<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear all,</div><div> </div><div>I'd suggest a compromise here. First, let's get a listing of all those who account for the bloating of the security budget, and write to them to politely suggest they participate remotely. After all, the money saved by not attending in person should be able to buy plenty of bandwidth, if they don't already have such. The rest of the group can then go on to have their IGF.</div>
<div> </div><div>This, by the way, reminds me of the 2010 ICANN meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, when many in the community expressed concern about security. One action ICANN took was to leave the scribes behind. They were then fed live audio from the meetings, which they transcribed, and the resulting texts dumped in real time on screens at the Kenyatta Conference Centre in Nairobi!</div>
<div> </div><div>As has been pointed out, this matter ( rumor or fact) might indeed be a wakeup call for the IGF community. I think this makes a perfect topic for a workshop or forum on the future of the IGF at some future IGF. Until then, the debate can be had online, and wherever we meet over coffee.</div>
<div> </div><div>Cheers!</div><div> </div><div>Katim</div><div> </div><div> </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Ginger Paque <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gpaque@gmail.com" target="_blank">gpaque@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"><div><div class="im"><div>Jeremy said:<br>Alternatively it could be time for the IGF to be reimagined in
purely online form. At least that would ensure that more attention
is given to the remote participation experience.<br><br></div></div>YES, Jeremy: it's time! I suggested this in today's MAG meeting, but there was not time to address the possibility. I do hope it is given serious consideration.<br>
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I imagine other governments that really want the event to proceed
will now weigh in to help<br>
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If not, then it will really confirm the contempt with which the IGF
is held as a process. There are Silicon Valley parties that have
cost more than the IGF's $1.05M shortfall.<br>
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Alternatively it could be time for the IGF to be reimagined in
purely online form. At least that would ensure that more attention
is given to the remote participation experience.<br>
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