<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Let us say it is a set of people with a rather different world view. I don't see any reason to doubt their qualifications though. Jimmy Wales possibly because he's not a "regular" in these circles but then again, a lot of things which get consensus among the usual suspects tend to break down when exposed to a larger audience, so that is not necessarily bad.</div><div><br></div><div>Still - the release does say they plan to expand membership. So do feel free to put names forward and see what works.<br><br>--srs (iPad)</div><div><br>On 18-Nov-2013, at 7:55, Jeremy Malcolm <<a href="mailto:jeremy@ciroap.org">jeremy@ciroap.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div>Keeping in mind that I do have reservations about this group
- simply because I don't know as much about it as yet .. </div>
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<div>You say "the people selected don't include the most important
names on internet governance evolution"</div>
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<div>So - specific suggestions please. Who do you think should
not be there? And who should be there? Or is this more a "why
was I not selected to this panel" thing?<br>
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I'm not going to pick favourites, but compare to the list of
luminaries whom we had on the WGIG:<br>
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Instead we have freedom of expression expert Frank la Rue (who is
great, but hasn't been much involved in this aspect of Internet
governance), Mitchell Baker who has been even less involved, and
rock star Jimmy Wales.<br>
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And from amongst the other stakeholder groups we have Robert
"Internet freedom's foes" McDowell, plus Fadi and a bunch of his
mates like Lynn St Amour and Vint Cerf.<br>
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Trying to fix this panel would be a waste of time, just like trying
to fix 1net dialogue will be. We are being led a merry chase.<br>
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