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

Thu Jun 13 06:33:23 EDT 2013

Dear Bill

I think what would be really useful is to ask this person to let us know
if the letter has been circulated to CWG members or not. We need to know
it is actually reaching its target group and that it is not being held
up by the chair or the secretariat.

Anriette

On 13/06/2013 06:24, William Drake wrote:
> 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
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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.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>       --
>

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