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It does seen, if i understand correctly, that at last the first meeting will be closed to all but members. I think this an unfortunate mistake, but I do not know how to change that just yet.<br>
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So my first cause in this WGEC is to argue for opening all meetings, including this first one, at least to the same extent that the organizations with which enhanced cooperation is desired open their meetings. At the very least I will be arguing that all meetings, including the first, have live streaming and that all email lists have open archives.<br>
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I hope others will join me in this attempt, but I am not assuming that just because we come from civil society or even may have been put forward by the same groups, that we will have any notion of a common front. I understand that we come from diverse stands of civil society and that we advocate differently for a variety of goals.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">Avri Doria <avri@acm.org> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap:break-word; font-family: sans-serif; margin-top: 0px">Hi,<br /><br />Joy, thanks for sending this to the caucus.<br /><br />For myself, once I understand what all we are up to in the WG, I plan to communicate with the IGC and others doing periodic reporting in and request for feedback. At this point I am just waiting until it gets underway. Other than the fact that there is a first meeting 30-31 May, there isn't much I know.<br /><br />For example I am still hoping for an open meeting, at least to the extent of streaming audio. But I do not know what the plans are, having heard no formal plans on that sort of thing. I have heard it rumored that the first meeting may be closed until such time as it decides to be open (ala MAG model?), but I don't really have any definitive info. I have sent in a question.<br /><br />Now back to planning for WTPF, WSIS, IGF and workshops.<br /><br />joy <joy@apc.org> wrote:<br /><br /><br
/><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;">-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----<br />Hash: SHA1<br /><br />Hi all<br />I am sharing the invitation to Working Group members (message below)<br />which includes details about the upcoming first meeting of the working<br />group on 30-31 May in Geneva (and apologies for any cross postings). I<br />do not yet know what the format of the meeting will be and only have a<br />very broad outline of the working methods.<br /><br />Probably of most substantive interest is the the proposed discussion on<br />the themes for the groups mandate, on which a questionnairre and survey<br />will be developed as the work rolls out this year and early next - for<br />ease of reference I have posted this list inline below. Note that this<br />list is simply a redaction of previous discussions and has been<br />developed as a summary of points raised in 2012 meetings. I can't
vouch<br />for its accuracy.<br /><br />With other deadlines this week (IGF workshops, WSIS, WTPF, etc) civil<br />society participants have not yet been focussing on this upcoming<br />meeting yet, but of course, please do share your comments and ideas in<br />the coming weeks.<br /><br />Kind regards<br /><br /><br />Joy Liddicoat</blockquote><br />Avri Doria<br /><br /></pre></blockquote></div><br>
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