<html>
<body>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font size=4>But Best Bits
should also make sure to have some strong names from 'developing'
countries. Also, keep in mind that people nominated from developed
countries would need to have access to funding to attend meetings of the
MAG. Support for MAG meetings is not easy to get and is generally
only available for people from developing countries. In my time on the
MAG from 2012 to 2014 I think I only received UN support to attend a MAG
meeting on 2 occasions and on one of those the funding did not include
airfare.</font></blockquote>+1000<br><br>
What Anriette exposes is a fundamental issue of true democratic
participation in global context and her experience is a crude testimony
of what is really happening behind the nice discourses.<br><br>
I would say it is not only an issue for Best Bits, it should be a key
issue for all and every IGF and ICANN mechanisms of participation as for
any global multiskakeholder attempt to reach some form of justice... and
BTW, the actual global economic crisis makes this issue still more acute
as many (bi or multilateral) support funding have been fading away.<br>
Transparency of the flow of support and the associated criteria of
selection is also an important part of this issue.<br><br>
And to react and connect 2 independant threads in the same mail:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">speaking of PrepComs reminds me
that they need a Chairman. I have no hesitation in stating that Adama
Samassekou is the best suited for this job. </blockquote>Indeed
Jean-Louis, Adama would be the perfect choice... and he is deeply aware
of the first issue.<br>
<br />--
<br />This message has been scanned for viruses and
<br />dangerous content by
<a href="http://www.mailscanner.info/"><b>MailScanner</b></a>, and is
<br />believed to be clean.
</body>
</html>