<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear all,</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for the feedback! We planned to submit the letter today, so here is the text we'll use. Someone also asked how many members there are. I'll find out and get back to you.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Best</div><div>Sheetal<br></div><div><br></div><div>
<i>T<span style="font-family:sans-serif">he members of the Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) are individuals, acting in their personal capacity, who subscribe to IGC's charter. The IGC is guided by its vision and mission, included below.</span></i><i><strong><br></strong></i></div><div><i><strong><br></strong></i></div><div><i><strong>Vision</strong></i><br><i><span style="font-family:sans-serif"></span></i><i>The policies that shape the Internet impact not only the development of
the technologies themselves, but also the realization of internationally
agreed human rights, social equity and interdependence, cultural
concerns, and both social and economic development. Our vision is that
Internet governance should be inclusive, people centered and development
oriented. Our contributions to the various forums relevant to Internet
governance, will strive to ensure an information society which better
enables equal opportunity and freedom for all.</i><i><strong><br></strong></i></div><div><i><strong>Mission</strong></i></div><div><i><strong></strong></i><i>The mission of the Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) is to provide a
forum for discussion, advocacy, action, and for representation of civil
society contributions in Internet governance processes. The caucus
intends to provide an open and effective forum for civil society to
share opinion, policy options and expertise on Internet governance
issues, and to provide a mechanism for coordination of advocacy to
enhance the utilization and influence of Civil Society (CS) and the IGC
in relevant policy processes.</i><i><strong></strong></i><i><strong></strong></i><i>
</i></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Best</div><div>Sheetal<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 12 Dec 2019 at 12:32, Bill Woodcock <<a href="mailto:woody@pch.net" target="_blank">woody@pch.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 dir="auto">I’m with Jacqueline... if there’s a definition (individuals) and it fits (it does), use it rather than trying to characterize the second-order characteristic of what kinds of organizations those individuals work for. <br><br>Individuals are stakeholders. There’s no need to search further for relevance. <br><div dir="ltr"> <div> -Bill</div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 11, 2019, at 15:29, Jacqueline Morris <<a href="mailto:jam@jacquelinemorris.com" target="_blank">jam@jacquelinemorris.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><div>Hi Sheetal<div dir="auto">Might it not be better to describe the membership exactly as it has been, aka as it is on the website?</div><div dir="auto">That is:</div>"T<span style="font-family:sans-serif">he members of IGC are individuals, acting in (their) personal capacity, who subscribe to the charter of the caucus", and then list the items from the charter that we subscribe to? That way there is less drift in our description over time... </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:sans-serif"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><font face="sans-serif">Regards</font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="sans-serif">Jacqueline Morris</font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="sans-serif"><br></font><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 11 Dec 2019, 2:37 pm Sheetal Kumar, <<a href="mailto:sheetal@gp-digital.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">sheetal@gp-digital.org</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 dir="ltr"><div>Hi Ayden, </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you so much for putting this together! Just to note, the members of IGC
are individuals, acting in personal capacity, who subscribe to the charter of the caucus (see: <a href="https://igcaucus.org/membership/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://igcaucus.org/membership/</a>). Also, as far as I understand the coalition came into being around the WSIS, not afterwards. I've amended the text to reflect this - but if a longer-standing member can advise that would be great. Also, we can include a link to the website.<br></div><div><br></div><div>
<i>The Internet Governance Caucus is a coalition of members who wish to promote global public interest objectives in
Internet governance agenda setting and decision making processes. These members include representatives of civil liberties groups, universities, think tanks, free
software groups, ICT development organizations, and a broad collection
of other actors dedicated to the public interest. The coalition was
formed around the World Summit on the Information Society in
2003.</i>
</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>Best</div><div>Sheetal.<br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 18:25, Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:ayden@ferdeline.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">ayden@ferdeline.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>Hi all,<br></div><div><br></div><div>I mentioned in my previous email to this list that it might be helpful to affix a short description of who 'we' are so that the recipients of our statement, if it is sent, better understand who has written to them. I wanted to propose the following text, with the very big caveat that I have not been subscribed to this mailing list for very long, so I may well have the history wrong and not fully understand how this list came to be. I would appreciate it if you could keep me honest by editing this description if I do have something incorrect! Thanks.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,<br></div><div>Ayden Férdeline<br></div><div>====</div><div><br></div><div><b><i>About the Internet Governance Caucus</i></b><b><i><br></i></b></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>The Internet Governance Caucus is a coalition of organizations and individuals who wish to promote global public interest objectives in Internet governance agenda setting and decision making processes. Our members include civil liberties groups, universities, think tanks, free software groups, ICT development organizations, and a broad collection of other actors dedicated to the public interest. The coalition was formed following the first World Summit on the Information Society in 2003.</i><i><br></i></div><div><br></div>---<br>
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