[bestbits] Meeting before the IGF?

Sat Jun 27 20:12:26 EDT 2015

Dear Shahzad, all,

Thank you for bringing this important issue to the BB list. GPD would be
keen to work on this with other interested groups. I have a question and a
few comments.

@Shahzad (or others) - what would be the objective of this meeting? At the
NETmundial CS pre-event we worked on actual text of the draft outcome doc
and discussed a strategy for engaging in the meeting itself. At other BB
meetings, we focused on coming up with joint objectives/positions which
were not tied to specific text/outcome document.

There's probably value in both, but we should clarify before deciding
issues like timing, length, location, prep process, budget etc.

Generally on timing - looking at how the discussions in NY have been
evolving and the timeline that Shahzad shared, waiting to hold a global CS
meeting (either for text comments or strategy development) until *November
might be too late*. It could be useful to meet at the IGF to discuss
tactics and get greater buy in from the community, but at that point, we
will have lost the opportunity to jointly feed into the October
consultations on the zero draft. If the next formal point for input is
October, then it seems to make sense to hold a CS coordination meeting
before then, although ideally after the draft outcome doc is out (if the
objective is to comment on text). If there are regional consultations that
take place during the summer, perhaps these could feed into the global CS
meeting/ input.

Lastly, in terms of location, NY might not be the ideal place for a meeting
due to costs and visa issues, but it has the extra benefit of giving us (in
theory at least) access to UN mission staff. Something to consider!

Best,
Lea

On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 9:24 PM, Shahzad Ahmad <shahzad at bytesforall.pk>
wrote:

>  Folks,
>
> I thought that important event re WSIS+10 are:
>
> - July Consultation (NY)
> - October Consultation (NY)
> - Global IGF-Consultation (Brazil); and
>
> then
>
> WSIS+10 event in NY.
>
> So time is really short to plan towards NY.
>
> We already had a small meeting on WSIS on the sidelines of Jakarta process
> and did plan a few activities there. However, once Dr. Anja is back online,
> we will discuss it further and share with you about our plans for Asia
> consultation. If plans for this go ahead and there is interest at BB, we
> can have annual meeting there.
>
> In my opinion, one day BB meeting is not enough time and pre-IGF one day
> is becoming difficult to attend for many. We now see that there are quite a
> few pre-IGF events happening and last year also many of us had to skip BB.
>
> Suggest that there is stand alone at least two days for BB for proper
> strategic planning. In terms of funds, am sure several of us contributing
> for this purpose can make it happen. What do you think?
>
> Best wishes and regards
> Shahzad
>
>
>
>
> On 6/27/15 10:22 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote:
>
> Dear Jeremy and all
>
> I agree with Shahzad.. we could think about this. APC is also planning
> to have WSIS consultations at the LAC and African IGFs.
>
> So NY before the next WSIS+10 consultation is a good idea. But the WSIS
> and IGF civil society communities are not identical, and might not have
> the same concerns.
>
> Let's keep thinking. NY would certainly require funding whereas a
> meeting at the IGF could take place more easily as many people would
> already have planned their travel to the IGF. The expense of an extra
> day/night accommodation is easier to manage.
>
> We can have WSIS on this event's agenda as well even if there won't be
> much time left for inputs.
>
> Anriette
>
>
> On 27/06/2015 17:43, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
>
>  On 26/06/15 11:59 PM, Shahzad Ahmad wrote:
>
>  Some of us have been thinking to organize an Asia Regional
> consultation on WSIS +10. Not a lot of discussion about this event yet
> but given the new timelines, may be before October NY consultation. If
> this plan materialize, can be a good venue for the BB meeting? It will
> be really great to meet face to face to plan for quite happening time
> ahead :)
>
>  It is true that, although traditionally held pre-IGF, there is no reason
> why an annual Best Bits meeting couldn't be held at another time and
> place provided that there was enough of a critical mass of people
> going.  Thanks for the suggestion Shahzad.
>
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