[bestbits] FW: BB/ Brazil summit input - expression of interest

[matthew shears]

Hi Andrew - I am also interested in item 3.

On 26/11/2013 17:53, Andrew Puddephatt wrote:
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> Following up on my e-mail re inputs to Brazil conference.
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> To remind everyone: Although the details are not clear, it looks like 
> there are three broad areas within which it would be useful for CS 
> groups (and others)  to make pro-active submissions to the Brazil 
> meeting. These are:
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> AREA 1 - Recommendations on process issues for the conference (remote 
> participation, stakeholder representation and selection)
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> AREA 2 - Substantive input into their work to develop universal 
> Internet principles (likely to cover the areas sketched out by 
> President Rousseff in her speech to the UNGA).
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> AREA 3 - Substantive input on an institutional framework for 
> multistakeholder Internet governance including:
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> 1.Internationalisation of ICANN (based on existing work done by 
> Internet Governance Project and/or others).
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> 2.Orphan issues (based on existing proposals put before the WGEC and 
> the recommendations of the Correspondence Group).
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> We have produced a chart mapping those who have expressed an interest 
> in each of the areas below. There could feasibly be a number of 
> different civil society submissions on each of these areas.
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> Given the short timeframes, and the fact that there does not seem to 
> be consensus among all of us on a number of these issues, I think the 
> best way forward is for anyone who wants to lead on a particular 
> submission to let the list know, gather together people who also want 
> to work on that submission, develop something as a smaller group and 
> then share it back with the platform. Obviously, ideally submissions 
> would be able to gather broad agreement among BB participants, but 
> consensus may be too high a bar at this stage.
>
> For my part, I am interested in two specific inputs:
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> A submission on reforming internet governance that keep the dispersed 
> structure and multi-stakeholder participation (elements of which are 
> likely to include ideas on internationalising ICANN and strengthening 
> the IGF)
>
> Asubmission on the first high level principle dealing with free 
> expression, privacy etc.  Note that I’m concerned that privacy 
> protections, if badly expressed, could restrict freedom of expression 
> unduly so I’ll be looking to assert ICCPR standards on free expression.
>
> Not everyone will agree with that take on things and I assume there 
> are many other issues to focus on so at this stage I’d like to know 
> who would want to work with me on these two specific topics.
>
> I would encourage others to set out their own area of interest and 
> seek collaborators.  As we will probably need to submit our views to 
> Brazil and/or other organisers by March 1, 2014 I’d suggest we should 
> aim to produce documents for endorsement/support by other groups on 
> the BB platform by mid-February
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> *Stream 1*
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> *Stream 2*
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> *Stream 3*
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> *Recommendation on process issues for the conference (remote 
> participation, stakeholder representation and selection)*
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> *Substantive input on universal Internet principles (based on Marco 
> Civil and/or other existing principles documents).*
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> *Substantive input on an institutional framework for multistakeholder 
> Internet governance including: 1. Internationalisation of ICANN (based 
> on existing work done by Internet Governance Project and/or others). 
> 2. Orphan issues (based on existing proposals put before the WGEC and 
> the recommendations of the Correspondence Group).*
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> Andrew
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> Submission on the first high level principle dealing with free 
> expression, privacy etc. > asserting ICCPR standards on free expression.
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> Submission on reforming internet governance that keep the dispersed 
> structure and multi-stakeholder participation (which is likely to 
> include ideas on internationalising ICANN and strengthening the IGF)
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> Matthew
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> x
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> Nnenna
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> x
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> Claudio
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> x - contribute, not lead
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> Valeria/ APC
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> x - contribute
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> x - contribute
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> Marianne/ IRP
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> x
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> Jeanette
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> x - listen and comment
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> M. Gurstein
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> x
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> Marilia/ Joana
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> 3.1/3.2
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> Pranesh
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> x
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> Parminder
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> x
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> x
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> x
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Matthew Shears
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