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Thank you Sandra,<div><br></div><div>It is good to know how you did it in Europe for it to become what it is today. This is really helpful!</div><div><br></div><div>I strongly agree with, and your example of success is attesting, the need and benefit of taking time, starting small, with structures coming with time.</div><div><br></div><div>I will share this with my colleagues and will reach out to you for more details if needed.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>A<br><div>---------------------</div><div>Arsene Tungali,</div><div>IGC Co-coordinator</div><div>@arsenebaguma</div><div>+243 993810967 (DRCongo)</div><a href="https://yho.com/footer0">Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a> (excuse typos and brievity)<br><br><p style="font-size: 15px; color: #715FFA; padding-top: 0; margin-top: 0">On Monday, April 11, 2016, 7:19 PM, sandra@eurodig.org <sandra@eurodig.org> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;">For EuroDIG it took 4 years to achieve a legal status. From 2008-2012 we operated as a grass root initiative. Financial support was paid directly to vendors only and this was the point which brought us to the limits of operations, where we had to become a legal entity. Since 2012 we are an association under Swiss law, which proved to be the least regulated country in Europe. Since this time it is easier to raise funds, because we are registered and can reach out directly. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;">However in our case it was good to wait, because the whole concept was more stable at that time and we already had an idea how the statutes could look like. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;">I understand that the EuroDIG way of doing it might not work in other regions, but I would advise any new structure to keep it as simple and light as possible, in order to avoid making the wrong decisions. It is always better to start small and add what is needed over the years in terms of organisational structure (board, secretariat, chair).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Hope this helps!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Sandra </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;">_______________________________________________________________</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><img id="Bild_x0020_1" width="99" height="31" src="cid:vKM3NwK92cXf1gLRuC23" alt="Logo_EuroDIG_email"></span><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11.0pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;">European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG)</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:office@eurodig.org" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">office@eurodig.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.eurodig.org/">www.eurodig.org</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.0pt;"><br clear="none">This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intendet recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" name="_MailEndCompose"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></a></p><div class="yQTDBase yqt9806622191" id="yqt16001"><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Von:</span></b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Igfregionals [mailto:igfregionals-bounces@intgovforum.org] <b>Im Auftrag von </b>FlexSoft<br clear="none"><b>Gesendet:</b> Montag, 11. April 2016 18:24<br clear="none"><b>An:</b> Miguel Ignacio Estrada<br clear="none"><b>Cc:</b> igfregionals@intgovforum.org; governance@lists.igcaucus.org<br clear="none"><b>Betreff:</b> Re: [Igfregionals] Legal Status of National IGFs</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Even after the IGF Sri Lanka 2016 everyone asking us on what is the real legal status of the National IGF. Actually its like a movement in between estate and stakeholders. <br clear="all"></p><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">ISoC Sri Lanka became the Main organiser and we invite every community to be part of our movement openly. It has being new way of organising process, no leaders but all volunteers engaged to make a successful national IGF. </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt;"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#444444;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt;"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#444444;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#222222;">Thank you and regards</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#444444;"></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br clear="none">Maheeshwara Kirindigoda</p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br clear="none">Asian Destinations (Pvt) Ltd<br clear="none">Tele : 0094 815 700 710 </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;">Mobile: 0094 716 109 809<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.flexsoftserver.com"><span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none;"><img id="_x0000_i1025" border="0" width="100" height="100" src="cid:unGpLijBrSIhdwMruqTp" alt="Das Bild wurde vom Absender entfernt."></span></a><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.flexsoftserver.com"><a href="http://www.flexsoftserver.com" target="_blank">http://www.flexsoftserver.com</a></a></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/itz4you"><span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none;"><img id="_x0000_i1026" border="0" width="100" height="100" src="cid:unGpLijBrSIhdwMruqTp" alt="Das Bild wurde vom Absender entfernt."></span></a> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/101323103940480001773/101323103940480001773/posts"><span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none;"><img id="_x0000_i1027" border="0" width="100" height="100" src="cid:unGpLijBrSIhdwMruqTp" alt="Das Bild wurde vom Absender entfernt."></span></a> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://lk.linkedin.com/pub/maheeshwara-kirindigoda/11/648/979/"><span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none;"><img id="_x0000_i1028" border="0" width="100" height="100" src="cid:unGpLijBrSIhdwMruqTp" alt="Das Bild wurde vom Absender entfernt."></span></a> <span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;"><img id="_x0000_i1029" border="0" width="100" height="100" src="cid:unGpLijBrSIhdwMruqTp" alt="Das Bild wurde vom Absender entfernt."></span> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ZejMedia"><span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none;"><img id="_x0000_i1030" border="0" width="100" height="100" src="cid:unGpLijBrSIhdwMruqTp" alt="Das Bild wurde vom Absender entfernt."></span></a></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 6:52 PM, Miguel Ignacio Estrada <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:miestrada@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">miestrada@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p><div><p class="MsoNormal">In Argentina we have a "nothing" legal status :D. We use a sponsor University in order to get the funds and arrange payments.</p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I think this is an interesting topic to make a poll Arsene.</p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Arsene TUNGALI (Yahoo) <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:arsenebaguma@yahoo.fr" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">arsenebaguma@yahoo.fr</a>> wrote:</p></div></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;"><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;">Dear colleagues,</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;">We are in the process of having our first national IGF in the DRC and we are wondering what legal status to give to it. Is is a non profit? a movement? This question has been asked by our Ministry in charge of ICT to us as the organizing committee.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;">I am writing to inquire which legal status your national initiatives have within your countries. This will help us know how our Secretariat and our own form of MAG will operate. Please do share your experiences.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;">Thanks for your support,</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;">Arsene</span></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Igfregionals mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Igfregionals@intgovforum.org" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">Igfregionals@intgovforum.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals_intgovforum.org"><a href="http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals_intgovforum.org" target="_blank">http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals_intgovforum.org</a></a></p></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><br clear="none"><br clear="all"><span class="hoenzb"></span></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="hoenzb"><span style="color:#888888;">-- </span></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#888888;">Nacho Estrada | <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/acmuzic">@acmuzic</a></span></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Igfregionals mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Igfregionals@intgovforum.org" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">Igfregionals@intgovforum.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals_intgovforum.org"><a href="http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals_intgovforum.org" target="_blank">http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals_intgovforum.org</a></a></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></div></div><div id="msgSandbox_AJwJDNkAAQwiVwvctwVquKnYFwY_2" class="msgSandbox" style="padding: 1.5em 0.5em 0.5em 1.2em; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="yQTDBase yqt9806622191" id="yqt75792">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Igfregionals mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Igfregionals@intgovforum.org" href="javascript:return">Igfregionals@intgovforum.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals_intgovforum.org" target="_blank"><a href="http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals_intgovforum.org" target="_blank">http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals_intgovforum.org</a></a><br clear="none"></div><blockquote>
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