[bestbits] Call for endorsements: Civil Society proposal to open participation in the CWG-Internet at ITU

[William Drake]

Hi

I'm seeing someone from the US delegation to Council Sunday here in Geneva.  If there are particular discussion/action points people think it'd be useful to raise please let me know.  Unfortunately I'm swamped with NCUC @ Durban, end of semester grading, etc. so I haven't been able to follow this discussion closely or read the available docs yet, will try.

Thanks

Bill

On Jun 13, 2013, at 8:05 AM, Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org> wrote:

> Dear Deborah
> 
> Which governments have been covered already? Aside from Brazil which
> Joana contacted.
> 
> I can try and send some emails around this morning.
> 
> Anriette
> 
> On 13/06/2013 06:42, Deborah Brown wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Just a quick note to follow up on the proposal to open CWG-Internet. I've
>> also followed up with a few governments, who have said that they will try
>> to cite our proposal and recommendations when the issue comes up. I'm told
>> that this issue may be discussed on Thursday, so it would be great if
>> others are able do additional outreach to governments. Will let you know if
>> I hear anything more.
>> 
>> Best,
>> Deborah
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Joana Varon <joana at varonferraz.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Thanks, Deborah.
>>> I've just sent it to the Brazilian Government.
>>> I'll let you know if there is any important follow up.
>>> Ow, today was definitely CS Statement's day :)
>>> cheers
>>> joana
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Deborah Brown <deborah at accessnow.org>wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi all, I just sent the statement to the ITU (SG's office and comms) and
>>>> asked it to be included as an information document for consideration at the
>>>> session. Please feel free to spread this among your networks and share it
>>>> with governments. I will let you know if I get a response from the ITU.
>>>> 
>>>> Here's the link again: http://bestbits.net/cwg-internet/
>>>> 
>>>> Parminder, I put IT for Change in the list of signatories in the body of
>>>> the email, but you still need to confirm your endorsement through an email
>>>> you should have received, for it to appear on the website.
>>>> 
>>>> Is anyone actually in Geneva and able to monitor the Council's work?
>>>> 
>>>> Best,
>>>> Deborah
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Antonio Medina Gómez <
>>>> amedinagomez at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks Ginger
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 2013/6/10 Ginger Paque <gpaque at gmail.com>
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Antonio Medina has told me that he signed as the Asociacioon Colombiana
>>>>>> de usuarios de Internet, and yesterday appeared on the list. He is
>>>>>> concerned because the signature no longer appears at
>>>>>> http://bestbits.net/wtpf-2013/
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Can you please check? Thanks. gp
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Ginger (Virginia) Paque
>>>>>> IG Programmes, DiploFoundation
>>>>>> 
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>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 10 June 2013 08:54, Deborah Brown <deborah at accessnow.org> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Thank you Parminder. I'm about to send the statement off to the ITU.
>>>>>>> Can you endorse the statement on the Best Bits statement here?
>>>>>>> http://bestbits.net/cwg-internet/
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Can anyone else who would like to sign on and have their
>>>>>>> organization/name included in the version sent to the ITU endorse it in the
>>>>>>> next 15 minutes or so?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Would be happy to continue the point you raised in a little less time
>>>>>>> pressed environment.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>> Deborah
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 9:42 AM, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net>wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> IT for Change supports the statement....
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> However, independent of the above statement, I am not able to
>>>>>>>> understand the reason why so many of those who welcome the WTPF outcomes
>>>>>>>> were against the Internet resolution 3 of WCIT... I see little difference
>>>>>>>> between the two. Will be obliged if someone can explain. Why if these
>>>>>>>> organisations are welcoming these opinions, which give ITU a role in key IG
>>>>>>>> issues. and also especially opinion 6 that is so close to the 'Internet
>>>>>>>> resolution' of the WCIT,  did they support the WCIT meltdown or split..
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> parminder
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Monday 10 June 2013 07:55 AM, Joana Varon wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Tomorrow starts the ITU Council, to which we should address our
>>>>>>>> statement for opening the participation at WCG-Internet.
>>>>>>>> This is just a reminder, if you haven't considered to sign it on yet,
>>>>>>>> please, do so:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> http://bestbits.net/cwg-internet/
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> (ps. Sorry for the insistence. But now we have two important
>>>>>>>> statements in the pipeline to be delivered this week and we shall not let
>>>>>>>> recent catastrophic - though not unimaginable - news undermine previous
>>>>>>>> efforts on other inter-related topics.)
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Kind regards
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Joana
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 3:21 PM, Joana Varon <joana at varonferraz.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Thanks, Jeremy.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I'm adding in the website the names of the ones that have already
>>>>>>>>> endorsed the statement, so they just have to confirm their email address
>>>>>>>>> once they receive an email from the platform.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> For the ones who haven't yet, please, consider to endorse:
>>>>>>>>> http://bestbits.net/cwg-internet/
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> best
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> joana
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 1:41 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org>wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>  On 07/06/2013, at 7:43 PM, Joana Varon <joana at varonferraz.com>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> As the ITU Council will gather next week, the time frame is
>>>>>>>>>> short, *we shall try to deliver the text next Monday, 10th.*Though leaving it open for endorsements at the platform.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> So we suggest to already start the first round of endorsements
>>>>>>>>>> through this list while we take the time to submit the text at the Best
>>>>>>>>>> Bits platform for collecting more. Jeremy, are you fine with this? Can you
>>>>>>>>>> help us to upload the text?
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> It's now at http://bestbits.net/cwg-internet/.  If you endorsed
>>>>>>>>>> by email, please do so on the site too.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>       --