Tuesday afternoon (2.30 pm) (I'm not yet sure of the format but it sounds as though we are contributing from a floor mike…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Our task is to contribute to an "exchange on major developments since 2003/2005, new challenges as well as possible post-2015 arrangements" i.e. the past present and future of the Information Society etc. (in 5 minutes!).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bullet points folks?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>M<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 20, 2013 10:01 AM<br><b>To:</b> governance@lists.igcaucus.org; Grace Githaiga<br><b>Cc:</b> irp@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [governance] Brief report Re: Civil society representation at WSIS+10 in Paris<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Grace:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for reaching out.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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">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/">http://www.commonwealthigf.org/blog/internet-governance-challenges-in-small-island-developing-states-raising-the-volume-of-our-voices/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Rgds,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tracy<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 1:42 PM, Grace Githaiga <<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com" target="_blank">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear All<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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:10.0pt'> Anriette Esterhuysen and Michael Gurstein will be speakers during the "High level" session on Monday afternoon, while Anita Gurumurthy will speak during the closing. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>My bit is only for the opening and would like to feel that I be highlighting your concerns. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Looking forward to hearing from you.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Rgds<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Grace<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>> 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<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><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>> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>> 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>> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>____________________________________________________________<br>You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br> <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a><br>To be removed from the list, visit:<br> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing" target="_blank">http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing</a><br><br>For all other list information and functions, see:<br> <a href="http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance" target="_blank">http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance</a><br>To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see:<br> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/" target="_blank">http://www.igcaucus.org/</a><br><br>Translate this email: <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate_t" target="_blank">http://translate.google.com/translate_t</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>