[bestbits] IGF Open Consultations and MAG meetings in Geneva 1-3 December 2014

[Avri Doria]

Hi

I agree, it seems like there should be  good way to avoid
discontinuities.  In the meantime, trying to meet up and talk seems like
a strong start.

avri

On 17-Sep-14 09:19, Lea Kaspar wrote:
> Hi Bill, 
> 
> Thanks for sharing this information. Having a hand-over/induction process to
> the newbies by incumbent CS members sounds like a great idea. If this
> doesn't happen at the December meeting, it could be set up online
> independently. It might also be worth considering setting up a more
> long-term mechanism to ensure continuity and knowledge-transfer, through an
> advisory group of ex civil society MAG members or something similar.
> 
> Regardless of the new reps, do you know if there will be a way for the
> broader community to shape the agenda of the December meeting? 
> 
> Best,
> Lea
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net
> [mailto:bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net] On Behalf Of William Drake
> Sent: 17 September 2014 07:44
> To: Best Bits; Governance
> Subject: [bestbits] IGF Open Consultations and MAG meetings in Geneva 1-3
> December 2014
> 
> Hi
> 
> The IGF secretariat has announced that we will be Open Consultations and MAG
> meetings at the International Telecom Union (!) in Geneva on 1-3 December
> 2014.  This could be an important meeting from the standpoint of advancing
> civil society objectives for the IGF, in particular laying a foundation for
> follow up to the NETmundial mandate to strengthen the IGF.  If the meetings
> turn into another one of those occassions where we just sit around talking
> about "what worked and what did not" in Istanbul (e.g. complaining about the
> wifi, the number of panelists on main sessions, how many workshops, etc.) it
> will be a missed opportunity to put us on a good path to the November 2015
> meeting in Brazil.  Hopefully the new MAG members will have been announced
> in advance and will be able to attend.
> 
> Hotels could be expensive at that time of year so anyone thinking of coming
> might want to start looking into options now.  There should be some bits of
> financial support for MAG members from Least Developed Countries (LDC's),
> Developing Countries, and Transitional Economies.  Others will have to find
> their own way.
> 
> I would again reiterate that it is really important to get a top notch civil
> society contingent in place that can work together and be strategic.
> Nominations are due 20 October, via the IGF website.
> 
> I have proposed that if indeed new members are seated by then and able to
> come, there should be break-out sessions for each stakeholder group so that
> we can do some in-depth consultation and transfer of local knowledge and
> experience.  Don't know if the proposal will gain traction, but I believe
> the civil society group would really benefit from something like this.
> 
> Best
> 
> Bill
> 
> ***********************************************
> William J. Drake
> International Fellow & Lecturer
>   Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ
>   University of Zurich, Switzerland
> Chair, Noncommercial Users Constituency, 
>   ICANN, www.ncuc.org
> william.drake at uzh.ch (direct), wjdrake at gmail.com (lists),
>   www.williamdrake.org
> ***********************************************
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ____________________________________________________________
> You received this message as a subscriber on the list:
>      bestbits at lists.bestbits.net.
> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit:
>      http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits
>