<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hello people</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>While we may want to weigh a lot of things... my suggestions are:</div><div><ol><li>Focus on what is needed to move the Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) forward as the platform for CS engagement with current IG issues.</li><li>While we may want to do a BB consultation/consensus/polling.. I truly believe that people in BB who have followed so far have not majorly raised key counterpoint all through the process. <br></li><li> I do not think that reviewing the IGC charter is the most important thing at the moment. We can run with it as it is <br></li><li>What might be helpful is to support whatever leadership we have at the moment (IGC, folks who have been leading the merger process, Farzaneh) towards pulling off a good Day 0 event in Berlin</li><li>SUMMARY: Let us focus on Berlin: make sure people get there/participate remotely, build a good agenda, sort out the logistics, and ensure a quality meeting with measurable results.</li><li>Between now and then, whatever we can achieve in consolidation will be helpful.</li></ol><div>Happy to contribute to the measure of my availability.</div><div><br></div><div>Best</div><div><br></div><div>Nnenna<br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 7:42 AM Carolina Rossini <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.riseup.net" target="_blank">governance@lists.riseup.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div dir="auto">I disagree with you Ian. A pool is needed among the BB members. There are more than 11. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">And for the BB folks, and it’s is not only the mailing list. BB site has a lot of good material and statements that should be captured and saved. </div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Sorry I could not make to the meeting. You can only imagine how busy I am.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Tks Sheetal for moving this forward with all the delicate and sensitive touch it does deserve. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">C</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 5:20 AM <a href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com" target="_blank">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</a> <<a href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com" target="_blank">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div>No poll needed. Best Bits closes down (their call). Former members join IGC individually. End of story. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>But fixing the IGC constitution (a later step) is more complex as Sala points out.</div></div><div><div><br></div><div>Ian.</div>
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<div>To: "Sheetal Kumar" <<a href="mailto:sheetal@gp-digital.org" target="_blank">sheetal@gp-digital.org</a>></div>
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<div>Subject: Re: [governance] The proposal for closing Bestbits and merging with IGC + next steps (was "Follow-on from survey on the future of Bestbits: next steps")</div><div><br></div>
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