[bestbits] CALL FOR ENDORSEMENTS - Cross-community WSIS10 statement

Tue Nov 17 14:37:14 EST 2015

There is a follow up meeting with State Department tomorrow. I would be
happy to deliver a copy of this statement. Do you think would help?

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 9:34 AM, Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette at wzb.eu> wrote:

> Ok, I am glad! I was really really unhappy with the earlier version.
> thanks, Jeanette
>
> Am 15.11.15 um 15:19 schrieb Lea Kaspar:
>
>> Hi Jeanette, indeed the version now online has been adapted to
>> accommodate individual endorsements. See it here:
>> https://www.openwsis2015.org/joint-statement-on-wsis10/
>>
>> For convenience, I paste the relevant paras here:
>> "Representatives of the organizations below who gathered at the 10th
>> Internet Governance Forum (IGF), in João Pessoa, Brazil, along with
>> other organizations and individuals from around the world, would like to
>> convey the following three key messages to contribute to negotiations in
>> the final phase of the World Summit on the Information Society 10-year
>> review process (WSIS+10).
>>
>> These organizations and individuals would like to collectively highlight
>> and support the extension of the IGF’s mandate to continue its important
>> work, and the collective work to support and successfully implement the
>> United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)..."
>>
>> Best,Lea
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 15 Nov 2015, at 14:06, Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette at wzb.eu
>> <mailto:jeanette at wzb.eu>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Lea, pershaps I am slow on the uptake this week but how do these
>>> paragraphs include individuals or am I looking at an obsolete version?
>>>
>>> Representatives of  (COMPLETE ORGANISATION NAMES) gathered at the 10th
>>> Internet Governance Forum (IGF), in João Pessoa, Brazil, and would
>>> like to convey the following three key messages to guide negotiations
>>> in the final phase of the World Summit on the Information Summit
>>> 10-year review process (WSIS+10).
>>>
>>> These organizations would like to collectively highlight and support
>>> the extension of the IGF’s mandate to continue its important work, and
>>> the collective work to support and successfully implement the United
>>> Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The organizations may
>>> continue to provide separate and more detailed input on other elements
>>> of the WSIS outcome document, and related processes that are equally
>>> important to their respective communities.
>>>
>>> Best, jeanette
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 15.11.15 um 02:30 schrieb Lea Kaspar:
>>>
>>>> Hi Jeanette, not sure I follow - the statement refers to both orgs
>>>> and individuals in the preamble.
>>>>
>>>> Lea
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> On 14 Nov 2015, at 23:17, Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette at wzb.eu
>>>>> <mailto:jeanette at wzb.eu>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Why would individuals sign a statement that exclusively refers to
>>>>> organizations?
>>>>> jeanette
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Am 15.11.15 um 02:14 schrieb Lea Kaspar:
>>>>>> Thanks, all, for the additional endorsements, which have now been
>>>>>> passed
>>>>>> on to Constance.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The statement and the list of signatories is now live and open for
>>>>>> further organisational and individual endorsements:
>>>>>> https://www.openwsis2015.org/joint-statement-on-wsis10/signatories/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Feel free to circulate widely.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>> Lea
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 14 Nov 2015, at 12:15, Mishi Choudhary
>>>>>> <mishi at softwarefreedom.org <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
>>>>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> SFLC.in endorses it as well.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -------- Original message --------
>>>>>>> From: Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org <mailto:lea at gp-digital.org>
>>>>>>> <mailto:lea at gp-digital.org>>
>>>>>>> Date: 11/13/2015 15:51 (GMT-03:00)
>>>>>>> To: Best Bits <bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>>>>>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>>>>>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>, wsis10 at lists.bestbits.net
>>>>>>> <mailto:wsis10 at lists.bestbits.net>
>>>>>>> <mailto:wsis10 at lists.bestbits.net>
>>>>>>> Cc: Constance Bommelaer <bommelaer at isoc.org
>>>>>>> <mailto:bommelaer at isoc.org>
>>>>>>> <mailto:bommelaer at isoc.org>>, york at isoc.org <mailto:york at isoc.org>
>>>>>>> <mailto:york at isoc.org>
>>>>>>> Subject: [bestbits] CALL FOR ENDORSEMENTS - Cross-community WSIS10
>>>>>>> statement
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear friends,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For those of you at the IGF, I hope you're enjoying your last day in
>>>>>>> Brazil!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Over the past few days, colleagues from the technical community have
>>>>>>> led on an effort to draft _*a short 1-page statement with key
>>>>>>> priorities*_ shared across non-governmental stakeholders to be fed
>>>>>>> back to the WSIS10 Review process in NY. The idea behind the
>>>>>>> statement
>>>>>>> is *to reinforce our common messages* - it does not preclude
>>>>>>> additional independent or joint interventions/comments.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The statement has already received broad support from the technical
>>>>>>> and the business communities as well as a number of CS colleagues
>>>>>>> (see
>>>>>>> below). It is *_now open for additional organisational
>>>>>>> endorsements until 6PM today local time (Brazil)._* If you would like
>>>>>>> to endorse (and have not already done so), please let me know *by 6PM
>>>>>>> today* and share *your organisational logo* copying in Constance from
>>>>>>> ISOC (Constance Bommelaer <bommelaer at isoc.org
>>>>>>> <mailto:bommelaer at isoc.org>
>>>>>>> <mailto:bommelaer at isoc.org>>).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Further organisational and individual endorsements will be solicited
>>>>>>> via the webpage where the statement will be posted shortly. Watch
>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>> space.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>>>> Lea
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Organisational CS endorsements so far:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  * Internet Democracy Project, India
>>>>>>>  * Global Partners Digital, UK
>>>>>>>  * Public Knowledge, US
>>>>>>>  * ICT Watch, Indonesia
>>>>>>>  * Bytes for All, Pakistan
>>>>>>>  * Horizontal, Mexico
>>>>>>>  * Law Life Culture, Bangladesh
>>>>>>>  * Center for Democracy & Technology, US
>>>>>>>  * CIPESA, Uganda
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *Lea Kaspar*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Head of Programmes and International Policy | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> T: +44 (0)20 7549 0337| M: +44 (0)7583 929216| Skype: l.kaspar
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> gp-digital.org <http://gp-digital.org> <http://gp-digital.org/>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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