From parminder at itforchange.net  Fri Oct  2 04:25:17 2015
From: parminder at itforchange.net (parminder)
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2015 13:55:17 +0530
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] <nettime> VW
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On Monday 28 September 2015 10:07 PM, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
> On 27/09/2015 3:16 pm, Michael Gurstein wrote:
>> Significant portions of Civil Society have bought into this approach which is firmly premised on the notion that somehow the private sector should be directly involved in making governance decisions because well, they are so public spirited, or that they have the long term interests of everyone at heart ("they are people too aren't they"), or we can trust them much more than those perfidious folks in government, or they are "accountable" to their shareholders and wouldn't do anything completely untoward to risk shareholder value etc.etc. (you know the drill...
> No, not really that at all.  They have to be involved because they are
> already involved.  For now, the decisions of companies like Facebook and
> Google about their terms of service and so on are de facto transnational
> rules for the Internet, at least as much as the rules that governments
> make (collectively or individually).  So it impossible to disentangle
> these companies from the process of situating those rules within a more
> accountable global framework of principle.

Jeremy, basically you are accepting that, in your view, democracy is no
longer feasible or to be preferred, or both, in matters of Internet
governance. That is a remarkable claim/ acceptance, even though it is
what has always underpinned the equal footing multi-stakeholder model.
To that extent I commend your honesty and integrity which is much more
than what can be said about most other supporters of the equal footing
model who tend to simply disappear from any discussion when they are
asked to come down to actual implications (both theoretical and
practical) of such a model.

That compliment for honesty and forthrightness having been paid, may I
ask you a question. How is your assertion different from the claims of
the feudal class during early days of the evolution of democracy, say,
In England, for the biggest pie of the national level political decision
making power, on the basis that they owned large-scale landed property,
and thus held control over the key productive resources of that time -
thereby also setting the de facto rules in most aspects of contemporary
social life, ... This can be seen the history of the House of Lords, and
also the fact that for a very long time ownership of property was  a
condition of enfranchisement....

What you are advocating, albeit by presenting it as something
inevitable, I see is exactly the same... Corporates today 'own' the
biggest chunks of what are the contemporary key productive resources,
and of what on the Internet can comparably be called as  digital estate
and thus setting in your words 'de facto transnational rules for the
Internet'. You give this as the logic for why we should accept them to
be given a highly disproportionate role in the political governance of
the Internet and the associated phenomenon. I say disproportionate
because every shareholder, big or small, of these companies does already
have a political role equal to every other person (minus the difference
that power of various resources make, but lets disregard that for the
moment) .

What you are presenting is directly a case for digital fedualism, which
equal footing multistakeholderism of course really is. I am astonished
that such a philosophy can have such widespread support as equal footing
multistakeholderism indeed has in some very dominant circles of Internet
governance.

Aligning political power to economic power, at institutional levels and
not just in hidden, informal ways which have always existed, is what the
current global neoliberal design currently is. (An important traditional
role of political power has been to regulate and rein in the execesses
of economic power.) The World Economic Forum is often considered as its
key global nerve centre, although I'd say it will be more factual to say
that the primary nerve centre is in fact still solidly inside the US
economic and political establishments. This most important global
problem and danger is extensively recognised among global civil society
movements, and is actively resisted. It is the fact that these dangerous
global developments are, on the other hand, actually supported by a big
chunk of civil society in the Internet governance space which creates a
significant dissonance that this space has with the mainstream global
civil society.

parminder

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From deji at accessnow.org  Tue Oct 27 11:11:32 2015
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Subject: [bestbits] Fwd: Reminder: Oak Institute Fellowship Nominations Due
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Reminder: Nominations Due November 6th!

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Dear Friend of Human Rights,

*Can you think of an artist-activist in need of respite?*

We are pleased to issue this call for nominations for the 2016 Oak Human
Rights Fellowship, sponsored by the Oak Institute for the Study of
International Human Rights at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. The
fellowship is a one-semester appointment as an activist-in-residence. It is
designed to provide human rights defenders doing on-the-ground work at some
level of personal risk a respite from front-line duties to enable them to
reflect, write, and communicate their work to our campus community. We are
writing to ask your help in identifying the Oak Fellow for the fall of 2016.

Each year, we target our search for a human rights activist either
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tool to initiate and further discussion of various rights violations.
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recently involved in on-the-ground activism and who are in need of respite.
This call for nominations welcomes applicants from all artistic disciplines
who have been subjected to, or are at risk of experiencing, human rights
violations as a result of their artistic expression; or those who have used
their art to foster greater awareness of particular human rights violations.

The appointment is for the fall semester of 2016 (mid-August through
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In conducting our annual search, we rely heavily on nominations from NGOs,
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recognition of this person's important contributions to human rights
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From claudio at derechosdigitales.org  Tue Oct 27 13:10:18 2015
From: claudio at derechosdigitales.org (Claudio Ruiz)
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 14:10:18 -0300
Subject: [bestbits] IGF Special invitation: Latin America in a Glimpse
Message-ID: <379526BF-8262-4A1A-8BD0-265E94A69873@derechosdigitales.org>

Dear friends

The next Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held in Brazil, and it is a perfect opportunity for the international community to get close and understand the reality around human rights on the internet in Latin America.

In that context, Derechos Digitales and the Association for Progressive Communication (APC) wants to invite you to the release of a new version of "Latin America In A Glimpse", a summary document about the most important facts around digital rights in the region this 2015, made in collaboration with Derechos Digitales, APC and Coding Rights (Brazil).

In the opportunity, we will have two conversation tables around the most controversial issues this 2015 in Latin America: The arrival of Free Basics (aka Internet.org), and surveillance on the internet (with special emphasis in the Hacking Team revelations). Activists in the region will discuss about threats and opportunities, and the international community will have the opportunity to ask questions, understand and engage with organisations around the region.

Day: November 9th, 2015
Time: 9:00 - 12:15
Language: English
Where: Hotel Nord Luxxor Skyler, Joao Pessoa
(http://www.nordhoteis.com.br/nossoshoteisinterna.php?id=6_)

Agenda: in coming days you will find the agenda here <https://www.derechosdigitales.org/9446/9446/>here <https://www.derechosdigitales.org/9446/9446/>.
Surprises are coming! For instance, see our beautiful poster <https://www.derechosdigitales.org/wp-content/uploads/afiche-lanzamiento-glympse-02.jpg> ;-)

See you all soon!

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From carolina.rossini at gmail.com  Tue Oct 27 14:10:06 2015
From: carolina.rossini at gmail.com (Carolina Rossini)
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 14:10:06 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] IGF Special invitation: Latin America in a Glimpse
In-Reply-To: <379526BF-8262-4A1A-8BD0-265E94A69873@derechosdigitales.org>
References: <379526BF-8262-4A1A-8BD0-265E94A69873@derechosdigitales.org>
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Looks great. We will be there. Love the poster.

On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 1:10 PM, Claudio Ruiz <claudio at derechosdigitales.org
> wrote:

> Dear friends
>
> The next Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held in Brazil, and it is
> a perfect opportunity for the international community to get close and
> understand the reality around human rights on the internet in Latin America.
>
> In that context, Derechos Digitales and the Association for Progressive
> Communication (APC) wants to invite you to the release of a new version of
> "Latin America In A Glimpse", a summary document about the most important
> facts around digital rights in the region this 2015, made in collaboration
> with Derechos Digitales, APC and Coding Rights (Brazil).
>
> In the opportunity, we will have two conversation tables around the most
> controversial issues this 2015 in Latin America: The arrival of Free Basics
> (aka Internet.org <http://internet.org>), and surveillance on the
> internet (with special emphasis in the Hacking Team revelations). Activists
> in the region will discuss about threats and opportunities, and the
> international community will have the opportunity to ask questions,
> understand and engage with organisations around the region.
>
> Day: November 9th, 2015
> Time: 9:00 - 12:15
> Language: English
> Where: Hotel Nord Luxxor Skyler, Joao Pessoa
> (http://www.nordhoteis.com.br/nossoshoteisinterna.php?id=6_)
>
> Agenda: in coming days you will find the agenda
> <https://www.derechosdigitales.org/9446/9446/>here
> <https://www.derechosdigitales.org/9446/9446/>.
> Surprises are coming! For instance, see our beautiful poster
> <https://www.derechosdigitales.org/wp-content/uploads/afiche-lanzamiento-glympse-02.jpg>
>  ;-)
>
> See you all soon!
>
> —
> Claudio Ruiz
> derechosdigitales.org | @claudio
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From joly at punkcast.com  Tue Oct 27 14:42:57 2015
From: joly at punkcast.com (Joly MacFie)
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 14:42:57 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] =?UTF-8?Q?WEBCAST_FRIDAY=3A_The_High_Politics_of_Inter?=
 =?UTF-8?Q?net_Governance_=E2=80=93_WSIS+10_Panel_=40ColumbiaSIPA?=
Message-ID: <CAM9VJk0XTgzNge0z_VVCuwTnY-5MMGrt=u+9sp4DQTpm9LcFGw@mail.gmail.com>

​SIPA have kindly offered ISOC-NY 5 seats at this event. *Only if you
definitely will attend* please RSVP at
http://www.meetup.com/isoc-ny/events/226348878/​.  For the rest of us there
will be a livestream.


joly posted: "On Friday October 30 2015 Columbia University's School of
International and Public Affairs will present a lunchtime panel The High
Politics of Internet Governance: Global Policy Conflicts a Decade after the
World Summit on the Information Society. On Dece"

[image: SIPA WSIS+10] <http://livestream.com/sipa/events/4458501>On *Friday
October 30 2015* Columbia University's *School of International and Public
Affairs <https://sipa.columbia.edu/>* will present a lunchtime panel *The
High Politics of Internet Governance: Global Policy Conflicts a Decade
after the World Summit on the Information Society
<https://sipa.columbia.edu/experience-sipa/events/the-high-politics-of-internet-governance-global-policy-conflicts-a-decade-after-the-world-summit-on>*.
On December 15-16 in New York, the United Nations is convening a *General
Assembly High-Level Meeting
<http://unpan3.un.org/wsis10/GA-High-Level-Meeting> *to review the goals of
the World Summit on the Information Society after a decade (WSIS+10) and to
craft a future vision for the information society. Input from various
stakeholders has raised questions about the future of the Internet and who
will run it. This Columbia SIPA panel will explain the implications of this
dialog for Internet sustainability, security, and freedom, and how this
high-level discussion connects to the planned transition of U.S. oversight
in Internet governance. Moderator: *Merit Janow*, Dean, School of
International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University. Panel: *Laura
DeNardis*, Professor, American University, and Senior Research Scholar,
Columbia SIPA; *Gordon Goldstein*, Managing Director and Head of External
Affairs, Silver Lake Group; *Ambassador David Gross*, Partner, Wiley
Rein; *Veni
Markovski*, Vice President, ICANN; *Ambassador Janis Mazeiks*, Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations. The
event will be webcast live via the *Columbia SIPA Livestream Channel
<http://livestream.com/sipa/events/4458501>*.





*What: The High Politics of Internet Governance: Global Policy Conflicts a
Decade after the World Summit on the Information Society
<https://sipa.columbia.edu/experience-sipa/events/the-high-politics-of-internet-governance-global-policy-conflicts-a-decade-after-the-world-summit-on>
Where: School of International and Public Affairs, NYC When: Friday October
30 2015 1pm-2pm EDT | 17:00-18:00 UTC Webcast:
http://livestream.com/sipa/events/4458501
<http://livestream.com/sipa/events/4458501> Twitter: @ColumbiaSIPA
<https://twitter.com/search?q=%40ColumbiaSIPA> | #WSIS10
<https://twitter.com/hashtag/WSIS10>*


Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8152#respond>   See all comments
<http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8152#comments>






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From ian.peter at ianpeter.com  Tue Oct 27 17:29:21 2015
From: ian.peter at ianpeter.com (Ian Peter)
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 08:29:21 +1100
Subject: [bestbits] IGF Speakers
Message-ID: <7533625E70614101A19F5087130814CA@Toshiba>

(apologies for cross-posting)

Thanks everyone for the various nominations on various lists. These close at midnight UTC 28th, and CSCG will then consider, as we need to submit names by the end of this week.

In addition to the names, thank you for the various valuable considerations on criteria; and also on what CS speakers might address. 

These are the names I have seen thus far. If you wish to withdraw, or your name has been left off in error (or because it was forwarded privately or on a list to which I do not have access), please feel free to correct this list (privately to me if you prefer) Also please note that nominations are not closed yet, so this is not a final list.

It’s a great list already. It will be tough to narrow this down to only 2 speakers.

Josh Levy
Geetha Hariharan
Fernanda Shirikawa
Carolina Rossini
Anja Kovacs
Anriette Esterhuysen
Nnenna Nwakanma
Paz Pena
Maira Sutton
Max Schrems
Marilia Maciel
Joana Varon
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From wisdom.dk at gmail.com  Wed Oct 28 14:56:34 2015
From: wisdom.dk at gmail.com (Wisdom Donkor)
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 18:56:34 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] IGF Speakers
In-Reply-To: <7533625E70614101A19F5087130814CA@Toshiba>
References: <7533625E70614101A19F5087130814CA@Toshiba>
Message-ID: <CAAU+vPFVuTZBYqeRFQtwOxn89FUuDG+AoiYKTHhKqF8GjKjisQ@mail.gmail.com>

I nominate Prof. Nii Quaynor

On Tuesday, October 27, 2015, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:
> (apologies for cross-posting)
>
> Thanks everyone for the various nominations on various lists. These close
at midnight UTC 28th, and CSCG will then consider, as we need to submit
names by the end of this week.
>
> In addition to the names, thank you for the various valuable
considerations on criteria; and also on what CS speakers might address.
>
> These are the names I have seen thus far. If you wish to withdraw, or
your name has been left off in error (or because it was forwarded privately
or on a list to which I do not have access), please feel free to correct
this list (privately to me if you prefer) Also please note that nominations
are not closed yet, so this is not a final list.
>
> It’s a great list already. It will be tough to narrow this down to only 2
speakers.
>
> Josh Levy
> Geetha Hariharan
> Fernanda Shirikawa
> Carolina Rossini
> Anja Kovacs
> Anriette Esterhuysen
> Nnenna Nwakanma
> Paz Pena
> Maira Sutton
> Max Schrems
> Marilia Maciel
> Joana Varon
> Bonface Witaba
>
>
>

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From javier at accessnow.org  Wed Oct 28 15:02:48 2015
From: javier at accessnow.org (Javier Pallero)
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:02:48 -0300
Subject: [bestbits] INVITATION: Zero Day / Zero Rating event at the IGF
In-Reply-To: <CAOKjkF8agD_gn_JHjNmSeJnu2d3uhamBrd1u51_Ef_edX+oiag@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAOKjkF8agD_gn_JHjNmSeJnu2d3uhamBrd1u51_Ef_edX+oiag@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAOKjkF9ToAw=_r4KUUaJvAj27Gd0XVNR6kDcFUyAMzpAxDSM9A@mail.gmail.com>

Dear friends,

there has been an important change in the details of our event. We will be
meeting on *November 10 *(instead of November 9)

The rest of the details –venue and times– remain the same.

Venue: External Auditorium, IGF venue.

Times:

Morning session (Zero Rating research showcase) 9.00 AM - 12.00 PM
Afternoon session (Civil Society-only roundtable on Zero Rating) 2.00 -
4.00 PM

We have already reached to those who expressed interest in attending. If
you are interested, let us know and we will sign you up.

We apologize for any inconveniences.

Yours,



*---Javier Pallero*

Policy Analyst / Analista de Politicas
Access | accessnow.org

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On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 2:53 PM, Javier Pallero <javier at accessnow.org>
wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Access Now would like to invite all civil society members attending the
> IGF to a day-long event on zero rating on *November 9*. There will be an
> open-door session on zero rating research in the morning and a closed-door
> strategic gathering for civil society members in the afternoon.
>
> Morning session
>
> The morning session will gather a small group of companies and researchers
> to conduct a "show and tell" of zero rating products and research. This
> will be a safe space for established companies, startups, and other
> interested parties to show off solutions to closing the global connectivity
> gap, and for researchers to present their findings on the effectiveness and
> effects of so-called "zero rating" and "equal rating" strategies.
>
> This open-door session will include 20-minute presentations on the various
> partnerships, technologies, business strategies, and other approaches being
> employed by companies and researchers. All presenters should come prepared
> to present products or findings, and to lead a short discussion.
>
> Morning agenda:
>
> 9.00 - 9:30 AM: Introductions
>
> 9:30 - 11:30 AM: Presentations and discussion
>
> 11:30 AM - 12.00 PM: Wrap-up
>
> Afternoon session
>
> In the afternoon, the Brazilian organization PROTESTE will join us in
> hosting a meeting with global civil society members attending the IGF to
> discuss strategies and perspectives on what’s coming next for the
> protection of users’ rights and also introduce a broader talk on zero
> rating, Net Neutrality, and the agenda for global connectivity – where the
> business sector is starting to play an important role.
>
> The meeting will be held as a closed-door session under Chatham House
> rules.
>
> Afternoon agenda:
>
> 2.00 - 4.00 PM: Roundtable discussion.
>
> Venue and RSVP
>
> Both meetings will be held in the external auditorium of the IGF venue
> –Poeta Ronaldo Cunha Lima Conference Center–.
>
> *Please, RSVP by responding to this e-mail if you are interested in
> attending any of the events or both.*
>
> Best regards,
>
> Josh Levy - Advocacy Director / Access Now
>
> Javier Pallero - Policy Analyst / Access Now
>
>
>
> *---Javier Pallero*
>
> Policy Analyst / Analista de Politicas
> Access Now | accessnow.org
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From carolina.rossini at gmail.com  Wed Oct 28 15:16:36 2015
From: carolina.rossini at gmail.com (Carolina Rossini)
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:16:36 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] Fwd: Time/Location change for IGF Day 0 Advocacy and
 Research Workshop
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Message-ID: <CAK-FJAco2yD3pEbgFhc5MrqWYAcwnDc_704kisSfvXwLsSMgLw@mail.gmail.com>

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From: Nathalie Marechal <marechal at usc.edu>
Date: Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 3:30 PM
Subject: Fwd: Time/Location change for IGF Day 0 Advocacy and Research
Workshop
To:
Cc: Rebecca MacKinnon <rebecca.mackinnon at gmail.com>, babette ngene <
bngene at internews.org>


*Correction:* the correct times for the agenda are:

2-3pm - Presentation of the Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability
Index and discussion of findings of greatest interest to global civil
society and international researchers

3:15-4:30pm - Advocacy brainstorm. Practical discussion about ideas for
using the RDR index data for advocacy at the national, regional, and global
level.

4:45-6pm - Research brainstorm - Practical discussion about research
questions and possible ideas for research projects using RDR’s findings as
a starting point.


All the best,


Nathalie


On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Nathalie Marechal <marechal at usc.edu>
wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> We have received word that the Ranking Digital Rights/Internews workshop
> scheduled for November 9 in João Pessoa will now take place from 2-6pm due
> to the scheduled lunch break.
>
> Revised Logistical details
>
> When:     Monday, November 9, 2015, from 2-6pm
>
> Where: Internet Governance Forum
>
> Poeta Ronaldo Cunha Lima Conference Center
>
> Joao Pessoa, Brazil
>
> Workshop Room 8
>
> Please RSVP via the following Google Form by November 1:
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/a/usc.edu/forms/d/1Uah8mNv6itTe3qf_346xhLrmsz0FOcdJY6w_mJnGq4w/viewform
> .
>
>
>
> Agenda:
>
> 1-2pm - Presentation of the Ranking Digital Rights Corporate
> Accountability Index and discussion of findings of greatest interest to
> global civil society and international researchers
>
> 2:15-3:30pm - Advocacy brainstorm. Practical discussion about ideas for
> using the RDR index data for advocacy at the national, regional, and global
> level.
>
> 3:45-5pm - Research brainstorm - Practical discussion about research
> questions and possible ideas for research projects using RDR’s findings as
> a starting point.
>
>
>
> Also: Don’t forget to join us for the workshop “Benchmarking ICT Companies
> on Digital Rights” on Wednesday November 11 (Day 2) at 11am:
> https://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2015/index.php/proposal/view_public/60
>
>
> All the best,
>
> Nathalie Marechal, University of Southern California
>
> Rebecca MacKinnon, Ranking Digital Rights
> Babette Ngene, Internews
>
>
>
>



-- 

*Carolina Rossini *
*Vice President, International Policy*
*Public Knowledge*
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From jmalcolm at eff.org  Thu Oct 29 06:19:47 2015
From: jmalcolm at eff.org (Jeremy Malcolm)
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 11:19:47 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] =?UTF-8?Q?Update_about_Jo=C3=A3o_Pessoa_Best_Bits_meet?=
 =?UTF-8?Q?ing_on_8_November?=
Message-ID: <5631F2C3.3060506@eff.org>

We look forward to seeing many of you next week at the fourth annual
Best Bits pre-IGF meeting in João Pessoa next Sunday, 8 November.

*Registration*

This email is being sent to those who have already registered, and to
those whom I know that plan to be there but who haven't registered yet,
and to the the main Best Bits mailing list for good measure. 
Officially, registrations have already closed and the venue has reached
the booked capacity (40 pax); nevertheless if you do still plan to be
there, you have two more days to register so that we can give the venue
a week's notice of the increased numbers.  Registering is a simple
process of visiting http://bestbits.net/events/best-bits-2015/ and
clicking the "RSVP" button on the right.

*Schedule*

Please also take a look at the latest revised schedule, which remains
subject to change.  You can do this by visiting
http://bestbits.net/events/best-bits-2015/ and clicking the "Latest
agenda" tab.  We have had to shift the times back to accommodate an
evening event at the hotel, which means that registration will begin at
8:30am allowing us to commence the proceedings promptly at 9:00am, and
the meeting will end at 5:00pm.  If you would like to volunteer for any
session as a presenter, timekeeper, moderator etc, please let us know.

*Background documents*

Our website includes the facility for any user who has registered for
the meeting to upload background documents for the sessions that they
are participating in.  To save time, we ask that anyone has reviewed
these documents ahead of time.  To save paper, we will not have printed
copies of all of the documents for participants (though copies of some
may be available).  Currently there are four uploaded PDF documents and
one linked document related to the meeting sessions, but more will be
added as the meeting date approaches, so please remember to check back.

*Dinner*

There has been interest in a dinner on the Saturday night before the
meeting.  It will likely be a no-host (ie. user-pays) dinner (unless we
end up with money left over from our budget, which might go into a round
of drinks for everyone).  We are still confirming the time and venue,
but if you would be interested in attending that dinner, please let me
know by email so that I can get an idea of numbers.

If you have any other questions, please let me know.

Finally I would like to publicly express a note of thanks to Renata
Ribeiro for her logistical help on the ground, without whom this meeting
would have been, if not impossible, at least a lot more difficult! 
Thanks Renata.

-- 
Jeremy Malcolm
Senior Global Policy Analyst
Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://eff.org
jmalcolm at eff.org

Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161

:: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::

Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt
PGP fingerprint: FF13 C2E9 F9C3 DF54 7C4F EAC1 F675 AAE2 D2AB 2220
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From williams.deirdre at gmail.com  Thu Oct 29 07:09:26 2015
From: williams.deirdre at gmail.com (Deirdre Williams)
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 07:09:26 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] =?UTF-8?Q?Update_about_Jo=C3=A3o_Pessoa_Best_Bits_?=
 =?UTF-8?Q?meeting_on_8_November?=
In-Reply-To: <5631F2C3.3060506@eff.org>
References: <5631F2C3.3060506@eff.org>
Message-ID: <CAMz5XN7RGONM3FhrYsm4hkjtEWG2YXUrJwOJx9Qego2LQOFwBA@mail.gmail.com>

Will there be the possibility of remote participation?
Thanks
Deirdre

On 29 October 2015 at 06:19, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org> wrote:

> We look forward to seeing many of you next week at the fourth annual Best
> Bits pre-IGF meeting in João Pessoa next Sunday, 8 November.
>
> *Registration*
>
> This email is being sent to those who have already registered, and to
> those whom I know that plan to be there but who haven't registered yet, and
> to the the main Best Bits mailing list for good measure.  Officially,
> registrations have already closed and the venue has reached the booked
> capacity (40 pax); nevertheless if you do still plan to be there, you have
> two more days to register so that we can give the venue a week's notice of
> the increased numbers.  Registering is a simple process of visiting
> http://bestbits.net/events/best-bits-2015/ and clicking the "RSVP" button
> on the right.
>
> *Schedule*
>
> Please also take a look at the latest revised schedule, which remains
> subject to change.  You can do this by visiting
> http://bestbits.net/events/best-bits-2015/ and clicking the "Latest
> agenda" tab.  We have had to shift the times back to accommodate an evening
> event at the hotel, which means that registration will begin at 8:30am
> allowing us to commence the proceedings promptly at 9:00am, and the meeting
> will end at 5:00pm.  If you would like to volunteer for any session as a
> presenter, timekeeper, moderator etc, please let us know.
>
> *Background documents*
>
> Our website includes the facility for any user who has registered for the
> meeting to upload background documents for the sessions that they are
> participating in.  To save time, we ask that anyone has reviewed these
> documents ahead of time.  To save paper, we will not have printed copies of
> all of the documents for participants (though copies of some may be
> available).  Currently there are four uploaded PDF documents and one linked
> document related to the meeting sessions, but more will be added as the
> meeting date approaches, so please remember to check back.
>
> *Dinner*
>
> There has been interest in a dinner on the Saturday night before the
> meeting.  It will likely be a no-host (ie. user-pays) dinner (unless we end
> up with money left over from our budget, which might go into a round of
> drinks for everyone).  We are still confirming the time and venue, but if
> you would be interested in attending that dinner, please let me know by
> email so that I can get an idea of numbers.
>
> If you have any other questions, please let me know.
>
> Finally I would like to publicly express a note of thanks to Renata
> Ribeiro for her logistical help on the ground, without whom this meeting
> would have been, if not impossible, at least a lot more difficult!  Thanks
> Renata.
>
> --
> Jeremy Malcolm
> Senior Global Policy Analyst
> Electronic Frontier Foundationhttps://eff.orgjmalcolm at eff.org
>
> Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161
>
> :: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::
>
> Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt
> PGP fingerprint: FF13 C2E9 F9C3 DF54 7C4F EAC1 F675 AAE2 D2AB 2220
> OTR fingerprint: 26EE FD85 3740 8228 9460 49A8 536F BCD2 536F A5BD
>
> Learn how to encrypt your email with the Email Self Defense guide:https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en
>
>
> ____________________________________________________________
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From roberta.lentz at mcgill.ca  Fri Oct  9 10:46:58 2015
From: roberta.lentz at mcgill.ca (Becky Lentz)
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 10:46:58 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] Call for Papers for 1st African ITS conference - 10-11
 March 2016
In-Reply-To: <52BB1ECEAEF0894E90D25E0E3C70D2E89871CF23@AD-EXCHMBX3-1.aau.dk>
References: <52BB1ECEAEF0894E90D25E0E3C70D2E89871CF23@AD-EXCHMBX3-1.aau.dk>
Message-ID: <D23D4B7B.40BA6%roberta.lentz@mcgill.ca>



> First AFRICAN ITS conference ­ 10-11 March 2016
> Call for papers
> The first African International Telecommunications Society (ITS) conference
> will be held in Accra, Ghana, in March 2016.
> The conference is entitled ŒICT Infrastructures, Applications and Policies¹.
> The conference website can be found at www.africa-its.org
> <http://www.africa-its.org>
> Deadline for abstracts for paper: 1 November 2015
> Abstracts and suggestions for panels, tutorials and seminars should be sent to
> Anders Henten: henten at cmi.aau.dk
> The conference will elicit papers in the following fields focusing on African
> developments as well as developments in other parts of the world:
> ICT infrastructures and services ­ technologies and markets
> ·        Fixed and mobile developments
> ·        Country cases of coverage and take-up
> ·        Mobile broadband
> ·        Internet developments
> ·        Mobile operators
> ·        Continental fiber rings
> ·        Digital divides
> ·        Investments in ICT infrastructures including PPP
> ·        Cyber security
> ·        Cloud computing
> ·        Broadcast developments
> Social and private applications
> ·        ICT4D and M4D
> ·        E- and m-commerce
> ·        E- and m-learning
> ·        E- and m-health
> ·        E- and m-governance
> ·        Intelligent Traffic Systems
> ·        Agricultural applications
> ·        Mobile money and banking
> ·        Mobile for disaster management
> ·        Social media / social networks
> ·        Communication patterns and trends
> ·        Age and gender issues
> ·        Information Systems approaches to government and business
> applications
> ·        New media
> Policy and regulation
> ·        Telecommunications regulation
> ·        Universal access and service
> ·        Competition regulation
> ·        Spectrum regulation
> ·        Broadcast and media policies and regulation
> ·        Regulatory institutions and agencies
> ·        Internet regulation
> ·        Information society policies
> ·        ICT4D governance
> ·        Broadband policies
> ·        Protection of privacy and identity management
> ·        Cyber security policies
> ·        Copyright and patent issues
> Additional relevant topics are also welcome.
>  
> Important deadlines
>  
> ·        1 November 2015: Deadline for abstracts for papers
> ·        1 December 2015: Notification of acceptance
> ·        1 February 2016: Deadline for final papers
>  
> Submission of Abstracts
>  
> Abstracts should be about 2 pages (800 to 1000 words) in length and contain
> the following information:
> ·        Title of the contribution
> ·        A research question
> ·        Remarks on methodology
> ·        Outline of (expected) results
> ·        Bibliographical notes (up to 6 main references used in the paper)
> All abstracts will be subject to blind peer review by at least two reviewers.
> Questions should be addressed to henten at cmi.aau.dk <mailto:henten at cmi.aau.dk>
>  
> Best regards
> Anders Henten and Dr. Osei Darkwa





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From sherly.haristya at gmail.com  Thu Oct 29 07:20:11 2015
From: sherly.haristya at gmail.com (Sherly Haristya)
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 19:20:11 +0800
Subject: [bestbits] =?UTF-8?Q?Update_about_Jo=C3=A3o_Pessoa_Best_Bits_?=
 =?UTF-8?Q?meeting_on_8_November?=
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Message-ID: <CAOzfZsdj_6=44-aY3Z_4dkPftQ3f5OQYKDHhy+R1H2YJW6NfFA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Jeremy,

I want to upload a background paper, but after I clicked upload, it asked
for my account and password, which I don't have.  Could you please help?
Thanks.
And my appreciation to Renata Ribeiro to make this meeting happens.

Regards,
Sherly

On 29 October 2015 at 19:09, Deirdre Williams <williams.deirdre at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Will there be the possibility of remote participation?
> Thanks
> Deirdre
>
> On 29 October 2015 at 06:19, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org> wrote:
>
>> We look forward to seeing many of you next week at the fourth annual Best
>> Bits pre-IGF meeting in João Pessoa next Sunday, 8 November.
>>
>> *Registration*
>>
>> This email is being sent to those who have already registered, and to
>> those whom I know that plan to be there but who haven't registered yet, and
>> to the the main Best Bits mailing list for good measure.  Officially,
>> registrations have already closed and the venue has reached the booked
>> capacity (40 pax); nevertheless if you do still plan to be there, you have
>> two more days to register so that we can give the venue a week's notice of
>> the increased numbers.  Registering is a simple process of visiting
>> http://bestbits.net/events/best-bits-2015/ and clicking the "RSVP"
>> button on the right.
>>
>> *Schedule*
>>
>> Please also take a look at the latest revised schedule, which remains
>> subject to change.  You can do this by visiting
>> http://bestbits.net/events/best-bits-2015/ and clicking the "Latest
>> agenda" tab.  We have had to shift the times back to accommodate an evening
>> event at the hotel, which means that registration will begin at 8:30am
>> allowing us to commence the proceedings promptly at 9:00am, and the meeting
>> will end at 5:00pm.  If you would like to volunteer for any session as a
>> presenter, timekeeper, moderator etc, please let us know.
>>
>> *Background documents*
>>
>> Our website includes the facility for any user who has registered for the
>> meeting to upload background documents for the sessions that they are
>> participating in.  To save time, we ask that anyone has reviewed these
>> documents ahead of time.  To save paper, we will not have printed copies of
>> all of the documents for participants (though copies of some may be
>> available).  Currently there are four uploaded PDF documents and one linked
>> document related to the meeting sessions, but more will be added as the
>> meeting date approaches, so please remember to check back.
>>
>> *Dinner*
>>
>> There has been interest in a dinner on the Saturday night before the
>> meeting.  It will likely be a no-host (ie. user-pays) dinner (unless we end
>> up with money left over from our budget, which might go into a round of
>> drinks for everyone).  We are still confirming the time and venue, but if
>> you would be interested in attending that dinner, please let me know by
>> email so that I can get an idea of numbers.
>>
>> If you have any other questions, please let me know.
>>
>> Finally I would like to publicly express a note of thanks to Renata
>> Ribeiro for her logistical help on the ground, without whom this meeting
>> would have been, if not impossible, at least a lot more difficult!  Thanks
>> Renata.
>>
>> --
>> Jeremy Malcolm
>> Senior Global Policy Analyst
>> Electronic Frontier Foundationhttps://eff.orgjmalcolm at eff.org
>>
>> Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161
>>
>> :: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::
>>
>> Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt
>> PGP fingerprint: FF13 C2E9 F9C3 DF54 7C4F EAC1 F675 AAE2 D2AB 2220
>> OTR fingerprint: 26EE FD85 3740 8228 9460 49A8 536F BCD2 536F A5BD
>>
>> Learn how to encrypt your email with the Email Self Defense guide:https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en
>>
>>
>> ____________________________________________________________
>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list:
>>      bestbits at lists.bestbits.net.
>> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit:
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>
>
>
> --
> “The fundamental cure for poverty is not money but knowledge" Sir William
> Arthur Lewis, Nobel Prize Economics, 1979
>
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From jmalcolm at eff.org  Thu Oct 29 07:38:17 2015
From: jmalcolm at eff.org (Jeremy Malcolm)
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 12:38:17 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] =?UTF-8?Q?Update_about_Jo=C3=A3o_Pessoa_Best_Bits_?=
 =?UTF-8?Q?meeting_on_8_November?=
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Message-ID: <56320529.1090607@eff.org>

On 29/10/2015 12:20 PM, Sherly Haristya wrote:
> Hi Jeremy,
>
> I want to upload a background paper, but after I clicked upload, it
> asked for my account and password, which I don't have.  Could you
> please help? Thanks.

In case others are having this problem, when you register for the
meeting and if you don't already have an account, it will offer to
create one for you and you need to say "yes" to that.

If you missed doing that, I've just re-enabled the ability to create an
account for yourself by going here:

https://bestbits.net/wp-login.php?action=register

Or, simplest of all, just email your document to me and I'll upload it.

-- 
Jeremy Malcolm
Senior Global Policy Analyst
Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://eff.org
jmalcolm at eff.org

Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161

:: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::

Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt
PGP fingerprint: FF13 C2E9 F9C3 DF54 7C4F EAC1 F675 AAE2 D2AB 2220
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From raquino at gmail.com  Thu Oct 29 14:31:57 2015
From: raquino at gmail.com (Renata Aquino Ribeiro)
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 15:31:57 -0300
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Hi

Thanks for appreciating our help but giving credit where it is due, I
was just a link to Cristiane Jacqueline Felinto, a student of the
Brazilian School of Internet Governance in 2014 who is on Paraíba
right now and could help with the BestBits meeting.

I'm hoping all preparations continue smoothly and if anyone needs any
local help, just email

See you in João Pessoa


On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 8:20 AM, Sherly Haristya
<sherly.haristya at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Jeremy,
>
> I want to upload a background paper, but after I clicked upload, it asked
> for my account and password, which I don't have.  Could you please help?
> Thanks.
> And my appreciation to Renata Ribeiro to make this meeting happens.
>
> Regards,
> Sherly
>
> On 29 October 2015 at 19:09, Deirdre Williams <williams.deirdre at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Will there be the possibility of remote participation?
>> Thanks
>> Deirdre
>>
>> On 29 October 2015 at 06:19, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> We look forward to seeing many of you next week at the fourth annual Best
>>> Bits pre-IGF meeting in João Pessoa next Sunday, 8 November.
>>>
>>> Registration
>>>
>>> This email is being sent to those who have already registered, and to
>>> those whom I know that plan to be there but who haven't registered yet, and
>>> to the the main Best Bits mailing list for good measure.  Officially,
>>> registrations have already closed and the venue has reached the booked
>>> capacity (40 pax); nevertheless if you do still plan to be there, you have
>>> two more days to register so that we can give the venue a week's notice of
>>> the increased numbers.  Registering is a simple process of visiting
>>> http://bestbits.net/events/best-bits-2015/ and clicking the "RSVP" button on
>>> the right.
>>>
>>> Schedule
>>>
>>> Please also take a look at the latest revised schedule, which remains
>>> subject to change.  You can do this by visiting
>>> http://bestbits.net/events/best-bits-2015/ and clicking the "Latest agenda"
>>> tab.  We have had to shift the times back to accommodate an evening event at
>>> the hotel, which means that registration will begin at 8:30am allowing us to
>>> commence the proceedings promptly at 9:00am, and the meeting will end at
>>> 5:00pm.  If you would like to volunteer for any session as a presenter,
>>> timekeeper, moderator etc, please let us know.
>>>
>>> Background documents
>>>
>>> Our website includes the facility for any user who has registered for the
>>> meeting to upload background documents for the sessions that they are
>>> participating in.  To save time, we ask that anyone has reviewed these
>>> documents ahead of time.  To save paper, we will not have printed copies of
>>> all of the documents for participants (though copies of some may be
>>> available).  Currently there are four uploaded PDF documents and one linked
>>> document related to the meeting sessions, but more will be added as the
>>> meeting date approaches, so please remember to check back.
>>>
>>> Dinner
>>>
>>> There has been interest in a dinner on the Saturday night before the
>>> meeting.  It will likely be a no-host (ie. user-pays) dinner (unless we end
>>> up with money left over from our budget, which might go into a round of
>>> drinks for everyone).  We are still confirming the time and venue, but if
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From carolina.rossini at gmail.com  Fri Oct 30 10:34:12 2015
From: carolina.rossini at gmail.com (Carolina Rossini)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 10:34:12 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the
 General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
Message-ID: <CAK-FJAc__WvJ0z-QxqozVbbMV65+J_va543-y0+R8BBP=fjYEg@mail.gmail.com>

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From: NGO News <ngonews at un.org>
Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 10:14 AM
Subject: [NGO News:] Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the
General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
To: crossini at publicknowledge.org


*Deadlines:            *

*8 November 2015: Apply for Selection Committee*

*12 November 2015: Apply for Speaking Roles*

*The General Assembly High-level Meeting on the overall review of the
implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information
Society will take place on 15-16 December 2015 at the UN Headquarters in
New York.*

This high-level meeting will provide an opportunity for in-depth
discussions on important issues in the implementation of the WSIS outcomes,
including the progress, gaps and challenges, as well as areas for future
actions.

*To apply to speak at the High-level Meeting, please complete the form
available here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ffRSw8C5UGYRKrzdpCiWnyc2EMVTbmZ1SVGNnhs0FcQ/viewform>*.
Applications will be accepted from *30 October to* *12 November 2015*.

*A Selection Committee will be established* in order to ensure broad and
inclusive participation of stakeholders in the high-level meeting.
Applications to the Selection Committee will be accepted from *30 October
to 8 November 2015*. To learn more about the Selection Committee, please
see the Terms of Reference by clicking on this link
<http://csonet.org/content/documents/WSIS+10_ToR_Steering_Committee.pdf>. *To
apply to participate in the stakeholder Selection Committee, please
complete the form available **here*
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pzCRKLri16XUMNYNA9QECFnhCrO9Ub7ex0Ho2vdYp2k/viewform>
*.*

*Background*

In December of 2003, the world came together in Geneva at the World Summit
on Information Society (WSIS) to declare a "common desire and commitment to
build a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information
Society," and ushered in an era of harnessing the power of information and
communication technology to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs). The resulting Geneva Plan of Action established
targets and the eleven action lines, which guide development in specific
areas.

The second phase of WSIS, conducted in Tunis in 2005, built upon the
achievements of the Geneva Plan, with the resulting Tunis Agenda addressing
additional issues, such as financing and internet governance. Paragraph 111
of the Tunis Agenda, endorsed by the General Assembly in resolution 60/252,
requested the General Assembly to undertake the overall review of the
implementation of the outcomes of WSIS in 2015.  In response, the General
Assembly in resolution 68/302, decided that the overall review will be
concluded by a two-day high-level meeting of the General Assembly, to be
preceded by an intergovernmental process that also takes into account
inputs from all relevant stakeholders of WSIS.



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*Vice President, International Policy and Strategy *
*Public Knowledge*
*http://www.publicknowledge.org/ <http://www.publicknowledge.org/>*
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From joly at punkcast.com  Fri Oct 30 13:03:37 2015
From: joly at punkcast.com (Joly MacFie)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 13:03:37 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] =?UTF-8?Q?WEBCAST_FRIDAY=3A_The_High_Politics_of_I?=
 =?UTF-8?Q?nternet_Governance_=E2=80=93_WSIS+10_Panel_=40ColumbiaSIPA?=
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This is just starting. H. E. Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador, Permanent Mission
of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the United Nations has been added to
the peaker line-up and the event url has changed to
https://sipa.columbia.edu/experience-sipa/events/the-high-politics-of-internet-governance


>
> joly posted: "On Friday October 30 2015 Columbia University's School of
> International and Public Affairs will present a lunchtime panel The High
> Politics of Internet Governance: Global Policy Conflicts a Decade after the
> World Summit on the Information Society. On Dece"
>
> [image: SIPA WSIS+10] <http://livestream.com/sipa/events/4458501>On *Friday
> October 30 2015* Columbia University's *School of International and
> Public Affairs <https://sipa.columbia.edu/>* will present a lunchtime
> panel *The High Politics of Internet Governance: Global Policy Conflicts
> a Decade after the World Summit on the Information Society
> <https://sipa.columbia.edu/experience-sipa/events/the-high-politics-of-internet-governance-global-policy-conflicts-a-decade-after-the-world-summit-on>*.
> On December 15-16 in New York, the United Nations is convening a *General
> Assembly High-Level Meeting
> <http://unpan3.un.org/wsis10/GA-High-Level-Meeting> *to review the goals
> of the World Summit on the Information Society after a decade (WSIS+10) and
> to craft a future vision for the information society. Input from various
> stakeholders has raised questions about the future of the Internet and who
> will run it. This Columbia SIPA panel will explain the implications of this
> dialog for Internet sustainability, security, and freedom, and how this
> high-level discussion connects to the planned transition of U.S. oversight
> in Internet governance. Moderator: *Merit Janow*, Dean, School of
> International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University. Panel: *Laura
> DeNardis*, Professor, American University, and Senior Research Scholar,
> Columbia SIPA; *Gordon Goldstein*, Managing Director and Head of External
> Affairs, Silver Lake Group; *Ambassador David Gross*, Partner, Wiley
> Rein; *Veni Markovski*, Vice President, ICANN; *Ambassador Janis Mazeiks*,
> Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the United
> Nations. The event will be webcast live via the *Columbia SIPA Livestream
> Channel <http://livestream.com/sipa/events/4458501>*.
>
>
>
>
>
> *What: The High Politics of Internet Governance: Global Policy Conflicts a
> Decade after the World Summit on the Information Society
> <https://sipa.columbia.edu/experience-sipa/events/the-high-politics-of-internet-governance-global-policy-conflicts-a-decade-after-the-world-summit-on>
> Where: School of International and Public Affairs, NYC When: Friday October
> 30 2015 1pm-2pm EDT | 17:00-18:00 UTC Webcast:
> http://livestream.com/sipa/events/4458501
> <http://livestream.com/sipa/events/4458501> Twitter: @ColumbiaSIPA
> <https://twitter.com/search?q=%40ColumbiaSIPA> | #WSIS10
> <https://twitter.com/hashtag/WSIS10>*
>
>
> Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8152#respond>   See all comments
> <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8152#comments>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *​Permalink*
>
> http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8152
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Joly MacFie  218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast
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From carolina.rossini at gmail.com  Fri Oct 30 13:19:59 2015
From: carolina.rossini at gmail.com (Carolina Rossini)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 13:19:59 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] =?UTF-8?Q?NOW_LIVE_-_WSIS_-_=E2=80=9CThe_High_Politics?=
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Message-ID: <CAK-FJAeu0xPLzuMMu3G0MzKJHyThbv-UC3nAMMjc7c2G0_YObg@mail.gmail.com>

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From ian.peter at ianpeter.com  Fri Oct 30 15:15:42 2015
From: ian.peter at ianpeter.com (Ian Peter)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 06:15:42 +1100
Subject: [bestbits] CSCG nominations for civil society speakers at IGF
Message-ID: <329E4D25FA9741FBA266911DB82F76DD@Toshiba>

Below are the two nominations from Civil Society Coordination Group for speakers for this years IGF opening and closing ceremonies. They were chosen from a field of 20 names submitted from various civil society coalitions, and have been forwarded to the IGF Secretariat. I must say that any of the 20 names submitted could have represented us admirably, and that it was a tough decision for the CSCG members to come up with 2 names.

Joana Varon (Brazil) – opening ceremony – joana at varonferraz.com

Nadine Moawad (Lebanon) – closing ceremony – nadine at apcwomen.org


For those who don’t know them,


Joana Varon Ferraz is a researcher and project coordinator at the Centre for Technology and Society from Fundação Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro

Nadine Moawad is a Lebanese feminist activist and grasssroots worker who leads Association for Progressive Communication (APC)'s sexual 
rights work. 


We commend them both as informed excellent communicators to represent civil society. They have both been informed of their nominations.




Ian Peter (Independent Chair, Civil Society Coordination Group)
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From lea at gp-digital.org  Fri Oct 30 15:35:41 2015
From: lea at gp-digital.org (Lea Kaspar)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:35:41 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] CSCG nominations for civil society speakers at IGF
In-Reply-To: <329E4D25FA9741FBA266911DB82F76DD@Toshiba>
References: <329E4D25FA9741FBA266911DB82F76DD@Toshiba>
Message-ID: <CAJTVAjzvb+VQWZOd-orXpzxczv8B==fNhUtFCCEq9HKdSya9Cw@mail.gmail.com>

Congratulations to both, proud to be represented by these women.

Many thanks to the CSCG for their work - excellent choices.

Best wishes,
Lea

On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:15 PM, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:

> Below are the two nominations from Civil Society Coordination Group for
> speakers for this years IGF opening and closing ceremonies. They were
> chosen from a field of 20 names submitted from various civil society
> coalitions, and have been forwarded to the IGF Secretariat. I must say that
> any of the 20 names submitted could have represented us admirably, and that
> it was a tough decision for the CSCG members to come up with 2 names.
>
> Joana Varon (Brazil) – opening ceremony – joana at varonferraz.com
>
> Nadine Moawad (Lebanon) – closing ceremony – nadine at apcwomen.org
>
>
> For those who don’t know them,
>
>
> Joana Varon Ferraz is a researcher and project coordinator at the Centre
> for Technology and Society from Fundação Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro
>
> Nadine Moawad is a Lebanese feminist activist and grasssroots worker who
> leads Association for Progressive Communication (APC)'s sexual
> rights work.
>
>
> We commend them both as informed excellent communicators to represent
> civil society. They have both been informed of their nominations.
>
>
>
>
> Ian Peter (Independent Chair, Civil Society Coordination Group)
>
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From joana at varonferraz.com  Fri Oct 30 16:11:56 2015
From: joana at varonferraz.com (joana at varonferraz.com)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 18:11:56 -0200
Subject: [bestbits] CSCG nominations for civil society speakers at IGF
In-Reply-To: <CAJTVAjzvb+VQWZOd-orXpzxczv8B==fNhUtFCCEq9HKdSya9Cw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <329E4D25FA9741FBA266911DB82F76DD@Toshiba>
 <CAJTVAjzvb+VQWZOd-orXpzxczv8B==fNhUtFCCEq9HKdSya9Cw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <c43882cc-fb96-4a8d-8db4-41e7af1bcd77@varonferraz.com>

Thanks, Ian and everyone!

I cannot express how honored I'm for this nomination. I hope I can respond to the task with the bright it entails. 

As soon as nomination is confirmed I will share a pad for people to bring inputs. Will already be dreaming with some insights.

Just a correction in my institutional presentation as I'm not CTS for more then 1 and half year now :):

I'm founder director and creative chaos catalyst of Coding Rights, a women lead think-and-do tank with the mission to bring hackers, geeks, artists, researchers and activists together to protect, promote and mainstream digital rights and empower women on ICTs. More on @codingrights or codingrights.org (still temporary work in progress)

Thank you once again and have safe travels to João Pessoa. We will be waiting for you all to cheer with caipirinhas or fresh coconut water. 

Kind regards,

Joana

On 30 Oct 2015 17:36, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org> wrote:

Congratulations to both, proud to be represented by these women.


Many thanks to the CSCG for their work - excellent choices. 


Best wishes,

Lea


On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:15 PM, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:

Below are the two nominations from Civil Society Coordination Group for speakers for this years IGF opening and closing ceremonies. They were chosen from a field of 20 names submitted from various civil society coalitions, and have been forwarded to the IGF Secretariat. I must say that any of the 20 names submitted could have represented us admirably, and that it was a tough decision for the CSCG members to come up with 2 names.

 

Joana Varon (Brazil) – opening ceremony – joana at varonferraz.com

 

Nadine Moawad (Lebanon) – closing ceremony – nadine at apcwomen.org

 

 

For those who don’t know them,

 

 

Joana Varon Ferraz is a researcher and project coordinator at the Centre for Technology and Society from Fundação Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro

 

Nadine Moawad is a Lebanese feminist activist and grasssroots worker who leads Association for Progressive Communication (APC)'s sexual 
rights work. 

 

 

We commend them both as informed excellent communicators to represent civil society. They have both been informed of their nominations.

 

 

 

 

Ian Peter (Independent Chair, Civil Society Coordination Group)


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From director at ipop.org.pk  Fri Oct 30 16:24:27 2015
From: director at ipop.org.pk (Arzak Khan)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 20:24:27 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] CSCG nominations for civil society speakers at IGF
In-Reply-To: <c43882cc-fb96-4a8d-8db4-41e7af1bcd77@varonferraz.com>
References:  <329E4D25FA9741FBA266911DB82F76DD@Toshiba>,<CAJTVAjzvb+VQWZOd-orXpzxczv8B==fNhUtFCCEq9HKdSya9Cw@mail.gmail.com>,<c43882cc-fb96-4a8d-8db4-41e7af1bcd77@varonferraz.com>
Message-ID: <BLU180-W75891A88B6810BAFE79956FF2F0@phx.gbl>

Congrats Joana!  Very proud of your work and I am sure that you will do an excellent job at representing all the voices from Civil Society.
 
Best Wishes,
 
Arzak Khan 
 
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 18:11:56 -0200
From: joana at varonferraz.com
To: lea at gp-digital.org
CC: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net; ian.peter at ianpeter.com; forum at justnetcoalition.org; governance at lists.igcaucus.org
Subject: Re: [bestbits] CSCG nominations for civil society speakers at IGF

Thanks, Ian and everyone!
I cannot express how honored I'm for this nomination. I hope I can respond to the task with the bright it entails. 
As soon as nomination is confirmed I will share a pad for people to bring inputs. Will already be dreaming with some insights.
Just a correction in my institutional presentation as I'm not CTS for more then 1 and half year now :):
I'm founder director and creative chaos catalyst of Coding Rights, a women lead think-and-do tank with the mission to bring hackers, geeks, artists, researchers and activists together to protect, promote and mainstream digital rights and empower women on ICTs. More on @codingrights or codingrights.org (still temporary work in progress)
Thank you once again and have safe travels to João Pessoa. We will be waiting for you all to cheer with caipirinhas or fresh coconut water. 
Kind regards,
Joana


On 30 Oct 2015 17:36, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org> wrote:
Congratulations to both, proud to be represented by these women.
Many thanks to the CSCG for their work - excellent choices. 
Best wishes,Lea

On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:15 PM, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:




Below are the two nominations from Civil Society Coordination Group for 
speakers for this years IGF opening and closing ceremonies. They were chosen 
from a field of 20 names submitted from various civil society coalitions, and 
have been forwarded to the IGF Secretariat. I must say that any of the 20 names 
submitted could have represented us admirably, and that it was a tough decision 
for the CSCG members to come up with 2 names.
 
Joana Varon (Brazil) – opening ceremony – joana at varonferraz.com
 
Nadine Moawad (Lebanon) – closing ceremony – nadine at apcwomen.org
 
 
For those who don’t know them,
 
 
Joana Varon Ferraz is a researcher and project 
coordinator at the Centre for Technology and Society from Fundação Getulio 
Vargas in Rio de Janeiro
 Nadine Moawad is a Lebanese 
feminist activist and grasssroots worker who leads Association for Progressive 
Communication (APC)'s sexual 
rights work. 
 
 
We commend them both as informed excellent communicators to represent civil 
society. They have both been informed of their nominations.
 
 
 
 
Ian Peter (Independent Chair, Civil Society Coordination 
Group)

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From aditi at gp-digital.org  Fri Oct  9 14:21:51 2015
From: aditi at gp-digital.org (Aditi Gupta)
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 19:21:51 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] [WSIS+10] Monday 12th October 16:00 UTC: Prezi Video &
 Live Q&A Session - What is the WSIS and What is the Review?
Message-ID: <CAE=oip-S37_wCF61wzBR5TXENMHD175dy_dfAEx8QvL8XuDxfQ@mail.gmail.com>

Dear friends,
*(with apologies for cross-posting)*

As part of the effort to help inform civil society engagement in the WSIS
Review Process, Global Partners Digital, Association for Progressive
Communications, Center for Democracy and Technology, Public Knowledge,
IFFLA and others are jointly producing a webinar series in the run up to
the High Level Event in December. You can find out more about the series,
here <http://bit.ly/1P3sILs>.

The webinars will each consist of a 20-30 minute prezi (which we encourage
you to watch beforehand) followed by a 30 minute online Q&A session where
participants will be able to interact with a panel.

We would like to invite you to watch the first prezi and join us for the
first live Q&A in this series:

*What is the WSIS, and What is the Review?*

*Prezi* available to watch, here: http://bit.ly/1OqxQYo

*NB: please allow a few minutes for the prezi to load*

*Live Q&A Session: Monday 12th October 16:00 UTC*

A live Q&A session on this topic with Carolina Rossini from Public
Knowledge, and Matthew Shears from Center for Democracy and Technology will
be held on Monday 12th October at 16:00 UTC via Webex. The prezi video on
this topic will be screened prior to the Q&A session from 15:30 UTC as a
recap.

*To join, please click the following link on the day of the session *and
follow the on-screen prompts: http://bit.ly/1Ltl0Dx

Please send questions for the Q&A session to: aditi at gp-digital.org

*Please feel free to share this link with your networks.*

For questions or assistance, please contact us at aditi at gp-digital.org

Best wishes,

Aditi

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From dave at difference.com.au  Fri Oct 30 17:30:27 2015
From: dave at difference.com.au (David Cake)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 05:30:27 +0800
Subject: [bestbits] CSCG nominations for civil society speakers at IGF
In-Reply-To: <329E4D25FA9741FBA266911DB82F76DD@Toshiba>
References: <329E4D25FA9741FBA266911DB82F76DD@Toshiba>
Message-ID: <A56BB4D3-0671-45E2-8DF7-E10D1B228212@difference.com.au>

Great choices.

David

> On 31 Oct 2015, at 3:15 am, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:
> 
> Below are the two nominations from Civil Society Coordination Group for speakers for this years IGF opening and closing ceremonies. They were chosen from a field of 20 names submitted from various civil society coalitions, and have been forwarded to the IGF Secretariat. I must say that any of the 20 names submitted could have represented us admirably, and that it was a tough decision for the CSCG members to come up with 2 names.
>  
> Joana Varon (Brazil) – opening ceremony – joana at varonferraz.com <>
>  
> Nadine Moawad (Lebanon) – closing ceremony – nadine at apcwomen.org <>
>  
>  
> For those who don’t know them,
>  
>  
> Joana Varon Ferraz is a researcher and project coordinator at the Centre for Technology and Society from Fundação Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro
>  
> Nadine Moawad is a Lebanese feminist activist and grasssroots worker who leads Association for Progressive Communication (APC)'s sexual 
> rights work.
>  
>  
> We commend them both as informed excellent communicators to represent civil society. They have both been informed of their nominations.
>  
>  
>  
>  
> Ian Peter (Independent Chair, Civil Society Coordination Group)
> ____________________________________________________________
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From nashton at consensus.pro  Fri Oct 30 20:02:01 2015
From: nashton at consensus.pro (Nick Ashton-Hart)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 01:02:01 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] CSCG nominations for civil society
 speakers at IGF
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I have no doubt that both of you will be splendid - I’ll watch remotely :)

As is said in my former career, ‘break a leg’ (not literally of course)

> On 30 Oct 2015, at 21:11, joana at varonferraz.com wrote:
> 
> Thanks, Ian and everyone!
> 
> I cannot express how honored I'm for this nomination. I hope I can respond to the task with the bright it entails.
> 
> As soon as nomination is confirmed I will share a pad for people to bring inputs. Will already be dreaming with some insights.
> 
> Just a correction in my institutional presentation as I'm not CTS for more then 1 and half year now :):
> 
> I'm founder director and creative chaos catalyst of Coding Rights, a women lead think-and-do tank with the mission to bring hackers, geeks, artists, researchers and activists together to protect, promote and mainstream digital rights and empower women on ICTs. More on @codingrights or codingrights.org (still temporary work in progress)
> 
> Thank you once again and have safe travels to João Pessoa. We will be waiting for you all to cheer with caipirinhas or fresh coconut water.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Joana
> On 30 Oct 2015 17:36, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org> wrote:
> Congratulations to both, proud to be represented by these women.
> 
> Many thanks to the CSCG for their work - excellent choices.
> 
> Best wishes,
> Lea
> 
> On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:15 PM, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com>> wrote:
> Below are the two nominations from Civil Society Coordination Group for speakers for this years IGF opening and closing ceremonies. They were chosen from a field of 20 names submitted from various civil society coalitions, and have been forwarded to the IGF Secretariat. I must say that any of the 20 names submitted could have represented us admirably, and that it was a tough decision for the CSCG members to come up with 2 names.
> 
> Joana Varon (Brazil) – opening ceremony – joana at varonferraz.com <>
> 
> Nadine Moawad (Lebanon) – closing ceremony – nadine at apcwomen.org <>
> 
> 
> For those who don’t know them,
> 
> 
> Joana Varon Ferraz is a researcher and project coordinator at the Centre for Technology and Society from Fundação Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro
> 
> Nadine Moawad is a Lebanese feminist activist and grasssroots worker who leads Association for Progressive Communication (APC)'s sexual
> rights work.
> 
> 
> We commend them both as informed excellent communicators to represent civil society. They have both been informed of their nominations.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Ian Peter (Independent Chair, Civil Society Coordination Group)
> 
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From raquino at gmail.com  Fri Oct 30 20:03:39 2015
From: raquino at gmail.com (Renata Aquino Ribeiro)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 21:03:39 -0300
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] CSCG nominations for civil society
 speakers at IGF
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Congratulations on the selection

On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 9:02 PM, Nick Ashton-Hart <nashton at consensus.pro> wrote:
> I have no doubt that both of you will be splendid - I’ll watch remotely :)
>
> As is said in my former career, ‘break a leg’ (not literally of course)
>
> On 30 Oct 2015, at 21:11, joana at varonferraz.com wrote:
>
> Thanks, Ian and everyone!
>
> I cannot express how honored I'm for this nomination. I hope I can respond
> to the task with the bright it entails.
>
> As soon as nomination is confirmed I will share a pad for people to bring
> inputs. Will already be dreaming with some insights.
>
> Just a correction in my institutional presentation as I'm not CTS for more
> then 1 and half year now :):
>
> I'm founder director and creative chaos catalyst of Coding Rights, a women
> lead think-and-do tank with the mission to bring hackers, geeks, artists,
> researchers and activists together to protect, promote and mainstream
> digital rights and empower women on ICTs. More on @codingrights or
> codingrights.org (still temporary work in progress)
>
> Thank you once again and have safe travels to João Pessoa. We will be
> waiting for you all to cheer with caipirinhas or fresh coconut water.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Joana
>
> On 30 Oct 2015 17:36, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org> wrote:
>
> Congratulations to both, proud to be represented by these women.
>
> Many thanks to the CSCG for their work - excellent choices.
>
> Best wishes,
> Lea
>
> On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:15 PM, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:
>>
>> Below are the two nominations from Civil Society Coordination Group for
>> speakers for this years IGF opening and closing ceremonies. They were chosen
>> from a field of 20 names submitted from various civil society coalitions,
>> and have been forwarded to the IGF Secretariat. I must say that any of the
>> 20 names submitted could have represented us admirably, and that it was a
>> tough decision for the CSCG members to come up with 2 names.
>>
>> Joana Varon (Brazil) – opening ceremony – joana at varonferraz.com
>>
>> Nadine Moawad (Lebanon) – closing ceremony – nadine at apcwomen.org
>>
>>
>> For those who don’t know them,
>>
>>
>> Joana Varon Ferraz is a researcher and project coordinator at the Centre
>> for Technology and Society from Fundação Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro
>>
>> Nadine Moawad is a Lebanese feminist activist and grasssroots worker who
>> leads Association for Progressive Communication (APC)'s sexual
>> rights work.
>>
>>
>> We commend them both as informed excellent communicators to represent
>> civil society. They have both been informed of their nominations.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Ian Peter (Independent Chair, Civil Society Coordination Group)
>>
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From parminder at itforchange.net  Sat Oct 31 00:32:45 2015
From: parminder at itforchange.net (parminder)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 10:02:45 +0530
Subject: [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at
 the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
In-Reply-To: <CAK-FJAc__WvJ0z-QxqozVbbMV65+J_va543-y0+R8BBP=fjYEg@mail.gmail.com>
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Message-ID: <5634446D.9060505@itforchange.net>

Please see the below announcement.

 It seems that there is a strong effort to institutionalise a system of
civil society reps for speaker roles, but perhaps later also for more
substantive roles, being selected by multistakeholder committees,
meaning that big business and technical community gets a veto over civil
society rep selection. (Do remember here that 'technical community' here
is not that odd free and open software group volunteering their time in
supporting government schools or the such. This term is accepted in the
IG world now to denote those who work for and represent organisations
engaged with technical governance of the Internet, and thus represent a
governance status quo group. The semantic confusion about the term, as
being people with technical capacities, is deliberate in order to
utilise a certain legitimacy for what is a power based governance system.)

The structural problem with such a process should be obvious.

This is not acceptable for me, my organisation and the networks that I
work with. Civil society has traditionally been fiercely protective of
its independence, which includes the right to choose its own nominees
(for instance, any efforts at national govs 'clearing' civil society
reps from their countries has been strongly resisted at the UN and other
global governance levels).  I think we need to write back to those
responsible for this process that , thanks but no thanks, you tell us
how many CS sepakers you want and we have a process of selection for CS
reps and we will deliver the names by the date you want.

May I appeal to Ian and the CSCG to frame and send such a letter to WSIS
process co-facilitators, and the concerned UN bureaucracy, at the
earliest. Before these mentioned deadlines pass.

Meanwhile, let me give some background on this....

Just Net Coalition did write a letter addressed to the co-facilitators
against such a process of big business sitting over decisions on CS
reps. It seems to have had no effect.

A few years back, there was an attempt by a certain group in the IGF
MAG, led by the then Exec Director of the IGF, Markus Kummer, to
institute a method of selections of non gov MAG members by a committee
of older non gov MAG members. I was able to attend MAG meetings in those
days as a Special Advisor to the chair. I opposed such a process of CS
nominee selection by a committee that included big business and
technical community  (read the ICANN/ ISOC system). I was able to get
the support of a few CS MAG members in the room, and I distinctly
remember Graciala, Katitza, and Foaud in this regard, and perhaps a
person or two more whose names may have dropped from my memory (my
apologies).... And because of the CS opposition this problematic move
had to be abandoned.  Now it seems to be coming back from another door,
and we need to stand up against it once again.

Again, we have very little turnaround time here.

parminder

On Friday 30 October 2015 08:04 PM, Carolina Rossini wrote:
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *NGO News* <ngonews at un.org <mailto:ngonews at un.org>>
> Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 10:14 AM
> Subject: [NGO News:] Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the
> General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
> To: crossini at publicknowledge.org <mailto:crossini at publicknowledge.org>
>
>
> *Deadlines:            *
>
> *8 November 2015: Apply for Selection Committee*
>
> *12 November 2015: Apply for Speaking Roles*
>
> *The General Assembly High-level Meeting on the overall review of the
> implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information
> Society will take place on 15-16 December 2015 at the UN Headquarters
> in New York.*
>
> This high-level meeting will provide an opportunity for in-depth
> discussions on important issues in the implementation of the WSIS
> outcomes, including the progress, gaps and challenges, as well as
> areas for future actions.
>
> *To apply to speak at the High-level Meeting, please complete the form
> available here
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ffRSw8C5UGYRKrzdpCiWnyc2EMVTbmZ1SVGNnhs0FcQ/viewform>*.
> Applications will be accepted from *30 October to* *12 November 2015*.
>
> *A Selection Committee will be established* in order to ensure broad
> and inclusive participation of stakeholders in the high-level meeting.
> Applications to the Selection Committee will be accepted
> from *30 October to 8 November 2015*. To learn more about the
> Selection Committee, please see the Terms of Reference by clicking on
> this link
> <http://csonet.org/content/documents/WSIS+10_ToR_Steering_Committee.pdf>. *To
> apply to participate in the stakeholder Selection Committee, please
> complete the form available **here*
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pzCRKLri16XUMNYNA9QECFnhCrO9Ub7ex0Ho2vdYp2k/viewform>*.*
>
> *Background*
>
> In December of 2003, the world came together in Geneva at the World
> Summit on Information Society (WSIS) to declare a "common desire and
> commitment to build a people-centred, inclusive and
> development-oriented Information Society," and ushered in an era of
> harnessing the power of information and communication technology to
> contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals
> (MDGs). The resulting Geneva Plan of Action established targets and
> the eleven action lines, which guide development in specific areas.
>
> The second phase of WSIS, conducted in Tunis in 2005, built upon the
> achievements of the Geneva Plan, with the resulting Tunis Agenda
> addressing additional issues, such as financing and internet
> governance. Paragraph 111 of the Tunis Agenda, endorsed by the General
> Assembly in resolution 60/252, requested the General Assembly to
> undertake the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of
> WSIS in 2015.  In response, the General Assembly in resolution 68/302,
> decided that the overall review will be concluded by a two-day
> high-level meeting of the General Assembly, to be preceded by an
> intergovernmental process that also takes into account inputs from all
> relevant stakeholders of WSIS.
>
>
>
>
> -- 
>
> /Carolina Rossini /
> /Vice President, International Policy and Strategy 
> /
> *Public Knowledge*
> _http://www.publicknowledge.org/_
> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
>
>
> -- 
>
> /Carolina Rossini /
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>
>
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From ian.peter at ianpeter.com  Sat Oct 31 03:17:22 2015
From: ian.peter at ianpeter.com (Ian Peter)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 18:17:22 +1100
Subject: [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at
 the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
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References: <CAK-FJAc__WvJ0z-QxqozVbbMV65+J_va543-y0+R8BBP=fjYEg@mail.gmail.com> <5634446D.9060505@itforchange.net>
Message-ID: <E4640F478CC849B8A547991B3DB585D2@Toshiba>

Hi Parminder,

While I agree with your analysis, I don’t think there is any chance at all that this process will be changed in the short timeframe involved, however strong a protest we make. So my own thoughts are that it is probably best to get involved, and from that position make a strong statement that the process is flawed and problematic from our point of view. I also feel that we should be involved because in doing so we are able to correct some excesses from our point of view, but certainly not all.
However that’s just a personal point of view.  We have just opened a discussion on this in CSCG and decisions may be quite different.
One problem is that CSCG as such cannot nominate. Those who can according to this process are: Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council • Organizations accredited to the World Summit on the Information Society held in Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005) • Organizations accredited to the WSIS Forum held from 2011 to 2015 • Organizations with observer status with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development • Attendees of the UNESCO WSIS+10 - ICT4D Conference or the UNESCO WSIS - Connecting the Dots Conference • Organizations accredited to the Financing for Development (FFD) process • Organizations accredited to the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 • Organizations already accredited to the WSIS+10 process (July and October meetings)
So if CSCG as such is involved, it will have to be with our nominations as representatives of civil society organisations who do fit one at least of the above criteria.
Another problem is that the time frame for selecting speakers is roughly that of IGF – and with a 15 hour estimated commitment it may not be easy to find people able to represent us. I believe that if we are involved we should try to fill both civil society slots on the selection panel. But that will have to be as two separate nominations (backed by CSCG) from different CS groups.
And if we do nominate representatives on the selection panel, we have to do so this week. 
And if I may add a further factor – I will be stepping down as the Independent Chair of CSCG shortly, as my term expires soon. I will not be standing again, as various factors are making it difficult for me to maintain an active involvement in these forums; and I think it is time for one of our very talented (and younger) members to take over.  CSCG is currently drafting an EOI to seek a new independent Chair, with the aim of opening that process before IGF so that people get a chance to discuss it while many are present in Brazil. So the replacement process hopefully will complete by the end of this year.
So in these circumstances – it would be good to hear from anyone who has an interest in working with CSCG as part of this particular process; I don’t necessarily want to be involved if we have good reps able to consult with CSCG members. If anyone is interested in this and wants to contact me privately to assist in this way,  I would be happy to discuss further and approach CSCG as regards their involvement.
Thanks for opening up a discussion on this. 
Ian Peter
From: parminder 
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 3:32 PM
To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net ; governance at lists.igcaucus.org 
Subject: Re: [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10

Please see the below announcement.

It seems that there is a strong effort to institutionalise a system of civil society reps for speaker roles, but perhaps later also for more substantive roles, being selected by multistakeholder committees, meaning that big business and technical community gets a veto over civil society rep selection. (Do remember here that 'technical community' here is not that odd free and open software group volunteering their time in supporting government schools or the such. This term is accepted in the IG world now to denote those who work for and represent organisations engaged with technical governance of the Internet, and thus represent a governance status quo group. The semantic confusion about the term, as being people with technical capacities, is deliberate in order to utilise a certain legitimacy for what is a power based governance system.)

The structural problem with such a process should be obvious.

This is not acceptable for me, my organisation and the networks that I work with. Civil society has traditionally been fiercely protective of its independence, which includes the right to choose its own nominees (for instance, any efforts at national govs 'clearing' civil society reps from their countries has been strongly resisted at the UN and other global governance levels).  I think we need to write back to those responsible for this process that , thanks but no thanks, you tell us how many CS sepakers you want and we have a process of selection for CS reps and we will deliver the names by the date you want.

May I appeal to Ian and the CSCG to frame and send such a letter to WSIS process co-facilitators, and the concerned UN bureaucracy, at the earliest. Before these mentioned deadlines pass.

Meanwhile, let me give some background on this....

Just Net Coalition did write a letter addressed to the co-facilitators against such a process of big business sitting over decisions on CS reps. It seems to have had no effect.

A few years back, there was an attempt by a certain group in the IGF MAG, led by the then Exec Director of the IGF, Markus Kummer, to institute a method of selections of non gov MAG members by a committee of older non gov MAG members. I was able to attend MAG meetings in those days as a Special Advisor to the chair. I opposed such a process of CS nominee selection by a committee that included big business and technical community  (read the ICANN/ ISOC system). I was able to get the support of a few CS MAG members in the room, and I distinctly remember Graciala, Katitza, and Foaud in this regard, and perhaps a person or two more whose names may have dropped from my memory (my apologies).... And because of the CS opposition this problematic move had to be abandoned.  Now it seems to be coming back from another door, and we need to stand up against it once again.

Again, we have very little turnaround time here. 

parminder 


On Friday 30 October 2015 08:04 PM, Carolina Rossini wrote:


  ---------- Forwarded message ----------
  From: NGO News <ngonews at un.org>
  Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 10:14 AM
  Subject: [NGO News:] Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
  To: crossini at publicknowledge.org



  Deadlines:            

  8 November 2015: Apply for Selection Committee

  12 November 2015: Apply for Speaking Roles

  The General Assembly High-level Meeting on the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society will take place on 15-16 December 2015 at the UN Headquarters in New York.

  This high-level meeting will provide an opportunity for in-depth discussions on important issues in the implementation of the WSIS outcomes, including the progress, gaps and challenges, as well as areas for future actions.

  To apply to speak at the High-level Meeting, please complete the form available here. Applications will be accepted from 30 October to 12 November 2015.

  A Selection Committee will be established in order to ensure broad and inclusive participation of stakeholders in the high-level meeting. Applications to the Selection Committee will be accepted from 30 October to 8 November 2015. To learn more about the Selection Committee, please see the Terms of Reference by clicking on this link. To apply to participate in the stakeholder Selection Committee, please complete the form available here.

  Background

  In December of 2003, the world came together in Geneva at the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) to declare a "common desire and commitment to build a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society," and ushered in an era of harnessing the power of information and communication technology to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The resulting Geneva Plan of Action established targets and the eleven action lines, which guide development in specific areas.

  The second phase of WSIS, conducted in Tunis in 2005, built upon the achievements of the Geneva Plan, with the resulting Tunis Agenda addressing additional issues, such as financing and internet governance. Paragraph 111 of the Tunis Agenda, endorsed by the General Assembly in resolution 60/252, requested the General Assembly to undertake the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of WSIS in 2015.  In response, the General Assembly in resolution 68/302, decided that the overall review will be concluded by a two-day high-level meeting of the General Assembly, to be preceded by an intergovernmental process that also takes into account inputs from all relevant stakeholders of WSIS.





  -- 


  Carolina Rossini 
  Vice President, International Policy and Strategy 

  Public Knowledge
  http://www.publicknowledge.org/

  + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini



  -- 


  Carolina Rossini 
  Vice President, International Policy
  Public Knowledge
  http://www.publicknowledge.org/

  + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini


   

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From parminder at itforchange.net  Sat Oct 31 03:49:39 2015
From: parminder at itforchange.net (parminder)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 13:19:39 +0530
Subject: [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at
 the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
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On Saturday 31 October 2015 12:47 PM, Ian Peter wrote:
> Hi Parminder,
>  
> While I agree with your analysis,

Ian, I am not sure you are seeing it the way I am. This is not about 4-5
of us getting a few minutes from the podium. This is about civil society
representation will be chosen in the IG space. And if you really feel it
the way i do, why would you not agree to write as such to those in
charge of the process.

> I don’t think there is any chance at all that this process will be
> changed in the short timeframe involved, however strong a protest we
> make.

As I said, it does not matter if it changes. There is a larger
structural point here. On the other hand, I am about 90 percent sure
that if all groups involved in CSCG writes that this is not right, and
please let us do our own selection they would agree. Civil society seems
to have forgotten to leverage its legitimacy, and we seem to cave in to
just about everything, a being beyond us to influence. This is not how
it should be at all,

> So my own thoughts are that it is probably best to get involved, and
> from that position make a strong statement that the process is flawed
> and problematic from our point of view.

Are you saying that the chosen speakers will speak from the podium that
this process is flawed, and in this way? Please be clear. But if we are
ready to have our speakers speak about it at the high level meeting, why
would we not want to write about it to the co-facilitators and the
concerned UN bureaucracy? Isnt that much simpler, and at least have the
potential of meaningful impact.

> I also feel that we should be involved because in doing so we are able
> to correct some excesses from our point of view, but certainly not all.

Again, did not understand. What excesses, and how are they corrected?
>  
> However that’s just a personal point of view.  We have just opened a
> discussion on this in CSCG and decisions may be quite different.
>  
> One problem is that CSCG as such cannot nominate. Those who can
> according to this process are:

These criteria are for those individuals who want to apply to be on the
multistakeholder selection committee. My proposal is to disassociate CS
selection from this multistakeholder selection process, and ask for CSCG
to do it (I find it highly likely that they'd agree). So, the issue of
the creteria you mention simply does not apply to the proposal I am
making and seeking your and other people's views on.

> Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the
> Economic and Social Council • Organizations accredited to the World
> Summit on the Information Society held in Geneva (2003) and Tunis
> (2005) • Organizations accredited to the WSIS Forum held from 2011 to
> 2015 • Organizations with observer status with the United Nations
> Conference on Trade and Development • Attendees of the UNESCO WSIS+10
> - ICT4D Conference or the UNESCO WSIS - Connecting the Dots Conference
> • Organizations accredited to the Financing for Development (FFD)
> process • Organizations accredited to the United Nations Sustainable
> Development Summit 2015 • Organizations already accredited to the
> WSIS+10 process (July and October meetings)
>  
> So if CSCG as such is involved, it will have to be with our
> nominations as representatives of civil society organisations who do
> fit one at least of the above criteria.

 I am not asking for the CSCG to get involved with this multistakeholder
selection process. On the contrary, I am asking for us to disassociate
from it.

>  
> Another problem is that the time frame for selecting speakers is
> roughly that of IGF – and with a 15 hour estimated commitment it may
> not be easy to find people able to represent us. I believe that if we
> are involved we should try to fill both civil society slots on the
> selection panel. But that will have to be as two separate nominations
> (backed by CSCG) from different CS groups.

Again, you are speaking of CSCG getting involved with the current
process, which is fundamentally different from my proposal to ask for CS
nominations to be taken off the multistakeholder process, and be taken
over by CSCG itself. Same about the rest of your email below.


Ian, lets look at it in two parts. Do the involved CS groups agree that
other stakeholders  - big business, gov, ICANN/ ISOC - should not be
involved in selection of its reps? Yes or no. If yes, then let us that
put down in a letter. I am happy to fight the case, but if we have such
a position and want to fight the case. We cannot keep citing expediency
for just everything. But if we are ok with such a process, that is a
different matter, and let different groups and individuals give their
views... Their has to be some limit to - we agree it is wrong, but....

parminder

>  
> And if we do nominate representatives on the selection panel, we have
> to do so this week.
>  
> And if I may add a further factor – I will be stepping down as the
> Independent Chair of CSCG shortly, as my term expires soon. I will not
> be standing again, as various factors are making it difficult for me
> to maintain an active involvement in these forums; and I think it is
> time for one of our very talented (and younger) members to take over. 
> CSCG is currently drafting an EOI to seek a new independent Chair,
> with the aim of opening that process before IGF so that people get a
> chance to discuss it while many are present in Brazil. So the
> replacement process hopefully will complete by the end of this year.
>  
> So in these circumstances – it would be good to hear from anyone who
> has an interest in working with CSCG as part of this particular
> process; I don’t necessarily want to be involved if we have good reps
> able to consult with CSCG members. If anyone is interested in this and
> wants to contact me privately to assist in this way,  I would be happy
> to discuss further and approach CSCG as regards their involvement.
>  
> Thanks for opening up a discussion on this.
>  
> Ian Peter
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
> *From:* parminder <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>
> *Sent:* Saturday, October 31, 2015 3:32 PM
> *To:* bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> ; governance at lists.igcaucus.org <mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder
> Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>  
> Please see the below announcement.
>
> It seems that there is a strong effort to institutionalise a system of
> civil society reps for speaker roles, but perhaps later also for more
> substantive roles, being selected by multistakeholder committees,
> meaning that big business and technical community gets a veto over
> civil society rep selection. (Do remember here that 'technical
> community' here is not that odd free and open software group
> volunteering their time in supporting government schools or the such.
> This term is accepted in the IG world now to denote those who work for
> and represent organisations engaged with technical governance of the
> Internet, and thus represent a governance status quo group. The
> semantic confusion about the term, as being people with technical
> capacities, is deliberate in order to utilise a certain legitimacy for
> what is a power based governance system.)
>
> The structural problem with such a process should be obvious.
>
> This is not acceptable for me, my organisation and the networks that I
> work with. Civil society has traditionally been fiercely protective of
> its independence, which includes the right to choose its own nominees
> (for instance, any efforts at national govs 'clearing' civil society
> reps from their countries has been strongly resisted at the UN and
> other global governance levels).  I think we need to write back to
> those responsible for this process that , thanks but no thanks, you
> tell us how many CS sepakers you want and we have a process of
> selection for CS reps and we will deliver the names by the date you want.
>
> May I appeal to Ian and the CSCG to frame and send such a letter to
> WSIS process co-facilitators, and the concerned UN bureaucracy, at the
> earliest. Before these mentioned deadlines pass.
>
> Meanwhile, let me give some background on this....
>
> Just Net Coalition did write a letter addressed to the co-facilitators
> against such a process of big business sitting over decisions on CS
> reps. It seems to have had no effect.
>
> A few years back, there was an attempt by a certain group in the IGF
> MAG, led by the then Exec Director of the IGF, Markus Kummer, to
> institute a method of selections of non gov MAG members by a committee
> of older non gov MAG members. I was able to attend MAG meetings in
> those days as a Special Advisor to the chair. I opposed such a process
> of CS nominee selection by a committee that included big business and
> technical community  (read the ICANN/ ISOC system). I was able to get
> the support of a few CS MAG members in the room, and I distinctly
> remember Graciala, Katitza, and Foaud in this regard, and perhaps a
> person or two more whose names may have dropped from my memory (my
> apologies).... And because of the CS opposition this problematic move
> had to be abandoned.  Now it seems to be coming back from another
> door, and we need to stand up against it once again.
>
> Again, we have very little turnaround time here.
>
> parminder
>
> On Friday 30 October 2015 08:04 PM, Carolina Rossini wrote:
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: *NGO News* <ngonews at un.org <mailto:ngonews at un.org>>
>> Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 10:14 AM
>> Subject: [NGO News:] Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the
>> General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>> To: crossini at publicknowledge.org <mailto:crossini at publicknowledge.org>
>>
>>
>> *Deadlines:            *
>>
>> *8 November 2015: Apply for Selection Committee*
>>
>> *12 November 2015: Apply for Speaking Roles*
>>
>> *The General Assembly High-level Meeting on the overall review of the
>> implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information
>> Society will take place on 15-16 December 2015 at the UN Headquarters
>> in New York.*
>>
>> This high-level meeting will provide an opportunity for in-depth
>> discussions on important issues in the implementation of the WSIS
>> outcomes, including the progress, gaps and challenges, as well as
>> areas for future actions.
>>
>> *To apply to speak at the High-level Meeting, please complete the
>> form available here
>> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ffRSw8C5UGYRKrzdpCiWnyc2EMVTbmZ1SVGNnhs0FcQ/viewform>*.
>> Applications will be accepted from *30 October to* *12 November 2015*.
>>
>> *A Selection Committee will be established* in order to ensure broad
>> and inclusive participation of stakeholders in the high-level
>> meeting. Applications to the Selection Committee will be accepted
>> from *30 October to 8 November 2015*. To learn more about the
>> Selection Committee, please see the Terms of Reference by clicking on
>> this link
>> <http://csonet.org/content/documents/WSIS+10_ToR_Steering_Committee.pdf>.
>> *To apply to participate in the stakeholder Selection Committee,
>> please complete the form available **here*
>> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pzCRKLri16XUMNYNA9QECFnhCrO9Ub7ex0Ho2vdYp2k/viewform>*.*
>>
>> *Background*
>>
>> In December of 2003, the world came together in Geneva at the World
>> Summit on Information Society (WSIS) to declare a "common desire and
>> commitment to build a people-centred, inclusive and
>> development-oriented Information Society," and ushered in an era of
>> harnessing the power of information and communication technology to
>> contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals
>> (MDGs). The resulting Geneva Plan of Action established targets and
>> the eleven action lines, which guide development in specific areas.
>>
>> The second phase of WSIS, conducted in Tunis in 2005, built upon the
>> achievements of the Geneva Plan, with the resulting Tunis Agenda
>> addressing additional issues, such as financing and internet
>> governance. Paragraph 111 of the Tunis Agenda, endorsed by the
>> General Assembly in resolution 60/252, requested the General Assembly
>> to undertake the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes
>> of WSIS in 2015.  In response, the General Assembly in resolution
>> 68/302, decided that the overall review will be concluded by a
>> two-day high-level meeting of the General Assembly, to be preceded by
>> an intergovernmental process that also takes into account inputs from
>> all relevant stakeholders of WSIS.
>>
>>
>>
>>  
>> -- 
>>  
>> /Carolina Rossini /
>> /Vice President, International Policy and Strategy
>> /
>> *Public Knowledge*
>> _http://www.publicknowledge.org/_
>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
>>
>>  
>> -- 
>>  
>> /Carolina Rossini /
>> /Vice President, International Policy/
>> *Public Knowledge*
>> _http://www.publicknowledge.org/_
>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
>>  
>>
>>
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From parminder at itforchange.net  Sat Oct 31 03:58:14 2015
From: parminder at itforchange.net (parminder)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 13:28:14 +0530
Subject: [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at
 the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
In-Reply-To: <56347293.7090103@itforchange.net>
References: <CAK-FJAc__WvJ0z-QxqozVbbMV65+J_va543-y0+R8BBP=fjYEg@mail.gmail.com> <5634446D.9060505@itforchange.net> <E4640F478CC849B8A547991B3DB585D2@Toshiba> <56347293.7090103@itforchange.net>
Message-ID: <56347496.9040002@itforchange.net>

This is what para 3 of part I of the section on roadmap of the
NetMundial outcome document says:

"Stakeholder representatives appointed to multistakeholder Internet
governance processes should be selected through open , democratic, and
transparent processes. Different /*stakeholder groups should self -
manage their processes based on inclusive, publicly known, well defined
and accountable mechanism*/s." (Emphasis added)





On Saturday 31 October 2015 01:19 PM, parminder wrote:
>
>
> On Saturday 31 October 2015 12:47 PM, Ian Peter wrote:
>> Hi Parminder,
>>  
>> While I agree with your analysis,
>
> Ian, I am not sure you are seeing it the way I am. This is not about
> 4-5 of us getting a few minutes from the podium. This is about civil
> society representation will be chosen in the IG space. And if you
> really feel it the way i do, why would you not agree to write as such
> to those in charge of the process.
>
>> I don’t think there is any chance at all that this process will be
>> changed in the short timeframe involved, however strong a protest we
>> make.
>
> As I said, it does not matter if it changes. There is a larger
> structural point here. On the other hand, I am about 90 percent sure
> that if all groups involved in CSCG writes that this is not right, and
> please let us do our own selection they would agree. Civil society
> seems to have forgotten to leverage its legitimacy, and we seem to
> cave in to just about everything, a being beyond us to influence. This
> is not how it should be at all,
>
>> So my own thoughts are that it is probably best to get involved, and
>> from that position make a strong statement that the process is flawed
>> and problematic from our point of view.
>
> Are you saying that the chosen speakers will speak from the podium
> that this process is flawed, and in this way? Please be clear. But if
> we are ready to have our speakers speak about it at the high level
> meeting, why would we not want to write about it to the
> co-facilitators and the concerned UN bureaucracy? Isnt that much
> simpler, and at least have the potential of meaningful impact.
>
>> I also feel that we should be involved because in doing so we are
>> able to correct some excesses from our point of view, but certainly
>> not all.
>
> Again, did not understand. What excesses, and how are they corrected?
>>  
>> However that’s just a personal point of view.  We have just opened a
>> discussion on this in CSCG and decisions may be quite different.
>>  
>> One problem is that CSCG as such cannot nominate. Those who can
>> according to this process are:
>
> These criteria are for those individuals who want to apply to be on
> the multistakeholder selection committee. My proposal is to
> disassociate CS selection from this multistakeholder selection
> process, and ask for CSCG to do it (I find it highly likely that
> they'd agree). So, the issue of the creteria you mention simply does
> not apply to the proposal I am making and seeking your and other
> people's views on.
>
>> Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the
>> Economic and Social Council • Organizations accredited to the World
>> Summit on the Information Society held in Geneva (2003) and Tunis
>> (2005) • Organizations accredited to the WSIS Forum held from 2011 to
>> 2015 • Organizations with observer status with the United Nations
>> Conference on Trade and Development • Attendees of the UNESCO WSIS+10
>> - ICT4D Conference or the UNESCO WSIS - Connecting the Dots
>> Conference • Organizations accredited to the Financing for
>> Development (FFD) process • Organizations accredited to the United
>> Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 • Organizations already
>> accredited to the WSIS+10 process (July and October meetings)
>>  
>> So if CSCG as such is involved, it will have to be with our
>> nominations as representatives of civil society organisations who do
>> fit one at least of the above criteria.
>
>  I am not asking for the CSCG to get involved with this
> multistakeholder selection process. On the contrary, I am asking for
> us to disassociate from it.
>
>>  
>> Another problem is that the time frame for selecting speakers is
>> roughly that of IGF – and with a 15 hour estimated commitment it may
>> not be easy to find people able to represent us. I believe that if we
>> are involved we should try to fill both civil society slots on the
>> selection panel. But that will have to be as two separate nominations
>> (backed by CSCG) from different CS groups.
>
> Again, you are speaking of CSCG getting involved with the current
> process, which is fundamentally different from my proposal to ask for
> CS nominations to be taken off the multistakeholder process, and be
> taken over by CSCG itself. Same about the rest of your email below.
>
>
> Ian, lets look at it in two parts. Do the involved CS groups agree
> that other stakeholders  - big business, gov, ICANN/ ISOC - should not
> be involved in selection of its reps? Yes or no. If yes, then let us
> that put down in a letter. I am happy to fight the case, but if we
> have such a position and want to fight the case. We cannot keep citing
> expediency for just everything. But if we are ok with such a process,
> that is a different matter, and let different groups and individuals
> give their views... Their has to be some limit to - we agree it is
> wrong, but....
>
> parminder
>
>>  
>> And if we do nominate representatives on the selection panel, we have
>> to do so this week.
>>  
>> And if I may add a further factor – I will be stepping down as the
>> Independent Chair of CSCG shortly, as my term expires soon. I will
>> not be standing again, as various factors are making it difficult for
>> me to maintain an active involvement in these forums; and I think it
>> is time for one of our very talented (and younger) members to take
>> over.  CSCG is currently drafting an EOI to seek a new independent
>> Chair, with the aim of opening that process before IGF so that people
>> get a chance to discuss it while many are present in Brazil. So the
>> replacement process hopefully will complete by the end of this year.
>>  
>> So in these circumstances – it would be good to hear from anyone who
>> has an interest in working with CSCG as part of this particular
>> process; I don’t necessarily want to be involved if we have good reps
>> able to consult with CSCG members. If anyone is interested in this
>> and wants to contact me privately to assist in this way,  I would be
>> happy to discuss further and approach CSCG as regards their involvement.
>>  
>> Thanks for opening up a discussion on this.
>>  
>> Ian Peter
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> *From:* parminder <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>
>> *Sent:* Saturday, October 31, 2015 3:32 PM
>> *To:* bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> ; governance at lists.igcaucus.org
>> <mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder
>> Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>>  
>> Please see the below announcement.
>>
>> It seems that there is a strong effort to institutionalise a system
>> of civil society reps for speaker roles, but perhaps later also for
>> more substantive roles, being selected by multistakeholder
>> committees, meaning that big business and technical community gets a
>> veto over civil society rep selection. (Do remember here that
>> 'technical community' here is not that odd free and open software
>> group volunteering their time in supporting government schools or the
>> such. This term is accepted in the IG world now to denote those who
>> work for and represent organisations engaged with technical
>> governance of the Internet, and thus represent a governance status
>> quo group. The semantic confusion about the term, as being people
>> with technical capacities, is deliberate in order to utilise a
>> certain legitimacy for what is a power based governance system.)
>>
>> The structural problem with such a process should be obvious.
>>
>> This is not acceptable for me, my organisation and the networks that
>> I work with. Civil society has traditionally been fiercely protective
>> of its independence, which includes the right to choose its own
>> nominees (for instance, any efforts at national govs 'clearing' civil
>> society reps from their countries has been strongly resisted at the
>> UN and other global governance levels).  I think we need to write
>> back to those responsible for this process that , thanks but no
>> thanks, you tell us how many CS sepakers you want and we have a
>> process of selection for CS reps and we will deliver the names by the
>> date you want.
>>
>> May I appeal to Ian and the CSCG to frame and send such a letter to
>> WSIS process co-facilitators, and the concerned UN bureaucracy, at
>> the earliest. Before these mentioned deadlines pass.
>>
>> Meanwhile, let me give some background on this....
>>
>> Just Net Coalition did write a letter addressed to the
>> co-facilitators against such a process of big business sitting over
>> decisions on CS reps. It seems to have had no effect.
>>
>> A few years back, there was an attempt by a certain group in the IGF
>> MAG, led by the then Exec Director of the IGF, Markus Kummer, to
>> institute a method of selections of non gov MAG members by a
>> committee of older non gov MAG members. I was able to attend MAG
>> meetings in those days as a Special Advisor to the chair. I opposed
>> such a process of CS nominee selection by a committee that included
>> big business and technical community  (read the ICANN/ ISOC system).
>> I was able to get the support of a few CS MAG members in the room,
>> and I distinctly remember Graciala, Katitza, and Foaud in this
>> regard, and perhaps a person or two more whose names may have dropped
>> from my memory (my apologies).... And because of the CS opposition
>> this problematic move had to be abandoned.  Now it seems to be coming
>> back from another door, and we need to stand up against it once again.
>>
>> Again, we have very little turnaround time here.
>>
>> parminder
>>
>> On Friday 30 October 2015 08:04 PM, Carolina Rossini wrote:
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: *NGO News* <ngonews at un.org <mailto:ngonews at un.org>>
>>> Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 10:14 AM
>>> Subject: [NGO News:] Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at
>>> the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>>> To: crossini at publicknowledge.org <mailto:crossini at publicknowledge.org>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Deadlines:            *
>>>
>>> *8 November 2015: Apply for Selection Committee*
>>>
>>> *12 November 2015: Apply for Speaking Roles*
>>>
>>> *The General Assembly High-level Meeting on the overall review of
>>> the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the
>>> Information Society will take place on 15-16 December 2015 at the UN
>>> Headquarters in New York.*
>>>
>>> This high-level meeting will provide an opportunity for in-depth
>>> discussions on important issues in the implementation of the WSIS
>>> outcomes, including the progress, gaps and challenges, as well as
>>> areas for future actions.
>>>
>>> *To apply to speak at the High-level Meeting, please complete the
>>> form available here
>>> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ffRSw8C5UGYRKrzdpCiWnyc2EMVTbmZ1SVGNnhs0FcQ/viewform>*.
>>> Applications will be accepted from *30 October to* *12 November 2015*.
>>>
>>> *A Selection Committee will be established* in order to ensure broad
>>> and inclusive participation of stakeholders in the high-level
>>> meeting. Applications to the Selection Committee will be accepted
>>> from *30 October to 8 November 2015*. To learn more about the
>>> Selection Committee, please see the Terms of Reference by clicking
>>> on this link
>>> <http://csonet.org/content/documents/WSIS+10_ToR_Steering_Committee.pdf>.
>>> *To apply to participate in the stakeholder Selection Committee,
>>> please complete the form available **here*
>>> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pzCRKLri16XUMNYNA9QECFnhCrO9Ub7ex0Ho2vdYp2k/viewform>*.*
>>>
>>> *Background*
>>>
>>> In December of 2003, the world came together in Geneva at the World
>>> Summit on Information Society (WSIS) to declare a "common desire and
>>> commitment to build a people-centred, inclusive and
>>> development-oriented Information Society," and ushered in an era of
>>> harnessing the power of information and communication technology to
>>> contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals
>>> (MDGs). The resulting Geneva Plan of Action established targets and
>>> the eleven action lines, which guide development in specific areas.
>>>
>>> The second phase of WSIS, conducted in Tunis in 2005, built upon the
>>> achievements of the Geneva Plan, with the resulting Tunis Agenda
>>> addressing additional issues, such as financing and internet
>>> governance. Paragraph 111 of the Tunis Agenda, endorsed by the
>>> General Assembly in resolution 60/252, requested the General
>>> Assembly to undertake the overall review of the implementation of
>>> the outcomes of WSIS in 2015.  In response, the General Assembly in
>>> resolution 68/302, decided that the overall review will be concluded
>>> by a two-day high-level meeting of the General Assembly, to be
>>> preceded by an intergovernmental process that also takes into
>>> account inputs from all relevant stakeholders of WSIS.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  
>>> -- 
>>>  
>>> /Carolina Rossini /
>>> /Vice President, International Policy and Strategy
>>> /
>>> *Public Knowledge*
>>> _http://www.publicknowledge.org/_
>>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
>>>
>>>  
>>> -- 
>>>  
>>> /Carolina Rossini /
>>> /Vice President, International Policy/
>>> *Public Knowledge*
>>> _http://www.publicknowledge.org/_
>>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
>>>  
>>>
>>>
>>> ____________________________________________________________
>>> 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
>>
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From ian.peter at ianpeter.com  Sat Oct 31 04:08:53 2015
From: ian.peter at ianpeter.com (Ian Peter)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 19:08:53 +1100
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder
 Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
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References: <CAK-FJAc__WvJ0z-QxqozVbbMV65+J_va543-y0+R8BBP=fjYEg@mail.gmail.com> <5634446D.9060505@itforchange.net> <E4640F478CC849B8A547991B3DB585D2@Toshiba> <56347293.7090103@itforchange.net> <56347496.9040002@itforchange.net>
Message-ID: <00172661A97441C685D1A0F64770BB66@Toshiba>

Is there general agreement we should write something pointing this out and asking for a process where CS chooses its own reps?

Perhaps we could ask for UNDESA to forward CS names submitted to us and we will advise our choices?

Interested in other opinions on this.... we would have to move quickly...



From: parminder 
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 6:58 PM
To: Ian Peter ; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net ; governance at lists.igcaucus.org 
Subject: Re: [governance] [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10

This is what para 3 of part I of the section on roadmap of the NetMundial outcome document says:


"Stakeholder representatives appointed to multistakeholder Internet governance processes should be selected through open , democratic, and transparent processes. Different stakeholder groups should self - manage their processes based on inclusive, publicly known, well defined and accountable mechanisms." (Emphasis added)








On Saturday 31 October 2015 01:19 PM, parminder wrote:




  On Saturday 31 October 2015 12:47 PM, Ian Peter wrote:

    Hi Parminder,

    While I agree with your analysis,

  Ian, I am not sure you are seeing it the way I am. This is not about 4-5 of us getting a few minutes from the podium. This is about civil society representation will be chosen in the IG space. And if you really feel it the way i do, why would you not agree to write as such to those in charge of the process. 


    I don’t think there is any chance at all that this process will be changed in the short timeframe involved, however strong a protest we make. 

  As I said, it does not matter if it changes. There is a larger structural point here. On the other hand, I am about 90 percent sure that if all groups involved in CSCG writes that this is not right, and please let us do our own selection they would agree. Civil society seems to have forgotten to leverage its legitimacy, and we seem to cave in to just about everything, a being beyond us to influence. This is not how it should be at all, 


    So my own thoughts are that it is probably best to get involved, and from that position make a strong statement that the process is flawed and problematic from our point of view.

  Are you saying that the chosen speakers will speak from the podium that this process is flawed, and in this way? Please be clear. But if we are ready to have our speakers speak about it at the high level meeting, why would we not want to write about it to the co-facilitators and the concerned UN bureaucracy? Isnt that much simpler, and at least have the potential of meaningful impact.


    I also feel that we should be involved because in doing so we are able to correct some excesses from our point of view, but certainly not all.

  Again, did not understand. What excesses, and how are they corrected?

    However that’s just a personal point of view.  We have just opened a discussion on this in CSCG and decisions may be quite different.
    One problem is that CSCG as such cannot nominate. Those who can according to this process are: 

  These criteria are for those individuals who want to apply to be on the multistakeholder selection committee. My proposal is to disassociate CS selection from this multistakeholder selection process, and ask for CSCG to do it (I find it highly likely that they'd agree). So, the issue of the creteria you mention simply does not apply to the proposal I am making and seeking your and other people's views on. 


    Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council • Organizations accredited to the World Summit on the Information Society held in Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005) • Organizations accredited to the WSIS Forum held from 2011 to 2015 • Organizations with observer status with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development • Attendees of the UNESCO WSIS+10 - ICT4D Conference or the UNESCO WSIS - Connecting the Dots Conference • Organizations accredited to the Financing for Development (FFD) process • Organizations accredited to the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 • Organizations already accredited to the WSIS+10 process (July and October meetings)
    So if CSCG as such is involved, it will have to be with our nominations as representatives of civil society organisations who do fit one at least of the above criteria.

  I am not asking for the CSCG to get involved with this multistakeholder selection process. On the contrary, I am asking for us to disassociate from it. 


    Another problem is that the time frame for selecting speakers is roughly that of IGF – and with a 15 hour estimated commitment it may not be easy to find people able to represent us. I believe that if we are involved we should try to fill both civil society slots on the selection panel. But that will have to be as two separate nominations (backed by CSCG) from different CS groups.

  Again, you are speaking of CSCG getting involved with the current process, which is fundamentally different from my proposal to ask for CS nominations to be taken off the multistakeholder process, and be taken over by CSCG itself. Same about the rest of your email below.


  Ian, lets look at it in two parts. Do the involved CS groups agree that other stakeholders  - big business, gov, ICANN/ ISOC - should not be involved in selection of its reps? Yes or no. If yes, then let us that put down in a letter. I am happy to fight the case, but if we have such a position and want to fight the case. We cannot keep citing expediency for just everything. But if we are ok with such a process, that is a different matter, and let different groups and individuals give their views... Their has to be some limit to - we agree it is wrong, but....

  parminder 


    And if we do nominate representatives on the selection panel, we have to do so this week. 
    And if I may add a further factor – I will be stepping down as the Independent Chair of CSCG shortly, as my term expires soon. I will not be standing again, as various factors are making it difficult for me to maintain an active involvement in these forums; and I think it is time for one of our very talented (and younger) members to take over.  CSCG is currently drafting an EOI to seek a new independent Chair, with the aim of opening that process before IGF so that people get a chance to discuss it while many are present in Brazil. So the replacement process hopefully will complete by the end of this year.
    So in these circumstances – it would be good to hear from anyone who has an interest in working with CSCG as part of this particular process; I don’t necessarily want to be involved if we have good reps able to consult with CSCG members. If anyone is interested in this and wants to contact me privately to assist in this way,  I would be happy to discuss further and approach CSCG as regards their involvement.
    Thanks for opening up a discussion on this. 
    Ian Peter
    From: parminder 
    Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 3:32 PM
    To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net ; governance at lists.igcaucus.org 
    Subject: Re: [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10

    Please see the below announcement.

    It seems that there is a strong effort to institutionalise a system of civil society reps for speaker roles, but perhaps later also for more substantive roles, being selected by multistakeholder committees, meaning that big business and technical community gets a veto over civil society rep selection. (Do remember here that 'technical community' here is not that odd free and open software group volunteering their time in supporting government schools or the such. This term is accepted in the IG world now to denote those who work for and represent organisations engaged with technical governance of the Internet, and thus represent a governance status quo group. The semantic confusion about the term, as being people with technical capacities, is deliberate in order to utilise a certain legitimacy for what is a power based governance system.)

    The structural problem with such a process should be obvious.

    This is not acceptable for me, my organisation and the networks that I work with. Civil society has traditionally been fiercely protective of its independence, which includes the right to choose its own nominees (for instance, any efforts at national govs 'clearing' civil society reps from their countries has been strongly resisted at the UN and other global governance levels).  I think we need to write back to those responsible for this process that , thanks but no thanks, you tell us how many CS sepakers you want and we have a process of selection for CS reps and we will deliver the names by the date you want.

    May I appeal to Ian and the CSCG to frame and send such a letter to WSIS process co-facilitators, and the concerned UN bureaucracy, at the earliest. Before these mentioned deadlines pass.

    Meanwhile, let me give some background on this....

    Just Net Coalition did write a letter addressed to the co-facilitators against such a process of big business sitting over decisions on CS reps. It seems to have had no effect.

    A few years back, there was an attempt by a certain group in the IGF MAG, led by the then Exec Director of the IGF, Markus Kummer, to institute a method of selections of non gov MAG members by a committee of older non gov MAG members. I was able to attend MAG meetings in those days as a Special Advisor to the chair. I opposed such a process of CS nominee selection by a committee that included big business and technical community  (read the ICANN/ ISOC system). I was able to get the support of a few CS MAG members in the room, and I distinctly remember Graciala, Katitza, and Foaud in this regard, and perhaps a person or two more whose names may have dropped from my memory (my apologies).... And because of the CS opposition this problematic move had to be abandoned.  Now it seems to be coming back from another door, and we need to stand up against it once again.

    Again, we have very little turnaround time here. 

    parminder 


    On Friday 30 October 2015 08:04 PM, Carolina Rossini wrote:


      ---------- Forwarded message ----------
      From: NGO News <ngonews at un.org>
      Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 10:14 AM
      Subject: [NGO News:] Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
      To: crossini at publicknowledge.org



      Deadlines:            

      8 November 2015: Apply for Selection Committee

      12 November 2015: Apply for Speaking Roles

      The General Assembly High-level Meeting on the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society will take place on 15-16 December 2015 at the UN Headquarters in New York.

      This high-level meeting will provide an opportunity for in-depth discussions on important issues in the implementation of the WSIS outcomes, including the progress, gaps and challenges, as well as areas for future actions.

      To apply to speak at the High-level Meeting, please complete the form available here. Applications will be accepted from 30 October to 12 November 2015.

      A Selection Committee will be established in order to ensure broad and inclusive participation of stakeholders in the high-level meeting. Applications to the Selection Committee will be accepted from 30 October to 8 November 2015. To learn more about the Selection Committee, please see the Terms of Reference by clicking on this link. To apply to participate in the stakeholder Selection Committee, please complete the form available here.

      Background

      In December of 2003, the world came together in Geneva at the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) to declare a "common desire and commitment to build a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society," and ushered in an era of harnessing the power of information and communication technology to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The resulting Geneva Plan of Action established targets and the eleven action lines, which guide development in specific areas.

      The second phase of WSIS, conducted in Tunis in 2005, built upon the achievements of the Geneva Plan, with the resulting Tunis Agenda addressing additional issues, such as financing and internet governance. Paragraph 111 of the Tunis Agenda, endorsed by the General Assembly in resolution 60/252, requested the General Assembly to undertake the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of WSIS in 2015.  In response, the General Assembly in resolution 68/302, decided that the overall review will be concluded by a two-day high-level meeting of the General Assembly, to be preceded by an intergovernmental process that also takes into account inputs from all relevant stakeholders of WSIS.





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      Vice President, International Policy and Strategy 

      Public Knowledge
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From jc.nothias at theglobaljournal.net  Sat Oct 31 04:54:31 2015
From: jc.nothias at theglobaljournal.net (Jean-Christophe NOTHIAS I The Global Journal)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 09:54:31 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder
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Dear Ian,

Thanks for suggesting.

I agree with the idea that CS should self manage its own representatives, and I feel that it would make sense to inform the appropriate body regarding this serious issue. Parminder made a rather clear case here, and I presume that all CS should share his concern, and try to put things in their right shoes. So writing something seems a good idea. Adding a suggestion in that writing  might be very welcome as well, as it would help to find rapidly an alternative.

JC





Le 31 oct. 2015 à 09:08, Ian Peter a écrit :

> Is there general agreement we should write something pointing this out and asking for a process where CS chooses its own reps?
>  
> Perhaps we could ask for UNDESA to forward CS names submitted to us and we will advise our choices?
>  
> Interested in other opinions on this.... we would have to move quickly...
>  
>  
>  
> From: parminder
> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 6:58 PM
> To: Ian Peter ; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net ; governance at lists.igcaucus.org
> Subject: Re: [governance] [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>  
> This is what para 3 of part I of the section on roadmap of the NetMundial outcome document says:
> 
> "Stakeholder representatives appointed to multistakeholder Internet governance processes should be selected through open , democratic, and transparent processes. Different stakeholder groups should self - manage their processes based on inclusive, publicly known, well defined and accountable mechanisms." (Emphasis added)
>  
> 
> 
> 
> On Saturday 31 October 2015 01:19 PM, parminder wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> On Saturday 31 October 2015 12:47 PM, Ian Peter wrote:
>>> Hi Parminder,
>>>  
>>> While I agree with your analysis,
>> 
>> Ian, I am not sure you are seeing it the way I am. This is not about 4-5 of us getting a few minutes from the podium. This is about civil society representation will be chosen in the IG space. And if you really feel it the way i do, why would you not agree to write as such to those in charge of the process. 
>> 
>>> I don’t think there is any chance at all that this process will be changed in the short timeframe involved, however strong a protest we make.
>> 
>> As I said, it does not matter if it changes. There is a larger structural point here. On the other hand, I am about 90 percent sure that if all groups involved in CSCG writes that this is not right, and please let us do our own selection they would agree. Civil society seems to have forgotten to leverage its legitimacy, and we seem to cave in to just about everything, a being beyond us to influence. This is not how it should be at all, 
>> 
>>> So my own thoughts are that it is probably best to get involved, and from that position make a strong statement that the process is flawed and problematic from our point of view.
>> 
>> Are you saying that the chosen speakers will speak from the podium that this process is flawed, and in this way? Please be clear. But if we are ready to have our speakers speak about it at the high level meeting, why would we not want to write about it to the co-facilitators and the concerned UN bureaucracy? Isnt that much simpler, and at least have the potential of meaningful impact.
>> 
>>> I also feel that we should be involved because in doing so we are able to correct some excesses from our point of view, but certainly not all.
>> 
>> Again, did not understand. What excesses, and how are they corrected?
>>>  
>>> However that’s just a personal point of view.  We have just opened a discussion on this in CSCG and decisions may be quite different.
>>>  
>>> One problem is that CSCG as such cannot nominate. Those who can according to this process are:
>> 
>> These criteria are for those individuals who want to apply to be on the multistakeholder selection committee. My proposal is to disassociate CS selection from this    multistakeholder selection process, and ask for CSCG to do it (I find it highly likely that they'd agree). So, the issue of the creteria you mention simply does not apply to the proposal I am making and seeking your and other people's views on. 
>> 
>>> Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council • Organizations accredited to the World Summit on the Information Society held in Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005) • Organizations accredited to the WSIS Forum held from 2011 to 2015 • Organizations with observer status with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development • Attendees of the UNESCO WSIS+10 - ICT4D Conference or the UNESCO WSIS - Connecting the Dots Conference • Organizations accredited to the Financing for Development (FFD) process • Organizations accredited to the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 • Organizations already accredited to the WSIS+10 process (July and October meetings)
>>>  
>>> So if CSCG as such is involved, it will have to be with our nominations as representatives of civil society organisations who do fit one at least of the above criteria.
>> 
>> I am not asking for the CSCG to get involved with this multistakeholder selection process. On the contrary, I am asking for us to disassociate from it. 
>> 
>>>  
>>> Another problem is that the time frame for selecting speakers is roughly that of IGF – and with a 15 hour estimated commitment it may not be easy to find people able to represent us. I believe that if we are involved we should try to fill both civil society slots on the selection panel. But that will have to be as two separate nominations (backed by CSCG) from different CS groups.
>> 
>> Again, you are speaking of CSCG getting involved with the current process, which is fundamentally different from my proposal to ask for CS nominations to be taken off the multistakeholder process, and be taken over by CSCG itself. Same about the rest of your email below.
>> 
>> 
>> Ian, lets look at it in two parts. Do the involved CS groups agree that other stakeholders  - big business, gov, ICANN/ ISOC - should not be involved in selection of its reps? Yes or no. If yes, then let us that put down in a letter. I am happy to fight the case, but if we have such a position and want to fight the case. We cannot keep citing expediency for just everything. But if we are ok with such a process, that is a different matter, and let different groups and individuals give their    views... Their has to be some limit to - we agree it is wrong, but....
>> 
>> parminder 
>> 
>>>  
>>> And if we do nominate representatives on the selection panel, we have to do so this week.
>>>  
>>> And if I may add a further factor – I will be stepping down as the Independent Chair of CSCG shortly, as my term expires soon. I will not be standing again, as various factors are making it difficult for me to maintain an active involvement in these forums; and I think it is time for one of our very talented (and younger) members to take over.  CSCG is currently drafting an EOI to seek a new independent Chair, with the aim of opening that process before IGF so that people get a chance to discuss it while many are present in Brazil. So the replacement process hopefully will complete by the end of this year.
>>>  
>>> So in these circumstances – it would be good to hear from anyone who has an interest in working with CSCG as part of this particular process; I don’t necessarily want to be involved if we have good reps able to consult with CSCG members. If anyone is interested in this and wants to contact me privately to assist in this way,  I would be happy to discuss further and approach CSCG as regards their involvement.
>>>  
>>> Thanks for opening up a discussion on this.
>>>  
>>> Ian Peter
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> From: parminder
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 3:32 PM
>>> To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net ; governance at lists.igcaucus.org
>>> Subject: Re: [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>>>  
>>> Please see the below announcement.
>>> 
>>> It seems that there is a strong effort to institutionalise a system of civil society reps for speaker roles, but perhaps later also for more substantive roles, being selected by multistakeholder committees, meaning that big business and technical community gets a veto over civil society rep selection. (Do remember here that 'technical community' here is not that odd free and open software group volunteering their time in supporting government schools or the such. This term is accepted in the IG world now to denote those who work for and represent organisations engaged with technical governance of the Internet, and thus represent a governance status quo group. The semantic confusion about the term, as being people with technical capacities, is deliberate in order to utilise a certain legitimacy for what is a power based governance system.)
>>> 
>>> The structural problem with such a process should be obvious.
>>> 
>>> This is not acceptable for me, my organisation and the networks that I work with. Civil society has traditionally been fiercely protective of its independence, which includes the right to choose its own nominees (for instance, any efforts at national govs 'clearing' civil society reps from their countries has been strongly      resisted at the UN and other global governance levels).  I think we need to write back to those responsible for this process that , thanks but no thanks, you tell us how many CS sepakers you want and we have a process of selection for CS reps and we will deliver the names by the date you want.
>>> 
>>> May I appeal to Ian and the CSCG to frame and send such a letter to WSIS process co-facilitators, and the concerned UN bureaucracy, at the earliest. Before these mentioned deadlines pass.
>>> 
>>> Meanwhile, let me give some background on this....
>>> 
>>> Just Net Coalition did write a letter addressed to the co-facilitators against such a process of big business sitting over decisions on CS reps. It seems to have had no effect.
>>> 
>>> A few years back, there was an attempt by a certain group in the IGF MAG, led by the then Exec Director of the IGF, Markus Kummer, to institute a method of selections of non gov MAG members by a committee of older non gov MAG members. I was able to attend MAG meetings in those days as a Special Advisor to the chair. I opposed such a process of CS nominee selection by a committee that included big business and technical community  (read the ICANN/ ISOC system). I was able to get the support of a few CS MAG members in the room, and I distinctly remember Graciala, Katitza, and Foaud in this regard, and perhaps a person or two more whose names may have dropped from my memory (my apologies).... And because of the CS opposition this problematic move had to be abandoned.  Now it seems to be coming back from another door, and we need to stand up against it once again.
>>> 
>>> Again, we have very little turnaround time here. 
>>> 
>>> parminder 
>>> 
>>> On Friday 30 October 2015 08:04 PM, Carolina Rossini wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>> From: NGO News <ngonews at un.org>
>>>> Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 10:14 AM
>>>> Subject: [NGO News:] Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>>>> To: crossini at publicknowledge.org
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Deadlines:           
>>>> 
>>>> 8 November 2015: Apply for Selection Committee
>>>> 
>>>> 12 November 2015: Apply for Speaking Roles
>>>> 
>>>> The General Assembly High-level Meeting on the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society will take place on 15-16 December 2015 at the UN Headquarters in New York.
>>>> 
>>>> This high-level meeting will provide an opportunity for in-depth discussions on important issues in the implementation of the WSIS outcomes, including the progress, gaps and challenges, as well as areas for future actions.
>>>> 
>>>> To apply to speak at the High-level Meeting, please complete the form available here. Applications will be accepted from 30 October to 12 November 2015.
>>>> 
>>>> A Selection Committee will be established in order to ensure broad and inclusive participation of stakeholders in the high-level meeting. Applications to the Selection Committee will be accepted from 30 October to 8 November 2015. To learn more about the Selection Committee, please see the Terms of Reference by clicking on this link. To apply to participate in the stakeholder Selection Committee, please complete the form available here.
>>>> 
>>>> Background
>>>> 
>>>> In December of 2003, the world came together in Geneva at the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) to declare a "common desire and commitment to build a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society," and ushered in an era of harnessing the power of information and communication technology to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The resulting Geneva Plan of Action established targets and the eleven action lines, which guide development in specific areas.
>>>> 
>>>> The second phase of WSIS, conducted in Tunis in 2005, built upon the achievements of the Geneva Plan, with the resulting Tunis Agenda addressing additional issues, such as financing and internet governance. Paragraph 111 of the Tunis Agenda, endorsed by the General Assembly in resolution 60/252, requested the General Assembly to undertake the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of WSIS in 2015.  In response, the General Assembly in resolution 68/302, decided that the overall review will be concluded by a two-day high-level meeting of the General Assembly, to be preceded by an intergovernmental process that also takes into account inputs from all relevant stakeholders of WSIS.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> -- 
>>>>  
>>>> Carolina Rossini
>>>> Vice President, International Policy and Strategy 
>>>> Public Knowledge
>>>> http://www.publicknowledge.org/
>>>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> -- 
>>>>  
>>>> Carolina Rossini
>>>> Vice President, International Policy
>>>> Public Knowledge
>>>> http://www.publicknowledge.org/
>>>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
>>>>  
>>>> 
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From lea at gp-digital.org  Sat Oct 31 06:42:44 2015
From: lea at gp-digital.org (Lea Kaspar)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 10:42:44 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder
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Hi Ian, Parminder,

Thanks for putting this on our agenda. Not against taking a stand on this. We have precedent with the IGF MAG, so could point to that. Although not ideal, UN DESA did take on 9/10 CSCG recommendations in the last MAG intake. And seeing as the MAG selection process is still something that needs improvement, we could leverage this effort (if successful) in the next round of MAG nominations.

Going beyond the principle, I'd also be interested to hear from CS who were sitting on the selection committee for the July WSIS event (I think the UN used the same selection mechanism). Did that work at all? Would the final selection of CS reps at the July event been different had CS had control over the process? 

While we're on the topic, Ian, does the CSCG actively monitor UN calls for CS representation in relevant spaces? For instance, did the CSCG ever discuss the call for nominations for the Adis Ababa Technology Facilitation Mechanism Advisory Group? The call has now passed (last weekend I think), and IMO it's a real shame that we didn't have a broader CS discussion about this. The TFM is passing under people's radar, but could end up being influential in the broader IG ecosystem. 

Best wishes,
Lea

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> On 31 Oct 2015, at 08:08, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:
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> Is there general agreement we should write something pointing this out and asking for a process where CS chooses its own reps?
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> Perhaps we could ask for UNDESA to forward CS names submitted to us and we will advise our choices?
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> Interested in other opinions on this.... we would have to move quickly...
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> From: parminder
> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 6:58 PM
> To: Ian Peter ; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net ; governance at lists.igcaucus.org
> Subject: Re: [governance] [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
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> This is what para 3 of part I of the section on roadmap of the NetMundial outcome document says:
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> "Stakeholder representatives appointed to multistakeholder Internet governance processes should be selected through open , democratic, and transparent processes. Different stakeholder groups should self - manage their processes based on inclusive, publicly known, well defined and accountable mechanisms." (Emphasis added)
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>> On Saturday 31 October 2015 01:19 PM, parminder wrote:
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>>> On Saturday 31 October 2015 12:47 PM, Ian Peter wrote:
>>> Hi Parminder,
>>>  
>>> While I agree with your analysis,
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>> Ian, I am not sure you are seeing it the way I am. This is not about 4-5 of us getting a few minutes from the podium. This is about civil society representation will be chosen in the IG space. And if you really feel it the way i do, why would you not agree to write as such to those in charge of the process. 
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>>> I don’t think there is any chance at all that this process will be changed in the short timeframe involved, however strong a protest we make.
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>> As I said, it does not matter if it changes. There is a larger structural point here. On the other hand, I am about 90 percent sure that if all groups involved in CSCG writes that this is not right, and please let us do our own selection they would agree. Civil society seems to have forgotten to leverage its legitimacy, and we seem to cave in to just about everything, a being beyond us to influence. This is not how it should be at all, 
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>>> So my own thoughts are that it is probably best to get involved, and from that position make a strong statement that the process is flawed and problematic from our point of view.
>> 
>> Are you saying that the chosen speakers will speak from the podium that this process is flawed, and in this way? Please be clear. But if we are ready to have our speakers speak about it at the high level meeting, why would we not want to write about it to the co-facilitators and the concerned UN bureaucracy? Isnt that much simpler, and at least have the potential of meaningful impact.
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>>> I also feel that we should be involved because in doing so we are able to correct some excesses from our point of view, but certainly not all.
>> 
>> Again, did not understand. What excesses, and how are they corrected?
>>>  
>>> However that’s just a personal point of view.  We have just opened a discussion on this in CSCG and decisions may be quite different.
>>>  
>>> One problem is that CSCG as such cannot nominate. Those who can according to this process are:
>> 
>> These criteria are for those individuals who want to apply to be on the multistakeholder selection committee. My proposal is to disassociate CS selection from this multistakeholder selection process, and ask for CSCG to do it (I find it highly likely that they'd agree). So, the issue of the creteria you mention simply does not apply to the proposal I am making and seeking your and other people's views on. 
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>>> Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council • Organizations accredited to the World Summit on the Information Society held in Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005) • Organizations accredited to the WSIS Forum held from 2011 to 2015 • Organizations with observer status with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development • Attendees of the UNESCO WSIS+10 - ICT4D Conference or the UNESCO WSIS - Connecting the Dots Conference • Organizations accredited to the Financing for Development (FFD) process • Organizations accredited to the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 • Organizations already accredited to the WSIS+10 process (July and October meetings)
>>>  
>>> So if CSCG as such is involved, it will have to be with our nominations as representatives of civil society organisations who do fit one at least of the above criteria.
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>> I am not asking for the CSCG to get involved with this multistakeholder selection process. On the contrary, I am asking for us to disassociate from it. 
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>>>  
>>> Another problem is that the time frame for selecting speakers is roughly that of IGF – and with a 15 hour estimated commitment it may not be easy to find people able to represent us. I believe that if we are involved we should try to fill both civil society slots on the selection panel. But that will have to be as two separate nominations (backed by CSCG) from different CS groups.
>> 
>> Again, you are speaking of CSCG getting involved with the current process, which is fundamentally different from my proposal to ask for CS nominations to be taken off the multistakeholder process, and be taken over by CSCG itself. Same about the rest of your email below.
>> 
>> 
>> Ian, lets look at it in two parts. Do the involved CS groups agree that other stakeholders  - big business, gov, ICANN/ ISOC - should not be involved in selection of its reps? Yes or no. If yes, then let us that put down in a letter. I am happy to fight the case, but if we have such a position and want to fight the case. We cannot keep citing expediency for just everything. But if we are ok with such a process, that is a different matter, and let different groups and individuals give their views... Their has to be some limit to - we agree it is wrong, but....
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>> parminder 
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>>>  
>>> And if we do nominate representatives on the selection panel, we have to do so this week.
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>>> And if I may add a further factor – I will be stepping down as the Independent Chair of CSCG shortly, as my term expires soon. I will not be standing again, as various factors are making it difficult for me to maintain an active involvement in these forums; and I think it is time for one of our very talented (and younger) members to take over.  CSCG is currently drafting an EOI to seek a new independent Chair, with the aim of opening that process before IGF so that people get a chance to discuss it while many are present in Brazil. So the replacement process hopefully will complete by the end of this year.
>>>  
>>> So in these circumstances – it would be good to hear from anyone who has an interest in working with CSCG as part of this particular process; I don’t necessarily want to be involved if we have good reps able to consult with CSCG members. If anyone is interested in this and wants to contact me privately to assist in this way,  I would be happy to discuss further and approach CSCG as regards their involvement.
>>>  
>>> Thanks for opening up a discussion on this.
>>>  
>>> Ian Peter
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>>> From: parminder
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 3:32 PM
>>> To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net ; governance at lists.igcaucus.org
>>> Subject: Re: [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>>>  
>>> Please see the below announcement.
>>> 
>>> It seems that there is a strong effort to institutionalise a system of civil society reps for speaker roles, but perhaps later also for more substantive roles, being selected by multistakeholder committees, meaning that big business and technical community gets a veto over civil society rep selection. (Do remember here that 'technical community' here is not that odd free and open software group volunteering their time in supporting government schools or the such. This term is accepted in the IG world now to denote those who work for and represent organisations engaged with technical governance of the Internet, and thus represent a governance status quo group. The semantic confusion about the term, as being people with technical capacities, is deliberate in order to utilise a certain legitimacy for what is a power based governance system.)
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>>> The structural problem with such a process should be obvious.
>>> 
>>> This is not acceptable for me, my organisation and the networks that I work with. Civil society has traditionally been fiercely protective of its independence, which includes the right to choose its own nominees (for instance, any efforts at national      govs 'clearing' civil society reps from their countries has been strongly resisted at the UN and other global governance levels).  I think we need to write back to those responsible for this process that , thanks but no thanks, you tell us how many CS sepakers you want and we have a process of selection for CS reps and we will deliver the names by the date you want.
>>> 
>>> May I appeal to Ian and the CSCG to frame and send such a letter to WSIS process co-facilitators, and the concerned UN bureaucracy, at the earliest. Before these mentioned deadlines pass.
>>> 
>>> Meanwhile, let me give some background on this....
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>>> Just Net Coalition did write a letter addressed to the co-facilitators against such a process of big business sitting over decisions on CS reps. It seems to have had no effect.
>>> 
>>> A few years back, there was an attempt by a certain group in the IGF MAG, led by the then Exec Director of the IGF, Markus Kummer, to institute a method of selections of non gov MAG members by a committee of older non gov MAG members. I was able to attend MAG meetings in those days as a Special Advisor to the chair. I opposed such a process of CS nominee selection by a committee that included big business and technical community  (read the ICANN/ ISOC system). I was able to get the support of a few CS MAG members in the room, and I distinctly remember Graciala, Katitza, and Foaud in this regard, and perhaps a person or two more whose names may have dropped from my memory (my apologies).... And because of the CS opposition this problematic move had to be abandoned.  Now it seems to be coming back from another door, and we need to stand up against it once again.
>>> 
>>> Again, we have very little turnaround time here. 
>>> 
>>> parminder 
>>> 
>>>> On Friday 30 October 2015 08:04 PM, Carolina Rossini wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>> From: NGO News <ngonews at un.org>
>>>> Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 10:14 AM
>>>> Subject: [NGO News:] Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>>>> To: crossini at publicknowledge.org
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Deadlines:           
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>>>> 8 November 2015: Apply for Selection Committee
>>>> 
>>>> 12 November 2015: Apply for Speaking Roles
>>>> 
>>>> The General Assembly High-level Meeting on the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society will take place on 15-16 December 2015 at the UN Headquarters in New York.
>>>> 
>>>> This high-level meeting will provide an opportunity for in-depth discussions on important issues in the implementation of the WSIS outcomes, including the progress, gaps and challenges, as well as areas for future actions.
>>>> 
>>>> To apply to speak at the High-level Meeting, please complete the form available here. Applications will be accepted from 30 October to 12 November 2015.
>>>> 
>>>> A Selection Committee will be established in order to ensure broad and inclusive participation of stakeholders in the high-level meeting. Applications to the Selection Committee will be accepted from 30 October to 8 November 2015. To learn more about the Selection Committee, please see the Terms of Reference by clicking on this link. To apply to participate in the stakeholder Selection Committee, please complete the form available here.
>>>> 
>>>> Background
>>>> 
>>>> In December of 2003, the world came together in Geneva at the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) to declare a "common desire and commitment to build a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society," and ushered in an era of harnessing the power of information and communication technology to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The resulting Geneva Plan of Action established targets and the eleven action lines, which guide development in specific areas.
>>>> 
>>>> The second phase of WSIS, conducted in Tunis in 2005, built upon the achievements of the Geneva Plan, with the resulting Tunis Agenda addressing additional issues, such as financing and internet governance. Paragraph 111 of the Tunis Agenda, endorsed by the General Assembly in resolution 60/252, requested the General Assembly to undertake the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of WSIS in 2015.  In response, the General Assembly in resolution 68/302, decided that the overall review will be concluded by a two-day high-level meeting of the General Assembly, to be preceded by an intergovernmental process that also takes into account inputs from all relevant stakeholders of WSIS.
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>>>>  
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>>>> Carolina Rossini
>>>> Vice President, International Policy and Strategy 
>>>> Public Knowledge
>>>> http://www.publicknowledge.org/
>>>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
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>>>> -- 
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>>>> Carolina Rossini
>>>> Vice President, International Policy
>>>> Public Knowledge
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>>>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
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From willi.uebelherr at riseup.net  Sat Oct 10 10:34:50 2015
From: willi.uebelherr at riseup.net (willi uebelherr)
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2015 10:34:50 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] Access at the cost of Net neutrality?
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Dear friends,

this mail i received on the [governance] list. But, i think, it is a 
general question.

Based on the transport mechanism, and only of that, Net neutrality means 
the neutrality of transport. This is possible, because we never look 
inside the data. Who is the sender, who the receiver, what protocol is used.

But we have two different transport types. Asynchron and synchron. The 
mostly, what we use, is asynchron. We have no time restriction.

Synchron means, that we have some time restriction and we have to follow 
it. But we know, the synchron packets are mostly very small.

And in the synchron packet stream, we have only one with the highest 
priority: The emergency call of people. Never any packets from state 
institutions, military and paramilitary organisations, private 
organisation and so on. Only packets, to inform people that other people 
need our help.

This principles comes from the real processing of transport of digital 
data in packet form. It have nothing to do with, what people speak 
about, they sit in any office or meetings and speak about.

I do not understand, why Guru speak about "Inetnet.org" or similar 
things. It is not our theme. Our themes are, to organize a InterNet, 
that is really a InterNet. We always see only fog clouds. And i ask you: 
Why?

many greetings, willi
Georgetown, Guyana (brit. Guiana)



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Betreff: [governance] Access at the cost of Net neutrality?
Datum: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 08:43:44 +0530
Von: Guru <Guru at ITforChange.net>
An: governance <governance at lists.igcaucus.org>, forum at justnetcoalition.org

Suhrith Parthasarathy
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/access-at-the-cost-of-net-neutrality/article7735242.ece

In the Net neutrality debate, there is a conflict between two core
values: ease of access and neutrality. The ease of access promised by
applications like Free Basics compromises neutrality and may later morph 
into a method of predatory pricingIf programs that bring access to a 
part of the Internet in the immediate future were to entrench
themselves, it could eventually lead to telecom companies abusing their
dominant positionsIn the absence of a specific law mandating a neutral
Internet, telecom companies enjoy a virtual carte blanche to
discriminate between different applications. Though they have not yet
exploited this autonomy fully, they are certainly moving towards that.

Earlier this year, the social media giant, Facebook, formalised a
partnership
<http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/facebook-rings-reliance-communications-for-free-data-access/article6878396.ece> 

with Reliance Communications that enabled the Indian company to provide
access to over 30 different websites, without any charge on mobile data
accruing to the ultimate user. The platform, originally known as
“Internet.org,” has now been rebranded
<http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/internet/facebook-rebrands-internetorg-platform-as-free-basics-by-facebook/article7686680.ece> 

as “Free Basics,” Facebook announced last month. Its fundamental ethos,
though, remains unchanged. It allows Reliance’s subscribers to surf
completely free of cost a bouquet of websites covered within the scheme, 
which includes, quite naturally, facebook.com <http://facebook.com>. 
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder, views this supposed initiative as a 
philanthropic gesture, as part of a purported, larger aim to bring 
access to the Internet to those people who find the costs of using 
generally available mobile data prohibitive.

*Neutrality, an interpretive concept*

On the face of it, this supposed act of altruism appears to be
commendable. But, there are many critics — some of whom have come
together to launch a website “savetheinternet.in
<http://savetheinternet.in>” with a view to defending Internet freedom — 
who argue that Free Basics violates what has come to be known as the
principle of network (or Net) neutrality.

While it is clear to all of us that a notion of Net neutrality involves
some regulation of the Internet, it is less clear what the term actually 
means. Like any phrase that involves either a moral or a legal
obligation, Net neutrality is also an interpretive concept. People who
employ the term to denote some sort of binding commitment, or at the
least an aspirational norm, often tend to disagree over precisely how
the idea ought to be accomplished. Tim Wu — an American lawyer and
presently a professor at the Columbia University — who coined the term,
views the notion of Net neutrality as signifying an Internet that does
not favour any one application over another. In other words, the idea is 
to ensure that Internet service providers do not discriminate content by 
either charging a fee for acting as its carrier or by incorporating any 
technical qualifications.

In India, there is no law that expressly mandates the maintenance of a
neutral Internet. This March, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
(TRAI) released a draft consultation paper
<http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/trai-seeks-views-to-regulate-netbased-calling-messaging-apps/article7039815.ece>seeking 

the public’s views on whether the Internet needed regulation.
Unfortunately, much of its attention was focussed on the supposedly
pernicious impact
<http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/internet/policy-proposes-storage-of-all-messages-mandatory-for-90-days/article7674762.ece>of 

applications such as WhatsApp and Viber. “In a multi-ethnic society
there is a vital need,” wrote TRAI, “to ensure that the social
equilibrium is not impacted adversely by communications that inflame
passions, disturb law and order and lead to sectarian disputes.” The
questions, therefore, in its view were these: should at least some
Internet applications be amenable to a greater regulation, and should
they compensate the telecom service providers in addition to the data
charges that the consumers pay directly for the use of mobile Internet?

If the government eventually answers these questions in the affirmative, 
the consequences could be drastic. It could lead to a classification of 
Internet applications based on arbitrary grounds, by bringing some of 
them, whom the government views as harmful to society in some manner or 
another, within its regulatory net. Through such a move, the state, 
contrary to helping establish principles of Net neutrality as a rule of 
law, would be actively promoting an unequal Internet.

In any event, as things stand, in the absence of a specific law
mandating a neutral Internet, telecom companies enjoy a virtual /carte
blanche/ to discriminate between different applications. Though these
companies have not yet completely exploited this autonomy, they are
certainly proceeding towards such an exercise. In April this year,
Airtel announced Airtel Zero
<http://www.thehindu.com/business/airtel-launches-platform-offering-free-access-to-certain-apps/article7077204.ece>, 

an initiative that would allow applications to purchase data from Airtel 
in exchange for the telecom company offering them to consumers free of cost.

On the face of it, this programme appears opposed to Net neutrality. But 
what is even more alarming is that mobile Internet service providers 
could, in the future, plausibly also control the speeds at which 
different applications are delivered to consumers. For example, if 
WhatsApp were to subscribe to Airtel Zero by paying the fee demanded by 
the company, Airtel might accede to offering WhatsApp to consumers at a 
pace superior to that at which other applications are run. This kind of 
discrimination, as Nikhil Pahwa, one of the pioneers of the Save The 
Internet campaign, has argued, is prototypically opposed to Net 
neutrality. It tends to breed an unequal playing field, and, if allowed 
to subsist, it could create a deep division in the online world. 
Ultimately, we must view Net neutrality as a concept that stands for the 
values that we want to build as a society; it pertains to concerns about 
ensuring freedom of expression and about creating an open space for 
ideas where democracy can thrive. There is a tendency, though, to view 
those who support Net neutrality as representing a supercilious 
position. Such criticism is unquestionably blinkered, but it also 
highlights certain telling concerns.

Telecom companies that wish to discriminate between applications argue
that in the absence of an Internet that has completely permeated all
strata of society, an obligation to maintain neutrality is not only
unreasonable on the companies, but also unfair on the consumer. After
all, if nothing else, Airtel Zero and Free Basics bring, at the least,
some portions of the Internet to people who otherwise have no means to
access the web. What we have, therefore, at some level, is a clash of
values: between access to the Internet (in a limited form) and the
maintenance of neutrality in an atmosphere that is inherently unequal.
This makes tailoring a solution to the problem a particularly arduous
process.

The Internet, in its purest form, is a veritable fountain of
information. At its core lies a commitment to both openness and a level
playing field, where an ability to innovate is perennially maintained.
It is difficult to argue against Facebook when it says that some access
is better than no access at all. But one of the problems with Free
Basics, and indeed with Airtel Zero too, is that the consumer has no
choice in which websites he or she might want to access free of cost. If 
this decision is made only by Facebook, which might argue that it gives 
every developer an equal chance to be a part of its project as long as 
it meets a certain criteria, what we have is almost a paternalistic web. 
In such a situation, information, far from being free, is shackled by 
constraints imposed by the service provider.

*Laudable end, unethical means*

This is precisely one of the concerns raised by those arguing in favour
of Net neutrality, who, it is worth bearing in mind, aren’t resistant to 
the idea of a greater penetration of the Internet. Their apprehensions 
lie in companies resorting to what they believe is an unethical means to 
achieving, at least in theory, a laudable end. Accord\\ing to them, 
negating Net neutrality, in a bid to purportedly achieve greater access 
to the Internet in the immediate future, could prove profoundly 
injurious in the long run. Yes, Airtel Zero and Free Basics would bring 
to the less-privileged amongst us some access to the Internet, but the 
question is this: at what cost?

The worry is that if the programs that bring access to a part of the
Internet in the immediate future were to entrench themselves, it could
eventually lead to these telecom companies abusing their dominant
positions. No doubt, as Pranesh Prakash, policy director at the Centre
for Internet and Society, has argued, it might require a deeper analysis 
to argue convincingly that packages such as Free Basics and Airtel Zero 
require immediate invalidation in their present forms; significantly, 
the former does not demand payments from the applications while the 
latter is premised on such consideration. But, viewed holistically, the 
companies’ actions could potentially be characterised as a form of 
predatory pricing, where consumers might benefit in the short run, only 
for serious damage to ensue to competition in the long run.

It is, therefore, necessary that any debate on the issue must address
the tension between the two apparently conflicting goals — the
importance of maintaining a neutral Internet and the need to ensure a
greater access to the web across the country. Mr. Zuckerberg argues that 
these two values are not fundamentally opposed to each other, but can — 
and must — coexist. He is possibly correct at a theoretical level.

But the history of markets tells us that we have to be very careful in
allowing predatory practices, devised to achieve short-term goals, to go 
unbridled. As citizens, each of us has a fundamental right to freedom of 
speech and expression. If we were to get the balance between these two 
values wrong, if we were to allow the domination, by a few parties, of 
appliances that facilitate a free exchange of ideas, in a manner that 
impinges on the Internet’s neutrality, our most cherished civil 
liberties could well be put to grave danger.

(/Suhrith Parthasarathy is an advocate in the Madras High Court./)





From nashton at consensus.pro  Sat Oct 31 07:10:11 2015
From: nashton at consensus.pro (Nick Ashton-Hart)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 12:10:11 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder
 Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
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Dear Lea, Parminder, and others,

FYI, the process below - like that previously for CS - is a standard operatiing process for NY now as it is seen by the 38th floor, and the PGA’s office, as being a real success story in getting interesting voices whom existing selection processes might not have surfaced. The person at NGLS who pioneered this with the climate summit in 2014 was just given an award by the Secretary-General personally for her efforts <http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=b21d8b63-9909-4a07-b3c2-5b10050f2743&c=47897580-6ef2-11e5-8573-d4ae5284205e&ch=48688ae0-6ef2-11e5-8694-d4ae5284205e> - she’s actually a committed and really tremendous person who genuinely feels a passion for ensuring CS voices are effective at the UN named Susan Alzner. All of this suggests that the UN will probably resist changing a process that they just awarded because of requests that you all may make.

Nothing wrong with making a point about this, but at the same time I would also put some effort into the selection committee and ensuring selectors put themselves forward that you believe will make good choices, including perhaps a fulsome consultation with the broader community. Anyone who wants to talk to Susan let me know, I’d be glad to introduce you.

Regards, Nick

> On 31 Oct 2015, at 11:42, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Ian, Parminder,
> 
> Thanks for putting this on our agenda. Not against taking a stand on this. We have precedent with the IGF MAG, so could point to that. Although not ideal, UN DESA did take on 9/10 CSCG recommendations in the last MAG intake. And seeing as the MAG selection process is still something that needs improvement, we could leverage this effort (if successful) in the next round of MAG nominations.
> 
> Going beyond the principle, I'd also be interested to hear from CS who were sitting on the selection committee for the July WSIS event (I think the UN used the same selection mechanism). Did that work at all? Would the final selection of CS reps at the July event been different had CS had control over the process?
> 
> While we're on the topic, Ian, does the CSCG actively monitor UN calls for CS representation in relevant spaces? For instance, did the CSCG ever discuss the call for nominations for the Adis Ababa Technology Facilitation Mechanism Advisory Group? The call has now passed (last weekend I think), and IMO it's a real shame that we didn't have a broader CS discussion about this. The TFM is passing under people's radar, but could end up being influential in the broader IG ecosystem.
> 
> Best wishes,
> Lea
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 31 Oct 2015, at 08:08, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com>> wrote:
> 
>> Is there general agreement we should write something pointing this out and asking for a process where CS chooses its own reps?
>> 
>> Perhaps we could ask for UNDESA to forward CS names submitted to us and we will advise our choices?
>> 
>> Interested in other opinions on this.... we would have to move quickly...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: parminder <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 6:58 PM
>> To: Ian Peter <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com> ; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> ; governance at lists.igcaucus.org <mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
>> Subject: Re: [governance] [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>> 
>> This is what para 3 of part I of the section on roadmap of the NetMundial outcome document says:
>> 
>> "Stakeholder representatives appointed to multistakeholder Internet governance processes should be selected through open , democratic, and transparent processes. Different stakeholder groups should self - manage their processes based on inclusive, publicly known, well defined and accountable mechanisms." (Emphasis added)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Saturday 31 October 2015 01:19 PM, parminder wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Saturday 31 October 2015 12:47 PM, Ian Peter wrote:
>>>> Hi Parminder,
>>>> 
>>>> While I agree with your analysis,
>>> 
>>> Ian, I am not sure you are seeing it the way I am. This is not about 4-5 of us getting a few minutes from the podium. This is about civil society representation will be chosen in the IG space. And if you really feel it the way i do, why would you not agree to write as such to those in charge of the process.
>>> 
>>>> I don’t think there is any chance at all that this process will be changed in the short timeframe involved, however strong a protest we make.
>>> 
>>> As I said, it does not matter if it changes. There is a larger structural point here. On the other hand, I am about 90 percent sure that if all groups involved in CSCG writes that this is not right, and please let us do our own selection they would agree. Civil society seems to have forgotten to leverage its legitimacy, and we seem to cave in to just about everything, a being beyond us to influence. This is not how it should be at all,
>>> 
>>>> So my own thoughts are that it is probably best to get involved, and from that position make a strong statement that the process is flawed and problematic from our point of view.
>>> 
>>> Are you saying that the chosen speakers will speak from the podium that this process is flawed, and in this way? Please be clear. But if we are ready to have our speakers speak about it at the high level meeting, why would we not want to write about it to the co-facilitators and the concerned UN bureaucracy? Isnt that much simpler, and at least have the potential of meaningful impact.
>>> 
>>>> I also feel that we should be involved because in doing so we are able to correct some excesses from our point of view, but certainly not all.
>>> 
>>> Again, did not understand. What excesses, and how are they corrected?
>>>> 
>>>> However that’s just a personal point of view.  We have just opened a discussion on this in CSCG and decisions may be quite different.
>>>> 
>>>> One problem is that CSCG as such cannot nominate. Those who can according to this process are:
>>> 
>>> These criteria are for those individuals who want to apply to be on the multistakeholder selection committee. My proposal is to disassociate CS selection from this multistakeholder selection process, and ask for CSCG to do it (I find it highly likely that they'd agree). So, the issue of the creteria you mention simply does not apply to the proposal I am making and seeking your and other people's views on.
>>> 
>>>> Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council • Organizations accredited to the World Summit on the Information Society held in Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005) • Organizations accredited to the WSIS Forum held from 2011 to 2015 • Organizations with observer status with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development • Attendees of the UNESCO WSIS+10 - ICT4D Conference or the UNESCO WSIS - Connecting the Dots Conference • Organizations accredited to the Financing for Development (FFD) process • Organizations accredited to the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 • Organizations already accredited to the WSIS+10 process (July and October meetings)
>>>> 
>>>> So if CSCG as such is involved, it will have to be with our nominations as representatives of civil society organisations who do fit one at least of the above criteria.
>>> 
>>> I am not asking for the CSCG to get involved with this multistakeholder selection process. On the contrary, I am asking for us to disassociate from it.
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Another problem is that the time frame for selecting speakers is roughly that of IGF – and with a 15 hour estimated commitment it may not be easy to find people able to represent us. I believe that if we are involved we should try to fill both civil society slots on the selection panel. But that will have to be as two separate nominations (backed by CSCG) from different CS groups.
>>> 
>>> Again, you are speaking of CSCG getting involved with the current process, which is fundamentally different from my proposal to ask for CS nominations to be taken off the multistakeholder process, and be taken over by CSCG itself. Same about the rest of your email below.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Ian, lets look at it in two parts. Do the involved CS groups agree that other stakeholders  - big business, gov, ICANN/ ISOC - should not be involved in selection of its reps? Yes or no. If yes, then let us that put down in a letter. I am happy to fight the case, but if we have such a position and want to fight the case. We cannot keep citing expediency for just everything. But if we are ok with such a process, that is a different matter, and let different groups and individuals give their views... Their has to be some limit to - we agree it is wrong, but....
>>> 
>>> parminder
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> And if we do nominate representatives on the selection panel, we have to do so this week.
>>>> 
>>>> And if I may add a further factor – I will be stepping down as the Independent Chair of CSCG shortly, as my term expires soon. I will not be standing again, as various factors are making it difficult for me to maintain an active involvement in these forums; and I think it is time for one of our very talented (and younger) members to take over.  CSCG is currently drafting an EOI to seek a new independent Chair, with the aim of opening that process before IGF so that people get a chance to discuss it while many are present in Brazil. So the replacement process hopefully will complete by the end of this year.
>>>> 
>>>> So in these circumstances – it would be good to hear from anyone who has an interest in working with CSCG as part of this particular process; I don’t necessarily want to be involved if we have good reps able to consult with CSCG members. If anyone is interested in this and wants to contact me privately to assist in this way,  I would be happy to discuss further and approach CSCG as regards their involvement.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for opening up a discussion on this.
>>>> 
>>>> Ian Peter
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> From: parminder <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 3:32 PM
>>>> To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> ; governance at lists.igcaucus.org <mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>>>> 
>>>> Please see the below announcement.
>>>> 
>>>> It seems that there is a strong effort to institutionalise a system of civil society reps for speaker roles, but perhaps later also for more substantive roles, being selected by multistakeholder committees, meaning that big business and technical community gets a veto over civil society rep selection. (Do remember here that 'technical community' here is not that odd free and open software group volunteering their time in supporting government schools or the such. This term is accepted in the IG world now to denote those who work for and represent organisations engaged with technical governance of the Internet, and thus represent a governance status quo group. The semantic confusion about the term, as being people with technical capacities, is deliberate in order to utilise a certain legitimacy for what is a power based governance system.)
>>>> 
>>>> The structural problem with such a process should be obvious.
>>>> 
>>>> This is not acceptable for me, my organisation and the networks that I work with. Civil society has traditionally been fiercely protective of its independence, which includes the right to choose its own nominees (for instance, any efforts at national govs 'clearing' civil society reps from their countries has been strongly resisted at the UN and other global governance levels).  I think we need to write back to those responsible for this process that , thanks but no thanks, you tell us how many CS sepakers you want and we have a process of selection for CS reps and we will deliver the names by the date you want.
>>>> 
>>>> May I appeal to Ian and the CSCG to frame and send such a letter to WSIS process co-facilitators, and the concerned UN bureaucracy, at the earliest. Before these mentioned deadlines pass.
>>>> 
>>>> Meanwhile, let me give some background on this....
>>>> 
>>>> Just Net Coalition did write a letter addressed to the co-facilitators against such a process of big business sitting over decisions on CS reps. It seems to have had no effect.
>>>> 
>>>> A few years back, there was an attempt by a certain group in the IGF MAG, led by the then Exec Director of the IGF, Markus Kummer, to institute a method of selections of non gov MAG members by a committee of older non gov MAG members. I was able to attend MAG meetings in those days as a Special Advisor to the chair. I opposed such a process of CS nominee selection by a committee that included big business and technical community  (read the ICANN/ ISOC system). I was able to get the support of a few CS MAG members in the room, and I distinctly remember Graciala, Katitza, and Foaud in this regard, and perhaps a person or two more whose names may have dropped from my memory (my apologies).... And because of the CS opposition this problematic move had to be abandoned.  Now it seems to be coming back from another door, and we need to stand up against it once again.
>>>> 
>>>> Again, we have very little turnaround time here.
>>>> 
>>>> parminder
>>>> 
>>>> On Friday 30 October 2015 08:04 PM, Carolina Rossini wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>> From: NGO News <ngonews at un.org <mailto:ngonews at un.org>>
>>>>> Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 10:14 AM
>>>>> Subject: [NGO News:] Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>>>>> To: crossini at publicknowledge.org <mailto:crossini at publicknowledge.org>
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Deadlines:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 8 November 2015: Apply for Selection Committee
>>>>> 
>>>>> 12 November 2015: Apply for Speaking Roles
>>>>> 
>>>>> The General Assembly High-level Meeting on the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society will take place on 15-16 December 2015 at the UN Headquarters in New York.
>>>>> 
>>>>> This high-level meeting will provide an opportunity for in-depth discussions on important issues in the implementation of the WSIS outcomes, including the progress, gaps and challenges, as well as areas for future actions.
>>>>> 
>>>>> To apply to speak at the High-level Meeting, please complete the form available here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ffRSw8C5UGYRKrzdpCiWnyc2EMVTbmZ1SVGNnhs0FcQ/viewform>. Applications will be accepted from 30 October to 12 November 2015.
>>>>> 
>>>>> A Selection Committee will be established in order to ensure broad and inclusive participation of stakeholders in the high-level meeting. Applications to the Selection Committee will be accepted from 30 October to 8 November 2015. To learn more about the Selection Committee, please see the Terms of Reference by clicking on this link <http://csonet.org/content/documents/WSIS+10_ToR_Steering_Committee.pdf>. To apply to participate in the stakeholder Selection Committee, please complete the form available here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pzCRKLri16XUMNYNA9QECFnhCrO9Ub7ex0Ho2vdYp2k/viewform>.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Background
>>>>> 
>>>>> In December of 2003, the world came together in Geneva at the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) to declare a "common desire and commitment to build a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society," and ushered in an era of harnessing the power of information and communication technology to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The resulting Geneva Plan of Action established targets and the eleven action lines, which guide development in specific areas.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The second phase of WSIS, conducted in Tunis in 2005, built upon the achievements of the Geneva Plan, with the resulting Tunis Agenda addressing additional issues, such as financing and internet governance. Paragraph 111 of the Tunis Agenda, endorsed by the General Assembly in resolution 60/252, requested the General Assembly to undertake the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of WSIS in 2015.  In response, the General Assembly in resolution 68/302, decided that the overall review will be concluded by a two-day high-level meeting of the General Assembly, to be preceded by an intergovernmental process that also takes into account inputs from all relevant stakeholders of WSIS.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> 
>>>>> Carolina Rossini
>>>>> Vice President, International Policy and Strategy
>>>>> Public Knowledge
>>>>> http://www.publicknowledge.org/ <http://www.publicknowledge.org/>
>>>>> + 1 6176979389 |  <>skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> 
>>>>> Carolina Rossini
>>>>> Vice President, International Policy
>>>>> Public Knowledge
>>>>> http://www.publicknowledge.org/ <http://www.publicknowledge.org/>
>>>>> + 1 6176979389 |  <>skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
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From: ekenyanito at gmail.com (Ephraim Percy Kenyanito)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 14:22:42 +0300
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder
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+1 to Lea's questions/ views.


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On 31 October 2015 at 14:10, Nick Ashton-Hart <nashton at consensus.pro> wrote:

> Dear Lea, Parminder, and others,
>
> FYI, the process below - like that previously for CS - is a standard
> operatiing process for NY now as it is seen by the 38th floor, and the
> PGA’s office, as being a real success story in getting interesting voices
> whom existing selection processes might not have surfaced. The person at
> NGLS who pioneered this with the climate summit in 2014 was just given an
> award by the Secretary-General personally for her efforts
> <http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=b21d8b63-9909-4a07-b3c2-5b10050f2743&c=47897580-6ef2-11e5-8573-d4ae5284205e&ch=48688ae0-6ef2-11e5-8694-d4ae5284205e> -
> she’s actually a committed and really tremendous person who genuinely feels
> a passion for ensuring CS voices are effective at the UN named Susan
> Alzner. All of this suggests that the UN will probably resist changing a
> process that they just awarded because of requests that you all may make.
>
> Nothing wrong with making a point about this, but at the same time I would
> also put some effort into the selection committee and ensuring selectors
> put themselves forward that you believe will make good choices, including
> perhaps a fulsome consultation with the broader community. Anyone who wants
> to talk to Susan let me know, I’d be glad to introduce you.
>
> Regards, Nick
>
> On 31 Oct 2015, at 11:42, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Ian, Parminder,
>
> Thanks for putting this on our agenda. Not against taking a stand on this.
> We have precedent with the IGF MAG, so could point to that. Although not
> ideal, UN DESA did take on 9/10 CSCG recommendations in the last MAG
> intake. And seeing as the MAG selection process is still something that
> needs improvement, we could leverage this effort (if successful) in the
> next round of MAG nominations.
>
> Going beyond the principle, I'd also be interested to hear from CS who
> were sitting on the selection committee for the July WSIS event (I think
> the UN used the same selection mechanism). Did that work at all? Would the
> final selection of CS reps at the July event been different had CS had
> control over the process?
>
> While we're on the topic, Ian, does the CSCG actively monitor UN calls for
> CS representation in relevant spaces? For instance, did the CSCG ever
> discuss the call for nominations for the Adis Ababa Technology Facilitation
> Mechanism Advisory Group? The call has now passed (last weekend I think),
> and IMO it's a real shame that we didn't have a broader CS discussion about
> this. The TFM is passing under people's radar, but could end up being
> influential in the broader IG ecosystem.
>
> Best wishes,
> Lea
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 31 Oct 2015, at 08:08, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:
>
> Is there general agreement we should write something pointing this out and
> asking for a process where CS chooses its own reps?
>
> Perhaps we could ask for UNDESA to forward CS names submitted to us and we
> will advise our choices?
>
> Interested in other opinions on this.... we would have to move quickly...
>
>
>
> *From:* parminder <parminder at itforchange.net>
> *Sent:* Saturday, October 31, 2015 6:58 PM
> *To:* Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> ; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net ;
> governance at lists.igcaucus.org
> *Subject:* Re: [governance] [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination:
> Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>
> This is what para 3 of part I of the section on roadmap of the NetMundial
> outcome document says:
>
> "Stakeholder representatives appointed to multistakeholder Internet
> governance processes should be selected through open , democratic, and
> transparent processes. Different *stakeholder groups should self - manage
> their processes based on inclusive, publicly known, well defined and
> accountable mechanism*s." (Emphasis added)
>
>
>
>
> On Saturday 31 October 2015 01:19 PM, parminder wrote:
>
>
>
> On Saturday 31 October 2015 12:47 PM, Ian Peter wrote:
>
> Hi Parminder,
>
> While I agree with your analysis,
>
>
> Ian, I am not sure you are seeing it the way I am. This is not about 4-5
> of us getting a few minutes from the podium. This is about civil society
> representation will be chosen in the IG space. And if you really feel it
> the way i do, why would you not agree to write as such to those in charge
> of the process.
>
> I don’t think there is any chance at all that this process will be changed
> in the short timeframe involved, however strong a protest we make.
>
>
> As I said, it does not matter if it changes. There is a larger structural
> point here. On the other hand, I am about 90 percent sure that if all
> groups involved in CSCG writes that this is not right, and please let us do
> our own selection they would agree. Civil society seems to have forgotten
> to leverage its legitimacy, and we seem to cave in to just about
> everything, a being beyond us to influence. This is not how it should be at
> all,
>
> So my own thoughts are that it is probably best to get involved, and from
> that position make a strong statement that the process is flawed and
> problematic from our point of view.
>
>
> Are you saying that the chosen speakers will speak from the podium that
> this process is flawed, and in this way? Please be clear. But if we are
> ready to have our speakers speak about it at the high level meeting, why
> would we not want to write about it to the co-facilitators and the
> concerned UN bureaucracy? Isnt that much simpler, and at least have the
> potential of meaningful impact.
>
> I also feel that we should be involved because in doing so we are able to
> correct some excesses from our point of view, but certainly not all.
>
>
> Again, did not understand. What excesses, and how are they corrected?
>
>
> However that’s just a personal point of view.  We have just opened a
> discussion on this in CSCG and decisions may be quite different.
>
> One problem is that CSCG as such cannot nominate. Those who can according
> to this process are:
>
>
> These criteria are for those individuals who want to apply to be on the
> multistakeholder selection committee. My proposal is to disassociate CS
> selection from this multistakeholder selection process, and ask for CSCG to
> do it (I find it highly likely that they'd agree). So, the issue of the
> creteria you mention simply does not apply to the proposal I am making and
> seeking your and other people's views on.
>
> Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic
> and Social Council • Organizations accredited to the World Summit on the
> Information Society held in Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005) • Organizations
> accredited to the WSIS Forum held from 2011 to 2015 • Organizations with
> observer status with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
> • Attendees of the UNESCO WSIS+10 - ICT4D Conference or the UNESCO WSIS -
> Connecting the Dots Conference • Organizations accredited to the Financing
> for Development (FFD) process • Organizations accredited to the United
> Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 • Organizations already
> accredited to the WSIS+10 process (July and October meetings)
>
> So if CSCG as such is involved, it will have to be with our nominations as
> representatives of civil society organisations who do fit one at least of
> the above criteria.
>
>
> I am not asking for the CSCG to get involved with this multistakeholder
> selection process. On the contrary, I am asking for us to disassociate from
> it.
>
>
> Another problem is that the time frame for selecting speakers is roughly
> that of IGF – and with a 15 hour estimated commitment it may not be easy to
> find people able to represent us. I believe that if we are involved we
> should try to fill both civil society slots on the selection panel. But
> that will have to be as two separate nominations (backed by CSCG) from
> different CS groups.
>
>
> Again, you are speaking of CSCG getting involved with the current process,
> which is fundamentally different from my proposal to ask for CS nominations
> to be taken off the multistakeholder process, and be taken over by CSCG
> itself. Same about the rest of your email below.
>
>
> Ian, lets look at it in two parts. Do the involved CS groups agree that
> other stakeholders  - big business, gov, ICANN/ ISOC - should not be
> involved in selection of its reps? Yes or no. If yes, then let us that put
> down in a letter. I am happy to fight the case, but if we have such a
> position and want to fight the case. We cannot keep citing expediency for
> just everything. But if we are ok with such a process, that is a different
> matter, and let different groups and individuals give their views... Their
> has to be some limit to - we agree it is wrong, but....
>
> parminder
>
>
> And if we do nominate representatives on the selection panel, we have to
> do so this week.
>
> And if I may add a further factor – I will be stepping down as the
> Independent Chair of CSCG shortly, as my term expires soon. I will not be
> standing again, as various factors are making it difficult for me to
> maintain an active involvement in these forums; and I think it is time for
> one of our very talented (and younger) members to take over.  CSCG is
> currently drafting an EOI to seek a new independent Chair, with the aim of
> opening that process before IGF so that people get a chance to discuss it
> while many are present in Brazil. So the replacement process hopefully will
> complete by the end of this year.
>
> So in these circumstances – it would be good to hear from anyone who has
> an interest in working with CSCG as part of this particular process; I
> don’t necessarily want to be involved if we have good reps able to consult
> with CSCG members. If anyone is interested in this and wants to contact me
> privately to assist in this way,  I would be happy to discuss further and
> approach CSCG as regards their involvement.
>
> Thanks for opening up a discussion on this.
>
> Ian Peter
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* parminder <parminder at itforchange.net>
> *Sent:* Saturday, October 31, 2015 3:32 PM
> *To:* bestbits at lists.bestbits.net ; governance at lists.igcaucus.org
> *Subject:* Re: [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder
> Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>
> Please see the below announcement.
>
> It seems that there is a strong effort to institutionalise a system of
> civil society reps for speaker roles, but perhaps later also for more
> substantive roles, being selected by multistakeholder committees, meaning
> that big business and technical community gets a veto over civil society
> rep selection. (Do remember here that 'technical community' here is not
> that odd free and open software group volunteering their time in supporting
> government schools or the such. This term is accepted in the IG world now
> to denote those who work for and represent organisations engaged with
> technical governance of the Internet, and thus represent a governance
> status quo group. The semantic confusion about the term, as being people
> with technical capacities, is deliberate in order to utilise a certain
> legitimacy for what is a power based governance system.)
>
> The structural problem with such a process should be obvious.
>
> This is not acceptable for me, my organisation and the networks that I
> work with. Civil society has traditionally been fiercely protective of its
> independence, which includes the right to choose its own nominees (for
> instance, any efforts at national govs 'clearing' civil society reps from
> their countries has been strongly resisted at the UN and other global
> governance levels).  I think we need to write back to those responsible for
> this process that , thanks but no thanks, you tell us how many CS sepakers
> you want and we have a process of selection for CS reps and we will deliver
> the names by the date you want.
>
> May I appeal to Ian and the CSCG to frame and send such a letter to WSIS
> process co-facilitators, and the concerned UN bureaucracy, at the earliest.
> Before these mentioned deadlines pass.
>
> Meanwhile, let me give some background on this....
>
> Just Net Coalition did write a letter addressed to the co-facilitators
> against such a process of big business sitting over decisions on CS reps.
> It seems to have had no effect.
>
> A few years back, there was an attempt by a certain group in the IGF MAG,
> led by the then Exec Director of the IGF, Markus Kummer, to institute a
> method of selections of non gov MAG members by a committee of older non gov
> MAG members. I was able to attend MAG meetings in those days as a Special
> Advisor to the chair. I opposed such a process of CS nominee selection by a
> committee that included big business and technical community  (read the
> ICANN/ ISOC system). I was able to get the support of a few CS MAG members
> in the room, and I distinctly remember Graciala, Katitza, and Foaud in this
> regard, and perhaps a person or two more whose names may have dropped from
> my memory (my apologies).... And because of the CS opposition this
> problematic move had to be abandoned.  Now it seems to be coming back from
> another door, and we need to stand up against it once again.
>
> Again, we have very little turnaround time here.
>
> parminder
>
> On Friday 30 October 2015 08:04 PM, Carolina Rossini wrote:
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: NGO News <ngonews at un.org>
> Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 10:14 AM
> Subject: [NGO News:] Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the
> General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
> To: crossini at publicknowledge.org
>
>
> *Deadlines:            *
>
> *8 November 2015: Apply for Selection Committee*
>
> *12 November 2015: Apply for Speaking Roles*
>
> *The General Assembly High-level Meeting on the overall review of the
> implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information
> Society will take place on 15-16 December 2015 at the UN Headquarters in
> New York.*
>
> This high-level meeting will provide an opportunity for in-depth
> discussions on important issues in the implementation of the WSIS outcomes,
> including the progress, gaps and challenges, as well as areas for future
> actions.
>
> *To apply to speak at the High-level Meeting, please complete the form
> available here
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ffRSw8C5UGYRKrzdpCiWnyc2EMVTbmZ1SVGNnhs0FcQ/viewform>*.
> Applications will be accepted from *30 October to* *12 November 2015*.
>
> *A Selection Committee will be established* in order to ensure broad and
> inclusive participation of stakeholders in the high-level meeting.
> Applications to the Selection Committee will be accepted from *30 October
> to 8 November 2015*. To learn more about the Selection Committee, please
> see the Terms of Reference by clicking on this link
> <http://csonet.org/content/documents/WSIS+10_ToR_Steering_Committee.pdf>. *To
> apply to participate in the stakeholder Selection Committee, please
> complete the form available **here*
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pzCRKLri16XUMNYNA9QECFnhCrO9Ub7ex0Ho2vdYp2k/viewform>
> *.*
>
> *Background*
>
> In December of 2003, the world came together in Geneva at the World Summit
> on Information Society (WSIS) to declare a "common desire and commitment to
> build a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information
> Society," and ushered in an era of harnessing the power of information and
> communication technology to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium
> Development Goals (MDGs). The resulting Geneva Plan of Action established
> targets and the eleven action lines, which guide development in specific
> areas.
>
> The second phase of WSIS, conducted in Tunis in 2005, built upon the
> achievements of the Geneva Plan, with the resulting Tunis Agenda addressing
> additional issues, such as financing and internet governance. Paragraph 111
> of the Tunis Agenda, endorsed by the General Assembly in resolution 60/252,
> requested the General Assembly to undertake the overall review of the
> implementation of the outcomes of WSIS in 2015.  In response, the General
> Assembly in resolution 68/302, decided that the overall review will be
> concluded by a two-day high-level meeting of the General Assembly, to be
> preceded by an intergovernmental process that also takes into account
> inputs from all relevant stakeholders of WSIS.
>
>
>
> --
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>
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From nashton at consensus.pro  Sat Oct 31 07:37:45 2015
From: nashton at consensus.pro (Nick Ashton-Hart)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 12:37:45 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] Technology Facilitation Mechanism (was Re: [governance]
 NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly
 High-level Meeting on WSIS+10)
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Dear Ephraim,

I think you have just said something really important. I remember posting to the ISOC policy list about the TFM very early, right after it was agreed by the UNGA in late July, and I provided further updates to try and generate interest subsequently. I saw very little response or reply from anyone about it and as you say the deadline is now passed. Of those nominated or who put their names forward there were very few from the traditional IG or WSIS CS community - and few from other WSIS communities either.

I actually think the TFM will end up being a key, if not the key, forum where ICT4D issues are discussed and taken forward. Its annual forum will be in New York immediately before the main political SDG follow-up meeting each year and so it will naturally attract very high level engagement, and since it has a multi-stakeholder model that is actually quite similar to the IGF, it seems to me the IGF will need to think very carefully about how to stay politically relevant. I’m sorry to say it …

More about the TFM below from something I drafted for others:

>> Some of you have seen messages in various email lists on the the Technology Facilitation Mechanism <https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/topics/technology/facilitationmechanism> (“TFM”) which was created as a part of the package known as the “Addis Ababa Action Agenda” that the UNGA passed in late July; the Agenda is very comprehensive but fundamentally deals with how the SDGs are to be financed and is therefore of high political significance. The TFM is the part of it that seeks to bring together Science and Technology writ large to bear on meeting the SDGs.  The TFM was launched in New York jointly by France and Brazil at a meeting on the 26th <https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&type=13&nr=1746&menu=1634>.
>> 
>> The TFM includes  three parts:
>> An interagency coordination process for the UN system led by 8 IGOs - links are to info on their focal points: DESA <https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&type=6&nr=278&menu=1455&template=375>,UNEP <https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&type=6&nr=64&menu=1455&template=375>, UNIDO <https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&type=6&nr=71&menu=1455&template=375>, UNESCO <https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&type=6&nr=67&menu=1455&template=375>, UNCTAD <https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&type=6&nr=59&menu=1455&template=375>, ITU <https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&type=6&nr=295&menu=1455&template=375>, WIPO <https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&type=6&nr=289&menu=1455&template=375>, World Bank Group <https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&type=6&nr=76&menu=1455&template=375>.
>> A multistakeholder forum (annual)  <https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/topics/technology/facilitationmechanism> as part of its work, guided by 10 non-state participants, that reports at the highest level of SDG follow-up and which meets in NY each year.
>> An online portal aggregating everything related to ICTs and STI in SDG follow-up.
>> Why should WSIS-focussed stakeholders care?
>> The Multistakeholder forum is to be held just before the high-level meeting each year that is for follow-up to the SDGs and the forum reports to that meeting. This gives it real political weight because ICT ministers will quite naturally want to participate so they can be connected to SDG follow up.
>> Anything connected to the SDGs immediately has much higher political importance in many countries than WSIS does. This is because, frankly, there are in aggregate hundreds of billions - and maybe more - development dollars that will be spent in pursuit of achieving the SDGs and given that this is spent in developing countries that means it matters.
>> To the extent that the TFM becomes the nexus through which ICT-related spending on development is related to the SDGs that means it is automatically politically connected to all that money.
>> If the IGF has no relation to the TFM’s multistakeholder forum (and development issues) then it risks withering at the level of political significance - for the simple reason that it far away from the political centre in NY where ICTs related to the SDGs will be discussed and has no direct connection to the UN interagency task team that the TFM has created.
>> 
>> Right now, the TFM is new and it has no agenda or work programme. I believe it is essential that to prioritise working with member-states and the lead UN agencies to ensure it gets a good agenda.
>> 
>> There are only 10 slots for non-state participants. The TFM is bigger than just ICTs so only some of those 10 slots will go to Internet/ICT focussed groups. We should care - very much - about who gets those slots.


> On 31 Oct 2015, at 12:22, Ephraim Percy Kenyanito <ekenyanito at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> While we're on the topic, Ian, does the CSCG actively monitor UN calls for CS representation in relevant spaces? For instance, did the CSCG ever discuss the call for nominations for the Adis Ababa Technology Facilitation Mechanism Advisory Group? The call has now passed (last weekend I think), and IMO it's a real shame that we didn't have a broader CS discussion about this. The TFM is passing under people's radar, but could end up being influential in the broader IG ecosystem.

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From nashton at consensus.pro  Sat Oct 31 08:24:44 2015
From: nashton at consensus.pro (Nick Ashton-Hart)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 13:24:44 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder
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An update, DESA’s NGO Branch has decided to take the process that NGLS has traditionally run and run it themselves instead. The responsible person there is Alberto Padova, Acting Chief of DESA NGO Branch - padova at un.org

> On 31 Oct 2015, at 12:10, Nick Ashton-Hart <nashton at consensus.pro> wrote:
> 
> Dear Lea, Parminder, and others,
> 
> FYI, the process below - like that previously for CS - is a standard operatiing process for NY now as it is seen by the 38th floor, and the PGA’s office, as being a real success story in getting interesting voices whom existing selection processes might not have surfaced. The person at NGLS who pioneered this with the climate summit in 2014 was just given an award by the Secretary-General personally for her efforts <http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=b21d8b63-9909-4a07-b3c2-5b10050f2743&c=47897580-6ef2-11e5-8573-d4ae5284205e&ch=48688ae0-6ef2-11e5-8694-d4ae5284205e> - she’s actually a committed and really tremendous person who genuinely feels a passion for ensuring CS voices are effective at the UN named Susan Alzner. All of this suggests that the UN will probably resist changing a process that they just awarded because of requests that you all may make.
> 
> Nothing wrong with making a point about this, but at the same time I would also put some effort into the selection committee and ensuring selectors put themselves forward that you believe will make good choices, including perhaps a fulsome consultation with the broader community. Anyone who wants to talk to Susan let me know, I’d be glad to introduce you.
> 
> Regards, Nick
> 
>> On 31 Oct 2015, at 11:42, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org <mailto:lea at gp-digital.org>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Ian, Parminder,
>> 
>> Thanks for putting this on our agenda. Not against taking a stand on this. We have precedent with the IGF MAG, so could point to that. Although not ideal, UN DESA did take on 9/10 CSCG recommendations in the last MAG intake. And seeing as the MAG selection process is still something that needs improvement, we could leverage this effort (if successful) in the next round of MAG nominations.
>> 
>> Going beyond the principle, I'd also be interested to hear from CS who were sitting on the selection committee for the July WSIS event (I think the UN used the same selection mechanism). Did that work at all? Would the final selection of CS reps at the July event been different had CS had control over the process?
>> 
>> While we're on the topic, Ian, does the CSCG actively monitor UN calls for CS representation in relevant spaces? For instance, did the CSCG ever discuss the call for nominations for the Adis Ababa Technology Facilitation Mechanism Advisory Group? The call has now passed (last weekend I think), and IMO it's a real shame that we didn't have a broader CS discussion about this. The TFM is passing under people's radar, but could end up being influential in the broader IG ecosystem.
>> 
>> Best wishes,
>> Lea
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On 31 Oct 2015, at 08:08, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Is there general agreement we should write something pointing this out and asking for a process where CS chooses its own reps?
>>> 
>>> Perhaps we could ask for UNDESA to forward CS names submitted to us and we will advise our choices?
>>> 
>>> Interested in other opinions on this.... we would have to move quickly...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> From: parminder <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 6:58 PM
>>> To: Ian Peter <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com> ; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> ; governance at lists.igcaucus.org <mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [governance] [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>>> 
>>> This is what para 3 of part I of the section on roadmap of the NetMundial outcome document says:
>>> 
>>> "Stakeholder representatives appointed to multistakeholder Internet governance processes should be selected through open , democratic, and transparent processes. Different stakeholder groups should self - manage their processes based on inclusive, publicly known, well defined and accountable mechanisms." (Emphasis added)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Saturday 31 October 2015 01:19 PM, parminder wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Saturday 31 October 2015 12:47 PM, Ian Peter wrote:
>>>>> Hi Parminder,
>>>>> 
>>>>> While I agree with your analysis,
>>>> 
>>>> Ian, I am not sure you are seeing it the way I am. This is not about 4-5 of us getting a few minutes from the podium. This is about civil society representation will be chosen in the IG space. And if you really feel it the way i do, why would you not agree to write as such to those in charge of the process.
>>>> 
>>>>> I don’t think there is any chance at all that this process will be changed in the short timeframe involved, however strong a protest we make.
>>>> 
>>>> As I said, it does not matter if it changes. There is a larger structural point here. On the other hand, I am about 90 percent sure that if all groups involved in CSCG writes that this is not right, and please let us do our own selection they would agree. Civil society seems to have forgotten to leverage its legitimacy, and we seem to cave in to just about everything, a being beyond us to influence. This is not how it should be at all,
>>>> 
>>>>> So my own thoughts are that it is probably best to get involved, and from that position make a strong statement that the process is flawed and problematic from our point of view.
>>>> 
>>>> Are you saying that the chosen speakers will speak from the podium that this process is flawed, and in this way? Please be clear. But if we are ready to have our speakers speak about it at the high level meeting, why would we not want to write about it to the co-facilitators and the concerned UN bureaucracy? Isnt that much simpler, and at least have the potential of meaningful impact.
>>>> 
>>>>> I also feel that we should be involved because in doing so we are able to correct some excesses from our point of view, but certainly not all.
>>>> 
>>>> Again, did not understand. What excesses, and how are they corrected?
>>>>> 
>>>>> However that’s just a personal point of view.  We have just opened a discussion on this in CSCG and decisions may be quite different.
>>>>> 
>>>>> One problem is that CSCG as such cannot nominate. Those who can according to this process are:
>>>> 
>>>> These criteria are for those individuals who want to apply to be on the multistakeholder selection committee. My proposal is to disassociate CS selection from this multistakeholder selection process, and ask for CSCG to do it (I find it highly likely that they'd agree). So, the issue of the creteria you mention simply does not apply to the proposal I am making and seeking your and other people's views on.
>>>> 
>>>>> Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council • Organizations accredited to the World Summit on the Information Society held in Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005) • Organizations accredited to the WSIS Forum held from 2011 to 2015 • Organizations with observer status with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development • Attendees of the UNESCO WSIS+10 - ICT4D Conference or the UNESCO WSIS - Connecting the Dots Conference • Organizations accredited to the Financing for Development (FFD) process • Organizations accredited to the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 • Organizations already accredited to the WSIS+10 process (July and October meetings)
>>>>> 
>>>>> So if CSCG as such is involved, it will have to be with our nominations as representatives of civil society organisations who do fit one at least of the above criteria.
>>>> 
>>>> I am not asking for the CSCG to get involved with this multistakeholder selection process. On the contrary, I am asking for us to disassociate from it.
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Another problem is that the time frame for selecting speakers is roughly that of IGF – and with a 15 hour estimated commitment it may not be easy to find people able to represent us. I believe that if we are involved we should try to fill both civil society slots on the selection panel. But that will have to be as two separate nominations (backed by CSCG) from different CS groups.
>>>> 
>>>> Again, you are speaking of CSCG getting involved with the current process, which is fundamentally different from my proposal to ask for CS nominations to be taken off the multistakeholder process, and be taken over by CSCG itself. Same about the rest of your email below.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Ian, lets look at it in two parts. Do the involved CS groups agree that other stakeholders  - big business, gov, ICANN/ ISOC - should not be involved in selection of its reps? Yes or no. If yes, then let us that put down in a letter. I am happy to fight the case, but if we have such a position and want to fight the case. We cannot keep citing expediency for just everything. But if we are ok with such a process, that is a different matter, and let different groups and individuals give their views... Their has to be some limit to - we agree it is wrong, but....
>>>> 
>>>> parminder
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> And if we do nominate representatives on the selection panel, we have to do so this week.
>>>>> 
>>>>> And if I may add a further factor – I will be stepping down as the Independent Chair of CSCG shortly, as my term expires soon. I will not be standing again, as various factors are making it difficult for me to maintain an active involvement in these forums; and I think it is time for one of our very talented (and younger) members to take over.  CSCG is currently drafting an EOI to seek a new independent Chair, with the aim of opening that process before IGF so that people get a chance to discuss it while many are present in Brazil. So the replacement process hopefully will complete by the end of this year.
>>>>> 
>>>>> So in these circumstances – it would be good to hear from anyone who has an interest in working with CSCG as part of this particular process; I don’t necessarily want to be involved if we have good reps able to consult with CSCG members. If anyone is interested in this and wants to contact me privately to assist in this way,  I would be happy to discuss further and approach CSCG as regards their involvement.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks for opening up a discussion on this.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ian Peter
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> From: parminder <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 3:32 PM
>>>>> To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> ; governance at lists.igcaucus.org <mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>>>>> 
>>>>> Please see the below announcement.
>>>>> 
>>>>> It seems that there is a strong effort to institutionalise a system of civil society reps for speaker roles, but perhaps later also for more substantive roles, being selected by multistakeholder committees, meaning that big business and technical community gets a veto over civil society rep selection. (Do remember here that 'technical community' here is not that odd free and open software group volunteering their time in supporting government schools or the such. This term is accepted in the IG world now to denote those who work for and represent organisations engaged with technical governance of the Internet, and thus represent a governance status quo group. The semantic confusion about the term, as being people with technical capacities, is deliberate in order to utilise a certain legitimacy for what is a power based governance system.)
>>>>> 
>>>>> The structural problem with such a process should be obvious.
>>>>> 
>>>>> This is not acceptable for me, my organisation and the networks that I work with. Civil society has traditionally been fiercely protective of its independence, which includes the right to choose its own nominees (for instance, any efforts at national govs 'clearing' civil society reps from their countries has been strongly resisted at the UN and other global governance levels).  I think we need to write back to those responsible for this process that , thanks but no thanks, you tell us how many CS sepakers you want and we have a process of selection for CS reps and we will deliver the names by the date you want.
>>>>> 
>>>>> May I appeal to Ian and the CSCG to frame and send such a letter to WSIS process co-facilitators, and the concerned UN bureaucracy, at the earliest. Before these mentioned deadlines pass.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Meanwhile, let me give some background on this....
>>>>> 
>>>>> Just Net Coalition did write a letter addressed to the co-facilitators against such a process of big business sitting over decisions on CS reps. It seems to have had no effect.
>>>>> 
>>>>> A few years back, there was an attempt by a certain group in the IGF MAG, led by the then Exec Director of the IGF, Markus Kummer, to institute a method of selections of non gov MAG members by a committee of older non gov MAG members. I was able to attend MAG meetings in those days as a Special Advisor to the chair. I opposed such a process of CS nominee selection by a committee that included big business and technical community  (read the ICANN/ ISOC system). I was able to get the support of a few CS MAG members in the room, and I distinctly remember Graciala, Katitza, and Foaud in this regard, and perhaps a person or two more whose names may have dropped from my memory (my apologies).... And because of the CS opposition this problematic move had to be abandoned.  Now it seems to be coming back from another door, and we need to stand up against it once again.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Again, we have very little turnaround time here.
>>>>> 
>>>>> parminder
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Friday 30 October 2015 08:04 PM, Carolina Rossini wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>>> From: NGO News <ngonews at un.org <mailto:ngonews at un.org>>
>>>>>> Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 10:14 AM
>>>>>> Subject: [NGO News:] <news:]> Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>>>>>> To: crossini at publicknowledge.org <mailto:crossini at publicknowledge.org>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Deadlines:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 8 November 2015: Apply for Selection Committee
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 12 November 2015: Apply for Speaking Roles
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The General Assembly High-level Meeting on the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society will take place on 15-16 December 2015 at the UN Headquarters in New York.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> This high-level meeting will provide an opportunity for in-depth discussions on important issues in the implementation of the WSIS outcomes, including the progress, gaps and challenges, as well as areas for future actions.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> To apply to speak at the High-level Meeting, please complete the form available here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ffRSw8C5UGYRKrzdpCiWnyc2EMVTbmZ1SVGNnhs0FcQ/viewform>. Applications will be accepted from 30 October to 12 November 2015.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> A Selection Committee will be established in order to ensure broad and inclusive participation of stakeholders in the high-level meeting. Applications to the Selection Committee will be accepted from 30 October to 8 November 2015. To learn more about the Selection Committee, please see the Terms of Reference by clicking on this link <http://csonet.org/content/documents/WSIS+10_ToR_Steering_Committee.pdf>. To apply to participate in the stakeholder Selection Committee, please complete the form available here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pzCRKLri16XUMNYNA9QECFnhCrO9Ub7ex0Ho2vdYp2k/viewform>.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Background
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> In December of 2003, the world came together in Geneva at the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) to declare a "common desire and commitment to build a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society," and ushered in an era of harnessing the power of information and communication technology to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The resulting Geneva Plan of Action established targets and the eleven action lines, which guide development in specific areas.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The second phase of WSIS, conducted in Tunis in 2005, built upon the achievements of the Geneva Plan, with the resulting Tunis Agenda addressing additional issues, such as financing and internet governance. Paragraph 111 of the Tunis Agenda, endorsed by the General Assembly in resolution 60/252, requested the General Assembly to undertake the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of WSIS in 2015.  In response, the General Assembly in resolution 68/302, decided that the overall review will be concluded by a two-day high-level meeting of the General Assembly, to be preceded by an intergovernmental process that also takes into account inputs from all relevant stakeholders of WSIS.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Carolina Rossini
>>>>>> Vice President, International Policy and Strategy
>>>>>> Public Knowledge
>>>>>> http://www.publicknowledge.org/ <http://www.publicknowledge.org/>
>>>>>> + 1 6176979389 |  <>skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Carolina Rossini
>>>>>> Vice President, International Policy
>>>>>> Public Knowledge
>>>>>> http://www.publicknowledge.org/ <http://www.publicknowledge.org/>
>>>>>> + 1 6176979389 |  <>skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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From parminder at itforchange.net  Sat Oct 31 08:43:41 2015
From: parminder at itforchange.net (parminder)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 18:13:41 +0530
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder
 Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
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Nick

I am sure that you understand what is it that I am objecting to bec I
made it very clear in my email. I am *not* objecting to a novel process
that may be devised to set up a selection committee of civil society
persons to nominate civil society speakers. (Although unlike what may be
true in other areas, in IG area we precisely have such a self organising
system within the CS, which is an important point to keep in sight.)
What I am objecting to is the presence of business and technical
community members (ICANN/ ISOC), meaning non civil society members, in
any such selection committee..

Do you confirm that the climate summit process, that was rewarded, and
you say is now the accepted process, involved business members in the
selection committee that selected civil society speakers? I dont think
so, but I will let to comment on it.

If not, your arugments are quite beside the point here.

So lets focus on the issue which is under contention - to repeat, the
problem of business persons and tech community (read ICANN/ ISOC)
selecting CS reps... It is NOT this civil society nomination process or
that, *as long as the selection committee is made of civil society persons*.

parminder


On Saturday 31 October 2015 04:40 PM, Nick Ashton-Hart wrote:
> Dear Lea, Parminder, and others,
>
> FYI, the process below - like that previously for CS - is a standard
> operatiing process for NY now as it is seen by the 38th floor, and the
> PGA’s office, as being a real success story in getting interesting
> voices whom existing selection processes might not have surfaced. The
> person at NGLS who pioneered this with the climate summit in 2014 was
> just given an award by the Secretary-General personally for her
> efforts
> <http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=b21d8b63-9909-4a07-b3c2-5b10050f2743&c=47897580-6ef2-11e5-8573-d4ae5284205e&ch=48688ae0-6ef2-11e5-8694-d4ae5284205e> -
> she’s actually a committed and really tremendous person who genuinely
> feels a passion for ensuring CS voices are effective at the UN named
> Susan Alzner. All of this suggests that the UN will probably resist
> changing a process that they just awarded because of requests that you
> all may make.
>
> Nothing wrong with making a point about this, but at the same time I
> would also put some effort into the selection committee and ensuring
> selectors put themselves forward that you believe will make good
> choices, including perhaps a fulsome consultation with the broader
> community. Anyone who wants to talk to Susan let me know, I’d be glad
> to introduce you.
>
> Regards, Nick
>
>> On 31 Oct 2015, at 11:42, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org
>> <mailto:lea at gp-digital.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Ian, Parminder,
>>
>> Thanks for putting this on our agenda. Not against taking a stand on
>> this. We have precedent with the IGF MAG, so could point to that.
>> Although not ideal, UN DESA did take on 9/10 CSCG recommendations in
>> the last MAG intake. And seeing as the MAG selection process is still
>> something that needs improvement, we could leverage this effort (if
>> successful) in the next round of MAG nominations.
>>
>> Going beyond the principle, I'd also be interested to hear from CS
>> who were sitting on the selection committee for the July WSIS event
>> (I think the UN used the same selection mechanism). Did that work at
>> all? Would the final selection of CS reps at the July event been
>> different had CS had control over the process? 
>>
>> While we're on the topic, Ian, does the CSCG actively monitor UN
>> calls for CS representation in relevant spaces? For instance, did the
>> CSCG ever discuss the call for nominations for the Adis Ababa
>> Technology Facilitation Mechanism Advisory Group? The call has now
>> passed (last weekend I think), and IMO it's a real shame that we
>> didn't have a broader CS discussion about this. The TFM is passing
>> under people's radar, but could end up being influential in the
>> broader IG ecosystem. 
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Lea
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 31 Oct 2015, at 08:08, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com
>> <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com>> wrote:
>>
>>> Is there general agreement we should write something pointing this
>>> out and asking for a process where CS chooses its own reps?
>>>  
>>> Perhaps we could ask for UNDESA to forward CS names submitted to us
>>> and we will advise our choices?
>>>  
>>> Interested in other opinions on this.... we would have to move
>>> quickly...
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> *From:* parminder <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>
>>> *Sent:* Saturday, October 31, 2015 6:58 PM
>>> *To:* Ian Peter <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com> ;
>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> ;
>>> governance at lists.igcaucus.org <mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [governance] [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination:
>>> Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on
>>> WSIS+10
>>>  
>>> This is what para 3 of part I of the section on roadmap of the
>>> NetMundial outcome document says:
>>>
>>> "Stakeholder representatives appointed to multistakeholder Internet
>>> governance processes should be selected through open , democratic,
>>> and transparent processes. Different /*stakeholder groups should
>>> self - manage their processes based on inclusive, publicly known,
>>> well defined and accountable mechanism*/s." (Emphasis added)
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Saturday 31 October 2015 01:19 PM, parminder wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Saturday 31 October 2015 12:47 PM, Ian Peter wrote:
>>>>> Hi Parminder,
>>>>>  
>>>>> While I agree with your analysis,
>>>>
>>>> Ian, I am not sure you are seeing it the way I am. This is not
>>>> about 4-5 of us getting a few minutes from the podium. This is
>>>> about civil society representation will be chosen in the IG space.
>>>> And if you really feel it the way i do, why would you not agree to
>>>> write as such to those in charge of the process.
>>>>
>>>>> I don’t think there is any chance at all that this process will be
>>>>> changed in the short timeframe involved, however strong a protest
>>>>> we make.
>>>>
>>>> As I said, it does not matter if it changes. There is a larger
>>>> structural point here. On the other hand, I am about 90 percent
>>>> sure that if all groups involved in CSCG writes that this is not
>>>> right, and please let us do our own selection they would agree.
>>>> Civil society seems to have forgotten to leverage its legitimacy,
>>>> and we seem to cave in to just about everything, a being beyond us
>>>> to influence. This is not how it should be at all,
>>>>
>>>>> So my own thoughts are that it is probably best to get involved,
>>>>> and from that position make a strong statement that the process is
>>>>> flawed and problematic from our point of view.
>>>>
>>>> Are you saying that the chosen speakers will speak from the podium
>>>> that this process is flawed, and in this way? Please be clear. But
>>>> if we are ready to have our speakers speak about it at the high
>>>> level meeting, why would we not want to write about it to the
>>>> co-facilitators and the concerned UN bureaucracy? Isnt that much
>>>> simpler, and at least have the potential of meaningful impact.
>>>>
>>>>> I also feel that we should be involved because in doing so we are
>>>>> able to correct some excesses from our point of view, but
>>>>> certainly not all.
>>>>
>>>> Again, did not understand. What excesses, and how are they corrected?
>>>>>  
>>>>> However that’s just a personal point of view.  We have just opened
>>>>> a discussion on this in CSCG and decisions may be quite different.
>>>>>  
>>>>> One problem is that CSCG as such cannot nominate. Those who can
>>>>> according to this process are:
>>>>
>>>> These criteria are for those individuals who want to apply to be on
>>>> the multistakeholder selection committee. My proposal is to
>>>> disassociate CS selection from this multistakeholder selection
>>>> process, and ask for CSCG to do it (I find it highly likely that
>>>> they'd agree). So, the issue of the creteria you mention simply
>>>> does not apply to the proposal I am making and seeking your and
>>>> other people's views on.
>>>>
>>>>> Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the
>>>>> Economic and Social Council • Organizations accredited to the
>>>>> World Summit on the Information Society held in Geneva (2003) and
>>>>> Tunis (2005) • Organizations accredited to the WSIS Forum held
>>>>> from 2011 to 2015 • Organizations with observer status with the
>>>>> United Nations Conference on Trade and Development • Attendees of
>>>>> the UNESCO WSIS+10 - ICT4D Conference or the UNESCO WSIS -
>>>>> Connecting the Dots Conference • Organizations accredited to the
>>>>> Financing for Development (FFD) process • Organizations accredited
>>>>> to the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 •
>>>>> Organizations already accredited to the WSIS+10 process (July and
>>>>> October meetings)
>>>>>  
>>>>> So if CSCG as such is involved, it will have to be with our
>>>>> nominations as representatives of civil society organisations who
>>>>> do fit one at least of the above criteria.
>>>>
>>>> I am not asking for the CSCG to get involved with this
>>>> multistakeholder selection process. On the contrary, I am asking
>>>> for us to disassociate from it.
>>>>
>>>>>  
>>>>> Another problem is that the time frame for selecting speakers is
>>>>> roughly that of IGF – and with a 15 hour estimated commitment it
>>>>> may not be easy to find people able to represent us. I believe
>>>>> that if we are involved we should try to fill both civil society
>>>>> slots on the selection panel. But that will have to be as two
>>>>> separate nominations (backed by CSCG) from different CS groups.
>>>>
>>>> Again, you are speaking of CSCG getting involved with the current
>>>> process, which is fundamentally different from my proposal to ask
>>>> for CS nominations to be taken off the multistakeholder process,
>>>> and be taken over by CSCG itself. Same about the rest of your email
>>>> below.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ian, lets look at it in two parts. Do the involved CS groups agree
>>>> that other stakeholders  - big business, gov, ICANN/ ISOC - should
>>>> not be involved in selection of its reps? Yes or no. If yes, then
>>>> let us that put down in a letter. I am happy to fight the case, but
>>>> if we have such a position and want to fight the case. We cannot
>>>> keep citing expediency for just everything. But if we are ok with
>>>> such a process, that is a different matter, and let different
>>>> groups and individuals give their views... Their has to be some
>>>> limit to - we agree it is wrong, but....
>>>>
>>>> parminder
>>>>
>>>>>  
>>>>> And if we do nominate representatives on the selection panel, we
>>>>> have to do so this week.
>>>>>  
>>>>> And if I may add a further factor – I will be stepping down as the
>>>>> Independent Chair of CSCG shortly, as my term expires soon. I will
>>>>> not be standing again, as various factors are making it difficult
>>>>> for me to maintain an active involvement in these forums; and I
>>>>> think it is time for one of our very talented (and younger)
>>>>> members to take over.  CSCG is currently drafting an EOI to seek a
>>>>> new independent Chair, with the aim of opening that process before
>>>>> IGF so that people get a chance to discuss it while many are
>>>>> present in Brazil. So the replacement process hopefully will
>>>>> complete by the end of this year.
>>>>>  
>>>>> So in these circumstances – it would be good to hear from anyone
>>>>> who has an interest in working with CSCG as part of this
>>>>> particular process; I don’t necessarily want to be involved if we
>>>>> have good reps able to consult with CSCG members. If anyone is
>>>>> interested in this and wants to contact me privately to assist in
>>>>> this way,  I would be happy to discuss further and approach CSCG
>>>>> as regards their involvement.
>>>>>  
>>>>> Thanks for opening up a discussion on this.
>>>>>  
>>>>> Ian Peter
>>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>> *From:* parminder <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>
>>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, October 31, 2015 3:32 PM
>>>>> *To:* bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>>>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> ;
>>>>> governance at lists.igcaucus.org <mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder
>>>>> Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>>>>>  
>>>>> Please see the below announcement.
>>>>>
>>>>> It seems that there is a strong effort to institutionalise a
>>>>> system of civil society reps for speaker roles, but perhaps later
>>>>> also for more substantive roles, being selected by
>>>>> multistakeholder committees, meaning that big business and
>>>>> technical community gets a veto over civil society rep selection.
>>>>> (Do remember here that 'technical community' here is not that odd
>>>>> free and open software group volunteering their time in supporting
>>>>> government schools or the such. This term is accepted in the IG
>>>>> world now to denote those who work for and represent organisations
>>>>> engaged with technical governance of the Internet, and thus
>>>>> represent a governance status quo group. The semantic confusion
>>>>> about the term, as being people with technical capacities, is
>>>>> deliberate in order to utilise a certain legitimacy for what is a
>>>>> power based governance system.)
>>>>>
>>>>> The structural problem with such a process should be obvious.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is not acceptable for me, my organisation and the networks
>>>>> that I work with. Civil society has traditionally been fiercely
>>>>> protective of its independence, which includes the right to choose
>>>>> its own nominees (for instance, any efforts at national govs
>>>>> 'clearing' civil society reps from their countries has been
>>>>> strongly resisted at the UN and other global governance levels). 
>>>>> I think we need to write back to those responsible for this
>>>>> process that , thanks but no thanks, you tell us how many CS
>>>>> sepakers you want and we have a process of selection for CS reps
>>>>> and we will deliver the names by the date you want.
>>>>>
>>>>> May I appeal to Ian and the CSCG to frame and send such a letter
>>>>> to WSIS process co-facilitators, and the concerned UN bureaucracy,
>>>>> at the earliest. Before these mentioned deadlines pass.
>>>>>
>>>>> Meanwhile, let me give some background on this....
>>>>>
>>>>> Just Net Coalition did write a letter addressed to the
>>>>> co-facilitators against such a process of big business sitting
>>>>> over decisions on CS reps. It seems to have had no effect.
>>>>>
>>>>> A few years back, there was an attempt by a certain group in the
>>>>> IGF MAG, led by the then Exec Director of the IGF, Markus Kummer,
>>>>> to institute a method of selections of non gov MAG members by a
>>>>> committee of older non gov MAG members. I was able to attend MAG
>>>>> meetings in those days as a Special Advisor to the chair. I
>>>>> opposed such a process of CS nominee selection by a committee that
>>>>> included big business and technical community  (read the ICANN/
>>>>> ISOC system). I was able to get the support of a few CS MAG
>>>>> members in the room, and I distinctly remember Graciala, Katitza,
>>>>> and Foaud in this regard, and perhaps a person or two more whose
>>>>> names may have dropped from my memory (my apologies).... And
>>>>> because of the CS opposition this problematic move had to be
>>>>> abandoned.  Now it seems to be coming back from another door, and
>>>>> we need to stand up against it once again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Again, we have very little turnaround time here.
>>>>>
>>>>> parminder
>>>>>
>>>>> On Friday 30 October 2015 08:04 PM, Carolina Rossini wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>>> From: *NGO News* <ngonews at un.org <mailto:ngonews at un.org>>
>>>>>> Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 10:14 AM
>>>>>> Subject: [NGO News:] Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at
>>>>>> the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>>>>>> To: crossini at publicknowledge.org
>>>>>> <mailto:crossini at publicknowledge.org>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Deadlines:            *
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *8 November 2015: Apply for Selection Committee*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *12 November 2015: Apply for Speaking Roles*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *The General Assembly High-level Meeting on the overall review of
>>>>>> the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the
>>>>>> Information Society will take place on 15-16 December 2015 at the
>>>>>> UN Headquarters in New York.*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This high-level meeting will provide an opportunity for in-depth
>>>>>> discussions on important issues in the implementation of the WSIS
>>>>>> outcomes, including the progress, gaps and challenges, as well as
>>>>>> areas for future actions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *To apply to speak at the High-level Meeting, please complete the
>>>>>> form available here
>>>>>> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ffRSw8C5UGYRKrzdpCiWnyc2EMVTbmZ1SVGNnhs0FcQ/viewform>*.
>>>>>> Applications will be accepted from *30 October to* *12 November
>>>>>> 2015*.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *A Selection Committee will be established* in order to ensure
>>>>>> broad and inclusive participation of stakeholders in the
>>>>>> high-level meeting. Applications to the Selection Committee will
>>>>>> be accepted from *30 October to 8 November 2015*. To learn more
>>>>>> about the Selection Committee, please see the Terms of Reference
>>>>>> by clicking on this link
>>>>>> <http://csonet.org/content/documents/WSIS+10_ToR_Steering_Committee.pdf>.
>>>>>> *To apply to participate in the stakeholder Selection Committee,
>>>>>> please complete the form available **here*
>>>>>> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pzCRKLri16XUMNYNA9QECFnhCrO9Ub7ex0Ho2vdYp2k/viewform>*.*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Background*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In December of 2003, the world came together in Geneva at the
>>>>>> World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) to declare a "common
>>>>>> desire and commitment to build a people-centred, inclusive and
>>>>>> development-oriented Information Society," and ushered in an era
>>>>>> of harnessing the power of information and communication
>>>>>> technology to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium
>>>>>> Development Goals (MDGs). The resulting Geneva Plan of Action
>>>>>> established targets and the eleven action lines, which guide
>>>>>> development in specific areas.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The second phase of WSIS, conducted in Tunis in 2005, built upon
>>>>>> the achievements of the Geneva Plan, with the resulting Tunis
>>>>>> Agenda addressing additional issues, such as financing and
>>>>>> internet governance. Paragraph 111 of the Tunis Agenda, endorsed
>>>>>> by the General Assembly in resolution 60/252, requested the
>>>>>> General Assembly to undertake the overall review of the
>>>>>> implementation of the outcomes of WSIS in 2015.  In response, the
>>>>>> General Assembly in resolution 68/302, decided that the overall
>>>>>> review will be concluded by a two-day high-level meeting of the
>>>>>> General Assembly, to be preceded by an intergovernmental process
>>>>>> that also takes into account inputs from all relevant
>>>>>> stakeholders of WSIS.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> /Carolina Rossini /
>>>>>> /Vice President, International Policy and Strategy
>>>>>> /
>>>>>> *Public Knowledge*
>>>>>> _http://www.publicknowledge.org/_
>>>>>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> /Carolina Rossini /
>>>>>> /Vice President, International Policy/
>>>>>> *Public Knowledge*
>>>>>> _http://www.publicknowledge.org/_
>>>>>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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From parminder at itforchange.net  Sat Oct 31 08:58:49 2015
From: parminder at itforchange.net (parminder)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 18:28:49 +0530
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder
 Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
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On Saturday 31 October 2015 04:12 PM, Lea Kaspar wrote:
> Hi Ian, Parminder,
>
> Thanks for putting this on our agenda. Not against taking a stand on
> this. We have precedent with the IGF MAG, so could point to that.
> Although not ideal, UN DESA did take on 9/10 CSCG recommendations in
> the last MAG intake. And seeing as the MAG selection process is still
> something that needs improvement, we could leverage this effort (if
> successful) in the next round of MAG nominations.
>
> Going beyond the principle, I'd also be interested to hear from CS who
> were sitting on the selection committee for the July WSIS event (I
> think the UN used the same selection mechanism). Did that work at all?

Two responses Lea

I was on the selection committee, and I wrote to the group about the
problems that I am mentioning now. I think it did not work. The business
and tech community reps that get themselves on the selection committee
are the ones who know the IG CS scene very well, and know those whose
views are not exactly what for instance big business will relish and
they tend to vote accordingly, certainly very conservatively is not will
actual mal-intent, which pushes away some important sections of the
civil society.

> Would the final selection of CS reps at the July event been different
> had CS had control over the process?

I would judge the rightness or wrongness of such a structural element of
civil society's independence separately from actual outcomes of any
given process. To provide an analogy, I would not like to compare
democracy with dictatorship on basis of whether a dictatorship has shown
some good economic etc results. If we do not defend our processes now
they would become institutionalised, and precedents will be cited. We
must act now.

parminder

>
> While we're on the topic, Ian, does the CSCG actively monitor UN calls
> for CS representation in relevant spaces? For instance, did the CSCG
> ever discuss the call for nominations for the Adis Ababa Technology
> Facilitation Mechanism Advisory Group? The call has now passed (last
> weekend I think), and IMO it's a real shame that we didn't have a
> broader CS discussion about this. The TFM is passing under people's
> radar, but could end up being influential in the broader IG ecosystem. 
>
> Best wishes,
> Lea
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 31 Oct 2015, at 08:08, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com
> <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com>> wrote:
>
>> Is there general agreement we should write something pointing this
>> out and asking for a process where CS chooses its own reps?
>>  
>> Perhaps we could ask for UNDESA to forward CS names submitted to us
>> and we will advise our choices?
>>  
>> Interested in other opinions on this.... we would have to move quickly...
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> *From:* parminder <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>
>> *Sent:* Saturday, October 31, 2015 6:58 PM
>> *To:* Ian Peter <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com> ;
>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> ;
>> governance at lists.igcaucus.org <mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: [governance] [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination:
>> Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on
>> WSIS+10
>>  
>> This is what para 3 of part I of the section on roadmap of the
>> NetMundial outcome document says:
>>
>> "Stakeholder representatives appointed to multistakeholder Internet
>> governance processes should be selected through open , democratic,
>> and transparent processes. Different /*stakeholder groups should self
>> - manage their processes based on inclusive, publicly known, well
>> defined and accountable mechanism*/s." (Emphasis added)
>>
>>  
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Saturday 31 October 2015 01:19 PM, parminder wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Saturday 31 October 2015 12:47 PM, Ian Peter wrote:
>>>> Hi Parminder,
>>>>  
>>>> While I agree with your analysis,
>>>
>>> Ian, I am not sure you are seeing it the way I am. This is not about
>>> 4-5 of us getting a few minutes from the podium. This is about civil
>>> society representation will be chosen in the IG space. And if you
>>> really feel it the way i do, why would you not agree to write as
>>> such to those in charge of the process.
>>>
>>>> I don’t think there is any chance at all that this process will be
>>>> changed in the short timeframe involved, however strong a protest
>>>> we make.
>>>
>>> As I said, it does not matter if it changes. There is a larger
>>> structural point here. On the other hand, I am about 90 percent sure
>>> that if all groups involved in CSCG writes that this is not right,
>>> and please let us do our own selection they would agree. Civil
>>> society seems to have forgotten to leverage its legitimacy, and we
>>> seem to cave in to just about everything, a being beyond us to
>>> influence. This is not how it should be at all,
>>>
>>>> So my own thoughts are that it is probably best to get involved,
>>>> and from that position make a strong statement that the process is
>>>> flawed and problematic from our point of view.
>>>
>>> Are you saying that the chosen speakers will speak from the podium
>>> that this process is flawed, and in this way? Please be clear. But
>>> if we are ready to have our speakers speak about it at the high
>>> level meeting, why would we not want to write about it to the
>>> co-facilitators and the concerned UN bureaucracy? Isnt that much
>>> simpler, and at least have the potential of meaningful impact.
>>>
>>>> I also feel that we should be involved because in doing so we are
>>>> able to correct some excesses from our point of view, but certainly
>>>> not all.
>>>
>>> Again, did not understand. What excesses, and how are they corrected?
>>>>  
>>>> However that’s just a personal point of view.  We have just opened
>>>> a discussion on this in CSCG and decisions may be quite different.
>>>>  
>>>> One problem is that CSCG as such cannot nominate. Those who can
>>>> according to this process are:
>>>
>>> These criteria are for those individuals who want to apply to be on
>>> the multistakeholder selection committee. My proposal is to
>>> disassociate CS selection from this multistakeholder selection
>>> process, and ask for CSCG to do it (I find it highly likely that
>>> they'd agree). So, the issue of the creteria you mention simply does
>>> not apply to the proposal I am making and seeking your and other
>>> people's views on.
>>>
>>>> Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the
>>>> Economic and Social Council • Organizations accredited to the World
>>>> Summit on the Information Society held in Geneva (2003) and Tunis
>>>> (2005) • Organizations accredited to the WSIS Forum held from 2011
>>>> to 2015 • Organizations with observer status with the United
>>>> Nations Conference on Trade and Development • Attendees of the
>>>> UNESCO WSIS+10 - ICT4D Conference or the UNESCO WSIS - Connecting
>>>> the Dots Conference • Organizations accredited to the Financing for
>>>> Development (FFD) process • Organizations accredited to the United
>>>> Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 • Organizations already
>>>> accredited to the WSIS+10 process (July and October meetings)
>>>>  
>>>> So if CSCG as such is involved, it will have to be with our
>>>> nominations as representatives of civil society organisations who
>>>> do fit one at least of the above criteria.
>>>
>>> I am not asking for the CSCG to get involved with this
>>> multistakeholder selection process. On the contrary, I am asking for
>>> us to disassociate from it.
>>>
>>>>  
>>>> Another problem is that the time frame for selecting speakers is
>>>> roughly that of IGF – and with a 15 hour estimated commitment it
>>>> may not be easy to find people able to represent us. I believe that
>>>> if we are involved we should try to fill both civil society slots
>>>> on the selection panel. But that will have to be as two separate
>>>> nominations (backed by CSCG) from different CS groups.
>>>
>>> Again, you are speaking of CSCG getting involved with the current
>>> process, which is fundamentally different from my proposal to ask
>>> for CS nominations to be taken off the multistakeholder process, and
>>> be taken over by CSCG itself. Same about the rest of your email below.
>>>
>>>
>>> Ian, lets look at it in two parts. Do the involved CS groups agree
>>> that other stakeholders  - big business, gov, ICANN/ ISOC - should
>>> not be involved in selection of its reps? Yes or no. If yes, then
>>> let us that put down in a letter. I am happy to fight the case, but
>>> if we have such a position and want to fight the case. We cannot
>>> keep citing expediency for just everything. But if we are ok with
>>> such a process, that is a different matter, and let different groups
>>> and individuals give their views... Their has to be some limit to -
>>> we agree it is wrong, but....
>>>
>>> parminder
>>>
>>>>  
>>>> And if we do nominate representatives on the selection panel, we
>>>> have to do so this week.
>>>>  
>>>> And if I may add a further factor – I will be stepping down as the
>>>> Independent Chair of CSCG shortly, as my term expires soon. I will
>>>> not be standing again, as various factors are making it difficult
>>>> for me to maintain an active involvement in these forums; and I
>>>> think it is time for one of our very talented (and younger) members
>>>> to take over.  CSCG is currently drafting an EOI to seek a new
>>>> independent Chair, with the aim of opening that process before IGF
>>>> so that people get a chance to discuss it while many are present in
>>>> Brazil. So the replacement process hopefully will complete by the
>>>> end of this year.
>>>>  
>>>> So in these circumstances – it would be good to hear from anyone
>>>> who has an interest in working with CSCG as part of this particular
>>>> process; I don’t necessarily want to be involved if we have good
>>>> reps able to consult with CSCG members. If anyone is interested in
>>>> this and wants to contact me privately to assist in this way,  I
>>>> would be happy to discuss further and approach CSCG as regards
>>>> their involvement.
>>>>  
>>>> Thanks for opening up a discussion on this.
>>>>  
>>>> Ian Peter
>>>>  
>>>>  
>>>>  
>>>>  
>>>>  
>>>>  
>>>>  
>>>> *From:* parminder <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>
>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, October 31, 2015 3:32 PM
>>>> *To:* bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> ;
>>>> governance at lists.igcaucus.org <mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder
>>>> Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>>>>  
>>>> Please see the below announcement.
>>>>
>>>> It seems that there is a strong effort to institutionalise a system
>>>> of civil society reps for speaker roles, but perhaps later also for
>>>> more substantive roles, being selected by multistakeholder
>>>> committees, meaning that big business and technical community gets
>>>> a veto over civil society rep selection. (Do remember here that
>>>> 'technical community' here is not that odd free and open software
>>>> group volunteering their time in supporting government schools or
>>>> the such. This term is accepted in the IG world now to denote those
>>>> who work for and represent organisations engaged with technical
>>>> governance of the Internet, and thus represent a governance status
>>>> quo group. The semantic confusion about the term, as being people
>>>> with technical capacities, is deliberate in order to utilise a
>>>> certain legitimacy for what is a power based governance system.)
>>>>
>>>> The structural problem with such a process should be obvious.
>>>>
>>>> This is not acceptable for me, my organisation and the networks
>>>> that I work with. Civil society has traditionally been fiercely
>>>> protective of its independence, which includes the right to choose
>>>> its own nominees (for instance, any efforts at national govs
>>>> 'clearing' civil society reps from their countries has been
>>>> strongly resisted at the UN and other global governance levels).  I
>>>> think we need to write back to those responsible for this process
>>>> that , thanks but no thanks, you tell us how many CS sepakers you
>>>> want and we have a process of selection for CS reps and we will
>>>> deliver the names by the date you want.
>>>>
>>>> May I appeal to Ian and the CSCG to frame and send such a letter to
>>>> WSIS process co-facilitators, and the concerned UN bureaucracy, at
>>>> the earliest. Before these mentioned deadlines pass.
>>>>
>>>> Meanwhile, let me give some background on this....
>>>>
>>>> Just Net Coalition did write a letter addressed to the
>>>> co-facilitators against such a process of big business sitting over
>>>> decisions on CS reps. It seems to have had no effect.
>>>>
>>>> A few years back, there was an attempt by a certain group in the
>>>> IGF MAG, led by the then Exec Director of the IGF, Markus Kummer,
>>>> to institute a method of selections of non gov MAG members by a
>>>> committee of older non gov MAG members. I was able to attend MAG
>>>> meetings in those days as a Special Advisor to the chair. I opposed
>>>> such a process of CS nominee selection by a committee that included
>>>> big business and technical community  (read the ICANN/ ISOC
>>>> system). I was able to get the support of a few CS MAG members in
>>>> the room, and I distinctly remember Graciala, Katitza, and Foaud in
>>>> this regard, and perhaps a person or two more whose names may have
>>>> dropped from my memory (my apologies).... And because of the CS
>>>> opposition this problematic move had to be abandoned.  Now it seems
>>>> to be coming back from another door, and we need to stand up
>>>> against it once again.
>>>>
>>>> Again, we have very little turnaround time here.
>>>>
>>>> parminder
>>>>
>>>> On Friday 30 October 2015 08:04 PM, Carolina Rossini wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>> From: *NGO News* <ngonews at un.org <mailto:ngonews at un.org>>
>>>>> Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 10:14 AM
>>>>> Subject: [NGO News:] Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at
>>>>> the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>>>>> To: crossini at publicknowledge.org <mailto:crossini at publicknowledge.org>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Deadlines:            *
>>>>>
>>>>> *8 November 2015: Apply for Selection Committee*
>>>>>
>>>>> *12 November 2015: Apply for Speaking Roles*
>>>>>
>>>>> *The General Assembly High-level Meeting on the overall review of
>>>>> the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the
>>>>> Information Society will take place on 15-16 December 2015 at the
>>>>> UN Headquarters in New York.*
>>>>>
>>>>> This high-level meeting will provide an opportunity for in-depth
>>>>> discussions on important issues in the implementation of the WSIS
>>>>> outcomes, including the progress, gaps and challenges, as well as
>>>>> areas for future actions.
>>>>>
>>>>> *To apply to speak at the High-level Meeting, please complete the
>>>>> form available here
>>>>> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ffRSw8C5UGYRKrzdpCiWnyc2EMVTbmZ1SVGNnhs0FcQ/viewform>*.
>>>>> Applications will be accepted from *30 October to* *12 November 2015*.
>>>>>
>>>>> *A Selection Committee will be established* in order to ensure
>>>>> broad and inclusive participation of stakeholders in the
>>>>> high-level meeting. Applications to the Selection Committee will
>>>>> be accepted from *30 October to 8 November 2015*. To learn more
>>>>> about the Selection Committee, please see the Terms of Reference
>>>>> by clicking on this link
>>>>> <http://csonet.org/content/documents/WSIS+10_ToR_Steering_Committee.pdf>.
>>>>> *To apply to participate in the stakeholder Selection Committee,
>>>>> please complete the form available **here*
>>>>> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pzCRKLri16XUMNYNA9QECFnhCrO9Ub7ex0Ho2vdYp2k/viewform>*.*
>>>>>
>>>>> *Background*
>>>>>
>>>>> In December of 2003, the world came together in Geneva at the
>>>>> World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) to declare a "common
>>>>> desire and commitment to build a people-centred, inclusive and
>>>>> development-oriented Information Society," and ushered in an era
>>>>> of harnessing the power of information and communication
>>>>> technology to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium
>>>>> Development Goals (MDGs). The resulting Geneva Plan of Action
>>>>> established targets and the eleven action lines, which guide
>>>>> development in specific areas.
>>>>>
>>>>> The second phase of WSIS, conducted in Tunis in 2005, built upon
>>>>> the achievements of the Geneva Plan, with the resulting Tunis
>>>>> Agenda addressing additional issues, such as financing and
>>>>> internet governance. Paragraph 111 of the Tunis Agenda, endorsed
>>>>> by the General Assembly in resolution 60/252, requested the
>>>>> General Assembly to undertake the overall review of the
>>>>> implementation of the outcomes of WSIS in 2015.  In response, the
>>>>> General Assembly in resolution 68/302, decided that the overall
>>>>> review will be concluded by a two-day high-level meeting of the
>>>>> General Assembly, to be preceded by an intergovernmental process
>>>>> that also takes into account inputs from all relevant stakeholders
>>>>> of WSIS.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  
>>>>> -- 
>>>>>  
>>>>> /Carolina Rossini /
>>>>> /Vice President, International Policy and Strategy
>>>>> /
>>>>> *Public Knowledge*
>>>>> _http://www.publicknowledge.org/_
>>>>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
>>>>>
>>>>>  
>>>>> -- 
>>>>>  
>>>>> /Carolina Rossini /
>>>>> /Vice President, International Policy/
>>>>> *Public Knowledge*
>>>>> _http://www.publicknowledge.org/_
>>>>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
>>>>>  
>>>>>
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From nashton at consensus.pro  Sat Oct 31 09:49:55 2015
From: nashton at consensus.pro (Nick Ashton-Hart)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 14:49:55 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder
 Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
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Dear Parminder,

I hadn’t actually appreciated this though in hindsight it is only logical that I would have. As to your question, as I was not involved in that process I cannot speak to how it worked, though it is all published on the NGLS website I think.

> On 31 Oct 2015, at 13:43, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
> 
> Nick
> 
> I am sure that you understand what is it that I am objecting to bec I made it very clear in my email. I am *not* objecting to a novel process that may be devised to set up a selection committee of civil society persons to nominate civil society speakers. (Although unlike what may be true in other areas, in IG area we precisely have such a self organising system within the CS, which is an important point to keep in sight.) What I am objecting to is the presence of business and technical community members (ICANN/ ISOC), meaning non civil society members, in any such selection committee..
> 
> Do you confirm that the climate summit process, that was rewarded, and you say is now the accepted process, involved business members in the selection committee that selected civil society speakers? I dont think so, but I will let to comment on it.
> 
> If not, your arugments are quite beside the point here.
> 
> So lets focus on the issue which is under contention - to repeat, the problem of business persons and tech community (read ICANN/ ISOC) selecting CS reps... It is NOT this civil society nomination process or that, *as long as the selection committee is made of civil society persons*.
> 
> parminder
> 
> 
> On Saturday 31 October 2015 04:40 PM, Nick Ashton-Hart wrote:
>> Dear Lea, Parminder, and others,
>> 
>> FYI, the process below - like that previously for CS - is a standard operatiing process for NY now as it is seen by the 38th floor, and the PGA’s office, as being a real success story in getting interesting voices whom existing selection processes might not have surfaced. The person at NGLS who pioneered this with the climate summit in 2014 was just given an award by the Secretary-General personally for her efforts <http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=b21d8b63-9909-4a07-b3c2-5b10050f2743&c=47897580-6ef2-11e5-8573-d4ae5284205e&ch=48688ae0-6ef2-11e5-8694-d4ae5284205e> - she’s actually a committed and really tremendous person who genuinely feels a passion for ensuring CS voices are effective at the UN named Susan Alzner. All of this suggests that the UN will probably resist changing a process that they just awarded because of requests that you all may make.
>> 
>> Nothing wrong with making a point about this, but at the same time I would also put some effort into the selection committee and ensuring selectors put themselves forward that you         believe will make good choices, including perhaps a fulsome consultation with the broader community. Anyone who wants to talk to Susan let me know, I’d be glad to introduce you.
>> 
>> Regards, Nick
>> 
>>> On 31 Oct 2015, at 11:42, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org <mailto:lea at gp-digital.org>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Ian, Parminder,
>>> 
>>> Thanks for putting this on our agenda. Not against taking a stand on this. We have precedent with the IGF MAG, so could point to that. Although not ideal, UN DESA did take on 9/10 CSCG recommendations in the last MAG intake. And seeing as the MAG selection process is still something that needs improvement, we could leverage this effort (if successful) in the next round of MAG nominations.
>>> 
>>> Going beyond the principle, I'd also be interested to hear from CS who were sitting on the selection committee for the July WSIS event (I think the UN used the same selection mechanism). Did that work at all? Would the final selection of CS reps at the July event been different had CS had control over the process?
>>> 
>>> While we're on the topic, Ian, does the CSCG actively monitor UN calls for CS representation in relevant spaces? For instance, did the CSCG ever discuss the call for nominations for the Adis Ababa Technology Facilitation Mechanism Advisory Group? The call has now passed (last weekend I think), and IMO it's a real shame that we didn't have a broader CS discussion about this. The TFM is passing under people's radar, but could end up being influential in the broader IG ecosystem.
>>> 
>>> Best wishes,
>>> Lea
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On 31 Oct 2015, at 08:08, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Is there general agreement we should write something pointing this out and asking for a process where CS chooses its own reps?
>>>> 
>>>> Perhaps we could ask for UNDESA to forward CS names submitted to us and we will advise our choices?
>>>> 
>>>> Interested in other opinions on this.... we would have to move quickly...
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> From: parminder <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 6:58 PM
>>>> To: Ian Peter <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com> ; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> ; governance at lists.igcaucus.org <mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [governance] [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>>>> 
>>>> This is what para 3 of part I of the section on roadmap of the NetMundial outcome document says:
>>>> 
>>>> "Stakeholder representatives appointed to multistakeholder Internet governance processes should be selected through open , democratic, and transparent processes. Different stakeholder groups should self - manage their processes based on inclusive, publicly known, well defined and accountable mechanisms." (Emphasis added)
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Saturday 31 October 2015 01:19 PM, parminder wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Saturday 31 October 2015 12:47 PM, Ian Peter wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Parminder,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> While I agree with your analysis,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ian, I am not sure you are seeing it the way I am. This is not about 4-5 of us getting a few minutes from the podium. This is about civil society representation will be chosen in the IG space. And if you really feel it the way i do, why would you not agree to write as such to those in charge of the process.
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I don’t think there is any chance at all that this process will be changed in the short timeframe involved, however strong a protest we make.
>>>>> 
>>>>> As I said, it does not matter if it changes. There is a larger structural point here. On the other hand, I am about 90 percent sure that if all groups involved in CSCG writes that this is not right, and please let us do our own selection they would agree. Civil society seems to have forgotten to leverage its legitimacy, and we seem to cave in to just about everything, a being beyond us to influence. This is not how it should be at all,
>>>>> 
>>>>>> So my own thoughts are that it is probably best to get involved, and from that position make a strong statement that the process is flawed and problematic from our point of view.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Are you saying that the chosen speakers will speak from the podium that this process is flawed, and in this way? Please be clear. But if we are ready to have our speakers speak about it at the high level meeting, why would we not want to write about it to the co-facilitators and the concerned UN bureaucracy? Isnt that much simpler, and at least have the potential of meaningful impact.
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I also feel that we should be involved because in doing so we are able to correct some excesses from our point of view, but certainly not all.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Again, did not understand. What excesses, and how are they corrected?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> However that’s just a personal point of view.  We have just opened a discussion on this in CSCG and decisions may be quite different.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> One problem is that CSCG as such cannot nominate. Those who can according to this process are:
>>>>> 
>>>>> These criteria are for those individuals who want to apply to be on the multistakeholder selection committee. My proposal is to disassociate CS selection from this multistakeholder selection process, and ask for CSCG to do it (I find it highly likely that they'd agree). So, the issue of the creteria you mention simply does not apply to the proposal I am making and seeking your and other people's views on.
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council • Organizations accredited to the World Summit on the Information Society held in Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005) • Organizations accredited to the WSIS Forum held from 2011 to 2015 • Organizations with observer status with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development • Attendees of the UNESCO WSIS+10 - ICT4D Conference or the UNESCO WSIS - Connecting the Dots Conference • Organizations accredited to the Financing for Development (FFD) process • Organizations accredited to the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 • Organizations already accredited to the WSIS+10 process (July and October meetings)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> So if CSCG as such is involved, it will have to be with our nominations as representatives of civil society organisations who do fit one at least of the above criteria.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am not asking for the CSCG to get involved with this multistakeholder selection process. On the contrary, I am asking for us to disassociate from it.
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Another problem is that the time frame for selecting speakers is roughly that of IGF – and with a 15 hour estimated commitment it may not be easy to find people able to represent us. I believe that if we are involved we should try to fill both civil society slots on the selection panel. But that will have to be as two separate nominations (backed by CSCG) from different CS groups.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Again, you are speaking of CSCG getting involved with the current process, which is fundamentally different from my proposal to ask for CS nominations to be taken off the multistakeholder process, and be taken over by CSCG itself. Same about the rest of your email below.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ian, lets look at it in two parts. Do the involved CS groups agree that other stakeholders  - big business, gov, ICANN/ ISOC - should not be involved in selection of its reps? Yes or no. If yes, then let us that put down in a letter. I am happy to fight the case, but if we have such a position and want to fight the case. We cannot keep citing expediency for just everything. But if we are ok with such a process, that is a different matter, and let different groups and individuals give their views... Their has to be some limit to - we agree it is wrong, but....
>>>>> 
>>>>> parminder
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> And if we do nominate representatives on the selection panel, we have to do so this week.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> And if I may add a further factor – I will be stepping down as the Independent Chair of CSCG shortly, as my term expires soon. I will not be standing again, as various factors are making it difficult for me to maintain an active involvement in these forums; and I think it is time for one of our very talented (and younger) members to take over.  CSCG is currently drafting an EOI to seek a new independent Chair, with the aim of opening that process before IGF so that people get a chance to discuss it while many are present in Brazil. So the replacement process hopefully will complete by the end of this year.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> So in these circumstances – it would be good to hear from anyone who has an interest in working with CSCG as part of this particular process; I don’t necessarily want to be involved if we have good reps able to consult with CSCG members. If anyone is interested in this and wants to contact me privately to assist in this way,  I would be happy to discuss further and approach CSCG as regards their involvement.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks for opening up a discussion on this.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Ian Peter
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> From: parminder <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>
>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 3:32 PM
>>>>>> To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> ; governance at lists.igcaucus.org <mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Please see the below announcement.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> It seems that there is a strong effort to institutionalise a system of civil society reps for speaker roles, but perhaps later also for more substantive roles, being selected by multistakeholder committees, meaning that big business and technical community gets a veto over civil society rep selection. (Do remember here that 'technical community' here is not that odd free and open software group volunteering their time in supporting government schools or the such. This term is accepted in the IG world now to denote those who work for and represent organisations engaged with technical governance of the Internet, and thus represent a governance status quo group. The semantic confusion about the term, as being people with technical capacities, is deliberate in order to utilise a certain legitimacy for what is a power based governance system.)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The structural problem with such a process should be obvious.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> This is not acceptable for me, my organisation and the networks that I work with. Civil society has traditionally been fiercely protective of its independence, which includes the right to choose its own nominees (for instance, any efforts at national govs 'clearing' civil society reps from their countries has been strongly resisted at the UN and other global governance levels).  I think we need to write back to those responsible for this process that , thanks but no thanks, you tell us how many CS sepakers you want and we have a process of selection for CS reps and we will deliver the names by the date you want.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> May I appeal to Ian and the CSCG to frame and send such a letter to WSIS process co-facilitators, and the concerned UN bureaucracy, at the earliest. Before these mentioned deadlines pass.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Meanwhile, let me give some background on this....
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Just Net Coalition did write a letter addressed to the co-facilitators against such a process of big business sitting over decisions on CS reps. It seems to have had no effect.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> A few years back, there was an attempt by a certain group in the IGF MAG, led by the then Exec Director of the IGF, Markus Kummer, to institute a method of selections of non gov MAG members by a committee of older non gov MAG members. I was able to attend MAG meetings in those days as a Special Advisor to the chair. I opposed such a process of CS nominee selection by a committee that included big business and technical community  (read the ICANN/ ISOC system). I was able to get the support of a few CS MAG members in the room, and I distinctly remember Graciala, Katitza, and Foaud in this regard, and perhaps a person or two more whose names may have dropped from my memory (my apologies).... And because of the CS opposition this problematic move had to be abandoned.  Now it seems to be coming back from another door, and we need to stand up against it once again.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Again, we have very little turnaround time here.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> parminder
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Friday 30 October 2015 08:04 PM, Carolina Rossini wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>>>> From: NGO News <ngonews at un.org <mailto:ngonews at un.org>>
>>>>>>> Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 10:14 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: [NGO News:] <news:]> Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
>>>>>>> To: crossini at publicknowledge.org <mailto:crossini at publicknowledge.org>
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Deadlines:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 8 November 2015: Apply for Selection Committee
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 12 November 2015: Apply for Speaking Roles
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The General Assembly High-level Meeting on the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society will take place on 15-16 December 2015 at the UN Headquarters in New York.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> This high-level meeting will provide an opportunity for in-depth discussions on important issues in the implementation of the WSIS outcomes, including the progress, gaps and challenges, as well as areas for future actions.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> To apply to speak at the High-level Meeting, please complete the form available here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ffRSw8C5UGYRKrzdpCiWnyc2EMVTbmZ1SVGNnhs0FcQ/viewform>. Applications will be accepted from 30 October to 12 November 2015.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> A Selection Committee will be established in order to ensure broad and inclusive participation of stakeholders in the high-level meeting. Applications to the Selection Committee will be accepted from 30 October to 8 November 2015. To learn more about the Selection Committee, please see the Terms of Reference by clicking on this link <http://csonet.org/content/documents/WSIS+10_ToR_Steering_Committee.pdf>. To apply to participate in the stakeholder Selection Committee, please complete the form available here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pzCRKLri16XUMNYNA9QECFnhCrO9Ub7ex0Ho2vdYp2k/viewform>.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Background
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> In December of 2003, the world came together in Geneva at the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) to declare a "common desire and commitment to build a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society," and ushered in an era of harnessing the power of information and communication technology to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The resulting Geneva Plan of Action established targets and the eleven action lines, which guide development in specific areas.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The second phase of WSIS, conducted in Tunis in 2005, built upon the achievements of the Geneva Plan, with the resulting Tunis Agenda addressing additional issues, such as financing and internet governance. Paragraph 111 of the Tunis Agenda, endorsed by the General Assembly in resolution 60/252, requested the General Assembly to undertake the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of WSIS in 2015.  In response, the General Assembly in resolution 68/302, decided that the overall review will be concluded by a two-day high-level meeting of the General Assembly, to be preceded by an intergovernmental process that also takes into account inputs from all relevant stakeholders of WSIS.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Carolina Rossini
>>>>>>> Vice President, International Policy and Strategy
>>>>>>> Public Knowledge
>>>>>>> http://www.publicknowledge.org/ <http://www.publicknowledge.org/>
>>>>>>> + 1 6176979389 |  <>skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Carolina Rossini
>>>>>>> Vice President, International Policy
>>>>>>> Public Knowledge
>>>>>>> http://www.publicknowledge.org/ <http://www.publicknowledge.org/>
>>>>>>> + 1 6176979389 |  <>skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
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From nashton at consensus.pro  Sat Oct 31 10:10:28 2015
From: nashton at consensus.pro (Nick Ashton-Hart)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 15:10:28 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder
 Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10
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For what it is worth, I was also on the selection committee and it seemed to me people tried to pick good people irrespective of anything else whilst acknowledging that some of those who would speak would be controversial - but that this shouldn’t be a bar to being chosen particularly if they would reflect a view that was a part of the overall WSIS debates already.

There was, I think, an overall interest in hearing from newer voices and the mandate required gender, regional, national, etc balance which is good, but also means that some who would otherwise be great won’t get through because there are many voices from a given region or nationality, but this is not a new or unusual problem.

To me the biggest problem was the extreme time constraints that were a product, in part, of the relatively late appointment of the co-facilitators - this limited the time for the word to get out about nominations and also meant that the choices got made so near the meeting that many could not make their visa etc arrangements in time to attend.

My 0.02

> On 31 Oct 2015, at 13:58, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
> 
>> Going beyond the principle, I'd also be interested to hear from CS who were sitting on the selection committee for the July WSIS event (I think the UN used the same selection mechanism). Did that work at all?
> 
> Two responses Lea
> 
> I was on the selection committee, and I wrote to the group about the problems that I am mentioning now. I think it did not work. The business and tech community reps that get themselves on the selection committee are the ones who know the IG CS scene very well, and know those whose views are not exactly what for instance big business will relish and they tend to vote accordingly, certainly very conservatively is not will actual mal-intent, which pushes away some important sections of the civil society.

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From carolina.rossini at gmail.com  Sat Oct 31 13:31:51 2015
From: carolina.rossini at gmail.com (Carolina Rossini)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 13:31:51 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] CSCG nominations for civil society speakers at IGF
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Good that you sent an updated bio Jo, I was about to do that when I saw
Ian's email.

I am very happy about the nominations, but I would invert the order of
possible. Having a Brazilian at the end, as we had Grace and Burcu as CS
for closing ceremony, is VERY important politically.

Not just for CS, but actually more as a opportunity to have the closing
speech also refer to national issues and ask specific commitments from the
Brazilian policy makers there. As Joana is incredible aware, since she is
deeply involved in the discussions, folks are trying to puncture Marco
Civil and cut back on other digital rights in Brazil... We - the digital
rights community - lost a lot of attention due to all the political
corruption that has take over all the media attention.

We need to have Joana - as a Brasilian - putting the "country" against the
wall in front of everybody. And I feel the closing ceremony is better for
that purpose.

I am saying all this without having spoken with Joana. So, I am not sure if
she is available.

But I wanted to make sure to leave my opinion on this issue.

C

On Friday, October 30, 2015, <joana at varonferraz.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Ian and everyone!
>
> I cannot express how honored I'm for this nomination. I hope I can respond
> to the task with the bright it entails.
>
> As soon as nomination is confirmed I will share a pad for people to bring
> inputs. Will already be dreaming with some insights.
>
> Just a correction in my institutional presentation as I'm not CTS for more
> then 1 and half year now :):
>
> I'm founder director and creative chaos catalyst of Coding Rights, a women
> lead think-and-do tank with the mission to bring hackers, geeks, artists,
> researchers and activists together to protect, promote and mainstream
> digital rights and empower women on ICTs. More on @codingrights or
> codingrights.org (still temporary work in progress)
>
> Thank you once again and have safe travels to João Pessoa. We will be
> waiting for you all to cheer with caipirinhas or fresh coconut water.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Joana
> On 30 Oct 2015 17:36, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','lea at gp-digital.org');>> wrote:
>
> Congratulations to both, proud to be represented by these women.
>
> Many thanks to the CSCG for their work - excellent choices.
>
> Best wishes,
> Lea
>
> On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:15 PM, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ian.peter at ianpeter.com');>> wrote:
>
>> Below are the two nominations from Civil Society Coordination Group for
>> speakers for this years IGF opening and closing ceremonies. They were
>> chosen from a field of 20 names submitted from various civil society
>> coalitions, and have been forwarded to the IGF Secretariat. I must say that
>> any of the 20 names submitted could have represented us admirably, and that
>> it was a tough decision for the CSCG members to come up with 2 names.
>>
>> Joana Varon (Brazil) – opening ceremony – joana at varonferraz.com
>>
>> Nadine Moawad (Lebanon) – closing ceremony – nadine at apcwomen.org
>>
>>
>> For those who don’t know them,
>>
>>
>> Joana Varon Ferraz is a researcher and project coordinator at the Centre
>> for Technology and Society from Fundação Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro
>>
>> Nadine Moawad is a Lebanese feminist activist and grasssroots worker who
>> leads Association for Progressive Communication (APC)'s sexual
>> rights work.
>>
>>
>> We commend them both as informed excellent communicators to represent
>> civil society. They have both been informed of their nominations.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Ian Peter (Independent Chair, Civil Society Coordination Group)
>>
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From nigidaad at gmail.com  Sat Oct 31 13:50:26 2015
From: nigidaad at gmail.com (Nighat Dad)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 22:50:26 +0500
Subject: [bestbits] CSCG nominations for civil society speakers at IGF
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Congratulations to both of my friends. I am sure you will be wonderful as
always.

Best,
Nighat Dad

On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 10:31 PM, Carolina Rossini <
carolina.rossini at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good that you sent an updated bio Jo, I was about to do that when I saw
> Ian's email.
>
> I am very happy about the nominations, but I would invert the order of
> possible. Having a Brazilian at the end, as we had Grace and Burcu as CS
> for closing ceremony, is VERY important politically.
>
> Not just for CS, but actually more as a opportunity to have the closing
> speech also refer to national issues and ask specific commitments from the
> Brazilian policy makers there. As Joana is incredible aware, since she is
> deeply involved in the discussions, folks are trying to puncture Marco
> Civil and cut back on other digital rights in Brazil... We - the digital
> rights community - lost a lot of attention due to all the political
> corruption that has take over all the media attention.
>
> We need to have Joana - as a Brasilian - putting the "country" against the
> wall in front of everybody. And I feel the closing ceremony is better for
> that purpose.
>
> I am saying all this without having spoken with Joana. So, I am not sure
> if she is available.
>
> But I wanted to make sure to leave my opinion on this issue.
>
> C
>
>
> On Friday, October 30, 2015, <joana at varonferraz.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Ian and everyone!
>>
>> I cannot express how honored I'm for this nomination. I hope I can
>> respond to the task with the bright it entails.
>>
>> As soon as nomination is confirmed I will share a pad for people to bring
>> inputs. Will already be dreaming with some insights.
>>
>> Just a correction in my institutional presentation as I'm not CTS for
>> more then 1 and half year now :):
>>
>> I'm founder director and creative chaos catalyst of Coding Rights, a
>> women lead think-and-do tank with the mission to bring hackers, geeks,
>> artists, researchers and activists together to protect, promote and
>> mainstream digital rights and empower women on ICTs. More on @codingrights
>> or codingrights.org (still temporary work in progress)
>>
>> Thank you once again and have safe travels to João Pessoa. We will be
>> waiting for you all to cheer with caipirinhas or fresh coconut water.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Joana
>> On 30 Oct 2015 17:36, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org> wrote:
>>
>> Congratulations to both, proud to be represented by these women.
>>
>> Many thanks to the CSCG for their work - excellent choices.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Lea
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:15 PM, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Below are the two nominations from Civil Society Coordination Group for
>>> speakers for this years IGF opening and closing ceremonies. They were
>>> chosen from a field of 20 names submitted from various civil society
>>> coalitions, and have been forwarded to the IGF Secretariat. I must say that
>>> any of the 20 names submitted could have represented us admirably, and that
>>> it was a tough decision for the CSCG members to come up with 2 names.
>>>
>>> Joana Varon (Brazil) – opening ceremony – joana at varonferraz.com
>>>
>>> Nadine Moawad (Lebanon) – closing ceremony – nadine at apcwomen.org
>>>
>>>
>>> For those who don’t know them,
>>>
>>>
>>> Joana Varon Ferraz is a researcher and project coordinator at the Centre
>>> for Technology and Society from Fundação Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro
>>>
>>> Nadine Moawad is a Lebanese feminist activist and grasssroots worker who
>>> leads Association for Progressive Communication (APC)'s sexual
>>> rights work.
>>>
>>>
>>> We commend them both as informed excellent communicators to represent
>>> civil society. They have both been informed of their nominations.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ian Peter (Independent Chair, Civil Society Coordination Group)
>>>
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From ian.peter at ianpeter.com  Sun Oct 11 05:29:28 2015
From: ian.peter at ianpeter.com (Ian Peter)
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2015 20:29:28 +1100
Subject: [bestbits] The attack on APC, IGF and UN
Message-ID: <B6D195ADDAF941148B415359482F0E70@Toshiba>

I am posting this separately to a few lists, so apologies if you are already aware of this. 

For those who have not caught up on this weekend's vicious attack on APC and Take Back the Tech.

I'd particularly encourage you to read the reddit link, and see how a distorted campaign has been mounted in the name of freedom of speech on such a low factual base. What's more, a set of people who were planning to discuss this subject - and who are already victims of cyber-bullying - have been aggressively cyber-bullied and exposed to some very poor taste material.

On Twitter, the hashtag mostly under attack is #takebackthetech - a long standing APC campaign. This hashtag and #imagineafeministinternet hVE virtually been taken over by #gamergate followers. 

I don't know how we can counter such attacks; nor do i know how you get a factual basis to these discussions when those mounting the attack want a distorted situation.

This is quite a worrying development that now has spread from APC to an attack where IGF and UN are being accused of opposing freedom of speech.

I would love to know a good way to address this. But in the meantime, I think people should be aware of this.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ian Peter 
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 6:57 PM 
To: Michael Gurstein ; 'Internet governance related discussions' ; ciresearchers at vcn.bc.ca 
Subject: Re: [JNC - Forum] : [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on nowagainst a feminist tech movement 

So this attack is still ongoing, and being done in the name of "freedom from 
censorship". And the devil has become the IGF and the UN!

It's astonishing how well organised it is on a distorted information 
base -see the link below.

https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/3oa04u/goal_op_take_back_the_truth_phase_ii_the_apc_has/

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jac sm Kee
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 11:41 PM
To: Michael Gurstein ; 'Internet governance related discussions' ; 
ciresearchers at vcn.bc.ca
Subject: Re: [JNC - Forum] : [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on now 
against a feminist tech movement

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the support. I think there are a couple of things that can
be done:

a) Reposting the statement in your sites to demonstrate support to the
work, and condemning the attacks
b) Also post something that explains the open, transparent,
multistakeholder and participatory nature of IGF, and related work
including intersessionals. The trolls seem to be really confused about
what IGF is about, and see this as an "evil UN scheme" to control the
internet. Which is quite funny. They celebrate it as a victory to be
able to join a BPF meeting and access archives of documented
discussion. Very strange, but maybe some information and clarification
from the IGF community can help.

If you have more ideas, happy to hear them.

Best,
jac




- ---------------------------------
Jac sm Kee
Manager, Women's Rights Programme
Association for Progressive Communications
www.apc.org | www.takebackthetech.net | erotics.apc.org
Jitsi: jacsmk | Skype: jacsmk | Twitter: @jhybe

On 10/10/2015 05:46, Michael Gurstein wrote:
> Thanks for this below Anriette/Jac...
>
> I came across the original message on a list for "Internet
> researchers" where it is being discussed along with associated
> attacks under the overall rubric of #gamergate referring to a quite
> serious troll attack focusing on an online discussion concerned
> with the lack of gender responsive actions and outputs among gamers
> and game developers.
>
> Apart from actually participating in the troll attack (difficult if
> one has no real idea of what is going on) is there anything useful
> that sympathetic observers can do at this point.
>
> M
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Forum
> [mailto:forum-bounces at justnetcoalition.org] On Behalf Of Anriette
> Esterhuysen Sent: October 9, 2015 1:39 PM To: Internet governance
> related discussions <forum at justnetcoalition.org>;
> ciresearchers at vcn.bc.ca; Jac sm Kee <jac at apcwomen.org> Subject: Re:
> [JNC - Forum] ?spam FW: [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on
> now against a feminist tech movement
>
> Dear JNC and CI researchers
>
> Aside from this attack being cited as an interesting subject for
> research, you might also want to take action.
>
> We would also appreciate support.  Hashtag #takebackthetech
>
> Please find below a statement from APC on the attack.
>
> Anriette Esterhuysen, APC
>
> Take Action for #TakeBackTheTech and ImagineAFeministInternet
>
> Today, Friday the 9th of October 2015, misoynists, trolls and a
> variety of people who associate with the #Gamergate hashtag decided
> to occupy and corrupt the #TakeBackTheTech and
> #ImagineAFeministInternet hashtags by posting thousands of
> anti-feminist and misogynistic tweets and memes. This attack is the
> response to a tweet chat organised by the Internet Governance
> Forum, Best Practice Forum on Countering Online Violence and Abuse,
> to discuss the impact of such violence. The volunteer who was
> organising the tweet chat also received an email in her personal
> inbox declaring the launch of the attack to “destroy” the
> campaign.This online attack against feminist activism online is
> deliberate, planned, and coordinated and it’s only one example of
> the attack that feminists face online.
>
> Take Back the Tech! is a collaborative campaign to reclaim
> technology to prevent violence against women. It started in 2006
> and works with local partners to run campaigns online and offline
> to raise awareness of technology-related violence against women and
> girls, promote digital safety and amplify women’s voices online.As
> a hashtag, #TakeBackTheTech has been used by activists to draw
> attention to issues of online violence against women, and to
> organise around periods like ‘Sixteen Days of Activism against
> Gender Based Violence’. #ImagineAFeministInternet first came into
> use in 2013 when the Association for Progressive Communications
> convened a gathering of over 50 activists in Malaysia to discuss
> what a Feminist Internet would look like - open, digitally secure,
> safer for feminist activists. Increasingly
> #ImagineAFeministInternet has become more popular as digitally
> connected feminists have come together to conceptualise what a
> safe, activist online space would look like.
>
> Today’s cyber attack by the trolls emphasise that more than ever
> feminists and activists need to respond swiftly to online violence.
> Our organisations, movements and allies need to support the digital
> security of women’s rights defenders online. More than ever we need
> to #TakeBackTheTech and #ImagineAFeministInternet. As individual
> activists and members of various social justice activists we call
> on you to do the following:
>
> Report abusive accounts to Twitter If you feel so inclined, create
> alternative accounts to push back against the trolls Reclaim the
> #TakeBackTheTech and #ImagineAFeministInternet hashtags Support the
> process of documenting instances of online violence against women
> Highlight the importance of feminism, technology and women's rights
> online Share knowledge of how to end online violence against women
> Support #TakeBackTheTech and our efforts to
> #ImagineAFeministInternet
>
> Enquiries
>
> Jac Sm Kee Women's Rights Programme Manager, Association for
> Progressive Communications Email: jac at apcwomen.org
>
> On 09/10/2015 22:12, Michael Gurstein wrote:
>> Interesting roiling in the twittersphere around APC led tech and
>>  feminism campaign.
>>
>> M
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Air-L
>> [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Zara
>> Rahman Sent: October 9, 2015 8:44 AM To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
>> Subject: [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on now against
>> a feminist tech movement
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I thought this might be of interest for those of you studying
>> trolling: there is a (seemingly well-coordinated) Gamergate going
>> on right now against those using the hashtag #takebackthetech and
>> (to a lesser extent) #imagineafeministinternet.
>>
>> Both of these hashtags started with the feminist organisation
>> APC, and they were/are planning an online twitter discussion
>> tonight on the impact of onlnie violence against women - but
>> Gamergate trolls seem to have picked up on it in advance.
>>
>> The community is organising at the moment on how to respond, but
>> if you're interested in following/studying/archiving the attack -
>> head to #takebackthetech
>> <https://twitter.com/hashtag/TakeBackTheTech?src=hash>.
>>
>> For reference: https://www.takebackthetech.net/
>> https://www.apc.org/en/about/programmes/womens-networking-support-pro
g
>>
>>
ramme-
>> apc-wnsp
>>
>> Thanks - if you end up working on this topic further, please let
>> me know! And, perhaps this goes without saying but please don't
>> @/tag me or others in your responses if you choose to respond on
>> Twitter. The organisers of the twitter chat have already received
>> abusive twitter and email messages.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Zara
>>
>> -- Zara Rahman Fellow at Centre for Internet and Human Rights
>> http://zararah.net | Twitter: @zararah
>>
>>
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> Executive Director Association for Progressive Communications
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From jeanette at wzb.eu  Sat Oct 31 18:44:58 2015
From: jeanette at wzb.eu (Jeanette Hofmann)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 23:44:58 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] CSCG nominations for civil society
 speakers at IGF
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References: <329E4D25FA9741FBA266911DB82F76DD@Toshiba>
 <CAJTVAjzvb+VQWZOd-orXpzxczv8B==fNhUtFCCEq9HKdSya9Cw@mail.gmail.com>
 <c43882cc-fb96-4a8d-8db4-41e7af1bcd77@varonferraz.com>
 <CAK-FJAdf+UmJSLN_kzBOBeLnw7UemMeOdFvpyAGOaQN9gUAL9A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <5635446A.10701@wzb.eu>

Hi Carolina,

why would the closing ceremony be the better choice? Isn't better for 
Joana to speak at the opening ceremony when national politicians and the 
press are around?

Jeanette


Am 31.10.15 um 18:31 schrieb Carolina Rossini:
> Good that you sent an updated bio Jo, I was about to do that when I saw
> Ian's email.
>
> I am very happy about the nominations, but I would invert the order of
> possible. Having a Brazilian at the end, as we had Grace and Burcu as CS
> for closing ceremony, is VERY important politically.
>
> Not just for CS, but actually more as a opportunity to have the closing
> speech also refer to national issues and ask specific commitments from
> the Brazilian policy makers there. As Joana is incredible aware, since
> she is deeply involved in the discussions, folks are trying to
> puncture Marco Civil and cut back on other digital rights in Brazil...
> We - the digital rights community - lost a lot of attention due to all
> the political corruption that has take over all the media attention.
>
> We need to have Joana - as a Brasilian - putting the "country" against
> the wall in front of everybody. And I feel the closing ceremony is
> better for that purpose.
>
> I am saying all this without having spoken with Joana. So, I am not sure
> if she is available.
>
> But I wanted to make sure to leave my opinion on this issue.
>
> C
>
> On Friday, October 30, 2015, <joana at varonferraz.com
> <mailto:joana at varonferraz.com>> wrote:
>
>     Thanks, Ian and everyone!
>
>     I cannot express how honored I'm for this nomination. I hope I can
>     respond to the task with the bright it entails.
>
>     As soon as nomination is confirmed I will share a pad for people to
>     bring inputs. Will already be dreaming with some insights.
>
>     Just a correction in my institutional presentation as I'm not CTS
>     for more then 1 and half year now :):
>
>     I'm founder director and creative chaos catalyst of Coding Rights, a
>     women lead think-and-do tank with the mission to bring hackers,
>     geeks, artists, researchers and activists together to protect,
>     promote and mainstream digital rights and empower women on ICTs.
>     More on @codingrights or codingrights.org <http://codingrights.org>
>     (still temporary work in progress)
>
>     Thank you once again and have safe travels to João Pessoa. We will
>     be waiting for you all to cheer with caipirinhas or fresh coconut
>     water.
>
>     Kind regards,
>
>     Joana
>
>     On 30 Oct 2015 17:36, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org
>     <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','lea at gp-digital.org');>> wrote:
>
>         Congratulations to both, proud to be represented by these women.
>
>         Many thanks to the CSCG for their work - excellent choices.
>
>         Best wishes,
>         Lea
>
>         On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:15 PM, Ian Peter
>         <ian.peter at ianpeter.com
>         <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ian.peter at ianpeter.com');>> wrote:
>
>             Below are the two nominations from Civil Society
>             Coordination Group for speakers for this years IGF opening
>             and closing ceremonies. They were chosen from a field of 20
>             names submitted from various civil society coalitions, and
>             have been forwarded to the IGF Secretariat. I must say that
>             any of the 20 names submitted could have represented us
>             admirably, and that it was a tough decision for the CSCG
>             members to come up with 2 names.
>             Joana Varon (Brazil) – opening ceremony – joana at varonferraz.com
>             Nadine Moawad (Lebanon) – closing ceremony – nadine at apcwomen.org
>             For those who don’t know them,
>             Joana Varon Ferraz is a researcher and project coordinator
>             at the Centre for Technology and Society from Fundação
>             Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro
>             Nadine Moawad is a Lebanese feminist activist and
>             grasssroots worker who leads Association for Progressive
>             Communication (APC)'s sexual
>             rights work.
>             We commend them both as informed excellent communicators to
>             represent civil society. They have both been informed of
>             their nominations.
>             Ian Peter (Independent Chair, Civil Society Coordination Group)
>
>             ____________________________________________________________
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>
>
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From mikedbaak at gmail.com  Sat Oct 31 23:59:23 2015
From: mikedbaak at gmail.com (Mike Baak)
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 23:59:23 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] CSCG nominations for civil society
 speakers at IGF
Message-ID: <CAEdSRUisp-rK4aeZ14_byG6jt6rgdQ4-33fLCsU7ncXFR_eXbA@mail.gmail.com>

I see arguments for both sides.  Usually, the opening ceremony is the event
regarded as the primary event to set up the whole tone of the meeting and
send out powerful message.  However, if CS people are going to be presented
for this 2015 IGF's closing ceremony (and I assume CS ppl will not make
speeches during the opening ceremony), then strategically it'd be better to
have a Brazilian at the closing ceremony to tie the CS's arguments into the
Brazilian national situation.

And it also depends on the local culture, I guess.


Thank you,
Michael Baak

International Policy Fellow, Public Knowledge
J.D., Cornell Law School

On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 6:44 PM, Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette at wzb.eu> wrote:

> Hi Carolina,
>
> why would the closing ceremony be the better choice? Isn't better for
> Joana to speak at the opening ceremony when national politicians and the
> press are around?
>
> Jeanette
>
>
> Am 31.10.15 um 18:31 schrieb Carolina Rossini:
>
>> Good that you sent an updated bio Jo, I was about to do that when I saw
>> Ian's email.
>>
>> I am very happy about the nominations, but I would invert the order of
>> possible. Having a Brazilian at the end, as we had Grace and Burcu as CS
>> for closing ceremony, is VERY important politically.
>>
>> Not just for CS, but actually more as a opportunity to have the closing
>> speech also refer to national issues and ask specific commitments from
>> the Brazilian policy makers there. As Joana is incredible aware, since
>> she is deeply involved in the discussions, folks are trying to
>> puncture Marco Civil and cut back on other digital rights in Brazil...
>> We - the digital rights community - lost a lot of attention due to all
>> the political corruption that has take over all the media attention.
>>
>> We need to have Joana - as a Brasilian - putting the "country" against
>> the wall in front of everybody. And I feel the closing ceremony is
>> better for that purpose.
>>
>> I am saying all this without having spoken with Joana. So, I am not sure
>> if she is available.
>>
>> But I wanted to make sure to leave my opinion on this issue.
>>
>> C
>>
>> On Friday, October 30, 2015, <joana at varonferraz.com
>> <mailto:joana at varonferraz.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Thanks, Ian and everyone!
>>
>>     I cannot express how honored I'm for this nomination. I hope I can
>>     respond to the task with the bright it entails.
>>
>>     As soon as nomination is confirmed I will share a pad for people to
>>     bring inputs. Will already be dreaming with some insights.
>>
>>     Just a correction in my institutional presentation as I'm not CTS
>>     for more then 1 and half year now :):
>>
>>     I'm founder director and creative chaos catalyst of Coding Rights, a
>>     women lead think-and-do tank with the mission to bring hackers,
>>     geeks, artists, researchers and activists together to protect,
>>     promote and mainstream digital rights and empower women on ICTs.
>>     More on @codingrights or codingrights.org <http://codingrights.org>
>>     (still temporary work in progress)
>>
>>     Thank you once again and have safe travels to João Pessoa. We will
>>     be waiting for you all to cheer with caipirinhas or fresh coconut
>>     water.
>>
>>     Kind regards,
>>
>>     Joana
>>
>>     On 30 Oct 2015 17:36, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org
>>     <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','lea at gp-digital.org');>> wrote:
>>
>>         Congratulations to both, proud to be represented by these women.
>>
>>         Many thanks to the CSCG for their work - excellent choices.
>>
>>         Best wishes,
>>         Lea
>>
>>         On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:15 PM, Ian Peter
>>         <ian.peter at ianpeter.com
>>         <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ian.peter at ianpeter.com');>> wrote:
>>
>>             Below are the two nominations from Civil Society
>>             Coordination Group for speakers for this years IGF opening
>>             and closing ceremonies. They were chosen from a field of 20
>>             names submitted from various civil society coalitions, and
>>             have been forwarded to the IGF Secretariat. I must say that
>>             any of the 20 names submitted could have represented us
>>             admirably, and that it was a tough decision for the CSCG
>>             members to come up with 2 names.
>>             Joana Varon (Brazil) – opening ceremony –
>> joana at varonferraz.com
>>             Nadine Moawad (Lebanon) – closing ceremony –
>> nadine at apcwomen.org
>>             For those who don’t know them,
>>             Joana Varon Ferraz is a researcher and project coordinator
>>             at the Centre for Technology and Society from Fundação
>>             Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro
>>             Nadine Moawad is a Lebanese feminist activist and
>>             grasssroots worker who leads Association for Progressive
>>             Communication (APC)'s sexual
>>             rights work.
>>             We commend them both as informed excellent communicators to
>>             represent civil society. They have both been informed of
>>             their nominations.
>>             Ian Peter (Independent Chair, Civil Society Coordination
>> Group)
>>
>>             ____________________________________________________________
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>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> /Carolina Rossini /
>> /Vice President, International Policy/
>> *Public Knowledge*
>> _http://www.publicknowledge.org/_
>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
>>
>>
>>
>>
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From lmcknigh at syr.edu  Sun Oct 11 22:21:19 2015
From: lmcknigh at syr.edu (Lee W McKnight)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 02:21:19 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] The attack on APC, IGF and UN
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References: <B6D195ADDAF941148B415359482F0E70@Toshiba>
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Ian, Anriette, friends,


My 2 cents:


As they say in Hollywood, there is no such thing as bad publicity : ) - as long as they spell your name right.


Seriously, it would not be hard to turn this into a free media PR and education campaign for IGF, APC for...


'Take Back the Tech2.0.' If they follow, fine, move to 2.1.


'#imagineafeministopeninternet' etc


Meaning, let the loser gamergate crowd have the original twitter hashtags. Just tweak slightly and move the campaigns to 2.0 tags. They can keep talking to themselves, who cares?


This could be made into a mainstream media story, like the many ones about the gamergate losers trolling women in Silicon Valley tech firms some months back.


And, therefore, also a chance to educate more folks about what the IGF is, and why it matters, but it is actually laughably dumb for the gamergate losers to think IGF could ever 'take over' anything.


Lee






________________________________
From: bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net <bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net> on behalf of Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 5:29 AM
To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
Subject: [bestbits] The attack on APC, IGF and UN

I am posting this separately to a few lists, so apologies if you are already aware of this.

For those who have not caught up on this weekend's vicious attack on APC and Take Back the Tech.

I'd particularly encourage you to read the reddit link, and see how a distorted campaign has been mounted in the name of freedom of speech on such a low factual base. What's more, a set of people who were planning to discuss this subject - and who are already victims of cyber-bullying - have been aggressively cyber-bullied and exposed to some very poor taste material.

On Twitter, the hashtag mostly under attack is #takebackthetech - a long standing APC campaign. This hashtag and #imagineafeministinternet hVE virtually been taken over by #gamergate followers.

I don't know how we can counter such attacks; nor do i know how you get a factual basis to these discussions when those mounting the attack want a distorted situation.

This is quite a worrying development that now has spread from APC to an attack where IGF and UN are being accused of opposing freedom of speech.

I would love to know a good way to address this. But in the meantime, I think people should be aware of this.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Peter
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 6:57 PM
To: Michael Gurstein ; 'Internet governance related discussions' ; ciresearchers at vcn.bc.ca
Subject: Re: [JNC - Forum] : [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on nowagainst a feminist tech movement

So this attack is still ongoing, and being done in the name of "freedom from
censorship". And the devil has become the IGF and the UN!

It's astonishing how well organised it is on a distorted information
base -see the link below.

https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/3oa04u/goal_op_take_back_the_truth_phase_ii_the_apc_has/

-----Original Message-----
From: Jac sm Kee
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 11:41 PM
To: Michael Gurstein ; 'Internet governance related discussions' ;
ciresearchers at vcn.bc.ca
Subject: Re: [JNC - Forum] : [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on now
against a feminist tech movement

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the support. I think there are a couple of things that can
be done:

a) Reposting the statement in your sites to demonstrate support to the
work, and condemning the attacks
b) Also post something that explains the open, transparent,
multistakeholder and participatory nature of IGF, and related work
including intersessionals. The trolls seem to be really confused about
what IGF is about, and see this as an "evil UN scheme" to control the
internet. Which is quite funny. They celebrate it as a victory to be
able to join a BPF meeting and access archives of documented
discussion. Very strange, but maybe some information and clarification
from the IGF community can help.

If you have more ideas, happy to hear them.

Best,
jac




- ---------------------------------
Jac sm Kee
Manager, Women's Rights Programme
Association for Progressive Communications
www.apc.org | www.takebackthetech.net | erotics.apc.org
Jitsi: jacsmk | Skype: jacsmk | Twitter: @jhybe

On 10/10/2015 05:46, Michael Gurstein wrote:
> Thanks for this below Anriette/Jac...
>
> I came across the original message on a list for "Internet
> researchers" where it is being discussed along with associated
> attacks under the overall rubric of #gamergate referring to a quite
> serious troll attack focusing on an online discussion concerned
> with the lack of gender responsive actions and outputs among gamers
> and game developers.
>
> Apart from actually participating in the troll attack (difficult if
> one has no real idea of what is going on) is there anything useful
> that sympathetic observers can do at this point.
>
> M
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Forum
> [mailto:forum-bounces at justnetcoalition.org] On Behalf Of Anriette
> Esterhuysen Sent: October 9, 2015 1:39 PM To: Internet governance
> related discussions <forum at justnetcoalition.org>;
> ciresearchers at vcn.bc.ca; Jac sm Kee <jac at apcwomen.org> Subject: Re:
> [JNC - Forum] ?spam FW: [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on
> now against a feminist tech movement
>
> Dear JNC and CI researchers
>
> Aside from this attack being cited as an interesting subject for
> research, you might also want to take action.
>
> We would also appreciate support.  Hashtag #takebackthetech
>
> Please find below a statement from APC on the attack.
>
> Anriette Esterhuysen, APC
>
> Take Action for #TakeBackTheTech and ImagineAFeministInternet
>
> Today, Friday the 9th of October 2015, misoynists, trolls and a
> variety of people who associate with the #Gamergate hashtag decided
> to occupy and corrupt the #TakeBackTheTech and
> #ImagineAFeministInternet hashtags by posting thousands of
> anti-feminist and misogynistic tweets and memes. This attack is the
> response to a tweet chat organised by the Internet Governance
> Forum, Best Practice Forum on Countering Online Violence and Abuse,
> to discuss the impact of such violence. The volunteer who was
> organising the tweet chat also received an email in her personal
> inbox declaring the launch of the attack to “destroy” the
> campaign.This online attack against feminist activism online is
> deliberate, planned, and coordinated and it’s only one example of
> the attack that feminists face online.
>
> Take Back the Tech! is a collaborative campaign to reclaim
> technology to prevent violence against women. It started in 2006
> and works with local partners to run campaigns online and offline
> to raise awareness of technology-related violence against women and
> girls, promote digital safety and amplify women’s voices online.As
> a hashtag, #TakeBackTheTech has been used by activists to draw
> attention to issues of online violence against women, and to
> organise around periods like ‘Sixteen Days of Activism against
> Gender Based Violence’. #ImagineAFeministInternet first came into
> use in 2013 when the Association for Progressive Communications
> convened a gathering of over 50 activists in Malaysia to discuss
> what a Feminist Internet would look like - open, digitally secure,
> safer for feminist activists. Increasingly
> #ImagineAFeministInternet has become more popular as digitally
> connected feminists have come together to conceptualise what a
> safe, activist online space would look like.
>
> Today’s cyber attack by the trolls emphasise that more than ever
> feminists and activists need to respond swiftly to online violence.
> Our organisations, movements and allies need to support the digital
> security of women’s rights defenders online. More than ever we need
> to #TakeBackTheTech and #ImagineAFeministInternet. As individual
> activists and members of various social justice activists we call
> on you to do the following:
>
> Report abusive accounts to Twitter If you feel so inclined, create
> alternative accounts to push back against the trolls Reclaim the
> #TakeBackTheTech and #ImagineAFeministInternet hashtags Support the
> process of documenting instances of online violence against women
> Highlight the importance of feminism, technology and women's rights
> online Share knowledge of how to end online violence against women
> Support #TakeBackTheTech and our efforts to
> #ImagineAFeministInternet
>
> Enquiries
>
> Jac Sm Kee Women's Rights Programme Manager, Association for
> Progressive Communications Email: jac at apcwomen.org
>
> On 09/10/2015 22:12, Michael Gurstein wrote:
>> Interesting roiling in the twittersphere around APC led tech and
>>  feminism campaign.
>>
>> M
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Air-L
>> [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Zara
>> Rahman Sent: October 9, 2015 8:44 AM To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
>> Subject: [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on now against
>> a feminist tech movement
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I thought this might be of interest for those of you studying
>> trolling: there is a (seemingly well-coordinated) Gamergate going
>> on right now against those using the hashtag #takebackthetech and
>> (to a lesser extent) #imagineafeministinternet.
>>
>> Both of these hashtags started with the feminist organisation
>> APC, and they were/are planning an online twitter discussion
>> tonight on the impact of onlnie violence against women - but
>> Gamergate trolls seem to have picked up on it in advance.
>>
>> The community is organising at the moment on how to respond, but
>> if you're interested in following/studying/archiving the attack -
>> head to #takebackthetech
>> <https://twitter.com/hashtag/TakeBackTheTech?src=hash>.
>>
>> For reference: https://www.takebackthetech.net/
>> https://www.apc.org/en/about/programmes/womens-networking-support-pro
g
>>
>>
ramme-
>> apc-wnsp
>>
>> Thanks - if you end up working on this topic further, please let
>> me know! And, perhaps this goes without saying but please don't
>> @/tag me or others in your responses if you choose to respond on
>> Twitter. The organisers of the twitter chat have already received
>> abusive twitter and email messages.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Zara
>>
>> -- Zara Rahman Fellow at Centre for Internet and Human Rights
>> http://zararah.net | Twitter: @zararah
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________ The
>> Air-L at listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the
>> Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe,
>> change options or unsubscribe at:
>> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org
>>
>> Join the Association of Internet Researchers:
>> http://www.aoir.org/
>>
>> _______________________________________________ Forum mailing
>> list Forum at justnetcoalition.org
>> http://mail.justnetcoalition.org/listinfo/forum
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>
> -- ----------------------------------------- Anriette Esterhuysen
> Executive Director Association for Progressive Communications
> anriette at apc.org www.apc.org IM: ae_apc
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From anriette at apc.org  Mon Oct 12 04:06:53 2015
From: anriette at apc.org (Anriette Esterhuysen)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 10:06:53 +0200
Subject: [bestbits] The attack on APC, IGF and UN
In-Reply-To: <1444616476753.7849@syr.edu>
References: <B6D195ADDAF941148B415359482F0E70@Toshiba> <1444616476753.7849@syr.edu>
Message-ID: <561B6A1D.9050205@apc.org>

Thanks Ian, Lee for the support.

Yes Lee, agree with you.

And this attack is making it impossible to ignore that online
expressions of misogyny is real, and can be overwhelming and have a
silencing effect.

Some of the messages are threatening women who are part of the campaign
with physical violence.

Anriette

On 12/10/2015 04:21, Lee W McKnight wrote:
> Ian, Anriette, friends,
> 
> 
> My 2 cents:
> 
> 
> As they say in Hollywood, there is no such thing as bad publicity : ) -
> as long as they spell your name right.
> 
> 
> Seriously, it would not be hard to turn this into a free media PR and
> education campaign for IGF, APC for...
> 
> 
> 'Take Back the Tech2.0.' If they follow, fine, move to 2.1.
> 
> 
> '#imagineafeministopeninternet' etc
> 
> 
> Meaning, let the loser gamergate crowd have the original twitter
> hashtags. Just tweak slightly and move the campaigns to 2.0 tags. They
> can keep talking to themselves, who cares?
> 
> 
> This could be made into a mainstream media story, like the many ones
> about the gamergate losers trolling women in Silicon Valley tech firms
> some months back.
> 
> 
> And, therefore, also a chance to educate more folks about what the IGF
> is, and why it matters, but it is actually laughably dumb for the
> gamergate losers to think IGF could ever 'take over' anything.    
> 
> 
> Lee
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net
> <bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net> on behalf of Ian Peter
> <ian.peter at ianpeter.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, October 11, 2015 5:29 AM
> *To:* bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> *Subject:* [bestbits] The attack on APC, IGF and UN
>  
> I am posting this separately to a few lists, so apologies if you are
> already aware of this.
>  
> For those who have not caught up on this weekend's vicious attack on APC
> and Take Back the Tech.
>  
> I'd particularly encourage you to read the reddit link, and see how a
> distorted campaign has been mounted in the name of freedom of speech on
> such a low factual base. What's more, a set of people who were planning
> to discuss this subject - and who are already victims of cyber-bullying
> - have been aggressively cyber-bullied and exposed to some very poor
> taste material.
>  
> On Twitter, the hashtag mostly under attack is #takebackthetech - a long
> standing APC campaign. This hashtag and #imagineafeministinternet hVE
> virtually been taken over by #gamergate followers.
>  
> I don't know how we can counter such attacks; nor do i know how you get
> a factual basis to these discussions when those mounting the attack want
> a distorted situation.
>  
> This is quite a worrying development that now has spread from APC to an
> attack where IGF and UN are being accused of opposing freedom of speech.
>  
> I would love to know a good way to address this. But in the meantime, I
> think people should be aware of this.
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Peter
> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 6:57 PM
> To: Michael Gurstein ; 'Internet governance related discussions' ;
> ciresearchers at vcn.bc.ca
> Subject: Re: [JNC - Forum] : [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on
> nowagainst a feminist tech movement
>  
> So this attack is still ongoing, and being done in the name of "freedom
> from
> censorship". And the devil has become the IGF and the UN!
>  
> It's astonishing how well organised it is on a distorted information
> base -see the link below.
>  
> https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/3oa04u/goal_op_take_back_the_truth_phase_ii_the_apc_has/
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jac sm Kee
> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 11:41 PM
> To: Michael Gurstein ; 'Internet governance related discussions' ;
> ciresearchers at vcn.bc.ca
> Subject: Re: [JNC - Forum] : [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on
> now
> against a feminist tech movement
>  
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>  
> Hi Michael,
>  
> Thanks for the support. I think there are a couple of things that can
> be done:
>  
> a) Reposting the statement in your sites to demonstrate support to the
> work, and condemning the attacks
> b) Also post something that explains the open, transparent,
> multistakeholder and participatory nature of IGF, and related work
> including intersessionals. The trolls seem to be really confused about
> what IGF is about, and see this as an "evil UN scheme" to control the
> internet. Which is quite funny. They celebrate it as a victory to be
> able to join a BPF meeting and access archives of documented
> discussion. Very strange, but maybe some information and clarification
> from the IGF community can help.
>  
> If you have more ideas, happy to hear them.
>  
> Best,
> jac
>  
>  
>  
>  
> - ---------------------------------
> Jac sm Kee
> Manager, Women's Rights Programme
> Association for Progressive Communications
> www.apc.org | www.takebackthetech.net | erotics.apc.org
> Jitsi: jacsmk | Skype: jacsmk | Twitter: @jhybe
>  
> On 10/10/2015 05:46, Michael Gurstein wrote:
>> Thanks for this below Anriette/Jac...
>>
>> I came across the original message on a list for "Internet
>> researchers" where it is being discussed along with associated
>> attacks under the overall rubric of #gamergate referring to a quite
>> serious troll attack focusing on an online discussion concerned
>> with the lack of gender responsive actions and outputs among gamers
>> and game developers.
>>
>> Apart from actually participating in the troll attack (difficult if
>> one has no real idea of what is going on) is there anything useful
>> that sympathetic observers can do at this point.
>>
>> M
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Forum
>> [mailto:forum-bounces at justnetcoalition.org] On Behalf Of Anriette
>> Esterhuysen Sent: October 9, 2015 1:39 PM To: Internet governance
>> related discussions <forum at justnetcoalition.org>;
>> ciresearchers at vcn.bc.ca; Jac sm Kee <jac at apcwomen.org> Subject: Re:
>> [JNC - Forum] ?spam FW: [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on
>> now against a feminist tech movement
>>
>> Dear JNC and CI researchers
>>
>> Aside from this attack being cited as an interesting subject for
>> research, you might also want to take action.
>>
>> We would also appreciate support.  Hashtag #takebackthetech
>>
>> Please find below a statement from APC on the attack.
>>
>> Anriette Esterhuysen, APC
>>
>> Take Action for #TakeBackTheTech and ImagineAFeministInternet
>>
>> Today, Friday the 9th of October 2015, misoynists, trolls and a
>> variety of people who associate with the #Gamergate hashtag decided
>> to occupy and corrupt the #TakeBackTheTech and
>> #ImagineAFeministInternet hashtags by posting thousands of
>> anti-feminist and misogynistic tweets and memes. This attack is the
>> response to a tweet chat organised by the Internet Governance
>> Forum, Best Practice Forum on Countering Online Violence and Abuse,
>> to discuss the impact of such violence. The volunteer who was
>> organising the tweet chat also received an email in her personal
>> inbox declaring the launch of the attack to “destroy” the
>> campaign.This online attack against feminist activism online is
>> deliberate, planned, and coordinated and it’s only one example of
>> the attack that feminists face online.
>>
>> Take Back the Tech! is a collaborative campaign to reclaim
>> technology to prevent violence against women. It started in 2006
>> and works with local partners to run campaigns online and offline
>> to raise awareness of technology-related violence against women and
>> girls, promote digital safety and amplify women’s voices online.As
>> a hashtag, #TakeBackTheTech has been used by activists to draw
>> attention to issues of online violence against women, and to
>> organise around periods like ‘Sixteen Days of Activism against
>> Gender Based Violence’. #ImagineAFeministInternet first came into
>> use in 2013 when the Association for Progressive Communications
>> convened a gathering of over 50 activists in Malaysia to discuss
>> what a Feminist Internet would look like - open, digitally secure,
>> safer for feminist activists. Increasingly
>> #ImagineAFeministInternet has become more popular as digitally
>> connected feminists have come together to conceptualise what a
>> safe, activist online space would look like.
>>
>> Today’s cyber attack by the trolls emphasise that more than ever
>> feminists and activists need to respond swiftly to online violence.
>> Our organisations, movements and allies need to support the digital
>> security of women’s rights defenders online. More than ever we need
>> to #TakeBackTheTech and #ImagineAFeministInternet. As individual
>> activists and members of various social justice activists we call
>> on you to do the following:
>>
>> Report abusive accounts to Twitter If you feel so inclined, create
>> alternative accounts to push back against the trolls Reclaim the
>> #TakeBackTheTech and #ImagineAFeministInternet hashtags Support the
>> process of documenting instances of online violence against women
>> Highlight the importance of feminism, technology and women's rights
>> online Share knowledge of how to end online violence against women
>> Support #TakeBackTheTech and our efforts to
>> #ImagineAFeministInternet
>>
>> Enquiries
>>
>> Jac Sm Kee Women's Rights Programme Manager, Association for
>> Progressive Communications Email: jac at apcwomen.org
>>
>> On 09/10/2015 22:12, Michael Gurstein wrote:
>>> Interesting roiling in the twittersphere around APC led tech and
>>>  feminism campaign.
>>>
>>> M
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Air-L
>>> [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Zara
>>> Rahman Sent: October 9, 2015 8:44 AM To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
>>> Subject: [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on now against
>>> a feminist tech movement
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I thought this might be of interest for those of you studying
>>> trolling: there is a (seemingly well-coordinated) Gamergate going
>>> on right now against those using the hashtag #takebackthetech and
>>> (to a lesser extent) #imagineafeministinternet.
>>>
>>> Both of these hashtags started with the feminist organisation
>>> APC, and they were/are planning an online twitter discussion
>>> tonight on the impact of onlnie violence against women - but
>>> Gamergate trolls seem to have picked up on it in advance.
>>>
>>> The community is organising at the moment on how to respond, but
>>> if you're interested in following/studying/archiving the attack -
>>> head to #takebackthetech
>>> <https://twitter.com/hashtag/TakeBackTheTech?src=hash>.
>>>
>>> For reference: https://www.takebackthetech.net/
>>> https://www.apc.org/en/about/programmes/womens-networking-support-pro
> g
>>>
>>>
> ramme-
>>> apc-wnsp
>>>
>>> Thanks - if you end up working on this topic further, please let
>>> me know! And, perhaps this goes without saying but please don't
>>> @/tag me or others in your responses if you choose to respond on
>>> Twitter. The organisers of the twitter chat have already received
>>> abusive twitter and email messages.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Zara
>>>
>>> -- Zara Rahman Fellow at Centre for Internet and Human Rights
>>> http://zararah.net | Twitter: @zararah
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________ The
>>> Air-L at listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the
>>> Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe,
>>> change options or unsubscribe at:
>>> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org
>>>
>>> Join the Association of Internet Researchers:
>>> http://www.aoir.org/
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________ Forum mailing
>>> list Forum at justnetcoalition.org
>>> http://mail.justnetcoalition.org/listinfo/forum
>>>
>>
>> -- ----------------------------------------- Anriette Esterhuysen
>> Executive Director Association for Progressive Communications
>> anriette at apc.org www.apc.org IM: ae_apc

-- 
-----------------------------------------
Anriette Esterhuysen
Executive Director
Association for Progressive Communications
anriette at apc.org
www.apc.org
IM: ae_apc

From aditi at gp-digital.org  Mon Oct 12 05:22:44 2015
From: aditi at gp-digital.org (Aditi Gupta)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 10:22:44 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] [WSIS+10] Reminder TODAY 16:00 UTC: Live Q&A Session -
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Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:46:09 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] [WSIS+10] Fri 16th Oct 13:00 UTC: Prezi Video & Live Q&A
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From ian.peter at ianpeter.com  Wed Oct 14 16:31:41 2015
From: ian.peter at ianpeter.com (Ian Peter)
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 07:31:41 +1100
Subject: [bestbits] The attack on APC, IGF and UN
In-Reply-To: <1444616476753.7849@syr.edu>
References: <B6D195ADDAF941148B415359482F0E70@Toshiba> <1444616476753.7849@syr.edu>
Message-ID: <A5D183447D874146A0D1C35FFF1C0677@Toshiba>

You are probably right Lee, the best thing might be to let them carry on (they still are six or so days later).

But I do wonder what happens if they begin to think their bully boy tactics are successful, and they can then go invade as many other spaces as they like.

Alternatives would be

continuing acts of passive resistance (some of us have been engaging in occasional postings trying to correct the record)

a large campaign (woudnt be hard to organise) of several thousand simultaneous postings supporting #takebackthetech

Just brainstorming here.

BTW the best post yesterday from one of their leaders had the APC and IGF responsible for and supporting Saudi Arabian bids for positions on UN bodies. Retweeted all over the place. Very little thinking or analysis going on here and lots of misinformation. Perhaps the best thing is to just let them play with themselves which might be something they are quite experienced at doing.

But I have to say I am angry (and sad) that this misinformed attack is going on and so many young people are just following with seemingly no capacity to analyse inputs.  And that people doing good work are under attack.  Those more directly affected might not find it easy to shake this off and maybe we need to show them they have strong support in some way?


Ian

From: Lee W McKnight 
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 1:21 PM
To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net ; Ian Peter 
Cc: anriette at apc.org 
Subject: Re: [bestbits] The attack on APC, IGF and UN

Ian, Anriette, friends,




My 2 cents:



As they say in Hollywood, there is no such thing as bad publicity : ) - as long as they spell your name right.





Seriously, it would not be hard to turn this into a free media PR and education campaign for IGF, APC for... 




'Take Back the Tech2.0.' If they follow, fine, move to 2.1.





'#imagineafeministopeninternet' etc





Meaning, let the loser gamergate crowd have the original twitter hashtags. Just tweak slightly and move the campaigns to 2.0 tags. They can keep talking to themselves, who cares?




This could be made into a mainstream media story, like the many ones about the gamergate losers trolling women in Silicon Valley tech firms some months back. 




And, therefore, also a chance to educate more folks about what the IGF is, and why it matters, but it is actually laughably dumb for the gamergate losers to think IGF could ever 'take over' anything.    




Lee










  



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From: bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net <bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net> on behalf of Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 5:29 AM
To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
Subject: [bestbits] The attack on APC, IGF and UN 

I am posting this separately to a few lists, so apologies if you are already aware of this. 

For those who have not caught up on this weekend's vicious attack on APC and Take Back the Tech.

I'd particularly encourage you to read the reddit link, and see how a distorted campaign has been mounted in the name of freedom of speech on such a low factual base. What's more, a set of people who were planning to discuss this subject - and who are already victims of cyber-bullying - have been aggressively cyber-bullied and exposed to some very poor taste material.

On Twitter, the hashtag mostly under attack is #takebackthetech - a long standing APC campaign. This hashtag and #imagineafeministinternet hVE virtually been taken over by #gamergate followers. 

I don't know how we can counter such attacks; nor do i know how you get a factual basis to these discussions when those mounting the attack want a distorted situation.

This is quite a worrying development that now has spread from APC to an attack where IGF and UN are being accused of opposing freedom of speech.

I would love to know a good way to address this. But in the meantime, I think people should be aware of this.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ian Peter 
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 6:57 PM 
To: Michael Gurstein ; 'Internet governance related discussions' ; ciresearchers at vcn.bc.ca 
Subject: Re: [JNC - Forum] : [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on nowagainst a feminist tech movement 

So this attack is still ongoing, and being done in the name of "freedom from 
censorship". And the devil has become the IGF and the UN!

It's astonishing how well organised it is on a distorted information 
base -see the link below.

https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/3oa04u/goal_op_take_back_the_truth_phase_ii_the_apc_has/

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jac sm Kee
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 11:41 PM
To: Michael Gurstein ; 'Internet governance related discussions' ; 
ciresearchers at vcn.bc.ca
Subject: Re: [JNC - Forum] : [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on now 
against a feminist tech movement

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the support. I think there are a couple of things that can
be done:

a) Reposting the statement in your sites to demonstrate support to the
work, and condemning the attacks
b) Also post something that explains the open, transparent,
multistakeholder and participatory nature of IGF, and related work
including intersessionals. The trolls seem to be really confused about
what IGF is about, and see this as an "evil UN scheme" to control the
internet. Which is quite funny. They celebrate it as a victory to be
able to join a BPF meeting and access archives of documented
discussion. Very strange, but maybe some information and clarification
from the IGF community can help.

If you have more ideas, happy to hear them.

Best,
jac




- ---------------------------------
Jac sm Kee
Manager, Women's Rights Programme
Association for Progressive Communications
www.apc.org | www.takebackthetech.net | erotics.apc.org
Jitsi: jacsmk | Skype: jacsmk | Twitter: @jhybe

On 10/10/2015 05:46, Michael Gurstein wrote:
> Thanks for this below Anriette/Jac...
>
> I came across the original message on a list for "Internet
> researchers" where it is being discussed along with associated
> attacks under the overall rubric of #gamergate referring to a quite
> serious troll attack focusing on an online discussion concerned
> with the lack of gender responsive actions and outputs among gamers
> and game developers.
>
> Apart from actually participating in the troll attack (difficult if
> one has no real idea of what is going on) is there anything useful
> that sympathetic observers can do at this point.
>
> M
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Forum
> [mailto:forum-bounces at justnetcoalition.org] On Behalf Of Anriette
> Esterhuysen Sent: October 9, 2015 1:39 PM To: Internet governance
> related discussions <forum at justnetcoalition.org>;
> ciresearchers at vcn.bc.ca; Jac sm Kee <jac at apcwomen.org> Subject: Re:
> [JNC - Forum] ?spam FW: [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on
> now against a feminist tech movement
>
> Dear JNC and CI researchers
>
> Aside from this attack being cited as an interesting subject for
> research, you might also want to take action.
>
> We would also appreciate support.  Hashtag #takebackthetech
>
> Please find below a statement from APC on the attack.
>
> Anriette Esterhuysen, APC
>
> Take Action for #TakeBackTheTech and ImagineAFeministInternet
>
> Today, Friday the 9th of October 2015, misoynists, trolls and a
> variety of people who associate with the #Gamergate hashtag decided
> to occupy and corrupt the #TakeBackTheTech and
> #ImagineAFeministInternet hashtags by posting thousands of
> anti-feminist and misogynistic tweets and memes. This attack is the
> response to a tweet chat organised by the Internet Governance
> Forum, Best Practice Forum on Countering Online Violence and Abuse,
> to discuss the impact of such violence. The volunteer who was
> organising the tweet chat also received an email in her personal
> inbox declaring the launch of the attack to “destroy” the
> campaign.This online attack against feminist activism online is
> deliberate, planned, and coordinated and it’s only one example of
> the attack that feminists face online.
>
> Take Back the Tech! is a collaborative campaign to reclaim
> technology to prevent violence against women. It started in 2006
> and works with local partners to run campaigns online and offline
> to raise awareness of technology-related violence against women and
> girls, promote digital safety and amplify women’s voices online.As
> a hashtag, #TakeBackTheTech has been used by activists to draw
> attention to issues of online violence against women, and to
> organise around periods like ‘Sixteen Days of Activism against
> Gender Based Violence’. #ImagineAFeministInternet first came into
> use in 2013 when the Association for Progressive Communications
> convened a gathering of over 50 activists in Malaysia to discuss
> what a Feminist Internet would look like - open, digitally secure,
> safer for feminist activists. Increasingly
> #ImagineAFeministInternet has become more popular as digitally
> connected feminists have come together to conceptualise what a
> safe, activist online space would look like.
>
> Today’s cyber attack by the trolls emphasise that more than ever
> feminists and activists need to respond swiftly to online violence.
> Our organisations, movements and allies need to support the digital
> security of women’s rights defenders online. More than ever we need
> to #TakeBackTheTech and #ImagineAFeministInternet. As individual
> activists and members of various social justice activists we call
> on you to do the following:
>
> Report abusive accounts to Twitter If you feel so inclined, create
> alternative accounts to push back against the trolls Reclaim the
> #TakeBackTheTech and #ImagineAFeministInternet hashtags Support the
> process of documenting instances of online violence against women
> Highlight the importance of feminism, technology and women's rights
> online Share knowledge of how to end online violence against women
> Support #TakeBackTheTech and our efforts to
> #ImagineAFeministInternet
>
> Enquiries
>
> Jac Sm Kee Women's Rights Programme Manager, Association for
> Progressive Communications Email: jac at apcwomen.org
>
> On 09/10/2015 22:12, Michael Gurstein wrote:
>> Interesting roiling in the twittersphere around APC led tech and
>>  feminism campaign.
>>
>> M
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Air-L
>> [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Zara
>> Rahman Sent: October 9, 2015 8:44 AM To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
>> Subject: [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on now against
>> a feminist tech movement
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I thought this might be of interest for those of you studying
>> trolling: there is a (seemingly well-coordinated) Gamergate going
>> on right now against those using the hashtag #takebackthetech and
>> (to a lesser extent) #imagineafeministinternet.
>>
>> Both of these hashtags started with the feminist organisation
>> APC, and they were/are planning an online twitter discussion
>> tonight on the impact of onlnie violence against women - but
>> Gamergate trolls seem to have picked up on it in advance.
>>
>> The community is organising at the moment on how to respond, but
>> if you're interested in following/studying/archiving the attack -
>> head to #takebackthetech
>> <https://twitter.com/hashtag/TakeBackTheTech?src=hash>.
>>
>> For reference: https://www.takebackthetech.net/
>> https://www.apc.org/en/about/programmes/womens-networking-support-pro
g
>>
>>
ramme-
>> apc-wnsp
>>
>> Thanks - if you end up working on this topic further, please let
>> me know! And, perhaps this goes without saying but please don't
>> @/tag me or others in your responses if you choose to respond on
>> Twitter. The organisers of the twitter chat have already received
>> abusive twitter and email messages.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Zara
>>
>> -- Zara Rahman Fellow at Centre for Internet and Human Rights
>> http://zararah.net | Twitter: @zararah
>>
>>
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> -- ----------------------------------------- Anriette Esterhuysen
> Executive Director Association for Progressive Communications
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From javier at accessnow.org  Fri Oct  2 18:21:16 2015
From: javier at accessnow.org (Javier Pallero)
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015 19:21:16 -0300
Subject: [bestbits] Zero Rating at IGF - Save the date
Message-ID: <CAOKjkF9BTBH9mgBcGWyrX90GkPi8bFOH1WgfW-xuzRBo7nvQ_g@mail.gmail.com>

Dear friends,


Access and PROTESTE –Brazil– would like to invite all interested Civil
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Internet Governance Forum in Joao Pessoa.


The idea of this meeting is to convene global civil society to talk about
Zero Rating and internet access initiatives, so we can exchange experiences
and coordinate future actions.


We will meet on *November 10 in the External Auditorium located in the same
venue as the IGF; at 2 pm, right after lunch*. It is important that digital
rights organizations and activists get together to exchange ideas on these
issues; which are of great importance for the future of the open internet.


We will email you about this meeting again in the future, but for now,
please save the date. We will be honored to share this talk with you.


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From lmcknigh at syr.edu  Wed Oct 14 16:50:22 2015
From: lmcknigh at syr.edu (Lee W McKnight)
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2015 20:50:22 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] The attack on APC, IGF and UN
In-Reply-To: <A5D183447D874146A0D1C35FFF1C0677@Toshiba>
References: <B6D195ADDAF941148B415359482F0E70@Toshiba>
 <1444616476753.7849@syr.edu>,<A5D183447D874146A0D1C35FFF1C0677@Toshiba>
Message-ID: <1444855822466.60903@syr.edu>

Hi Ian,


Frankly the issue is none of us have the time to engage a bunch of kids in their parents basement, alternately playing video games and trolling APC & Anriette.


Here is what I did:


I tweeted this/shared on LinkedIn:


Thanks #gamergate: Internet Governance Forum November 11-13 needs PR & oops understanding of its global talk shop.


Linked to this story:


http://www.undispatch.com/gamergate-vs-the-united-nations/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=linkedin&utm_source=socialnetwork


Took me just a couple minutes; then my tweet was favorited and retweeted by the author, and viewed on LinkedIn by X folks.


And best part for me, my sarcasm was likely too subtle to set myself up as yet another target.


Anyway, my point remains the same, better to make fun of the dumb kids than pretend to take them seriously.


(Noting the exception of the explicit cyber harrassment/threats of physical violence Anriette noted. Which do justify taking this beyond just an obscure story to something that could have mainstream media legs.)


Lee

________________________________
From: Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 4:31 PM
To: Lee W McKnight; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
Cc: anriette at apc.org
Subject: Re: [bestbits] The attack on APC, IGF and UN

You are probably right Lee, the best thing might be to let them carry on (they still are six or so days later).

But I do wonder what happens if they begin to think their bully boy tactics are successful, and they can then go invade as many other spaces as they like.

Alternatives would be

continuing acts of passive resistance (some of us have been engaging in occasional postings trying to correct the record)

a large campaign (woudnt be hard to organise) of several thousand simultaneous postings supporting #takebackthetech

Just brainstorming here.

BTW the best post yesterday from one of their leaders had the APC and IGF responsible for and supporting Saudi Arabian bids for positions on UN bodies. Retweeted all over the place. Very little thinking or analysis going on here and lots of misinformation. Perhaps the best thing is to just let them play with themselves which might be something they are quite experienced at doing.

But I have to say I am angry (and sad) that this misinformed attack is going on and so many young people are just following with seemingly no capacity to analyse inputs.  And that people doing good work are under attack.  Those more directly affected might not find it easy to shake this off and maybe we need to show them they have strong support in some way?


Ian

From: Lee W McKnight<mailto:lmcknigh at syr.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 1:21 PM
To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net<mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> ; Ian Peter<mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com>
Cc: anriette at apc.org<mailto:anriette at apc.org>
Subject: Re: [bestbits] The attack on APC, IGF and UN


Ian, Anriette, friends,


My 2 cents:



As they say in Hollywood, there is no such thing as bad publicity : ) - as long as they spell your name right.


Seriously, it would not be hard to turn this into a free media PR and education campaign for IGF, APC for...


'Take Back the Tech2.0.' If they follow, fine, move to 2.1.


'#imagineafeministopeninternet' etc


Meaning, let the loser gamergate crowd have the original twitter hashtags. Just tweak slightly and move the campaigns to 2.0 tags. They can keep talking to themselves, who cares?


This could be made into a mainstream media story, like the many ones about the gamergate losers trolling women in Silicon Valley tech firms some months back.



And, therefore, also a chance to educate more folks about what the IGF is, and why it matters, but it is actually laughably dumb for the gamergate losers to think IGF could ever 'take over' anything.



Lee







________________________________
From: bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net <bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net> on behalf of Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 5:29 AM
To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
Subject: [bestbits] The attack on APC, IGF and UN

I am posting this separately to a few lists, so apologies if you are already aware of this.

For those who have not caught up on this weekend's vicious attack on APC and Take Back the Tech.

I'd particularly encourage you to read the reddit link, and see how a distorted campaign has been mounted in the name of freedom of speech on such a low factual base. What's more, a set of people who were planning to discuss this subject - and who are already victims of cyber-bullying - have been aggressively cyber-bullied and exposed to some very poor taste material.

On Twitter, the hashtag mostly under attack is #takebackthetech - a long standing APC campaign. This hashtag and #imagineafeministinternet hVE virtually been taken over by #gamergate followers.

I don't know how we can counter such attacks; nor do i know how you get a factual basis to these discussions when those mounting the attack want a distorted situation.

This is quite a worrying development that now has spread from APC to an attack where IGF and UN are being accused of opposing freedom of speech.

I would love to know a good way to address this. But in the meantime, I think people should be aware of this.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Peter
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 6:57 PM
To: Michael Gurstein ; 'Internet governance related discussions' ; ciresearchers at vcn.bc.ca
Subject: Re: [JNC - Forum] : [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on nowagainst a feminist tech movement

So this attack is still ongoing, and being done in the name of "freedom from
censorship". And the devil has become the IGF and the UN!

It's astonishing how well organised it is on a distorted information
base -see the link below.

https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/3oa04u/goal_op_take_back_the_truth_phase_ii_the_apc_has/

-----Original Message-----
From: Jac sm Kee
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 11:41 PM
To: Michael Gurstein ; 'Internet governance related discussions' ;
ciresearchers at vcn.bc.ca
Subject: Re: [JNC - Forum] : [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on now
against a feminist tech movement

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the support. I think there are a couple of things that can
be done:

a) Reposting the statement in your sites to demonstrate support to the
work, and condemning the attacks
b) Also post something that explains the open, transparent,
multistakeholder and participatory nature of IGF, and related work
including intersessionals. The trolls seem to be really confused about
what IGF is about, and see this as an "evil UN scheme" to control the
internet. Which is quite funny. They celebrate it as a victory to be
able to join a BPF meeting and access archives of documented
discussion. Very strange, but maybe some information and clarification
from the IGF community can help.

If you have more ideas, happy to hear them.

Best,
jac




- ---------------------------------
Jac sm Kee
Manager, Women's Rights Programme
Association for Progressive Communications
www.apc.org | www.takebackthetech.net | erotics.apc.org
Jitsi: jacsmk | Skype: jacsmk | Twitter: @jhybe

On 10/10/2015 05:46, Michael Gurstein wrote:
> Thanks for this below Anriette/Jac...
>
> I came across the original message on a list for "Internet
> researchers" where it is being discussed along with associated
> attacks under the overall rubric of #gamergate referring to a quite
> serious troll attack focusing on an online discussion concerned
> with the lack of gender responsive actions and outputs among gamers
> and game developers.
>
> Apart from actually participating in the troll attack (difficult if
> one has no real idea of what is going on) is there anything useful
> that sympathetic observers can do at this point.
>
> M
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Forum
> [mailto:forum-bounces at justnetcoalition.org] On Behalf Of Anriette
> Esterhuysen Sent: October 9, 2015 1:39 PM To: Internet governance
> related discussions <forum at justnetcoalition.org>;
> ciresearchers at vcn.bc.ca; Jac sm Kee <jac at apcwomen.org> Subject: Re:
> [JNC - Forum] ?spam FW: [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on
> now against a feminist tech movement
>
> Dear JNC and CI researchers
>
> Aside from this attack being cited as an interesting subject for
> research, you might also want to take action.
>
> We would also appreciate support.  Hashtag #takebackthetech
>
> Please find below a statement from APC on the attack.
>
> Anriette Esterhuysen, APC
>
> Take Action for #TakeBackTheTech and ImagineAFeministInternet
>
> Today, Friday the 9th of October 2015, misoynists, trolls and a
> variety of people who associate with the #Gamergate hashtag decided
> to occupy and corrupt the #TakeBackTheTech and
> #ImagineAFeministInternet hashtags by posting thousands of
> anti-feminist and misogynistic tweets and memes. This attack is the
> response to a tweet chat organised by the Internet Governance
> Forum, Best Practice Forum on Countering Online Violence and Abuse,
> to discuss the impact of such violence. The volunteer who was
> organising the tweet chat also received an email in her personal
> inbox declaring the launch of the attack to “destroy” the
> campaign.This online attack against feminist activism online is
> deliberate, planned, and coordinated and it’s only one example of
> the attack that feminists face online.
>
> Take Back the Tech! is a collaborative campaign to reclaim
> technology to prevent violence against women. It started in 2006
> and works with local partners to run campaigns online and offline
> to raise awareness of technology-related violence against women and
> girls, promote digital safety and amplify women’s voices online.As
> a hashtag, #TakeBackTheTech has been used by activists to draw
> attention to issues of online violence against women, and to
> organise around periods like ‘Sixteen Days of Activism against
> Gender Based Violence’. #ImagineAFeministInternet first came into
> use in 2013 when the Association for Progressive Communications
> convened a gathering of over 50 activists in Malaysia to discuss
> what a Feminist Internet would look like - open, digitally secure,
> safer for feminist activists. Increasingly
> #ImagineAFeministInternet has become more popular as digitally
> connected feminists have come together to conceptualise what a
> safe, activist online space would look like.
>
> Today’s cyber attack by the trolls emphasise that more than ever
> feminists and activists need to respond swiftly to online violence.
> Our organisations, movements and allies need to support the digital
> security of women’s rights defenders online. More than ever we need
> to #TakeBackTheTech and #ImagineAFeministInternet. As individual
> activists and members of various social justice activists we call
> on you to do the following:
>
> Report abusive accounts to Twitter If you feel so inclined, create
> alternative accounts to push back against the trolls Reclaim the
> #TakeBackTheTech and #ImagineAFeministInternet hashtags Support the
> process of documenting instances of online violence against women
> Highlight the importance of feminism, technology and women's rights
> online Share knowledge of how to end online violence against women
> Support #TakeBackTheTech and our efforts to
> #ImagineAFeministInternet
>
> Enquiries
>
> Jac Sm Kee Women's Rights Programme Manager, Association for
> Progressive Communications Email: jac at apcwomen.org
>
> On 09/10/2015 22:12, Michael Gurstein wrote:
>> Interesting roiling in the twittersphere around APC led tech and
>>  feminism campaign.
>>
>> M
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Air-L
>> [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Zara
>> Rahman Sent: October 9, 2015 8:44 AM To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
>> Subject: [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on now against
>> a feminist tech movement
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I thought this might be of interest for those of you studying
>> trolling: there is a (seemingly well-coordinated) Gamergate going
>> on right now against those using the hashtag #takebackthetech and
>> (to a lesser extent) #imagineafeministinternet.
>>
>> Both of these hashtags started with the feminist organisation
>> APC, and they were/are planning an online twitter discussion
>> tonight on the impact of onlnie violence against women - but
>> Gamergate trolls seem to have picked up on it in advance.
>>
>> The community is organising at the moment on how to respond, but
>> if you're interested in following/studying/archiving the attack -
>> head to #takebackthetech
>> <https://twitter.com/hashtag/TakeBackTheTech?src=hash>.
>>
>> For reference: https://www.takebackthetech.net/
>> https://www.apc.org/en/about/programmes/womens-networking-support-pro
g
>>
>>
ramme-
>> apc-wnsp
>>
>> Thanks - if you end up working on this topic further, please let
>> me know! And, perhaps this goes without saying but please don't
>> @/tag me or others in your responses if you choose to respond on
>> Twitter. The organisers of the twitter chat have already received
>> abusive twitter and email messages.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Zara
>>
>> -- Zara Rahman Fellow at Centre for Internet and Human Rights
>> http://zararah.net | Twitter: @zararah
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________ The
>> Air-L at listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the
>> Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe,
>> change options or unsubscribe at:
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>> list Forum at justnetcoalition.org
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> -- ----------------------------------------- Anriette Esterhuysen
> Executive Director Association for Progressive Communications
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From david.mcgraw.sullivan at gmail.com  Wed Oct 14 16:56:35 2015
From: david.mcgraw.sullivan at gmail.com (David Sullivan)
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2015 16:56:35 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] The attack on APC, IGF and UN
In-Reply-To: <A5D183447D874146A0D1C35FFF1C0677@Toshiba>
References: <B6D195ADDAF941148B415359482F0E70@Toshiba> <1444616476753.7849@syr.edu>
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Message-ID: <CACobUJB0MvoD2-yS2Mgttai=xdSqPkEfrFVGnyiKSyqrQqiJ=Q@mail.gmail.com>

Hey all,

One of the reasons I decided to write up a post and risk feeding the trolls
on this issue was the positive attention that the trollers have been
receiving from conservative/libertarian media here in the US. Examples
include:

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/10/09/internet-governance-forum-plans-new-anti-cyberviolence-push/
http://dailycaller.com/2015/10/09/the-un-cant-solve-world-hunger-but-it-thinks-it-can-end-cyberviolence/
https://reason.com/archives/2015/10/13/un-cyber-violence-report


I tend to agree with the view that arguing with trolls on twitter is
fruitless. But I do think that libertarian-oriented individuals and
organizations working on internet governance should consider repudiating
this misguided campaign.

Best,
David

On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 4:31 PM, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:

> You are probably right Lee, the best thing might be to let them carry on
> (they still are six or so days later).
>
> But I do wonder what happens if they begin to think their bully boy
> tactics are successful, and they can then go invade as many other spaces as
> they like.
>
> Alternatives would be
>
> continuing acts of passive resistance (some of us have been engaging in
> occasional postings trying to correct the record)
>
> a large campaign (woudnt be hard to organise) of several thousand
> simultaneous postings supporting #takebackthetech
>
> Just brainstorming here.
>
> BTW the best post yesterday from one of their leaders had the APC and IGF
> responsible for and supporting Saudi Arabian bids for positions on UN
> bodies. Retweeted all over the place. Very little thinking or analysis
> going on here and lots of misinformation. Perhaps the best thing is to just
> let them play with themselves which might be something they are quite
> experienced at doing.
>
> But I have to say I am angry (and sad) that this misinformed attack is
> going on and so many young people are just following with seemingly no
> capacity to analyse inputs.  And that people doing good work are under
> attack.  Those more directly affected might not find it easy to shake this
> off and maybe we need to show them they have strong support in some way?
>
>
> Ian
>
> *From:* Lee W McKnight <lmcknigh at syr.edu>
> *Sent:* Monday, October 12, 2015 1:21 PM
> *To:* bestbits at lists.bestbits.net ; Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com>
> *Cc:* anriette at apc.org
> *Subject:* Re: [bestbits] The attack on APC, IGF and UN
>
>
> Ian, Anriette, friends,
>
>
> My 2 cents:
>
>
>
> As they say in Hollywood, there is no such thing as bad publicity : ) - as
> long as they spell your name right.
>
>
> Seriously, it would not be hard to turn this into a free media PR and
> education campaign for IGF, APC for...
>
>
> 'Take Back the Tech2.0.' If they follow, fine, move to 2.1.
>
>
> '#imagineafeministopeninternet' etc
>
>
> Meaning, let the loser gamergate crowd have the original twitter hashtags.
> Just tweak slightly and move the campaigns to 2.0 tags. They can keep
> talking to themselves, who cares?
>
>
> This could be made into a mainstream media story, like the many ones about
> the gamergate losers trolling women in Silicon Valley tech firms some
> months back.
>
>
>
> And, therefore, also a chance to educate more folks about what the IGF is,
> and why it matters, but it is actually laughably dumb for the gamergate
> losers to think IGF could ever 'take over' anything.
>
>
>
> Lee
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net <
> bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net> on behalf of Ian Peter <
> ian.peter at ianpeter.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, October 11, 2015 5:29 AM
> *To:* bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> *Subject:* [bestbits] The attack on APC, IGF and UN
>
> I am posting this separately to a few lists, so apologies if you are
> already aware of this.
>
> For those who have not caught up on this weekend's vicious attack on APC
> and Take Back the Tech.
>
> I'd particularly encourage you to read the reddit link, and see how a
> distorted campaign has been mounted in the name of freedom of speech on
> such a low factual base. What's more, a set of people who were planning to
> discuss this subject - and who are already victims of cyber-bullying - have
> been aggressively cyber-bullied and exposed to some very poor taste
> material.
>
> On Twitter, the hashtag mostly under attack is #takebackthetech - a long
> standing APC campaign. This hashtag and #imagineafeministinternet hVE
> virtually been taken over by #gamergate followers.
>
> I don't know how we can counter such attacks; nor do i know how you get a
> factual basis to these discussions when those mounting the attack want a
> distorted situation.
>
> This is quite a worrying development that now has spread from APC to an
> attack where IGF and UN are being accused of opposing freedom of speech.
>
> I would love to know a good way to address this. But in the meantime, I
> think people should be aware of this.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Peter
> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 6:57 PM
> To: Michael Gurstein ; 'Internet governance related discussions' ;
> ciresearchers at vcn.bc.ca
> Subject: Re: [JNC - Forum] : [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on
> nowagainst a feminist tech movement
>
> So this attack is still ongoing, and being done in the name of "freedom
> from
> censorship". And the devil has become the IGF and the UN!
>
> It's astonishing how well organised it is on a distorted information
> base -see the link below.
>
>
> https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/3oa04u/goal_op_take_back_the_truth_phase_ii_the_apc_has/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jac sm Kee
> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 11:41 PM
> To: Michael Gurstein ; 'Internet governance related discussions' ;
> ciresearchers at vcn.bc.ca
> Subject: Re: [JNC - Forum] : [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on
> now
> against a feminist tech movement
>
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> Thanks for the support. I think there are a couple of things that can
> be done:
>
> a) Reposting the statement in your sites to demonstrate support to the
> work, and condemning the attacks
> b) Also post something that explains the open, transparent,
> multistakeholder and participatory nature of IGF, and related work
> including intersessionals. The trolls seem to be really confused about
> what IGF is about, and see this as an "evil UN scheme" to control the
> internet. Which is quite funny. They celebrate it as a victory to be
> able to join a BPF meeting and access archives of documented
> discussion. Very strange, but maybe some information and clarification
> from the IGF community can help.
>
> If you have more ideas, happy to hear them.
>
> Best,
> jac
>
>
>
>
> - ---------------------------------
> Jac sm Kee
> Manager, Women's Rights Programme
> Association for Progressive Communications
> www.apc.org | www.takebackthetech.net | erotics.apc.org
> Jitsi: jacsmk | Skype: jacsmk | Twitter: @jhybe
>
> On 10/10/2015 05:46, Michael Gurstein wrote:
> > Thanks for this below Anriette/Jac...
> >
> > I came across the original message on a list for "Internet
> > researchers" where it is being discussed along with associated
> > attacks under the overall rubric of #gamergate referring to a quite
> > serious troll attack focusing on an online discussion concerned
> > with the lack of gender responsive actions and outputs among gamers
> > and game developers.
> >
> > Apart from actually participating in the troll attack (difficult if
> > one has no real idea of what is going on) is there anything useful
> > that sympathetic observers can do at this point.
> >
> > M
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: Forum
> > [mailto:forum-bounces at justnetcoalition.org] On Behalf Of Anriette
> > Esterhuysen Sent: October 9, 2015 1:39 PM To: Internet governance
> > related discussions <forum at justnetcoalition.org>;
> > ciresearchers at vcn.bc.ca; Jac sm Kee <jac at apcwomen.org> Subject: Re:
> > [JNC - Forum] ?spam FW: [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on
> > now against a feminist tech movement
> >
> > Dear JNC and CI researchers
> >
> > Aside from this attack being cited as an interesting subject for
> > research, you might also want to take action.
> >
> > We would also appreciate support.  Hashtag #takebackthetech
> >
> > Please find below a statement from APC on the attack.
> >
> > Anriette Esterhuysen, APC
> >
> > Take Action for #TakeBackTheTech and ImagineAFeministInternet
> >
> > Today, Friday the 9th of October 2015, misoynists, trolls and a
> > variety of people who associate with the #Gamergate hashtag decided
> > to occupy and corrupt the #TakeBackTheTech and
> > #ImagineAFeministInternet hashtags by posting thousands of
> > anti-feminist and misogynistic tweets and memes. This attack is the
> > response to a tweet chat organised by the Internet Governance
> > Forum, Best Practice Forum on Countering Online Violence and Abuse,
> > to discuss the impact of such violence. The volunteer who was
> > organising the tweet chat also received an email in her personal
> > inbox declaring the launch of the attack to “destroy” the
> > campaign.This online attack against feminist activism online is
> > deliberate, planned, and coordinated and it’s only one example of
> > the attack that feminists face online.
> >
> > Take Back the Tech! is a collaborative campaign to reclaim
> > technology to prevent violence against women. It started in 2006
> > and works with local partners to run campaigns online and offline
> > to raise awareness of technology-related violence against women and
> > girls, promote digital safety and amplify women’s voices online.As
> > a hashtag, #TakeBackTheTech has been used by activists to draw
> > attention to issues of online violence against women, and to
> > organise around periods like ‘Sixteen Days of Activism against
> > Gender Based Violence’. #ImagineAFeministInternet first came into
> > use in 2013 when the Association for Progressive Communications
> > convened a gathering of over 50 activists in Malaysia to discuss
> > what a Feminist Internet would look like - open, digitally secure,
> > safer for feminist activists. Increasingly
> > #ImagineAFeministInternet has become more popular as digitally
> > connected feminists have come together to conceptualise what a
> > safe, activist online space would look like.
> >
> > Today’s cyber attack by the trolls emphasise that more than ever
> > feminists and activists need to respond swiftly to online violence.
> > Our organisations, movements and allies need to support the digital
> > security of women’s rights defenders online. More than ever we need
> > to #TakeBackTheTech and #ImagineAFeministInternet. As individual
> > activists and members of various social justice activists we call
> > on you to do the following:
> >
> > Report abusive accounts to Twitter If you feel so inclined, create
> > alternative accounts to push back against the trolls Reclaim the
> > #TakeBackTheTech and #ImagineAFeministInternet hashtags Support the
> > process of documenting instances of online violence against women
> > Highlight the importance of feminism, technology and women's rights
> > online Share knowledge of how to end online violence against women
> > Support #TakeBackTheTech and our efforts to
> > #ImagineAFeministInternet
> >
> > Enquiries
> >
> > Jac Sm Kee Women's Rights Programme Manager, Association for
> > Progressive Communications Email: jac at apcwomen.org
> >
> > On 09/10/2015 22:12, Michael Gurstein wrote:
> >> Interesting roiling in the twittersphere around APC led tech and
> >>  feminism campaign.
> >>
> >> M
> >>
> >> -----Original Message----- From: Air-L
> >> [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Zara
> >> Rahman Sent: October 9, 2015 8:44 AM To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> >> Subject: [Air-L] #gamergate trolling attack going on now against
> >> a feminist tech movement
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I thought this might be of interest for those of you studying
> >> trolling: there is a (seemingly well-coordinated) Gamergate going
> >> on right now against those using the hashtag #takebackthetech and
> >> (to a lesser extent) #imagineafeministinternet.
> >>
> >> Both of these hashtags started with the feminist organisation
> >> APC, and they were/are planning an online twitter discussion
> >> tonight on the impact of onlnie violence against women - but
> >> Gamergate trolls seem to have picked up on it in advance.
> >>
> >> The community is organising at the moment on how to respond, but
> >> if you're interested in following/studying/archiving the attack -
> >> head to #takebackthetech
> >> <https://twitter.com/hashtag/TakeBackTheTech?src=hash>.
> >>
> >> For reference: https://www.takebackthetech.net/
> >> https://www.apc.org/en/about/programmes/womens-networking-support-pro
> g
> >>
> >>
> ramme-
> >> apc-wnsp
> >>
> >> Thanks - if you end up working on this topic further, please let
> >> me know! And, perhaps this goes without saying but please don't
> >> @/tag me or others in your responses if you choose to respond on
> >> Twitter. The organisers of the twitter chat have already received
> >> abusive twitter and email messages.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Zara
> >>
> >> -- Zara Rahman Fellow at Centre for Internet and Human Rights
> >> http://zararah.net | Twitter: @zararah
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________ The
> >> Air-L at listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the
> >> Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe,
> >> change options or unsubscribe at:
> >> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org
> >>
> >> Join the Association of Internet Researchers:
> >> http://www.aoir.org/
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________ Forum mailing
> >> list Forum at justnetcoalition.org
> >> http://mail.justnetcoalition.org/listinfo/forum
> >>
> >
> > -- ----------------------------------------- Anriette Esterhuysen
> > Executive Director Association for Progressive Communications
> > anriette at apc.org www.apc.org IM: ae_apc
>
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From: aditi at gp-digital.org (Aditi Gupta)
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 10:18:34 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] [WSIS+10] TODAY 13:00 UTC: Live Q&A Session - WSIS+10:
 How to Get Involved
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Dear all,

This is a gentle reminder that the Q&A session accompanying our webinar
"WSIS+10: How to Get Involved" will be *today at 13:00 UTC*:

*WSIS+10: How to Get Involved*

This webinar outlines the main avenues for civil society engagement in the
WSIS Review – informal and formal – and provides tips on advocacy strategy.

*Prezi available to watch, here: *http://bit.ly/1OzgXuO

*NB: please allow a few minutes for the prezi to load*

*Live Q&A Session: TODAY at 13:00 UTC*

A live Q&A session on this topic with Deborah Brown from Association for
Progressive Communications, Grace Githaiga of KICTANet and Deniz Duru Aydin
of Access will be held on Friday 16th October at 13:00 UTC. The video on
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We hope to see you there!

Best,

Aditi

On 13 October 2015 at 16:46, Aditi Gupta <aditi at gp-digital.org> wrote:

> Dear friends,
> *(with apologies for cross-posting)*
>
> Thank you to all who participated in our first webinar in this series
> (What is the WSIS and What is the Review) by watching the prezi and
> participating in the Q&A session.
>
> The webinars each consist of a 20-30 minute prezi (which we encourage you
> to watch beforehand) followed by a 30 minute online Q&A session where
> participants will be able to interact with a panel.
>
> We would now like to invite you to watch the second prezi and join us for
> the next live Q&A in this series this Friday at 13:00 UTC:
>
> *WSIS+10: How to Get Involved*
>
> This webinar outlines the main avenues for civil society engagement in the
> WSIS Review – informal and formal – and provides tips on advocacy strategy.
>
> *Prezi available to watch, here: *http://bit.ly/1OzgXuO
>
> *NB: please allow a few minutes for the prezi to load*
>
> *Live Q&A Session: Friday 16th October 13:00 UTC*
>
> A live Q&A session on this topic with Deborah Brown from Association for
> Progressive Communications, Grace Githaiga of KICTANet and Deniz Duru Aydin
> of Access will be held on Friday 16th October at 13:00 UTC. The video on
> this topic will be screened 30 mins prior to the Q&A session at 12:30 UTC
> as a recap.
>
> *To join, please click the following link on the day of the session *and
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>
> *Please send any questions for the Q&A session to*: aditi at gp-digital.org
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> This series is jointly produced by Global Partners Digital, Association
> for Progressive Communications, Center for Democracy and Technology, Public
> Knowledge, IFFLA and Diplo in the run up to the High Level Event in
> December.
>
> You can find all information, Q&A session links, further resources,
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>
> On 9 October 2015 at 19:21, Aditi Gupta <aditi at gp-digital.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear friends,
>> *(with apologies for cross-posting)*
>>
>> As part of the effort to help inform civil society engagement in the
>> WSIS Review Process, Global Partners Digital, Association for Progressive
>> Communications, Center for Democracy and Technology, Public Knowledge,
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>> the High Level Event in December. You can find out more about the series,
>> here <http://bit.ly/1P3sILs>.
>>
>> The webinars will each consist of a 20-30 minute prezi (which we
>> encourage you to watch beforehand) followed by a 30 minute online Q&A
>> session where participants will be able to interact with a panel.
>>
>> We would like to invite you to watch the first prezi and join us for the
>> first live Q&A in this series:
>>
>> *What is the WSIS, and What is the Review?*
>>
>> *Prezi* available to watch, here: http://bit.ly/1OqxQYo
>>
>> *NB: please allow a few minutes for the prezi to load*
>>
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>>
>> A live Q&A session on this topic with Carolina Rossini from Public
>> Knowledge, and Matthew Shears from Center for Democracy and Technology will
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From aditi at gp-digital.org  Fri Oct 16 09:11:46 2015
From: aditi at gp-digital.org (Aditi Gupta)
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 14:11:46 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] [WSIS+10] TODAY 13:00 UTC: Live Q&A Session -
 WSIS+10: How to Get Involved
In-Reply-To: <CAE=oip-1QUgEni=UQ-+8s1sJgp7A6sUH_YbPff7HsWRuGk=k-A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAE=oip-1QUgEni=UQ-+8s1sJgp7A6sUH_YbPff7HsWRuGk=k-A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAE=oip-rqJasb0Mmzj_EcW7bBZZVPRhsMzUdcn5JB3q5U4NVZA@mail.gmail.com>

Dear all,

The Q&A session for the next webinar "WSIS+10+10 How to Get Involved" is
about to start.To join, please click this link:  http://bit.ly/1OzhnBo

Panellists: Deborah Brown from Association for Progressive Communications,
Grace Githaiga of KICTANet and Deniz Duru Aydin of Access

Hope to see you there!

Aditi

On 16 October 2015 at 10:18, Aditi Gupta <aditi at gp-digital.org> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> This is a gentle reminder that the Q&A session accompanying our webinar
> "WSIS+10: How to Get Involved" will be *today at 13:00 UTC*:
>
> *WSIS+10: How to Get Involved*
>
> This webinar outlines the main avenues for civil society engagement in the
> WSIS Review – informal and formal – and provides tips on advocacy strategy.
>
> *Prezi available to watch, here: *http://bit.ly/1OzgXuO
>
> *NB: please allow a few minutes for the prezi to load*
>
> *Live Q&A Session: TODAY at 13:00 UTC*
>
> A live Q&A session on this topic with Deborah Brown from Association for
> Progressive Communications, Grace Githaiga of KICTANet and Deniz Duru Aydin
> of Access will be held on Friday 16th October at 13:00 UTC. The video on
> this topic will be screened 30 mins prior to the Q&A session at 12:30 UTC
> as a recap.
>
> *To join, please click the following link on the day of the session *and
> follow the on-screen prompts: http://bit.ly/1OzhnBo
>
> *Please send any questions for the Q&A session to*: aditi at gp-digital.org
>
> We hope to see you there!
>
> Best,
>
> Aditi
>
> On 13 October 2015 at 16:46, Aditi Gupta <aditi at gp-digital.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear friends,
>> *(with apologies for cross-posting)*
>>
>> Thank you to all who participated in our first webinar in this series
>> (What is the WSIS and What is the Review) by watching the prezi and
>> participating in the Q&A session.
>>
>> The webinars each consist of a 20-30 minute prezi (which we encourage
>> you to watch beforehand) followed by a 30 minute online Q&A session where
>> participants will be able to interact with a panel.
>>
>> We would now like to invite you to watch the second prezi and join us for
>> the next live Q&A in this series this Friday at 13:00 UTC:
>>
>> *WSIS+10: How to Get Involved*
>>
>> This webinar outlines the main avenues for civil society engagement in
>> the WSIS Review – informal and formal – and provides tips on advocacy
>> strategy.
>>
>> *Prezi available to watch, here: *http://bit.ly/1OzgXuO
>>
>> *NB: please allow a few minutes for the prezi to load*
>>
>> *Live Q&A Session: Friday 16th October 13:00 UTC*
>>
>> A live Q&A session on this topic with Deborah Brown from Association for
>> Progressive Communications, Grace Githaiga of KICTANet and Deniz Duru Aydin
>> of Access will be held on Friday 16th October at 13:00 UTC. The video on
>> this topic will be screened 30 mins prior to the Q&A session at 12:30 UTC
>> as a recap.
>>
>> *To join, please click the following link on the day of the session *and
>> follow the on-screen prompts: http://bit.ly/1OzhnBo
>>
>> *Please send any questions for the Q&A session to*: aditi at gp-digital.org
>>
>> This series is jointly produced by Global Partners Digital, Association
>> for Progressive Communications, Center for Democracy and Technology, Public
>> Knowledge, IFFLA and Diplo in the run up to the High Level Event in
>> December.
>>
>> You can find all information, Q&A session links, further resources,
>> recordings and updates about the series on the GPD website at this link:
>> http://bit.ly/1P3sILs
>>
>> *Please feel free to share this information and the links with your
>> networks.*
>>
>> For questions or assistance, please contact me at aditi at gp-digital.org
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Aditi
>>
>> On 9 October 2015 at 19:21, Aditi Gupta <aditi at gp-digital.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear friends,
>>> *(with apologies for cross-posting)*
>>>
>>> As part of the effort to help inform civil society engagement in the
>>> WSIS Review Process, Global Partners Digital, Association for Progressive
>>> Communications, Center for Democracy and Technology, Public Knowledge,
>>> IFFLA and others are jointly producing a webinar series in the run up to
>>> the High Level Event in December. You can find out more about the series,
>>> here <http://bit.ly/1P3sILs>.
>>>
>>> The webinars will each consist of a 20-30 minute prezi (which we
>>> encourage you to watch beforehand) followed by a 30 minute online Q&A
>>> session where participants will be able to interact with a panel.
>>>
>>> We would like to invite you to watch the first prezi and join us for the
>>> first live Q&A in this series:
>>>
>>> *What is the WSIS, and What is the Review?*
>>>
>>> *Prezi* available to watch, here: http://bit.ly/1OqxQYo
>>>
>>> *NB: please allow a few minutes for the prezi to load*
>>>
>>> *Live Q&A Session: Monday 12th October 16:00 UTC*
>>>
>>> A live Q&A session on this topic with Carolina Rossini from Public
>>> Knowledge, and Matthew Shears from Center for Democracy and Technology will
>>> be held on Monday 12th October at 16:00 UTC via Webex. The prezi video on
>>> this topic will be screened prior to the Q&A session from 15:30 UTC as a
>>> recap.
>>>
>>> *To join, please click the following link on the day of the session *and
>>> follow the on-screen prompts: http://bit.ly/1Ltl0Dx
>>>
>>> Please send questions for the Q&A session to: aditi at gp-digital.org
>>>
>>> *Please feel free to share this link with your networks.*
>>>
>>> For questions or assistance, please contact us at aditi at gp-digital.org
>>>
>>> Best wishes,
>>>
>>> Aditi
>>>
>>> --
>>> *Aditi Gupta*
>>> Project Coordinator | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
>>> Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT
>>> T: +44 (0) <%2B44%20%280%2920%207549%200337>207 549 0338 | M: +44 (0)7
>>> <%2B44%20%280%297852%20535222>876688351 | gp-digital.org
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Aditi Gupta*
>> Project Coordinator | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
>> Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT
>> T: +44 (0) <%2B44%20%280%2920%207549%200337>207 549 0338 | M: +44 (0)7
>> <%2B44%20%280%297852%20535222>876688351 | gp-digital.org
>>
>
>
>
> --
> *Aditi Gupta*
> Project Coordinator | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
> Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT
> T: +44 (0) <%2B44%20%280%2920%207549%200337>207 549 0338 | M: +44 (0)7
> <%2B44%20%280%297852%20535222>876688351 | gp-digital.org
>



-- 
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Project Coordinator | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT
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From lea at gp-digital.org  Sat Oct 17 10:34:20 2015
From: lea at gp-digital.org (Lea Kaspar)
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2015 15:34:20 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] Endorsements invited - joint civil society comments on
 the WSIS+10 Zero Draft
Message-ID: <CAJTVAjwc7tNsBSZurp-xTTOD_H8icRvwQVRrwhJDqpRAicAa6w@mail.gmail.com>

Dear friends,

Over the last few days, a group of civil society organisations met in NY to
discuss the WSIS+10 review. As a result of the meeting, the group developed
a comprehensive joint comment on the WSIS+10 zero draft document, which has
now been formally submitted to the United Nations.

Please see the submission and the list of signatories attached and in this
google doc:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mHBCrgp1kXJpjn0x2WF0m0ShNZvX-NTvdNS-L02GZ64/edit?pli=1#

The submission aims to reinforce support for human rights within the WSIS
framework, the need for a people-centered view of development and security,
and open and inclusive approaches to governance.

This document is now *open for organisational and individual endorsements
until COB Monday, Oct 19*.

You can add your endorsement either directly on the second page of the
google doc, or by responding to this email. We will be submitting an
updated list of signatories next week.

Best wishes,
Lea

---

*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

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From anriette at apc.org  Sun Oct 18 08:17:48 2015
From: anriette at apc.org (Anriette Esterhuysen)
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 14:17:48 +0200
Subject: [bestbits] For those in NY: APC/IFLA/InternetDemocracy/ISOC side
 event 19/10
In-Reply-To: <5622CC68.2050105@apc.org>
References: <5622CC68.2050105@apc.org>
Message-ID: <56238DEC.6070801@apc.org>


Dear all

Please do pass this on to people you know who will be in New York for
the WSIS meetings tomorrow. Apologies for cross posting.

Best

Anriette


https://www.apc.org/en/news/side-event-putting-people-centre-wsis10-review

And the link on the UN's WSIS+10 site:
http://unpan3.un.org/wsis10/Events/Side-Events
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From joly at punkcast.com  Sun Oct 18 09:04:38 2015
From: joly at punkcast.com (Joly MacFie)
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 09:04:38 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] For those in NY: APC/IFLA/InternetDemocracy/ISOC
 side event 19/10
In-Reply-To: <56238DEC.6070801@apc.org>
References: <5622CC68.2050105@apc.org> <56238DEC.6070801@apc.org>
Message-ID: <CAM9VJk0NMVZtsDVufD1dBf1RbmGzcdP5Dxmao-F43=T2dzA3Sw@mail.gmail.com>

I am hoping video will become available of this.


s

On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 8:17 AM, Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org>
wrote:

>
> Dear all
>
> Please do pass this on to people you know who will be in New York for
> the WSIS meetings tomorrow. Apologies for cross posting.
>
> Best
>
> Anriette
>
>
> https://www.apc.org/en/news/side-event-putting-people-centre-wsis10-review
>
> And the link on the UN's WSIS+10 site:
> http://unpan3.un.org/wsis10/Events/Side-Events
>
> ____________________________________________________________
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From brett at accessnow.org  Sun Oct 18 17:49:33 2015
From: brett at accessnow.org (Brett Solomon)
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 17:49:33 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] Endorsements invited - joint civil society comments
 on the WSIS+10 Zero Draft
In-Reply-To: <CAJTVAjwc7tNsBSZurp-xTTOD_H8icRvwQVRrwhJDqpRAicAa6w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJTVAjwc7tNsBSZurp-xTTOD_H8icRvwQVRrwhJDqpRAicAa6w@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAA5eo1Kc_65jJxZ7gY3FSHDrN6npow=9vQT6b0JQ0cp5QMcvCg@mail.gmail.com>

Congrats to all who worked on this. It's great to see such a diverse and
important coalition, Brett

Brett Solomon
Executive Director
Access | accessnow.org

+1 917 969 6077
@solomonbrett
Key ID: 0x4EDC17EB
Fingerprint: C02C A886 B0FC 3A25 FF9F ECE8 FCDF BA23 4EDC 17EB

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Express: accessnow.org/express <http://accessnow.org/express>*

On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 10:34 AM, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org> wrote:

> Dear friends,
>
> Over the last few days, a group of civil society organisations met in NY
> to discuss the WSIS+10 review. As a result of the meeting, the group
> developed a comprehensive joint comment on the WSIS+10 zero draft document,
> which has now been formally submitted to the United Nations.
>
> Please see the submission and the list of signatories attached and in this
> google doc:
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mHBCrgp1kXJpjn0x2WF0m0ShNZvX-NTvdNS-L02GZ64/edit?pli=1#
>
> The submission aims to reinforce support for human rights within the WSIS
> framework, the need for a people-centered view of development and security,
> and open and inclusive approaches to governance.
>
> This document is now *open for organisational and individual endorsements
> until COB Monday, Oct 19*.
>
> You can add your endorsement either directly on the second page of the
> google doc, or by responding to this email. We will be submitting an
> updated list of signatories next week.
>
> Best wishes,
> Lea
>
> ---
>
> *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
>
> ____________________________________________________________
> You received this message as a subscriber on the list:
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From sana.pryhod at gmail.com  Sun Oct 18 18:27:41 2015
From: sana.pryhod at gmail.com (Oksana Prykhodko)
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 01:27:41 +0300
Subject: [bestbits] Endorsements invited - joint civil society comments
 on the WSIS+10 Zero Draft
In-Reply-To: <CAA5eo1Kc_65jJxZ7gY3FSHDrN6npow=9vQT6b0JQ0cp5QMcvCg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJTVAjwc7tNsBSZurp-xTTOD_H8icRvwQVRrwhJDqpRAicAa6w@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAA5eo1Kc_65jJxZ7gY3FSHDrN6npow=9vQT6b0JQ0cp5QMcvCg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CA+C8XCJr9Hy3_GnPhi2rmvN0-y9w3HoniE8CFBd1TyR1OkVZFw@mail.gmail.com>

Dear Lea, dear all,

Thank you very much for your fantastic job!

INGO European Media Platform did organize on October 15 round table
"Internet Governance on global level and Ukraine's position on it".

Please find attached summary of this round table and please take into
account our endorsement of your statement.

Best regards,
Oksana
Congrats to all who worked on this. It's great to see such a diverse and
important coalition, Brett

Brett Solomon
Executive Director
Access | accessnow.org

+1 917 969 6077
@solomonbrett
Key ID: 0x4EDC17EB
Fingerprint: C02C A886 B0FC 3A25 FF9F ECE8 FCDF BA23 4EDC 17EB

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<https://www.accessnow.org/about/jobs>! *
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On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 10:34 AM, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org> wrote:

> Dear friends,
>
> Over the last few days, a group of civil society organisations met in NY
> to discuss the WSIS+10 review. As a result of the meeting, the group
> developed a comprehensive joint comment on the WSIS+10 zero draft document,
> which has now been formally submitted to the United Nations.
>
> Please see the submission and the list of signatories attached and in this
> google doc:
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mHBCrgp1kXJpjn0x2WF0m0ShNZvX-NTvdNS-L02GZ64/edit?pli=1#
>
> The submission aims to reinforce support for human rights within the WSIS
> framework, the need for a people-centered view of development and security,
> and open and inclusive approaches to governance.
>
> This document is now *open for organisational and individual endorsements
> until COB Monday, Oct 19*.
>
> You can add your endorsement either directly on the second page of the
> google doc, or by responding to this email. We will be submitting an
> updated list of signatories next week.
>
> Best wishes,
> Lea
>
> ---
>
> *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
>
> ____________________________________________________________
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From mariliamaciel at gmail.com  Mon Oct 19 12:24:02 2015
From: mariliamaciel at gmail.com (Marilia Maciel)
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 17:24:02 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] Human Rights in ICANN
Message-ID: <CACpVkK3rZc01tijmULSSPSF3tgnThYL3ceygfkdwL=7OubYgeQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hello everyone,

A few ICANN meetings ago, a Working Party on ICANN and Human Rights has
been formed. This is a lose group of coordination with the participation of
several ICANN constituencies to discuss the impact that some of ICANN's
policies and procedures have on human rights, such as freedom of
expression, privacy, freedom of association and due process, among others.

There are several policy development processes to be started soon on new
gTLDs, WHOIS, etc that will have significant implications on Human Rights.
This group is both trying to intervene substantially in these policies so
they comply with human rights standards and also to introduce the adequate
procedures to ensure that Human Rights assessments take place in due time.

We are currently in Dublin for the 54th ICANN meeting. A summary of
sessions that will touch upon human rights or that are related to the topic
can be found here: bit.ly/1LSIbvQ <http://t.co/yJvbSnrcqT>

All session count on remote participation:
https://meetings.icann.org/en/dublin54/schedule-full

Several documents of interest have been produced so far by the Council of
Europe, Article 19, and much work has been developed with the input from
various members of this list.

http://www.coe.int/t/informationsociety/Source/DGI_2014_12E%20Report%20ICANN%20and%20Human%20Rights%20updated%208%20Oct%202014.pdf
https://www.article19.org/data/files/medialibrary/38003/ICANN_report_A5-for-webv2.pdf
https://www.article19.org/data/files/medialibrary/38148/ICANN_CS_to_respect_HR_report_ALL_FINAL-PDF.pdf
(recently published)

This message is a quick update on what is taking place in this front and
also a call for those who wish to be involved. There are loads of work
coming down the pipe and it would be very important to have more civil
society and people with a human rights and public interest mindset to help.

Best wishes,
Marília



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Pesquisadora Gestora - Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade - FGV Direito Rio
Researcher and Coordinator - Center for Technology & Society - FGV Law
School
http://direitorio.fgv.br/cts

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From roberta.lentz at mcgill.ca  Mon Oct  5 09:45:36 2015
From: roberta.lentz at mcgill.ca (Becky Lentz)
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 09:45:36 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] REVISED 2016-18 Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Global
 Governance, Institute for the Study of International Development, McGill
 University PLEASE CIRCULATE WIDELY
In-Reply-To: <10387_1444052210_56127CF2_10387_156_1_DB56A8A49787A949B93C5D3E3B98B69CC0F04801@EXMBX2010-7.campus.MCGILL.CA>
References: <10387_1444052210_56127CF2_10387_156_1_DB56A8A49787A949B93C5D3E3B98B69CC0F04801@EXMBX2010-7.campus.MCGILL.CA>
Message-ID: <D237F700.40647%roberta.lentz@mcgill.ca>



> REMINDER
>  
> 2016-18 Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Global Governance
> Institute for the Study of International Development, McGill University
>  
>                       We are pleased to announce that two Postdoctoral
> Fellowships in Global Governance will be awarded for a two-year period
> starting in September 2016. Each Fellowship includes a yearly stipend of
> $55,000 CAD and a yearly research allowance of $10,000 CAD.
>                       Postdoctoral Fellows in Global Governance will be
> selected based on the demonstrated ways that their proposed research can
> contribute to developing better policies for global governance, as well as the
> fit between their proposed research and academic resources at McGill. Global
> governance is considered to include the formal and informal rules and
> practices designed to promote sustainable, inclusive development and
> democratic governance.  While such rules and practices would typically be
> applicable at the supranational and transnational levels, they also include
> local or national examples that demonstrate the potential for wider
> application. 
> ELIGIBILITY
>                       Fellowships are open to all nationalities and
> disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. Scholars who received their
> PhD after August 31, 2013 or who will have completed all PhD degree
> requirements by July 1, 2016 are eligible to apply. Applicants who do not have
> the PhD in hand at the time of application must include a letter from their
> Department Chair specifying the date of the dissertation defense. Successful
> applicants who do not complete all requirements for their PhD by July 1, 2016,
> will have their offer of award withdrawn.
>                 A world-renowned university located in the cosmopolitan
> metropolis of Montreal, Canada, McGill University has earned an international
> reputation for scholarly achievement and scientific discovery. Founded in
> 1821, McGill has 21 faculties and professional schools, which offer more than
> 300 programs from the undergraduate to the doctoral level. McGill attracts
> renowned professors and researchers from around the world and top students
> from more than 150 countries, creating one of the most dynamic and diverse
> educational environments in North America.
>                 The Institute for the Study of International Development was
> founded in 2008, consolidating McGill¹s strengths in research and teaching of
> development issues. Responsible for the Faculty of Art¹s second largest
> undergraduate degree program, ISID also delivers graduate and executive
> education programs. Its international advisory board includes members with
> government, civil society and business backgrounds.
> TO APPLY
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From pranesh at cis-india.org  Tue Oct 20 07:11:03 2015
From: pranesh at cis-india.org (Pranesh Prakash)
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 12:11:03 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] US Support for Multistakeholder Governance is
 Conditional on US Remaining in Control
Message-ID: <56262147.7030507@cis-india.org>

At a meeting with civil society actors, Larry Strickling of the US NTIA 
was asked by my colleague Padmini whether the US Congress would support 
the multistakeholder model if ICANN's jurisdiction were to shift.

He said that it wouldn't.

https://twitter.com/pranesh/status/656422297876561921

-- 
Pranesh Prakash
Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society
http://cis-india.org | tel:+91 80 40926283
sip:pranesh at ostel.co | xmpp:pranesh at cis-india.org
https://twitter.com/pranesh

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From pdmnbaruah at gmail.com  Tue Oct 20 07:15:51 2015
From: pdmnbaruah at gmail.com (Padmini)
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 16:45:51 +0530
Subject: [bestbits] US Support for Multistakeholder Governance is
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Adding to that, he also said that the issue of jurisdiction doesn't relate
to the physical presence of ICANN  as much as the jurisdiction of dispute
resolution mechanisms, and to not focus on the former which is not as
relevant.
Basically, no move in jurisdiction will ever be supported.
On 20 Oct 2015 16:43, "Pranesh Prakash" <pranesh at cis-india.org> wrote:

> At a meeting with civil society actors, Larry Strickling of the US NTIA
> was asked by my colleague Padmini whether the US Congress would support the
> multistakeholder model if ICANN's jurisdiction were to shift.
>
> He said that it wouldn't.
>
> https://twitter.com/pranesh/status/656422297876561921
>
> --
> Pranesh Prakash
> Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society
> http://cis-india.org | tel:+91 80 40926283
> sip:pranesh at ostel.co | xmpp:pranesh at cis-india.org
> https://twitter.com/pranesh
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From genekimmelman at gmail.com  Tue Oct 20 07:24:13 2015
From: genekimmelman at gmail.com (genekimmelman at gmail.com)
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 07:24:13 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] US Support for Multistakeholder Governance is
 Conditional on US Remaining in Control
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It sounds like Larry was giving an assessment of the current Congress. That is not necessarily the only path forward for the Obama Administration, they could try to move forward without Congressional support.

> On Oct 20, 2015, at 7:15 AM, Padmini <pdmnbaruah at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Adding to that, he also said that the issue of jurisdiction doesn't relate to the physical presence of ICANN  as much as the jurisdiction of dispute resolution mechanisms, and to not focus on the former which is not as relevant. 
> Basically, no move in jurisdiction will ever be supported.
> 
>> On 20 Oct 2015 16:43, "Pranesh Prakash" <pranesh at cis-india.org> wrote:
>> At a meeting with civil society actors, Larry Strickling of the US NTIA was asked by my colleague Padmini whether the US Congress would support the multistakeholder model if ICANN's jurisdiction were to shift.
>> 
>> He said that it wouldn't.
>> 
>> https://twitter.com/pranesh/status/656422297876561921
>> 
>> -- 
>> Pranesh Prakash
>> Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society
>> http://cis-india.org | tel:+91 80 40926283
>> sip:pranesh at ostel.co | xmpp:pranesh at cis-india.org
>> https://twitter.com/pranesh
>> 
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From parminder at itforchange.net  Tue Oct 20 07:33:20 2015
From: parminder at itforchange.net (parminder)
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 17:03:20 +0530
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] US Support for Multistakeholder
 Governance is Conditional on US Remaining in Control
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On Tuesday 20 October 2015 04:54 PM, genekimmelman at gmail.com wrote:
> It sounds like Larry was giving an assessment of the current Congress.
> That is not necessarily the only path forward for the Obama
> Administration, they could try to move forward without Congressional
> support.

Gene

Are you seriously suggesting that Obama administration could be open to
consider jurisdictional change?

parminder 
>
> On Oct 20, 2015, at 7:15 AM, Padmini <pdmnbaruah at gmail.com
> <mailto:pdmnbaruah at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> Adding to that, he also said that the issue of jurisdiction doesn't
>> relate to the physical presence of ICANN  as much as the jurisdiction
>> of dispute resolution mechanisms, and to not focus on the former
>> which is not as relevant.
>> Basically, no move in jurisdiction will ever be supported.
>>
>> On 20 Oct 2015 16:43, "Pranesh Prakash" <pranesh at cis-india.org
>> <mailto:pranesh at cis-india.org>> wrote:
>>
>>     At a meeting with civil society actors, Larry Strickling of the
>>     US NTIA was asked by my colleague Padmini whether the US Congress
>>     would support the multistakeholder model if ICANN's jurisdiction
>>     were to shift.
>>
>>     He said that it wouldn't.
>>
>>     https://twitter.com/pranesh/status/656422297876561921
>>
>>     -- 
>>     Pranesh Prakash
>>     Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society
>>     http://cis-india.org | tel:+91 80 40926283
>>     <tel:%2B91%2080%2040926283>
>>     sip:pranesh at ostel.co <mailto:sip%3Apranesh at ostel.co> |
>>     xmpp:pranesh at cis-india.org <mailto:xmpp%3Apranesh at cis-india.org>
>>     https://twitter.com/pranesh
>>
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From milton.mueller at pubpolicy.gatech.edu  Tue Oct 20 07:21:38 2015
From: milton.mueller at pubpolicy.gatech.edu (Mueller, Milton L)
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 11:21:38 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] US Support for Multistakeholder
 Governance is Conditional on US Remaining in Control
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No quite accurate. 
He was asked whether the US Congress would support changing the jurisdiction of ICANN. 
He said no. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-
> request at lists.igcaucus.org] On Behalf Of Pranesh Prakash
> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 7:11 AM
> To: BestBits <bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>; governance at lists.igcaucus.org
> Subject: [governance] US Support for Multistakeholder Governance is
> Conditional on US Remaining in Control
> 
> At a meeting with civil society actors, Larry Strickling of the US NTIA was
> asked by my colleague Padmini whether the US Congress would support the
> multistakeholder model if ICANN's jurisdiction were to shift.
> 
> He said that it wouldn't.
> 
> https://twitter.com/pranesh/status/656422297876561921
> 
> --
> Pranesh Prakash
> Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society http://cis-india.org | tel:+91
> 80 40926283 sip:pranesh at ostel.co | xmpp:pranesh at cis-india.org
> https://twitter.com/pranesh


From pdmnbaruah at gmail.com  Tue Oct 20 07:35:47 2015
From: pdmnbaruah at gmail.com (Padmini)
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 17:05:47 +0530
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] US Support for Multistakeholder
 Governance is Conditional on US Remaining in Control
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Oh no,  Mr. Mueller. My question was two parts. Will US support a change in
jurisdiction and will there be support for the multistakeholder in the
event that jurisdiction changes?
He said very eloquently -  no.
On 20 Oct 2015 17:04, "Mueller, Milton L" <
milton.mueller at pubpolicy.gatech.edu> wrote:

> No quite accurate.
> He was asked whether the US Congress would support changing the
> jurisdiction of ICANN.
> He said no.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-
> > request at lists.igcaucus.org] On Behalf Of Pranesh Prakash
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 7:11 AM
> > To: BestBits <bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>;
> governance at lists.igcaucus.org
> > Subject: [governance] US Support for Multistakeholder Governance is
> > Conditional on US Remaining in Control
> >
> > At a meeting with civil society actors, Larry Strickling of the US NTIA
> was
> > asked by my colleague Padmini whether the US Congress would support the
> > multistakeholder model if ICANN's jurisdiction were to shift.
> >
> > He said that it wouldn't.
> >
> > https://twitter.com/pranesh/status/656422297876561921
> >
> > --
> > Pranesh Prakash
> > Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society http://cis-india.org |
> tel:+91
> > 80 40926283 sip:pranesh at ostel.co | xmpp:pranesh at cis-india.org
> > https://twitter.com/pranesh
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From parminder at itforchange.net  Tue Oct 20 07:40:53 2015
From: parminder at itforchange.net (parminder)
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 17:10:53 +0530
Subject: [bestbits] US Support for Multistakeholder Governance is
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On Tuesday 20 October 2015 04:45 PM, Padmini wrote:
>
> Adding to that, he also said that the issue of jurisdiction doesn't
> relate to the physical presence of ICANN  as much as the jurisdiction
> of dispute resolution mechanisms, and to not focus on the former which
> is not as relevant.
>

That is a deliberately misleading statement -- jurisdiction has not only
to do with judicial oversight or enforcement of dispute resolutions
mechanisms-- it is much more important vis a vis ICANN continuing to be
subject to all arms of the government of the US, judicial, legislative
and executive....

He is able to speak like that bec the 'ICANN crowd' has traditionally
shown itself to be a gullible group, ready or willing to be easily
mislead with regard to these key political issues, which are of central
importance to the people of the world
 
>
> Basically, no move in jurisdiction will ever be supported.
>

This was always known..... Civil society groups should have put the two
issues of 'jurisdiction' and 'external oversight' (external to the
current ICANN power configurations which extent to a good part of the so
called ICANN communtiy - for instance see ALAC's lame give in ) up front
to be resolved first, without sepnding months on the intricacies of
Californian law on non profits, and what constitutes a board fiduciary
duty, and such triva...

parminder

> On 20 Oct 2015 16:43, "Pranesh Prakash" <pranesh at cis-india.org
> <mailto:pranesh at cis-india.org>> wrote:
>
>     At a meeting with civil society actors, Larry Strickling of the US
>     NTIA was asked by my colleague Padmini whether the US Congress
>     would support the multistakeholder model if ICANN's jurisdiction
>     were to shift.
>
>     He said that it wouldn't.
>
>     https://twitter.com/pranesh/status/656422297876561921
>
>     -- 
>     Pranesh Prakash
>     Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society
>     http://cis-india.org | tel:+91 80 40926283 <tel:%2B91%2080%2040926283>
>     sip:pranesh at ostel.co <mailto:sip%3Apranesh at ostel.co> |
>     xmpp:pranesh at cis-india.org <mailto:xmpp%3Apranesh at cis-india.org>
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From seth.p.johnson at gmail.com  Tue Oct 20 07:44:53 2015
From: seth.p.johnson at gmail.com (Seth Johnson)
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 07:44:53 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] US Support for Multistakeholder Governance is
 Conditional on US Remaining in Control
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Pleased to hear that the topic of jurisdiction shifting came up again.

I specifically criticized the misframing of the jurisdiction issue in
the CCWG-Accountability group's Paris meeting a few weeks back.


Seth

On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 7:11 AM, Pranesh Prakash <pranesh at cis-india.org> wrote:
> At a meeting with civil society actors, Larry Strickling of the US NTIA was
> asked by my colleague Padmini whether the US Congress would support the
> multistakeholder model if ICANN's jurisdiction were to shift.
>
> He said that it wouldn't.
>
> https://twitter.com/pranesh/status/656422297876561921
>
> --
> Pranesh Prakash
> Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society
> http://cis-india.org | tel:+91 80 40926283
> sip:pranesh at ostel.co | xmpp:pranesh at cis-india.org
> https://twitter.com/pranesh
>
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From pdmnbaruah at gmail.com  Tue Oct 20 07:47:05 2015
From: pdmnbaruah at gmail.com (Padmini)
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 17:17:05 +0530
Subject: [bestbits] US Support for Multistakeholder Governance is
 Conditional on US Remaining in Control
In-Reply-To: <CAJkfFByu9sthxcuR1_Wa7ZbDfFUBM22PyFOK8z_=j5xEvMwV5Q@mail.gmail.com>
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Pranesh: would the splitting up of IANA functions like you were proposing
find more acceptance as a starting point of shifting jurisdiction?
On 20 Oct 2015 17:15, "Seth Johnson" <seth.p.johnson at gmail.com> wrote:

> Pleased to hear that the topic of jurisdiction shifting came up again.
>
> I specifically criticized the misframing of the jurisdiction issue in
> the CCWG-Accountability group's Paris meeting a few weeks back.
>
>
> Seth
>
> On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 7:11 AM, Pranesh Prakash <pranesh at cis-india.org>
> wrote:
> > At a meeting with civil society actors, Larry Strickling of the US NTIA
> was
> > asked by my colleague Padmini whether the US Congress would support the
> > multistakeholder model if ICANN's jurisdiction were to shift.
> >
> > He said that it wouldn't.
> >
> > https://twitter.com/pranesh/status/656422297876561921
> >
> > --
> > Pranesh Prakash
> > Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society
> > http://cis-india.org | tel:+91 80 40926283
> > sip:pranesh at ostel.co | xmpp:pranesh at cis-india.org
> > https://twitter.com/pranesh
> >
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From pranesh at cis-india.org  Tue Oct 20 07:53:10 2015
From: pranesh at cis-india.org (Pranesh Prakash)
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 12:53:10 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] US Support for Multistakeholder
 Governance is Conditional on US Remaining in Control
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Dear Gene and Milton, 
Respectfully, you seem to have missed this bit from Larry's testimony before the House Sub-committee, which prompted this question. 

https://youtu.be/8v-yWye5I0w

"It's today, in the byelaws, that ICANN will remain in California, and of course their articles of incorporation as currently established require that it be a California corporation. So, there has been no proposal - serious proposal, made in the course of these discussions to move the location of ICANN outside of the United States. Frankly, if it were being proposed, I don't think that such a proposal would satisfy our criteria, specifically the one that requires that security and stability be maintained. So, we expect that this would continue on into the future."

It's not just Strickling's view on what Congress would say, but the administration's precondition. Unless, of course he lied before the House Sub-committee. 

Regards, 
Pranesh 


On 20 October 2015 12:35:47 pm GMT+01:00, Padmini <pdmnbaruah at gmail.com> wrote:
>Oh no,  Mr. Mueller. My question was two parts. Will US support a
>change in
>jurisdiction and will there be support for the multistakeholder in the
>event that jurisdiction changes?
>He said very eloquently -  no.
>On 20 Oct 2015 17:04, "Mueller, Milton L" <
>milton.mueller at pubpolicy.gatech.edu> wrote:
>
>> No quite accurate.
>> He was asked whether the US Congress would support changing the
>> jurisdiction of ICANN.
>> He said no.
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-
>> > request at lists.igcaucus.org] On Behalf Of Pranesh Prakash
>> > Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 7:11 AM
>> > To: BestBits <bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>;
>> governance at lists.igcaucus.org
>> > Subject: [governance] US Support for Multistakeholder Governance is
>> > Conditional on US Remaining in Control
>> >
>> > At a meeting with civil society actors, Larry Strickling of the US
>NTIA
>> was
>> > asked by my colleague Padmini whether the US Congress would support
>the
>> > multistakeholder model if ICANN's jurisdiction were to shift.
>> >
>> > He said that it wouldn't.
>> >
>> > https://twitter.com/pranesh/status/656422297876561921
>> >
>> > --
>> > Pranesh Prakash
>> > Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society
>http://cis-india.org |
>> tel:+91
>> > 80 40926283 sip:pranesh at ostel.co | xmpp:pranesh at cis-india.org
>> > https://twitter.com/pranesh
>>
>>
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sip:pranesh at ostel.co | xmpp:pranesh at cis-india.org
https://twitter.com/pranesh

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From jac at apcwomen.org  Mon Oct  5 10:01:38 2015
From: jac at apcwomen.org (Jac sm Kee)
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 22:01:38 +0800
Subject: [bestbits] Call for input: Policy questions on Human Rights, Access
 and IG (IGF Main session)
Message-ID: <561282C2.2090300@apcwomen.org>

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Dear colleagues,

The IGF will be hosting a main session on human rights this year, with
a focus on access.

The methodology is in a roundtable format, with discussions in 3
clusters. The clusters are aimed at highlighting the focus of this
year's IGF theme, the issues raised as critical concerns through IGF
workshop submissions, as well as a section that allows for new and
emerging issues to be included.

We invite the IGF community to help shape this session by:

a) Joining the HR main session mailing list where the planning will be
taking place:
http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/ms2015_humanrights_intgovfo
rum.org

b) Submitting your contributions to policy questions, and
recommendations for moderators/discussants directly as suggestions to
the open google document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JU5BhxAOpyLfVFo6vzFGZ0Ks7XU350FgeKPa
5z_TUoo/edit#heading=h.llc1d6zeyrkq

Much thanks, and looking forward to your thoughts and contributions.

Best,
Jac sm Kee & Angelic del Castilho
Co-coordinators of the HR main session

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From genekimmelman at gmail.com  Tue Oct 20 08:21:40 2015
From: genekimmelman at gmail.com (genekimmelman at gmail.com)
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 08:21:40 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] US Support for Multistakeholder
 Governance is Conditional on US Remaining in Control
In-Reply-To: <56262680.3080401@itforchange.net>
References: <56262147.7030507@cis-india.org> <CAOr9Jxnc78wFN3Xig2jg5P0C86=j0KqgiLo_kXRCrOsE=unHBA@mail.gmail.com> <F64BCDF3-D17F-41BA-B905-670FF319FE8A@gmail.com> <56262680.3080401@itforchange.net>
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The Administration is probably open to much broader change than the Congress. How far that goes, I'm not sure.

> On Oct 20, 2015, at 7:33 AM, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On Tuesday 20 October 2015 04:54 PM, genekimmelman at gmail.com wrote:
>> It sounds like Larry was giving an assessment of the current Congress. That is not necessarily the only path forward for the Obama Administration, they could try to move forward without Congressional support.
> 
> Gene
> 
> Are you seriously suggesting that Obama administration could be open to consider jurisdictional change?
> 
> parminder  
>> 
>> On Oct 20, 2015, at 7:15 AM, Padmini <pdmnbaruah at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Adding to that, he also said that the issue of jurisdiction doesn't relate to the physical presence of ICANN  as much as the jurisdiction of dispute resolution mechanisms, and to not focus on the former which is not as relevant. 
>>> Basically, no move in jurisdiction will ever be supported.
>>> 
>>>> On 20 Oct 2015 16:43, "Pranesh Prakash" <pranesh at cis-india.org> wrote:
>>>> At a meeting with civil society actors, Larry Strickling of the US NTIA was asked by my colleague Padmini whether the US Congress would support the multistakeholder model if ICANN's jurisdiction were to shift.
>>>> 
>>>> He said that it wouldn't.
>>>> 
>>>> https://twitter.com/pranesh/status/656422297876561921
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> Pranesh Prakash
>>>> Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society
>>>> http://cis-india.org | tel:+91 80 40926283
>>>> sip:pranesh at ostel.co | xmpp:pranesh at cis-india.org
>>>> https://twitter.com/pranesh
>>>> 
>>>> 
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From genekimmelman at gmail.com  Tue Oct 20 08:32:32 2015
From: genekimmelman at gmail.com (genekimmelman at gmail.com)
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 08:32:32 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] US Support for Multistakeholder
 Governance is Conditional on US Remaining in Control
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"I don't think " is neither indicative of an Administration official position nor a lie. But regardless of that, my comment referred only to the relatively different positions of the majority in Congress and the Administration. As a practical matter it may not make a big difference for the point you wish to make.

> On Oct 20, 2015, at 7:53 AM, Pranesh Prakash <pranesh at cis-india.org> wrote:
> 
> Dear Gene and Milton, 
> Respectfully, you seem to have missed this bit from Larry's testimony before the House Sub-committee, which prompted this question. 
> 
> https://youtu.be/8v-yWye5I0w
> 
> "It's today, in the byelaws, that ICANN will remain in California, and of course their articles of incorporation as currently established require that it be a California corporation. So, there has been no proposal - serious proposal, made in the course of these discussions to move the location of ICANN outside of the United States. Frankly, if it were being proposed, I don't think that such a proposal would satisfy our criteria, specifically the one that requires that security and stability be maintained. So, we expect that this would continue on into the future."
> 
> It's not just Strickling's view on what Congress would say, but the administration's precondition. Unless, of course he lied before the House Sub-committee. 
> 
> Regards, 
> Pranesh 
> 
> 
>> On 20 October 2015 12:35:47 pm GMT+01:00, Padmini <pdmnbaruah at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Oh no,  Mr. Mueller. My question was two parts. Will US support a
>> change in
>> jurisdiction and will there be support for the multistakeholder in the
>> event that jurisdiction changes?
>> He said very eloquently -  no.
>> On 20 Oct 2015 17:04, "Mueller, Milton L" <
>> milton.mueller at pubpolicy.gatech.edu> wrote:
>> 
>>> No quite accurate.
>>> He was asked whether the US Congress would support changing the
>>> jurisdiction of ICANN.
>>> He said no.
>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-
>>>> request at lists.igcaucus.org] On Behalf Of Pranesh Prakash
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 7:11 AM
>>>> To: BestBits <bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>;
>>> governance at lists.igcaucus.org
>>>> Subject: [governance] US Support for Multistakeholder Governance is
>>>> Conditional on US Remaining in Control
>>>> 
>>>> At a meeting with civil society actors, Larry Strickling of the US
>> NTIA
>>> was
>>>> asked by my colleague Padmini whether the US Congress would support
>> the
>>>> multistakeholder model if ICANN's jurisdiction were to shift.
>>>> 
>>>> He said that it wouldn't.
>>>> 
>>>> https://twitter.com/pranesh/status/656422297876561921
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Pranesh Prakash
>>>> Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society
>> http://cis-india.org |
>>> tel:+91
>>>> 80 40926283 sip:pranesh at ostel.co | xmpp:pranesh at cis-india.org
>>>> https://twitter.com/pranesh
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ____________________________________________________________
>>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list:
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> 
> -- 
> Pranesh Prakash
> Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society
> http://cis-india.org | tel:+91 80 40926283
> sip:pranesh at ostel.co | xmpp:pranesh at cis-india.org
> https://twitter.com/pranesh
> 
> Sent over open standards using free software on a mobile device. Please excuse my brevity.
> 
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From gurcharya at gmail.com  Tue Oct 20 08:39:29 2015
From: gurcharya at gmail.com (Guru Acharya)
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 18:09:29 +0530
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] US Support for Multistakeholder
 Governance is Conditional on US Remaining in Control
In-Reply-To: <D055C67B-2339-4AE0-8F1F-C55D00F720F3@cis-india.org>
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	<D055C67B-2339-4AE0-8F1F-C55D00F720F3@cis-india.org>
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Its shocking to hear that we have been misled all along that jurisdiction
is a part of Work Stream 2 of CCWG! Why couldn't NTIA be upfront while
announcing the transition and list this condition as the 5th
principle/criteria? They have extracted endless number of man hours from us
under false promises of a bottom-up process whereas most of the major
issues are being dictated top-down by the NTIA!

During the deliberations of the CWG and CCWG, there are two constant
arguments used by status quoists that have dangled as sharp swords over the
participants:
1) We suspect that the NTIA will not accept this change causing the
transition to fail.
2) We suspect that the Board will not accept this change causing the
transition to fail.

Ultimately, participants are so fearful of crossing these imaginary
boundaries of what NTIA may accept, that we have started faithfully
reproducing what NTIA desires. We are so fearful of a failed transition
that we err on the side of status quo.

However, what hits me the most that the United States is selectively
following multistakeholder processes where its convenient for them. The
recent RZM proposal developed secretly by NTIA, Verisign and ICANN
demonstrate that multistakeholder processes are endorsed by the United
States only when its convenient to their interests.

I only wish the WSIS document, while endorsing multistakeholder processes,
was substantive enough to recognise US dominant control (by corporate
capture, by judicial control, by executive control and by legislative
control) over multistakeholder processes and organisations as an issue that
needs resolution over time. I dont understand the point behind living in
denial. Who are we even fooling?

On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 5:23 PM, Pranesh Prakash <pranesh at cis-india.org>
wrote:

> Dear Gene and Milton,
> Respectfully, you seem to have missed this bit from Larry's testimony
> before the House Sub-committee, which prompted this question.
>
> https://youtu.be/8v-yWye5I0w
>
> "It's today, in the byelaws, that ICANN will remain in California, and of
> course their articles of incorporation as currently established require
> that it be a California corporation. So, there has been no proposal -
> serious proposal, made in the course of these discussions to move the
> location of ICANN outside of the United States. Frankly, if it were being
> proposed, I don't think that such a proposal would satisfy our criteria,
> specifically the one that requires that security and stability be
> maintained. So, we expect that this would continue on into the future."
>
> It's not just Strickling's view on what Congress would say, but the
> administration's precondition. Unless, of course he lied before the House
> Sub-committee.
>
> Regards,
> Pranesh
>
>
> On 20 October 2015 12:35:47 pm GMT+01:00, Padmini <pdmnbaruah at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >Oh no,  Mr. Mueller. My question was two parts. Will US support a
> >change in
> >jurisdiction and will there be support for the multistakeholder in the
> >event that jurisdiction changes?
> >He said very eloquently -  no.
> >On 20 Oct 2015 17:04, "Mueller, Milton L" <
> >milton.mueller at pubpolicy.gatech.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> No quite accurate.
> >> He was asked whether the US Congress would support changing the
> >> jurisdiction of ICANN.
> >> He said no.
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-
> >> > request at lists.igcaucus.org] On Behalf Of Pranesh Prakash
> >> > Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 7:11 AM
> >> > To: BestBits <bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>;
> >> governance at lists.igcaucus.org
> >> > Subject: [governance] US Support for Multistakeholder Governance is
> >> > Conditional on US Remaining in Control
> >> >
> >> > At a meeting with civil society actors, Larry Strickling of the US
> >NTIA
> >> was
> >> > asked by my colleague Padmini whether the US Congress would support
> >the
> >> > multistakeholder model if ICANN's jurisdiction were to shift.
> >> >
> >> > He said that it wouldn't.
> >> >
> >> > https://twitter.com/pranesh/status/656422297876561921
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Pranesh Prakash
> >> > Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society
> >http://cis-india.org |
> >> tel:+91
> >> > 80 40926283 sip:pranesh at ostel.co | xmpp:pranesh at cis-india.org
> >> > https://twitter.com/pranesh
> >>
> >>
> >> ____________________________________________________________
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> >>      http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits
> >>
>
> --
> Pranesh Prakash
> Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society
> http://cis-india.org | tel:+91 80 40926283
> sip:pranesh at ostel.co | xmpp:pranesh at cis-india.org
> https://twitter.com/pranesh
>
> Sent over open standards using free software on a mobile device. Please
> excuse my brevity.
>
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From pranesh at cis-india.org  Tue Oct 20 11:18:53 2015
From: pranesh at cis-india.org (Pranesh Prakash)
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 16:18:53 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] US Support for Multistakeholder
 Governance is Conditional on US Remaining in Control
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On 20 October 2015 1:45:07 pm GMT+01:00, Suresh Ramasubramanian 
<suresh at hserus.net> wrote:
>Come on, folks.  Asking a fairly ambiguous question, getting an equally
>ambiguous answer and then making a mountain out of a molehill just to
>score a point doesn’t sound like a very productive way to go.

Dear Suresh,
Could you please point out the ambiguity in the questions and suggest 
how we could rephrase it to avoid that ambiguity the next time we ask 
it?  Thanks.

The question was:
The technical stability of the DNS doesn't depend on the jurisdiction of 
ICANN.  Will the US Congress support a shift in jurisdiction?  And will 
there be a continued support for the multistakeholder model if the 
jurisdiction shifts?

The transcript for the meeting will be provided soon:
https://meetings.icann.org/en/dublin54/schedule/tue-ncuc

Regards,
Pranesh

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From lists at digitaldissidents.org  Wed Oct 21 03:42:36 2015
From: lists at digitaldissidents.org (Niels ten Oever)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:42:36 +0200
Subject: [bestbits] Human Rights in ICANN
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Hi all,

A quick reminder, the session is about to start in 20 minutes, you can
join here:
https://meetings.icann.org/en/dublin54/schedule/wed-ccwp-human-rights-mo
rning

Or have a look at the new report here:
https://www.article19.org/data/files/medialibrary/38148/ICANN_CS_to_resp
ect_HR_report_ALL_FINAL-PDF.pdf

Or have a look at all documents concerning the Cross Community Working
Party on Human Rights here:

https://tinyurl.com/cchumanrights

All the best,

Niels




On 10/19/2015 06:24 PM, Marilia Maciel wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> A few ICANN meetings ago, a Working Party on ICANN and Human Rights
> has been formed. This is a lose group of coordination with the
> participation of several ICANN constituencies to discuss the impact
> that some of ICANN's policies and procedures have on human rights,
> such as freedom of expression, privacy, freedom of association and
> due process, among others.
> 
> There are several policy development processes to be started soon
> on new gTLDs, WHOIS, etc that will have significant implications on
> Human Rights. This group is both trying to intervene substantially
> in these policies so they comply with human rights standards and
> also to introduce the adequate procedures to ensure that Human
> Rights assessments take place in due time.
> 
> We are currently in Dublin for the 54th ICANN meeting. A summary
> of sessions that will touch upon human rights or that are related
> to the topic can be found here: bit.ly/1LSIbvQ
> <http://t.co/yJvbSnrcqT>
> 
> All session count on remote participation:
> https://meetings.icann.org/en/dublin54/schedule-full
> 
> Several documents of interest have been produced so far by the
> Council of Europe, Article 19, and much work has been developed
> with the input from various members of this list.
> 
> http://www.coe.int/t/informationsociety/Source/DGI_2014_12E%20Report%2
0ICANN%20and%20Human%20Rights%20updated%208%20Oct%202014.pdf
>
> 
https://www.article19.org/data/files/medialibrary/38003/ICANN_report_A5-
for-webv2.pdf
> https://www.article19.org/data/files/medialibrary/38148/ICANN_CS_to_re
spect_HR_report_ALL_FINAL-PDF.pdf
>
> 
(recently published)
> 
> This message is a quick update on what is taking place in this
> front and also a call for those who wish to be involved. There are
> loads of work coming down the pipe and it would be very important
> to have more civil society and people with a human rights and
> public interest mindset to help.
> 
> Best wishes, Marília
> 
> 
> 
> -- *Marília Maciel* Pesquisadora Gestora - Centro de Tecnologia e
> Sociedade - FGV Direito Rio Researcher and Coordinator - Center for
> Technology & Society - FGV Law School http://direitorio.fgv.br/cts
> 
> DiploFoundation associate - www.diplomacy.edu
> <http://www.diplomacy.edu> PoliTICs Magazine Advisory Committee -
> http://www.politics.org.br/ Subscribe "Digital Rights: Latin
> America & the Caribbean" - http://www.digitalrightslac.net/en
> 
> 
> 
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From jonathan at gp-digital.org  Wed Oct 21 11:31:53 2015
From: jonathan at gp-digital.org (Jonathan Jacobs)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 16:31:53 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] Joint submission to the WSIS+10 Review
Message-ID: <CAFKiO95Dnzvi7GAbbkhJyT8JC9oy=GG3JNbG2CkDLAt72A4Bbw@mail.gmail.com>

Dear all,

Jonathan here - I'm the new Communications Officer at Global Partners
Digital. Nice to meet you all!

Just wanted to let you know that we've published a blog article
<http://bit.ly/1MTnksU> on the WSIS civil society coordination meeting
which was held last week in New York.

It provides a summary of the meeting and a link to the outcome document - a
joint submission to the Zero-draft, signed by 46 organisations from 24
countries.

You can also read the submission here: http://bit.ly/1jyRiaj

Let me know if you have any questions or feedback - and please do share
with anyone in your networks who might be interested.

Best wishes,
Jonathan

-- 
*Jonathan Jacobs*
Communications and Operations Officer | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT
Skype: jonathan.gpdigital
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From chinmayiarun at gmail.com  Wed Oct 21 14:30:16 2015
From: chinmayiarun at gmail.com (Chinmayi Arun)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 14:30:16 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] Report of WSIS+10 review proceedings in New York
Message-ID: <CACu5V_um3i_gCj9+QQ+CrT+eYjHKX_JuVU1fKsaiZc+GX9sH0Q@mail.gmail.com>

Dear All,

Here are links to CCG's coverage of the WSIS+10 review in New York. Puneeth
Nagaraj has been attending on our behalf and has shared/ written up the
following:

2nd Preparatory Meeting of WSIS+10 Review: Summary of Day 1
<https://ccgnludelhi.wordpress.com/2015/10/20/2nd-preparatory-meeting-of-wsis10-review-summary-of-day-1/>
(Covers
EU, US, G77+China and Latin American & Carribean States)
2nd Preparatory Meeting of WSIS+10 Review: Summary of ICT4D Discussions on
Day 2
<https://ccgnludelhi.wordpress.com/2015/10/21/2nd-preparatory-meeting-of-wsis10-review-summary-of-ict4d-discussions-on-day-2/>
(covers
South Africa, the EU and the US)

Indian government's statements
WSIS+10 Zero Draft: Highlights from India’s Statement at the 2nd
Preparatory Meeting
<https://ccgnludelhi.wordpress.com/2015/10/20/wsis10-zero-draft-indias-statement-at-the-2nd-preparatory-meeting/>
(part
1 of 2)
India’s Statements on Day 2 of the 2nd Preparatory Meeting of the WSIS
Review
<https://ccgnludelhi.wordpress.com/2015/10/21/indias-statements-on-day-2-of-the-2nd-preparatory-meeting-of-the-wsis-review/>
(part
2 of 2)

We hope that this is useful to you and welcome your feedback on how we can
improve our reporting.
Best,
Chinmayi
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From wjdrake at gmail.com  Wed Oct 21 16:14:17 2015
From: wjdrake at gmail.com (William Drake)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 21:14:17 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] US Support for Multistakeholder Governance is
 Conditional on US Remaining in Control
In-Reply-To: <56262147.7030507@cis-india.org>
References: <56262147.7030507@cis-india.org>
Message-ID: <4D82E5A6-5DA9-48B6-9A35-C9E4EA499F50@gmail.com>

Hi

FWIW I was sitting next to Larry and understood Padmini to be asking whether the US Congress would support ICANN leaving the US.  I believe he did too, and hence his emphatic answer was that no, the Congress has said clearly that it will not support this.  He then noted that some governments have raised the consequent question of jurisdiction over disputes and suggested this is an appropriate matter to get into.  So I was puzzled when I saw your message because he did not say anything about multistakeholder governance, much less whether "US Support for Multistakeholder Governance is Conditional on US Remaining in Control.”

It may be that we didn’t understand the question correctly and mistakenly focused on the ICANN leaving piece, as she was at the end of a long table. But if her question was exactly as you’re reporting it then his answer was clearly non-responsive, in which case a less inventive interpretation would seem apt.

Best

Bill


> On Oct 20, 2015, at 12:11 PM, Pranesh Prakash <pranesh at cis-india.org> wrote:
> 
> At a meeting with civil society actors, Larry Strickling of the US NTIA was asked by my colleague Padmini whether the US Congress would support the multistakeholder model if ICANN's jurisdiction were to shift.
> 
> He said that it wouldn't.
> 
> https://twitter.com/pranesh/status/656422297876561921
> 
> -- 
> Pranesh Prakash
> Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society
> http://cis-india.org | tel:+91 80 40926283
> sip:pranesh at ostel.co | xmpp:pranesh at cis-india.org
> https://twitter.com/pranesh
> 


From seth.p.johnson at gmail.com  Thu Oct 22 10:58:24 2015
From: seth.p.johnson at gmail.com (Seth Johnson)
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 10:58:24 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] [Internet Policy] Report of WSIS+10 review
 proceedings in New York
In-Reply-To: <9469C36F-E6E7-4DEB-8559-82CF73A4837F@isoc.org>
References: <CACu5V_um3i_gCj9+QQ+CrT+eYjHKX_JuVU1fKsaiZc+GX9sH0Q@mail.gmail.com>
 <9469C36F-E6E7-4DEB-8559-82CF73A4837F@isoc.org>
Message-ID: <CAJkfFBz8kkMiQH7LD89b4QU7FuhoTVhhd-uGYj8gT+0TDFPoxA@mail.gmail.com>

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 6:15 AM, Robin Wilton <wilton at isoc.org> wrote:
> Hi Chinmayi,
>
> Many thanks to you and Puneeth for these very useful notes.
>
> Looking at the summary of Day 1, what strikes me is the way in which the US,
> EU, China, G77 and LAC all express different perspectives on the role of
> human rights in this process.
> Their positions seem to me (very roughly) to be these:
>
> - EU: human rights are a key driving principle here, alongside
> multi-stakeholder approach and closing the digital divide.


EU is the one that actually has an effective mechanism for fundamental
rights protections in the international arena.


> - China: human rights can/should be separated from WSIS outcomes.
> - G77: human rights need not be treated separately from WSIS outcomes.
> - US: ICTs aren’t the cause of human rights violations.


The US wants the international arena to continue to give them an end
run on fundamental rights.


Seth

> - LAC: ICT needs to be viewed in the context of compliance with
> international law (including human rights).
>
> My interpretation is that each of those positions is the consequence of
> another, unstated goal; I’d be interested to hear whether those unstated
> goals come out more clearly in the course of the week.
>
>
> Best wishes, and thanks again,
>
> Robin
>
> Robin Wilton
> Technical Outreach Director - Identity and Privacy
> Internet Society
>
> email: wilton at isoc.org
> Phone: +44 705 005 2931
> Twitter: @futureidentity
>
> On 21 Oct 2015, at 19:30, Chinmayi Arun <chinmayiarun at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> Here are links to CCG's coverage of the WSIS+10 review in New York. Puneeth
> Nagaraj has been attending on our behalf and has shared/ written up the
> following:
>
> 2nd Preparatory Meeting of WSIS+10 Review: Summary of Day 1 (Covers EU, US,
> G77+China and Latin American & Carribean States)
> 2nd Preparatory Meeting of WSIS+10 Review: Summary of ICT4D Discussions on
> Day 2 (covers South Africa, the EU and the US)
>
> Indian government's statements
> WSIS+10 Zero Draft: Highlights from India’s Statement at the 2nd Preparatory
> Meeting (part 1 of 2)
> India’s Statements on Day 2 of the 2nd Preparatory Meeting of the WSIS
> Review (part 2 of 2)
>
> We hope that this is useful to you and welcome your feedback on how we can
> improve our reporting.
> Best,
> Chinmayi
> _______________________________________________
> To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe,
> please log into the ISOC Member Portal:
> https://portal.isoc.org/
> Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe,
> please log into the ISOC Member Portal:
> https://portal.isoc.org/
> Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.

From seth.p.johnson at gmail.com  Thu Oct 22 11:01:33 2015
From: seth.p.johnson at gmail.com (Seth Johnson)
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 11:01:33 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] [Internet Policy] Report of WSIS+10 review
 proceedings in New York
In-Reply-To: <CAJkfFBz8kkMiQH7LD89b4QU7FuhoTVhhd-uGYj8gT+0TDFPoxA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CACu5V_um3i_gCj9+QQ+CrT+eYjHKX_JuVU1fKsaiZc+GX9sH0Q@mail.gmail.com>
 <9469C36F-E6E7-4DEB-8559-82CF73A4837F@isoc.org> <CAJkfFBz8kkMiQH7LD89b4QU7FuhoTVhhd-uGYj8gT+0TDFPoxA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJkfFBx7prns1HZ19txO0Oq_47vnpyzmL909r6-Ax12ZxVh-kw@mail.gmail.com>

Shoot, that'll teach me to watch "Reply-All!"

:-)


Seth

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:58 AM, Seth Johnson <seth.p.johnson at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 6:15 AM, Robin Wilton <wilton at isoc.org> wrote:
>> Hi Chinmayi,
>>
>> Many thanks to you and Puneeth for these very useful notes.
>>
>> Looking at the summary of Day 1, what strikes me is the way in which the US,
>> EU, China, G77 and LAC all express different perspectives on the role of
>> human rights in this process.
>> Their positions seem to me (very roughly) to be these:
>>
>> - EU: human rights are a key driving principle here, alongside
>> multi-stakeholder approach and closing the digital divide.
>
>
> EU is the one that actually has an effective mechanism for fundamental
> rights protections in the international arena.
>
>
>> - China: human rights can/should be separated from WSIS outcomes.
>> - G77: human rights need not be treated separately from WSIS outcomes.
>> - US: ICTs aren’t the cause of human rights violations.
>
>
> The US wants the international arena to continue to give them an end
> run on fundamental rights.
>
>
> Seth
>
>> - LAC: ICT needs to be viewed in the context of compliance with
>> international law (including human rights).
>>
>> My interpretation is that each of those positions is the consequence of
>> another, unstated goal; I’d be interested to hear whether those unstated
>> goals come out more clearly in the course of the week.
>>
>>
>> Best wishes, and thanks again,
>>
>> Robin
>>
>> Robin Wilton
>> Technical Outreach Director - Identity and Privacy
>> Internet Society
>>
>> email: wilton at isoc.org
>> Phone: +44 705 005 2931
>> Twitter: @futureidentity
>>
>> On 21 Oct 2015, at 19:30, Chinmayi Arun <chinmayiarun at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Here are links to CCG's coverage of the WSIS+10 review in New York. Puneeth
>> Nagaraj has been attending on our behalf and has shared/ written up the
>> following:
>>
>> 2nd Preparatory Meeting of WSIS+10 Review: Summary of Day 1 (Covers EU, US,
>> G77+China and Latin American & Carribean States)
>> 2nd Preparatory Meeting of WSIS+10 Review: Summary of ICT4D Discussions on
>> Day 2 (covers South Africa, the EU and the US)
>>
>> Indian government's statements
>> WSIS+10 Zero Draft: Highlights from India’s Statement at the 2nd Preparatory
>> Meeting (part 1 of 2)
>> India’s Statements on Day 2 of the 2nd Preparatory Meeting of the WSIS
>> Review (part 2 of 2)
>>
>> We hope that this is useful to you and welcome your feedback on how we can
>> improve our reporting.
>> Best,
>> Chinmayi
>> _______________________________________________
>> To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe,
>> please log into the ISOC Member Portal:
>> https://portal.isoc.org/
>> Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe,
>> please log into the ISOC Member Portal:
>> https://portal.isoc.org/
>> Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.

From jac at apcwomen.org  Tue Oct  6 10:15:31 2015
From: jac at apcwomen.org (Jac sm Kee)
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 22:15:31 +0800
Subject: [bestbits] [GenderDC] Call for input: Policy questions on Human
 Rights, Access and IG (IGF Main session)
In-Reply-To: <18da248caa0b5f48a9f65e3891626c27@riseup.net>
References: <561282C2.2090300@apcwomen.org>
 <DE0A99E1-1CE4-4726-9E9B-E52484A02D1A@soscoalition.org.za>
 <18da248caa0b5f48a9f65e3891626c27@riseup.net>
Message-ID: <5613D783.6050102@apcwomen.org>

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Hi,

Problem is the link broke into the second line. So just copy and paste
the whole link into the URL, and that should work.

Let me know if it doesn't?

Thanks!
jac


- ---------------------------------
Jac sm Kee
Manager, Women's Rights Programme
Association for Progressive Communications
www.apc.org | www.takebackthetech.net | erotics.apc.org
Jitsi: jacsmk | Skype: jacsmk | Twitter: @jhybe

On 06/10/2015 18:39, nyxmclean at riseup.net wrote:
> Hi Lweendo and Jac
> 
> Having trouble on this side too.
> 
> Nyx
> 
> 
> On 2015-10-06 12:36, Lweendo Hamukoma wrote:
>>> On 5 Oct 2015, at 16:01, Jac sm Kee <jac at apcwomen.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Hi Jac,
>> 
>> I tried accessing both links and they don’t seem to be working.
>> Anyone else having trouble accessing the sites?
>> 
>> Best
>> 
>> Lweendo _______________________________________________ Genderigf
>> mailing list Genderigf at lists.apcwomen.org 
>> http://lists.apcwomen.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/genderigf
> 
> _______________________________________________ Genderigf mailing
> list Genderigf at lists.apcwomen.org 
> http://lists.apcwomen.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/genderigf
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From aarti.bhavana at nludelhi.ac.in  Fri Oct 23 05:05:51 2015
From: aarti.bhavana at nludelhi.ac.in (Aarti Bhavana)
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 10:05:51 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] Post on ICANN54- Accountability
Message-ID: <CAF0Y8V2GJmnH1e92SeEYKajd_cx+Pwv7OX_dQwykX2ufWW1isw@mail.gmail.com>

Dear All,

It was wonderful to meet many of you in Dublin this week. It made my first
ICANN meeting a fantastic experience. I have written a short post on my
impression of the developments in the accountability proposal. I would love
to receive your feedback and suggestions.
You can find the post here:
https://ccgnludelhi.wordpress.com/2015/10/23/icann54-a-dublin-update/

Warm regards,
Aarti

-- 


Aarti Bhavana | Research Fellow
Centre for Communication Governance | National Law University, Delhi |
Sector-14,
Dwarka, New Delhi - 110078 | Cell: (+91) 965-464-6846 | Fax: (+91)
11-280-34256 | www.ccgdelhi.org . www.ccgtlr.org <http://www.ccgdelhi.org/>
. www.nludelhi.ac.in | Twitter: @ccgdelhi <https://twitter.com/CCGDelhi> .
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From james at cyberinvasion.net  Fri Oct 23 05:07:45 2015
From: james at cyberinvasion.net (James Gannon)
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:07:45 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] Post on ICANN54- Accountability
In-Reply-To: <CAF0Y8V2GJmnH1e92SeEYKajd_cx+Pwv7OX_dQwykX2ufWW1isw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAF0Y8V2GJmnH1e92SeEYKajd_cx+Pwv7OX_dQwykX2ufWW1isw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <934AB859-61BF-4BBB-9964-A003191B43C1@cyberinvasion.net>

Great summary Aarti and it was a pleasure to meet you in person!

-James

From: <bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net<mailto:bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net>> on behalf of Aarti Bhavana <aarti.bhavana at nludelhi.ac.in<mailto:aarti.bhavana at nludelhi.ac.in>>
Reply-To: Aarti Bhavana <aarti.bhavana at nludelhi.ac.in<mailto:aarti.bhavana at nludelhi.ac.in>>
Date: Friday 23 October 2015 at 10:05 a.m.
To: "accountability-cross-community at icann.org<mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>" <accountability-cross-community at icann.org<mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>>, "NCSG-DISCUSS at listserv.syr.edu<mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS at listserv.syr.edu>" <NCSG-DISCUSS at listserv.syr.edu<mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS at listserv.syr.edu>>, "bestbits at lists.bestbits.net<mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>" <bestbits at lists.bestbits.net<mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
Subject: [bestbits] Post on ICANN54- Accountability

Dear All,

It was wonderful to meet many of you in Dublin this week. It made my first ICANN meeting a fantastic experience. I have written a short post on my impression of the developments in the accountability proposal. I would love to receive your feedback and suggestions.
You can find the post here: https://ccgnludelhi.wordpress.com/2015/10/23/icann54-a-dublin-update/

Warm regards,
Aarti

--
[https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0BycAZd9M5_7NTWs4YXZxbnJXcWc&revid=0BycAZd9M5_7Na3ROMTFBMzhiakF0dkVacm9tNks2aGlxa2o4PQ]

Aarti Bhavana | Research Fellow
Centre for Communication Governance | National Law University, Delhi | Sector-14, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110078 | Cell: (+91) 965-464-6846 | Fax: (+91) 11-280-34256 | www.ccgdelhi.org<http://www.ccgdelhi.org/> . www.ccgtlr.org<http://www.ccgdelhi.org/> . www.nludelhi.ac.in<http://www.nludelhi.ac.in/> | Twitter: @ccgdelhi<https://twitter.com/CCGDelhi> . @aartibhavana <https://twitter.com/aartibhavana>
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From roberta.lentz at mcgill.ca  Fri Oct 23 09:39:05 2015
From: roberta.lentz at mcgill.ca (Becky Lentz)
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:39:05 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] FW: 7 New Research Grants to Understand What Works in
 Technology for Accountable Governance
In-Reply-To: <d1330db30dd9f99566ba5be5585d802e11c.20151023073324@mail215.atl81.rsgsv.net>
References: <d1330db30dd9f99566ba5be5585d802e11c.20151023073324@mail215.atl81.rsgsv.net>
Message-ID: <D24FB07B.41BE8%roberta.lentz@mcgill.ca>




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> Seven New Research Grants to Understand What Works in Technology for
> Accountable Governance
> 
>  
> What works, what doesn¹t, and how in using technology for citizen voice,
> transparency and accountability
>  
>  
>  
> 
>  
>  Today Making All Voices Count is announcing seven new research projects that
> are helping us build a deeper understanding and evidence base on the role of
> technology in accountable governance. The call for proposals was divided into
> two parts Research Grants and Practitioner Research and Learning
> Grants.Rosemary McGee
> <http://makingallvoicescount.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d1330db30dd9f99
> 566ba5be55&id=5d2f98cfbd&e=85d802e11c> , Research Coordinator for Making All
> Voices Count, and Research Fellow at the Institute for Development Studies
> outlines why this research is important in helping answer critical and
> persistent questions about governance initiatives:³I find it really exciting
> that the programme will be helping generate answers to some of the questions
> that I and others have struggled with for some time, about the contexts,
> actors, mechanisms and outcomes of tech-enabled citizen voice and government
> responsiveness initiatives.A few years ago I was involved in reviewing the
> effectiveness and impact of transparency and accountability work and had to
> conclude that the evidence base was full of holes.  These seven projects are
> steps towards filling in some of the holes in evidence and theory.  But also,
> some of them are going to answer specific accountability-related needs of our
> priority countries, they will all build or strengthen analytical and research
> capacity, and they are all going to produce findings that will increase the
> quality and relevance of action in this sector.²Read more >
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From javier at accessnow.org  Fri Oct 23 13:53:41 2015
From: javier at accessnow.org (Javier Pallero)
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:53:41 -0300
Subject: [bestbits] INVITATION: Zero Day / Zero Rating event at the IGF
Message-ID: <CAOKjkF8agD_gn_JHjNmSeJnu2d3uhamBrd1u51_Ef_edX+oiag@mail.gmail.com>

Dear all,

Access Now would like to invite all civil society members attending the IGF
to a day-long event on zero rating on *November 9*. There will be an
open-door session on zero rating research in the morning and a closed-door
strategic gathering for civil society members in the afternoon.

Morning session

The morning session will gather a small group of companies and researchers
to conduct a "show and tell" of zero rating products and research. This
will be a safe space for established companies, startups, and other
interested parties to show off solutions to closing the global connectivity
gap, and for researchers to present their findings on the effectiveness and
effects of so-called "zero rating" and "equal rating" strategies.

This open-door session will include 20-minute presentations on the various
partnerships, technologies, business strategies, and other approaches being
employed by companies and researchers. All presenters should come prepared
to present products or findings, and to lead a short discussion.

Morning agenda:

9.00 - 9:30 AM: Introductions

9:30 - 11:30 AM: Presentations and discussion

11:30 AM - 12.00 PM: Wrap-up

Afternoon session

In the afternoon, the Brazilian organization PROTESTE will join us in
hosting a meeting with global civil society members attending the IGF to
discuss strategies and perspectives on what’s coming next for the
protection of users’ rights and also introduce a broader talk on zero
rating, Net Neutrality, and the agenda for global connectivity – where the
business sector is starting to play an important role.

The meeting will be held as a closed-door session under Chatham House
rules.

Afternoon agenda:

2.00 - 4.00 PM: Roundtable discussion.

Venue and RSVP

Both meetings will be held in the external auditorium of the IGF venue
–Poeta Ronaldo Cunha Lima Conference Center–.

*Please, RSVP by responding to this e-mail if you are interested in
attending any of the events or both.*

Best regards,

Josh Levy - Advocacy Director / Access Now

Javier Pallero - Policy Analyst / Access Now



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From ekenyanito at gmail.com  Fri Oct 23 22:46:59 2015
From: ekenyanito at gmail.com (Ephraim Percy Kenyanito)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 05:46:59 +0300
Subject: [bestbits] IGF 2015 Brazil Request for Civil society Speakers
In-Reply-To: <CAHwnKeE9qAsAOPmBxzj03j-fD0maVvbK8m_SqR=s6P=E_suCfg@mail.gmail.com>
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	<CAHwnKeFroRzo9OjZEOnG2+CuttkBeKr3jkhrNhr_H=ZXqCzrbA@mail.gmail.com>
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Dear all,



The IGF Secretariat has requested names of two potential speakers from the
civil society stakeholder group to participate in the opening and closing
ceremonies of the 2015 IGF.

Kindly send your suggestions on the lists by Wednesday Oct 28th so that the
Internet Governance Civil Society Co-ordination Group (CSCG) and the MAG
can organise for onward transmission to the IGF Secretariat.



Regards,

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From jmalcolm at eff.org  Sat Oct 24 03:45:29 2015
From: jmalcolm at eff.org (Jeremy Malcolm)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 08:45:29 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
Message-ID: <562B3719.1010507@eff.org>

Dear all,

If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an opening
or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF, please send me or
the list your nomination with a short statement of the reason for the
nomination, and whether the person (if not yourself) has agreed to be
nominated.  Any nominations given will be briefly discussed among the
civil society coordination group (which contains reps of all the main
civil society networks in Internet governance, including us).  The IGF
the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that
there is very little time - therefore I ask that you send your
nominations within 48 hours.

Many thanks!

-- 
Jeremy Malcolm
Senior Global Policy Analyst
Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://eff.org
jmalcolm at eff.org

Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161

:: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::

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From renata.avila at webfoundation.org  Sat Oct 24 03:52:56 2015
From: renata.avila at webfoundation.org (Renata Avila)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 09:52:56 +0200
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
In-Reply-To: <562B3719.1010507@eff.org>
References: <562B3719.1010507@eff.org>
Message-ID: <CAOa=Yc0sxK82vABSnGAkwX5m16xCfcDLiP0KvwKj5MEXFE+Wgg@mail.gmail.com>

I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to nominate Nnenna
for either the closing or opening remarks. As she is well known voice in
Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could remind her of her commitments when
they both shared stage at the opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.

I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and Maira
Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been constantly advocating
to bring the copyright reform and the issues around trade agreements.

I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from the global
south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in politics, globally)
speaking on behalf of civil society. Our community has such a fine and
active group of women.

I will miss you all,

Renata

Renata Avila

Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto

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On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an opening
> or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF, please send me or
> the list your nomination with a short statement of the reason for the
> nomination, and whether the person (if not yourself) has agreed to be
> nominated.  Any nominations given will be briefly discussed among the
> civil society coordination group (which contains reps of all the main
> civil society networks in Internet governance, including us).  The IGF
> the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that
> there is very little time - therefore I ask that you send your
> nominations within 48 hours.
>
> Many thanks!
>
> --
> Jeremy Malcolm
> Senior Global Policy Analyst
> Electronic Frontier Foundation
> https://eff.org
> jmalcolm at eff.org
>
> Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161
>
> :: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::
>
> Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt
> PGP fingerprint: FF13 C2E9 F9C3 DF54 7C4F EAC1 F675 AAE2 D2AB 2220
> OTR fingerprint: 26EE FD85 3740 8228 9460 49A8 536F BCD2 536F A5BD
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From steve at openmedia.ca  Sat Oct 24 04:00:19 2015
From: steve at openmedia.ca (Steve Anderson)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 01:00:19 -0700
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
In-Reply-To: <CAOa=Yc0sxK82vABSnGAkwX5m16xCfcDLiP0KvwKj5MEXFE+Wgg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <562B3719.1010507@eff.org>
	<CAOa=Yc0sxK82vABSnGAkwX5m16xCfcDLiP0KvwKj5MEXFE+Wgg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJOr_J5qpJfE7=PkB6rmGqorsC43BYE7NrGNEqK_m7xy0aP9RA@mail.gmail.com>

I would just like to +1 Renata's recommendations.  I also think Susan
Chalmers would be wonderful.

I'm unable to attend as well but wish you all the best.
On 24 Oct 2015 12:53 a.m., "Renata Avila" <renata.avila at webfoundation.org>
wrote:

> I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to nominate Nnenna
> for either the closing or opening remarks. As she is well known voice in
> Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could remind her of her commitments when
> they both shared stage at the opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.
>
> I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and Maira
> Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been constantly advocating
> to bring the copyright reform and the issues around trade agreements.
>
> I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from the global
> south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in politics, globally)
> speaking on behalf of civil society. Our community has such a fine and
> active group of women.
>
> I will miss you all,
>
> Renata
>
> Renata Avila
>
> Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto
>
> Key: 0xB43D89CA1 Fingerprints C8A2 5CC8 2E10 BEC2 3E86 7E0E 4AFC 981A B43D
> 89CA
>
> Telephone +49 15252609522
>
> @webwewant  <https://twitter.com/webwewant>
>
> *1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005, USA* *| *
> *www.webfoundation.org* <http://www.webfoundation.org/>* | Twitter:
> @webfoundation*
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an opening
>> or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF, please send me or
>> the list your nomination with a short statement of the reason for the
>> nomination, and whether the person (if not yourself) has agreed to be
>> nominated.  Any nominations given will be briefly discussed among the
>> civil society coordination group (which contains reps of all the main
>> civil society networks in Internet governance, including us).  The IGF
>> the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that
>> there is very little time - therefore I ask that you send your
>> nominations within 48 hours.
>>
>> Many thanks!
>>
>> --
>> Jeremy Malcolm
>> Senior Global Policy Analyst
>> Electronic Frontier Foundation
>> https://eff.org
>> jmalcolm at eff.org
>>
>> Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161
>>
>> :: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::
>>
>> Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt
>> PGP fingerprint: FF13 C2E9 F9C3 DF54 7C4F EAC1 F675 AAE2 D2AB 2220
>> OTR fingerprint: 26EE FD85 3740 8228 9460 49A8 536F BCD2 536F A5BD
>>
>> Learn how to encrypt your email with the Email Self Defense guide:
>> https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en
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From shahzad at bytesforall.pk  Sat Oct 24 04:23:18 2015
From: shahzad at bytesforall.pk (Shahzad Ahmad)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 13:23:18 +0500
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
In-Reply-To: <CAOa=Yc0sxK82vABSnGAkwX5m16xCfcDLiP0KvwKj5MEXFE+Wgg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <562B3719.1010507@eff.org>
 <CAOa=Yc0sxK82vABSnGAkwX5m16xCfcDLiP0KvwKj5MEXFE+Wgg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <562B3FF6.3040106@bytesforall.pk>

Unfortunately, I also will not be able to attend IGF.

Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is taking very
long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender passport
with them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program Team members from
Bytes for All will be there.

I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate Anriette, APC
(globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr. Anja Kovacs
from Internet Democracy Project.

Best wishes and regards
Shahzad



On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:
> I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to nominate Nnenna
> for either the closing or opening remarks. As she is well known voice in
> Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could remind her of her commitments when
> they both shared stage at the opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.
>
> I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and Maira
> Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been constantly advocating
> to bring the copyright reform and the issues around trade agreements.
>
> I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from the global
> south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in politics, globally)
> speaking on behalf of civil society. Our community has such a fine and
> active group of women.
>
> I will miss you all,
>
> Renata
>
> Renata Avila
>
> Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto
>
> Key: 0xB43D89CA1 Fingerprints C8A2 5CC8 2E10 BEC2 3E86 7E0E 4AFC 981A B43D
> 89CA
>
> Telephone +49 15252609522
>
> @webwewant  <https://twitter.com/webwewant>
>
> *1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005, USA* *| *
> *www.webfoundation.org* <http://www.webfoundation.org/>* | Twitter:
> @webfoundation*
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an opening
>> or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF, please send me or
>> the list your nomination with a short statement of the reason for the
>> nomination, and whether the person (if not yourself) has agreed to be
>> nominated.  Any nominations given will be briefly discussed among the
>> civil society coordination group (which contains reps of all the main
>> civil society networks in Internet governance, including us).  The IGF
>> the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that
>> there is very little time - therefore I ask that you send your
>> nominations within 48 hours.
>>
>> Many thanks!
>>
>> --
>> Jeremy Malcolm
>> Senior Global Policy Analyst
>> Electronic Frontier Foundation
>> https://eff.org
>> jmalcolm at eff.org
>>
>> Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161
>>
>> :: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::
>>
>> Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt
>> PGP fingerprint: FF13 C2E9 F9C3 DF54 7C4F EAC1 F675 AAE2 D2AB 2220
>> OTR fingerprint: 26EE FD85 3740 8228 9460 49A8 536F BCD2 536F A5BD
>>
>> Learn how to encrypt your email with the Email Self Defense guide:
>> https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en
>>
>>
>>
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From bkilic at citizen.org  Sat Oct 24 08:28:03 2015
From: bkilic at citizen.org (Burcu Kilic)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 12:28:03 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
In-Reply-To: <562B3FF6.3040106@bytesforall.pk>
References: <562B3719.1010507@eff.org>
 <CAOa=Yc0sxK82vABSnGAkwX5m16xCfcDLiP0KvwKj5MEXFE+Wgg@mail.gmail.com>,<562B3FF6.3040106@bytesforall.pk>
Message-ID: <pimtqv7clpgto2kvhmdjha7h.1445687948624@email.android.com>


Dear All,

Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of representing civil society at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for the opportunity.

This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to have someone from Brazil to represent us?

That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She doesn't need an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for years and she is one of the most influential women in our community, who is also a proud Brazilian. She would represent us very well.

Cheers,
Burcu

Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
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From: Shahzad Ahmad <shahzad at bytesforall.pk>
Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers

Unfortunately, I also will not be able to attend IGF.

Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is taking very long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender passport with them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program Team members from Bytes for All will be there.

I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate Anriette, APC (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr. Anja Kovacs from Internet Democracy Project.

Best wishes and regards
Shahzad



On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:

I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to nominate Nnenna
for either the closing or opening remarks. As she is well known voice in
Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could remind her of her commitments when
they both shared stage at the opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.

I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and Maira
Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been constantly advocating
to bring the copyright reform and the issues around trade agreements.

I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from the global
south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in politics, globally)
speaking on behalf of civil society. Our community has such a fine and
active group of women.

I will miss you all,

Renata

Renata Avila

Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de<mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de> - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto

Key: 0xB43D89CA1 Fingerprints C8A2 5CC8 2E10 BEC2 3E86 7E0E 4AFC 981A B43D
89CA

Telephone +49 15252609522

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@webfoundation*


On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org><mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org> wrote:



Dear all,

If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an opening
or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF, please send me or
the list your nomination with a short statement of the reason for the
nomination, and whether the person (if not yourself) has agreed to be
nominated.  Any nominations given will be briefly discussed among the
civil society coordination group (which contains reps of all the main
civil society networks in Internet governance, including us).  The IGF
the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that
there is very little time - therefore I ask that you send your
nominations within 48 hours.

Many thanks!

--
Jeremy Malcolm
Senior Global Policy Analyst
Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://eff.org
jmalcolm at eff.org<mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>

Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161

:: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::

Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt
PGP fingerprint: FF13 C2E9 F9C3 DF54 7C4F EAC1 F675 AAE2 D2AB 2220
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From jmalcolm at eff.org  Tue Oct  6 14:28:45 2015
From: jmalcolm at eff.org (Jeremy Malcolm)
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 11:28:45 -0700
Subject: [bestbits] Update on IGF Best Bits meeting and registration now
 open
In-Reply-To: <560B176C.1020607@eff.org>
References: <560B176C.1020607@eff.org>
Message-ID: <561412DD.7020905@eff.org>

On 29/09/2015 3:57 pm, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
> Confirming the previous "save the date", we are happy to confirm that
> there will be a Best Bits meeting in João Pessoa
> <http://bestbits.net/events/best-bits-2015> on the day prior to day 0
> of the IGF (November 8th).  For those arriving early enough, we will
> also have a no host dinner on the 7th (dinner venue TBC).  If you plan
> to attend the meeting, please register now, and we will be in touch
> with further details as plans progress.  All self-identified members
> of civil society are welcome.
>
> The venue is the Xênius Hotel <http://www.xeniushotel.com.br/>, which
> is mid-way along the João Pessoa beach strip, and therefore probably
> about equally in/convenient to most of those who will be attending the
> IGF.  If you do not already have a hotel and if you do not expect
> luxury, a limited group booking of rooms at USD$36 per night at this
> hotel is available.  Please email me privately to indicate if you
> require this after registering (note that no travel or accommodation
> support is currently available).

So far I have only received requests for two rooms - I imagine many
people have already booked accommodation elsewhere, but does anyone else
need rooms at the Xênius?  If not I will confirm those two with the hotel.

Also a reminder to provide your inputs and to volunteer for sessions at
the meeting:

> A tentative agenda, which remains open for change, has been suggested
> and can be found at the event website
> <http://bestbits.net/events/best-bits-2015>.  For those sessions that
> have already been proposed, volunteers are welcome to help contribute
> in various capacities including moderation, speaking, notetaking and
> logistical help.  You can volunteer, propose edits to session
> descriptions, or propose new sessions, at this etherpad
> <http://pad.bestbits.net/igf2015>.

Thanks.

-- 
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Senior Global Policy Analyst
Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://eff.org
jmalcolm at eff.org

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From ggithaiga at hotmail.com  Sat Oct 24 08:43:27 2015
From: ggithaiga at hotmail.com (Grace Githaiga)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 12:43:27 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
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References:  <562B3719.1010507@eff.org>,<CAOa=Yc0sxK82vABSnGAkwX5m16xCfcDLiP0KvwKj5MEXFE+Wgg@mail.gmail.com>,<562B3FF6.3040106@bytesforall.pk>,<pimtqv7clpgto2kvhmdjha7h.1445687948624@email.android.com>
Message-ID: <DUB117-W20743F047F25D649071498B4250@phx.gbl>

I agree with you Burcu on having a Brazilian especially for the opening. And I agree on a lady. And Brazil is not shot of them. So I would also add Joana and Marillia. We could vote. I too had the privilege of being the civil society speaker in the IGF 2011 that took place in Nairobi, my city.
RgdsGrace

From: bkilic at citizen.org
To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 12:28:03 +0000
Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers









Dear All,



Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of representing civil society at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for the opportunity. 



This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to have someone from Brazil to represent us? 



That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She doesn't need an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for years and she is one of the most influential women in our community, who is also a proud Brazilian. She would represent
 us very well. 



Cheers, 
Burcu




Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device

-------- Original message --------
From: Shahzad Ahmad <shahzad at bytesforall.pk> 
Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00) 
To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net 
Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers 



Unfortunately, I also will not be able to attend IGF. 



Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is taking very long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender passport with them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program Team members from Bytes for All will be there.




I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate Anriette, APC (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr. Anja Kovacs from Internet Democracy Project.




Best wishes and regards

Shahzad







On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:



I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to nominate Nnenna
for either the closing or opening remarks. As she is well known voice in
Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could remind her of her commitments when
they both shared stage at the opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.

I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and Maira
Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been constantly advocating
to bring the copyright reform and the issues around trade agreements.

I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from the global
south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in politics, globally)
speaking on behalf of civil society. Our community has such a fine and
active group of women.

I will miss you all,

Renata

Renata Avila

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On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org> wrote:



Dear all,

If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an opening
or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF, please send me or
the list your nomination with a short statement of the reason for the
nomination, and whether the person (if not yourself) has agreed to be
nominated.  Any nominations given will be briefly discussed among the
civil society coordination group (which contains reps of all the main
civil society networks in Internet governance, including us).  The IGF
the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that
there is very little time - therefore I ask that you send your
nominations within 48 hours.

Many thanks!

--
Jeremy Malcolm
Senior Global Policy Analyst
Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://eff.org
jmalcolm at eff.org

Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161

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From foditsch at gmail.com  Sat Oct 24 10:24:55 2015
From: foditsch at gmail.com (Nathalia Foditsch)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 10:24:55 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
In-Reply-To: <DUB117-W20743F047F25D649071498B4250@phx.gbl>
References: <562B3719.1010507@eff.org>
	<CAOa=Yc0sxK82vABSnGAkwX5m16xCfcDLiP0KvwKj5MEXFE+Wgg@mail.gmail.com>
	<562B3FF6.3040106@bytesforall.pk>
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	<DUB117-W20743F047F25D649071498B4250@phx.gbl>
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Dear All,

My vote goes to Marilia Maciel (FGV) due to her efforts related to several
Internet  Governance issues throughout the past years.

All best,
Nathalia Foditsch
On Oct 24, 2015 8:43 AM, "Grace Githaiga" <ggithaiga at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I agree with you Burcu on having a Brazilian especially for the opening.
> And I agree on a lady. And Brazil is not shot of them. So I would also add
> Joana and Marillia. We could vote. I too had the privilege of being the
> civil society speaker in the IGF 2011 that took place in Nairobi, my city.
>
> Rgds
> Grace
>
> ------------------------------
> From: bkilic at citizen.org
> To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 12:28:03 +0000
> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>
>
> Dear All,
>
> Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of representing civil society
> at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for the opportunity.
>
> This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to have someone
> from Brazil to represent us?
>
> That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She doesn't need
> an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for years and she is
> one of the most influential women in our community, who is also a proud
> Brazilian. She would represent us very well.
>
> Cheers,
> Burcu
>
> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Shahzad Ahmad <shahzad at bytesforall.pk>
> Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>
> Unfortunately, I also will not be able to attend IGF.
>
> Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is taking very long
> time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender passport with them
> for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program Team members from Bytes for All
> will be there.
>
> I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate Anriette, APC
> (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr. Anja Kovacs
> from Internet Democracy Project.
>
> Best wishes and regards
> Shahzad
>
>
>
> On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:
>
> I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to nominate Nnenna
> for either the closing or opening remarks. As she is well known voice in
> Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could remind her of her commitments when
> they both shared stage at the opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.
>
> I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and Maira
> Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been constantly advocating
> to bring the copyright reform and the issues around trade agreements.
>
> I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from the global
> south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in politics, globally)
> speaking on behalf of civil society. Our community has such a fine and
> active group of women.
>
> I will miss you all,
>
> Renata
>
> Renata Avila
>
> Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto
>
> Key: 0xB43D89CA1 Fingerprints C8A2 5CC8 2E10 BEC2 3E86 7E0E 4AFC 981A B43D
> 89CA
>
> Telephone +49 15252609522
>
> @webwewant  <https://twitter.com/webwewant> <https://twitter.com/webwewant>
>
> *1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005, USA* *| *
> *www.webfoundation.org* <http://www.webfoundation.org/> <http://www.webfoundation.org/>* | Twitter:
> @webfoundation*
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org> <jmalcolm at eff.org> wrote:
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an opening
> or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF, please send me or
> the list your nomination with a short statement of the reason for the
> nomination, and whether the person (if not yourself) has agreed to be
> nominated.  Any nominations given will be briefly discussed among the
> civil society coordination group (which contains reps of all the main
> civil society networks in Internet governance, including us).  The IGF
> the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that
> there is very little time - therefore I ask that you send your
> nominations within 48 hours.
>
> Many thanks!
>
> --
> Jeremy Malcolm
> Senior Global Policy Analyst
> Electronic Frontier Foundationhttps://eff.orgjmalcolm at eff.org
>
> Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161
>
> :: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::
>
> Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt
> PGP fingerprint: FF13 C2E9 F9C3 DF54 7C4F EAC1 F675 AAE2 D2AB 2220
> OTR fingerprint: 26EE FD85 3740 8228 9460 49A8 536F BCD2 536F A5BD
>
> Learn how to encrypt your email with the Email Self Defense guide:https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en
>
>
>
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From nlalinx at gmail.com  Sat Oct 24 10:39:51 2015
From: nlalinx at gmail.com (Nico Z)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 16:39:51 +0200
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
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References: <562B3719.1010507@eff.org> <CAOa=Yc0sxK82vABSnGAkwX5m16xCfcDLiP0KvwKj5MEXFE+Wgg@mail.gmail.com> <562B3FF6.3040106@bytesforall.pk> <pimtqv7clpgto2kvhmdjha7h.1445687948624@email.android.com> <DUB117-W20743F047F25D649071498B4250@phx.gbl> <CAFgTuana_Xt5dwi75WQy7y=Lt6fJ4BZiVjunM8ob3yo5Ati+Tw@mail.gmail.com>
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+1 for Marilia

On Oct 24, 2015, at 4:24 PM, Nathalia Foditsch <foditsch at gmail.com> wrote:

> Maciel (FGV) due to her efforts related to several Internet  Governance issues throughout the past years.
> 
> All best,
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From susan at chalmers.associates  Sat Oct 24 10:35:51 2015
From: susan at chalmers.associates (Susan Chalmers)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 10:35:51 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
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	<CAOa=Yc0sxK82vABSnGAkwX5m16xCfcDLiP0KvwKj5MEXFE+Wgg@mail.gmail.com>
	<562B3FF6.3040106@bytesforall.pk>
	<pimtqv7clpgto2kvhmdjha7h.1445687948624@email.android.com>
	<DUB117-W20743F047F25D649071498B4250@phx.gbl>
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Greetings all,

Thank you kindly Steve for your nomination, which I very much appreciate.
With respect I'll have to withdraw; I am a MAG member and I agree with
Burcu that it would be appropriate to have a Brazilian speak. I support
Carolina in this role.

Sincerely,
Susan



Susan Chalmers
susan at chalmers.associates

*CHALMERS* & ASSOCIATES
http://chalmers.associates

On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 10:24 AM, Nathalia Foditsch <foditsch at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> My vote goes to Marilia Maciel (FGV) due to her efforts related to several
> Internet  Governance issues throughout the past years.
>
> All best,
> Nathalia Foditsch
> On Oct 24, 2015 8:43 AM, "Grace Githaiga" <ggithaiga at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I agree with you Burcu on having a Brazilian especially for the opening.
>> And I agree on a lady. And Brazil is not shot of them. So I would also add
>> Joana and Marillia. We could vote. I too had the privilege of being the
>> civil society speaker in the IGF 2011 that took place in Nairobi, my city.
>>
>> Rgds
>> Grace
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> From: bkilic at citizen.org
>> To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 12:28:03 +0000
>> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>>
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of representing civil society
>> at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for the opportunity.
>>
>> This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to have someone
>> from Brazil to represent us?
>>
>> That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She doesn't need
>> an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for years and she is
>> one of the most influential women in our community, who is also a proud
>> Brazilian. She would represent us very well.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Burcu
>>
>> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Shahzad Ahmad <shahzad at bytesforall.pk>
>> Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00)
>> To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>>
>> Unfortunately, I also will not be able to attend IGF.
>>
>> Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is taking very
>> long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender passport with
>> them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program Team members from Bytes for
>> All will be there.
>>
>> I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate Anriette, APC
>> (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr. Anja Kovacs
>> from Internet Democracy Project.
>>
>> Best wishes and regards
>> Shahzad
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:
>>
>> I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to nominate Nnenna
>> for either the closing or opening remarks. As she is well known voice in
>> Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could remind her of her commitments when
>> they both shared stage at the opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.
>>
>> I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and Maira
>> Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been constantly advocating
>> to bring the copyright reform and the issues around trade agreements.
>>
>> I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from the global
>> south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in politics, globally)
>> speaking on behalf of civil society. Our community has such a fine and
>> active group of women.
>>
>> I will miss you all,
>>
>> Renata
>>
>> Renata Avila
>>
>> Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto
>>
>> Key: 0xB43D89CA1 Fingerprints C8A2 5CC8 2E10 BEC2 3E86 7E0E 4AFC 981A B43D
>> 89CA
>>
>> Telephone +49 15252609522
>>
>> @webwewant  <https://twitter.com/webwewant> <https://twitter.com/webwewant>
>>
>> *1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005, USA* *| *
>> *www.webfoundation.org* <http://www.webfoundation.org/> <http://www.webfoundation.org/>* | Twitter:
>> @webfoundation*
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org> <jmalcolm at eff.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an opening
>> or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF, please send me or
>> the list your nomination with a short statement of the reason for the
>> nomination, and whether the person (if not yourself) has agreed to be
>> nominated.  Any nominations given will be briefly discussed among the
>> civil society coordination group (which contains reps of all the main
>> civil society networks in Internet governance, including us).  The IGF
>> the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that
>> there is very little time - therefore I ask that you send your
>> nominations within 48 hours.
>>
>> Many thanks!
>>
>> --
>> Jeremy Malcolm
>> Senior Global Policy Analyst
>> Electronic Frontier Foundationhttps://eff.orgjmalcolm at eff.org
>>
>> Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161
>>
>> :: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::
>>
>> Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt
>> PGP fingerprint: FF13 C2E9 F9C3 DF54 7C4F EAC1 F675 AAE2 D2AB 2220
>> OTR fingerprint: 26EE FD85 3740 8228 9460 49A8 536F BCD2 536F A5BD
>>
>> Learn how to encrypt your email with the Email Self Defense guide:https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en
>>
>>
>>
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From susan at chalmers.associates  Sat Oct 24 10:36:54 2015
From: susan at chalmers.associates (Susan Chalmers)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 10:36:54 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
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And if we are selecting two speakers, then I'd also like to support Marilia.

Sincerely,
Susan



Susan Chalmers
susan at chalmers.associates

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On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 10:39 AM, Nico Z <nlalinx at gmail.com> wrote:

> +1 for Marilia
>
> On Oct 24, 2015, at 4:24 PM, Nathalia Foditsch <foditsch at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Maciel (FGV) due to her efforts related to several Internet  Governance
> issues throughout the past years.
>
> All best,
>
>
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From raquino at gmail.com  Sat Oct 24 10:37:51 2015
From: raquino at gmail.com (Renata Aquino Ribeiro)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:37:51 -0300
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
In-Reply-To: <FC4C88B9-E996-4CCB-805D-43DFC2545C46@gmail.com>
References: <562B3719.1010507@eff.org> <CAOa=Yc0sxK82vABSnGAkwX5m16xCfcDLiP0KvwKj5MEXFE+Wgg@mail.gmail.com>
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As also being a Brazilian from a historically underrepresented region, I'd
like to be the 1st Brazilian to support Marilia Maciel, my fellow
Northeastern. It would be great to have an event here with a Northeastern
Brazilian speaking for once.

On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 11:39 AM, Nico Z <nlalinx at gmail.com> wrote:

> +1 for Marilia
>
> On Oct 24, 2015, at 4:24 PM, Nathalia Foditsch <foditsch at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Maciel (FGV) due to her efforts related to several Internet  Governance
> issues throughout the past years.
>
> All best,
>
>
>
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From Kivuva at transworldafrica.com  Sat Oct 24 10:42:35 2015
From: Kivuva at transworldafrica.com (Mwendwa Kivuva)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:42:35 +0300
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
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My vote goes no Anriette
On Oct 24, 2015 5:24 PM, "Nathalia Foditsch" <foditsch at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> My vote goes to Marilia Maciel (FGV) due to her efforts related to several
> Internet  Governance issues throughout the past years.
>
> All best,
> Nathalia Foditsch
> On Oct 24, 2015 8:43 AM, "Grace Githaiga" <ggithaiga at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I agree with you Burcu on having a Brazilian especially for the opening.
>> And I agree on a lady. And Brazil is not shot of them. So I would also add
>> Joana and Marillia. We could vote. I too had the privilege of being the
>> civil society speaker in the IGF 2011 that took place in Nairobi, my city.
>>
>> Rgds
>> Grace
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> From: bkilic at citizen.org
>> To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 12:28:03 +0000
>> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>>
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of representing civil society
>> at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for the opportunity.
>>
>> This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to have someone
>> from Brazil to represent us?
>>
>> That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She doesn't need
>> an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for years and she is
>> one of the most influential women in our community, who is also a proud
>> Brazilian. She would represent us very well.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Burcu
>>
>> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Shahzad Ahmad <shahzad at bytesforall.pk>
>> Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00)
>> To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>>
>> Unfortunately, I also will not be able to attend IGF.
>>
>> Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is taking very
>> long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender passport with
>> them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program Team members from Bytes for
>> All will be there.
>>
>> I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate Anriette, APC
>> (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr. Anja Kovacs
>> from Internet Democracy Project.
>>
>> Best wishes and regards
>> Shahzad
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:
>>
>> I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to nominate Nnenna
>> for either the closing or opening remarks. As she is well known voice in
>> Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could remind her of her commitments when
>> they both shared stage at the opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.
>>
>> I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and Maira
>> Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been constantly advocating
>> to bring the copyright reform and the issues around trade agreements.
>>
>> I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from the global
>> south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in politics, globally)
>> speaking on behalf of civil society. Our community has such a fine and
>> active group of women.
>>
>> I will miss you all,
>>
>> Renata
>>
>> Renata Avila
>>
>> Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto
>>
>> Key: 0xB43D89CA1 Fingerprints C8A2 5CC8 2E10 BEC2 3E86 7E0E 4AFC 981A B43D
>> 89CA
>>
>> Telephone +49 15252609522
>>
>> @webwewant  <https://twitter.com/webwewant> <https://twitter.com/webwewant>
>>
>> *1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005, USA* *| *
>> *www.webfoundation.org* <http://www.webfoundation.org/> <http://www.webfoundation.org/>* | Twitter:
>> @webfoundation*
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org> <jmalcolm at eff.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an opening
>> or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF, please send me or
>> the list your nomination with a short statement of the reason for the
>> nomination, and whether the person (if not yourself) has agreed to be
>> nominated.  Any nominations given will be briefly discussed among the
>> civil society coordination group (which contains reps of all the main
>> civil society networks in Internet governance, including us).  The IGF
>> the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that
>> there is very little time - therefore I ask that you send your
>> nominations within 48 hours.
>>
>> Many thanks!
>>
>> --
>> Jeremy Malcolm
>> Senior Global Policy Analyst
>> Electronic Frontier Foundationhttps://eff.orgjmalcolm at eff.org
>>
>> Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161
>>
>> :: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::
>>
>> Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt
>> PGP fingerprint: FF13 C2E9 F9C3 DF54 7C4F EAC1 F675 AAE2 D2AB 2220
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From roberta.lentz at mcgill.ca  Sat Oct 24 10:48:43 2015
From: roberta.lentz at mcgill.ca (Becky Lentz)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 10:48:43 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
In-Reply-To: <CAMokdMw-yenE6Xte=8AR7B+z6OLtGSPGz3VPD9En284d47pRSQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <562B3719.1010507@eff.org>
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 <562B3FF6.3040106@bytesforall.pk>
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 <DUB117-W20743F047F25D649071498B4250@phx.gbl>
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 <FC4C88B9-E996-4CCB-805D-43DFC2545C46@gmail.com>
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Message-ID: <D251122C.41E0B%roberta.lentz@mcgill.ca>

+1 for Marilia

From:  <bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net> on behalf of Renata Aquino
Ribeiro <raquino at gmail.com>
Reply-To:  Renata Aquino Ribeiro <raquino at gmail.com>
Date:  Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 10:37 AM
To:  bestbits <bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
Subject:  Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers

> As also being a Brazilian from a historically underrepresented region, I'd
> like to be the 1st Brazilian to support Marilia Maciel, my fellow
> Northeastern. It would be great to have an event here with a Northeastern
> Brazilian speaking for once.
> 
> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 11:39 AM, Nico Z <nlalinx at gmail.com> wrote:
>> +1 for Marilia
>> 
>> On Oct 24, 2015, at 4:24 PM, Nathalia Foditsch <foditsch at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Maciel (FGV) due to her efforts related to several Internet Governance
>>> issues throughout the past years.
>>> 
>>> All best,
> 


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From mishi at softwarefreedom.org  Sat Oct 24 11:11:27 2015
From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org (Mishi Choudhary)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:11:27 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
Message-ID: <e09w7v0h6i9kd0lntv4pfeb0.1445699487462@email.android.com>


    
I support Carolina Rossini 's nomination. I am greatly impressed with her work and ability to bring consensus amongst different groups.


Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device

-------- Original message --------
From: Burcu Kilic <bkilic at citizen.org> 
Date: 10/24/2015  8:28 AM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net 
Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers 





Dear All,



Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of representing civil society at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for the opportunity. 



This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to have someone from Brazil to represent us? 



That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She doesn't need an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for years and she is one of the most influential women in our community, who is also a proud Brazilian. She would represent
 us very well. 



Cheers, 
Burcu




Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device

-------- Original message --------
From: Shahzad Ahmad <shahzad at bytesforall.pk> 
Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00) 
To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net 
Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers 



Unfortunately, I also will not be able to attend IGF. 



Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is taking very long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender passport with them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program Team members from Bytes for All will be there.




I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate Anriette, APC (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr. Anja Kovacs from Internet Democracy Project.




Best wishes and regards

Shahzad







On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:



I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to nominate Nnenna
for either the closing or opening remarks. As she is well known voice in
Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could remind her of her commitments when
they both shared stage at the opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.

I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and Maira
Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been constantly advocating
to bring the copyright reform and the issues around trade agreements.

I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from the global
south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in politics, globally)
speaking on behalf of civil society. Our community has such a fine and
active group of women.

I will miss you all,

Renata

Renata Avila

Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto

Key: 0xB43D89CA1 Fingerprints C8A2 5CC8 2E10 BEC2 3E86 7E0E 4AFC 981A B43D
89CA

Telephone +49 15252609522

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*1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005, USA* *| *
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@webfoundation*


On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org> wrote:



Dear all,

If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an opening
or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF, please send me or
the list your nomination with a short statement of the reason for the
nomination, and whether the person (if not yourself) has agreed to be
nominated.  Any nominations given will be briefly discussed among the
civil society coordination group (which contains reps of all the main
civil society networks in Internet governance, including us).  The IGF
the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that
there is very little time - therefore I ask that you send your
nominations within 48 hours.

Many thanks!

--
Jeremy Malcolm
Senior Global Policy Analyst
Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://eff.org
jmalcolm at eff.org

Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161

:: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::

Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt
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From nadira.araj at gmail.com  Sat Oct 24 12:32:28 2015
From: nadira.araj at gmail.com (Nadira Alaraj)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 19:32:28 +0300
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
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+1 to both Marilia Maciel & Carolina Rossini.
On Oct 24, 2015 4:38 PM, "Renata Aquino Ribeiro" <raquino at gmail.com> wrote:

> As also being a Brazilian from a historically underrepresented region, I'd
> like to be the 1st Brazilian to support Marilia Maciel, my fellow
> Northeastern. It would be great to have an event here with a Northeastern
> Brazilian speaking for once.
>
> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 11:39 AM, Nico Z <nlalinx at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> +1 for Marilia
>>
>> On Oct 24, 2015, at 4:24 PM, Nathalia Foditsch <foditsch at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Maciel (FGV) due to her efforts related to several Internet  Governance
>> issues throughout the past years.
>>
>> All best,
>>
>>
>>
>> ____________________________________________________________
>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list:
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From carolina.rossini at gmail.com  Thu Oct  8 06:31:05 2015
From: carolina.rossini at gmail.com (Carolina Rossini)
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 06:31:05 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] OAS cybersecurity toolkit
Message-ID: <CAK-FJAfx8q3ssORb2yNr0kY4HTnXoOww3aLGET_oXpfJKy6C4A@mail.gmail.com>

just launched and english version available at

https://www.sites.oas.org/cyber/Documents/2015%20OAS%20-%20Cyber%20Security%20Awareness%20Campaign%20Toolkit%20(English).pdf


"This toolkit is designed to provide governments or organizations guidance
and resources for developing a cybersecurity awareness campaign. Our goal
is to help you think through your country’s needs for a cybersecurity
awareness campaign and how to best achieve it whether you have aw large
budget or limited resources. We want to help you build a campaign that is
sustainable over a long period of time, educates your citizens and helps
you build a national culture of cybersecurity"

-- 

*Carolina Rossini *
*Vice President, International Policy*
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From director at ipop.org.pk  Sat Oct 24 13:08:28 2015
From: director at ipop.org.pk (Arzak Khan)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:08:28 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
In-Reply-To: <e09w7v0h6i9kd0lntv4pfeb0.1445699487462@email.android.com>
References: <e09w7v0h6i9kd0lntv4pfeb0.1445699487462@email.android.com>
Message-ID: <BLU180-W3814A77A2134B337F6A508FF250@phx.gbl>

I also support Carolina Rossini nomination for her outstanding work and achievements. 
 
 
Best,
 
Arzak Khan 
 
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:11:27 -0400
From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
To: bkilic at citizen.org; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers


    
I support Carolina Rossini 's nomination. I am greatly impressed with her work and ability to bring consensus amongst different groups.


Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device

-------- Original message --------
From: Burcu Kilic <bkilic at citizen.org> 
Date: 10/24/2015  8:28 AM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net 
Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers 





Dear All,



Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of representing civil society at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for the opportunity. 



This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to have someone from Brazil to represent us? 



That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She doesn't need an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for years and she is one of the most influential women in our community, who is also a proud Brazilian. She would represent
 us very well. 



Cheers, 
Burcu




Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device

-------- Original message --------
From: Shahzad Ahmad <shahzad at bytesforall.pk> 
Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00) 
To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net 
Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers 



Unfortunately, I also will not be able to attend IGF. 



Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is taking very long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender passport with them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program Team members from Bytes for All will be there.




I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate Anriette, APC (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr. Anja Kovacs from Internet Democracy Project.




Best wishes and regards

Shahzad







On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:



I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to nominate Nnenna
for either the closing or opening remarks. As she is well known voice in
Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could remind her of her commitments when
they both shared stage at the opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.

I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and Maira
Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been constantly advocating
to bring the copyright reform and the issues around trade agreements.

I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from the global
south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in politics, globally)
speaking on behalf of civil society. Our community has such a fine and
active group of women.

I will miss you all,

Renata

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On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org> wrote:



Dear all,

If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an opening
or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF, please send me or
the list your nomination with a short statement of the reason for the
nomination, and whether the person (if not yourself) has agreed to be
nominated.  Any nominations given will be briefly discussed among the
civil society coordination group (which contains reps of all the main
civil society networks in Internet governance, including us).  The IGF
the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that
there is very little time - therefore I ask that you send your
nominations within 48 hours.

Many thanks!

--
Jeremy Malcolm
Senior Global Policy Analyst
Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://eff.org
jmalcolm at eff.org

Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161

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From parminder at itforchange.net  Sat Oct 24 13:19:35 2015
From: parminder at itforchange.net (parminder)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 22:49:35 +0530
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
In-Reply-To: <BLU180-W3814A77A2134B337F6A508FF250@phx.gbl>
References: <e09w7v0h6i9kd0lntv4pfeb0.1445699487462@email.android.com> <BLU180-W3814A77A2134B337F6A508FF250@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <562BBDA7.6000304@itforchange.net>

Going past nominations by names, I would like to speak about the
substance that I want represented in civil society speeches..

This is the 10th anniversary of WSIS which called for a people-centred
and development-oriented information society. Let us examine if we have
a more people-centric Internet today than we had in 2005, and if not so,
what are the reasons, and what should have been done, and needs to be
done, especially from the point of view of governance of the Internet.
Can we agree to this being a key element that we should be focussed on?

The Internet to me is rather less people- centric in its 'design' today
than it was 10 years ago... Of course so many more people use the
Internet today, which is rather obvious for a such a breakthrough
technical advance, but for the present purpose lets keep the focus on
its design; is it more people-centric today than it was 10 years ago,
and if it is not, does this not point to a failure of its governance (or
non-governance) model or paradigm. (No, I am *not* talking about the
techno- management of the Internet, or of ICANN, which is a very small
and relatively quite an insignificant part of IG, although there are
also so many problems in that part of IG.)

Although the Internet has so many different angles, aspects and
features, to assess whether we have a more or less people-centred
internet, with more or less concentration of power on it, lets just take
two paradigmatic cases;

(1) Email was still the major p2p Internet application in 2005, but
today social media has overtaken it. Email system was based on public
standards written by IETF and other standards organisations, whereby
there were no lock-ins and every email service could interact with all
others based on these public protocols. Compare that with a Facebook or
a Twitter and you will easily see what I am driving at. Yes, such p2p
interactive affordances are quite more complex than an email based
interaction, but then increased complexity is the way technology grows
and it does not mean that public standards in each social media kind,
personal life sharing, or public instant news sharing, are not possible.
They are very much possible. Just that in those early times the
commercial eagles did not have such an evil eye on the basic platforms
of the Internet, but today the latter have been shaped into the key
means for constructing huge economic advantage through rent seeking by
monopolising each 'field'.  (The open email system is also being eaten
up by Google through various kinds of lock-in and other surreptitious
methods.)

(2) In 2005, Web was the unchallenged king on the Internet, today
proprietary apps are increasingly taking its place. Again, I am not
saying that we should not move to more specialised uses of the
Internet;s basic platform, if that is what is more advantageous to us.
However, the more public nature of the web and the largely  proprietary
nature of app and the ecosystem in which they thrive today tells an
interesting tale, on which I would not expand at this point.

As I said, there are just two illustrative examples out of the many ways
in which the Internet is becoming more and more controlled by few
economic actors, which, I would suggest, correspondingly reduces its
people-centric nature. {There is a similar analysis to be made about how
governments have sought to increase their control over the Internet. I
am admittedly stressing one side of the problem, which in my view is
hugely understated in current civil society discourses.)

The next point then is, does such a very significant reduction of
people- centric nature of the Internet, and a hugely increased
concentration of power on it (and the correspondingly distorted 'design'
of it, which is determined by its 'governance'), not speak of a failed
model of governance (or non-governance, as I must always add). If so,
what is our analysis of this failure of IG in the decade post WSIS, and
of what should have been done, and what should be done now.

I think there is a limit to which we can simply keep extolling the great
wonder that the IGF is - we must explain what inter alia has it really
contributed, or failed to contribute, to the mentioned very problematic
development, which have been taking place under its watch, and the watch
of a veritable travelling circus that the global IG scene has become.
Even I, who is trying to cut down my engagements with it, find it almost
embarrassing to be meeting the same set of people (quite friendly though
we are) several times in a year. How does all this square up with a
rapidly increasing concentration of power on the Internet. If may also
not be a mere coincidence that the last decade of the Internet induced
social changes is also the period over which we witnessed one of the
greatest concentration of wealth in fewer and fewer hands!

In this background, ones heart cringes to witness, as I had to witness
last week in New York, how the UN's WSIS + 10 review process is behaving
as if there is just nothing wrong with the Internet, and the manner in
which it is effecting large-scale structural changes in the world, in
almost all sectors. There was practically no mention at all of the
numerous issues in this regard that we read almost daily in the
newspapers (Volkswagen's software cheating, John Deere claiming that its
tractors are in fact software with mechanical parts, and so on. To
mention just two news that I read over the last 2-3 weeks alone. The
list in fact is unending). There was no political energy at all in the
room (at WSIS review), and everyone seemed wanting the proceedings to
end quickly so that they could leave. This is quite in contrast to the
politically charged discussions during the original WSIS... What has
happened in the meanwhile? What is happening to governance of the
Internet? We must remember that those who, during the WSIS + 1 process,
were needed to make the case for problematic features of global IG today
were unable to do so also largely because those who are supposed to
produce ideas and do advocacy in this regard, especially as representing
those who are most marginalised,  have failed to do so. I mean the civil
society and the academia.
,
I will like to vote for such a person to speak as a civil society rep -
speaking for the interests of those who are marginalised worldwide - who
can bring these critical questions to the table. Someone who can bell
the global IG cat, and tell the world that global IG is not working, and
the Internet is today largely controlled by big business and people are
simply its consumers and clients, and not the owners, which was what a
people centric information society and people centric Internet was meant
to be...

Parminder














From nashton at consensus.pro  Sat Oct 24 13:32:47 2015
From: nashton at consensus.pro (Nick Ashton-Hart)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 19:32:47 +0200
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] Nominations for IGF closing and opening
 speakers
In-Reply-To: <562BBDA7.6000304@itforchange.net>
References: <e09w7v0h6i9kd0lntv4pfeb0.1445699487462@email.android.com> <BLU180-W3814A77A2134B337F6A508FF250@phx.gbl> <562BBDA7.6000304@itforchange.net>
Message-ID: <C247566E-1A73-4BBA-8A8A-8A987CDE877E@consensus.pro>

Dear Parminder,

I was really struck by this comment of yours. I don’t think there’s a lot of appetite for this review in NY, and while there are many reasons why, we are where we are.

The likelihood is that the structure of WSIS in its second decennial will probably be much like it has been in the first. Whether that is good or bad is a separate question - perhaps a little of both. It seems to me likely that the real opportunity to marshal ICT4d for development may move to the Technology Facilitation Mechanism in the SDGs - depending upon what is done with it.

Regards, Nick

> On 24 Oct 2015, at 19:19, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
> 
> There was no political energy at all in the
> room (at WSIS review), and everyone seemed wanting the proceedings to
> end quickly so that they could leave.

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From margarethkang at hotmail.com  Sat Oct 24 14:13:14 2015
From: margarethkang at hotmail.com (margareth kang)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 16:13:14 -0200
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
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+ 1 for Carolina Rossini.

From: director at ipop.org.pk
To: mishi at softwarefreedom.org; bkilic at citizen.org; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:08:28 +0000
Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers




I also support Carolina Rossini nomination for her outstanding work and achievements. 
 
 
Best,
 
Arzak Khan 
 
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:11:27 -0400
From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
To: bkilic at citizen.org; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers


    
I support Carolina Rossini 's nomination. I am greatly impressed with her work and ability to bring consensus amongst different groups.


Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device

-------- Original message --------
From: Burcu Kilic <bkilic at citizen.org> 
Date: 10/24/2015  8:28 AM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net 
Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers 





Dear All,



Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of representing civil society at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for the opportunity. 



This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to have someone from Brazil to represent us? 



That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She doesn't need an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for years and she is one of the most influential women in our community, who is also a proud Brazilian. She would represent
 us very well. 



Cheers, 
Burcu




Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device

-------- Original message --------
From: Shahzad Ahmad <shahzad at bytesforall.pk> 
Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00) 
To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net 
Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers 



Unfortunately, I also will not be able to attend IGF. 



Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is taking very long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender passport with them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program Team members from Bytes for All will be there.




I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate Anriette, APC (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr. Anja Kovacs from Internet Democracy Project.




Best wishes and regards

Shahzad







On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:



I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to nominate Nnenna
for either the closing or opening remarks. As she is well known voice in
Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could remind her of her commitments when
they both shared stage at the opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.

I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and Maira
Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been constantly advocating
to bring the copyright reform and the issues around trade agreements.

I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from the global
south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in politics, globally)
speaking on behalf of civil society. Our community has such a fine and
active group of women.

I will miss you all,

Renata

Renata Avila

Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto

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On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org> wrote:



Dear all,

If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an opening
or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF, please send me or
the list your nomination with a short statement of the reason for the
nomination, and whether the person (if not yourself) has agreed to be
nominated.  Any nominations given will be briefly discussed among the
civil society coordination group (which contains reps of all the main
civil society networks in Internet governance, including us).  The IGF
the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that
there is very little time - therefore I ask that you send your
nominations within 48 hours.

Many thanks!

--
Jeremy Malcolm
Senior Global Policy Analyst
Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://eff.org
jmalcolm at eff.org

Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161

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From mikedbaak at gmail.com  Sat Oct 24 14:21:54 2015
From: mikedbaak at gmail.com (Mike Baak)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 14:21:54 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] Nominations for IGF closing and opening
 speakers
Message-ID: <CAEdSRUh57PhCah4+XKXsQ6YWbffqYuBcAuzTQe-eS-BRcBcTwA@mail.gmail.com>

In principle, I totally agree with Parminder's focus on what is not -- yet
should be -- being discussed, but it would be great if Parminder could
propose candidates who meet those criteria.

To my understanding, Parminder's points are exactly what we discussed and
partly predicted in the late 80s-early 90s.  We used to argue that the fall
of the Berlin Wall and collapse of socialist governments may lead people to
embracing, instead of questioning, the superficial successes in the current
version of capitalist democracy as true conquests of the humankind.  And,
in this 21st century, we now are witnessing the deeply concerning
concentration of capital and control in a fewer number of (tech) giants and
conservative swings backed by the public even in the most advanced
economies.  I think Parminder would like us to question deeper into the
phenomena that are being considered as given and assess these phenomena are
truly people-centered.  Always great to be reminded of Foucault.


Thank you,
Michael Baak

On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 1:32 PM, Nick Ashton-Hart <nashton at consensus.pro>
wrote:

> Dear Parminder,
>
> I was really struck by this comment of yours. I don’t think there’s a lot
> of appetite for this review in NY, and while there are many reasons why, we
> are where we are.
>
> The likelihood is that the structure of WSIS in its second decennial will
> probably be much like it has been in the first. Whether that is good or bad
> is a separate question - perhaps a little of both. It seems to me likely
> that the real opportunity to marshal ICT4d for development may move to the
> Technology Facilitation Mechanism in the SDGs - depending upon what is done
> with it.
>
> Regards, Nick
>
> > On 24 Oct 2015, at 19:19, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
> >
> > There was no political energy at all in the
> > room (at WSIS review), and everyone seemed wanting the proceedings to
> > end quickly so that they could leave.
>
>
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From jozef.halbersztadt at gmail.com  Sat Oct 24 14:51:52 2015
From: jozef.halbersztadt at gmail.com (Halbersztadt Jozef (jothal))
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 20:51:52 +0200
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
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As majority of those who wrote till now I think that Caroline Rossini is
great.

Still due to changes and transformations (eg mail, social media) described
by Parminder I would propose to consider Max Schrems
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Schrems

He is generally not identified with organised civil society - NGOs. Still
consider that Schrems started his campaign as an ordinary citizens, a young
student. He is one person NGO, who forced European Union institutions to
action. What he has achieved till now in only beginning. EU Commission and
the US government cannot ignore what has happened. Providing Schrems a
platform as civil society representative can strengthen NGOs position in
the IGF process.

Best


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On 24 October 2015 at 20:13, margareth kang <margarethkang at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> + 1 for Carolina Rossini.
>
> ------------------------------
> From: director at ipop.org.pk
> To: mishi at softwarefreedom.org; bkilic at citizen.org;
> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:08:28 +0000
> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>
> I also support Carolina Rossini nomination for her outstanding work and
> achievements.
>
>
> Best,
>
> Arzak Khan
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:11:27 -0400
> From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
> To: bkilic at citizen.org; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>
> I support Carolina Rossini 's nomination. I am greatly impressed with her
> work and ability to bring consensus amongst different groups.
>
>
>
> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Burcu Kilic <bkilic at citizen.org>
> Date: 10/24/2015 8:28 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>
>
> Dear All,
>
> Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of representing civil society
> at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for the opportunity.
>
> This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to have someone
> from Brazil to represent us?
>
> That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She doesn't need
> an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for years and she is
> one of the most influential women in our community, who is also a proud
> Brazilian. She would represent us very well.
>
> Cheers,
> Burcu
>
> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Shahzad Ahmad <shahzad at bytesforall.pk>
> Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>
> Unfortunately, I also will not be able to attend IGF.
>
> Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is taking very long
> time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender passport with them
> for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program Team members from Bytes for All
> will be there.
>
> I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate Anriette, APC
> (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr. Anja Kovacs
> from Internet Democracy Project.
>
> Best wishes and regards
> Shahzad
>
>
>
> On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:
>
> I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to nominate Nnenna
> for either the closing or opening remarks. As she is well known voice in
> Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could remind her of her commitments when
> they both shared stage at the opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.
>
> I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and Maira
> Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been constantly advocating
> to bring the copyright reform and the issues around trade agreements.
>
> I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from the global
> south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in politics, globally)
> speaking on behalf of civil society. Our community has such a fine and
> active group of women.
>
> I will miss you all,
>
> Renata
>
> Renata Avila
>
> Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto
>
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> 89CA
>
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>
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>
>
> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org> <jmalcolm at eff.org> wrote:
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an opening
> or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF, please send me or
> the list your nomination with a short statement of the reason for the
> nomination, and whether the person (if not yourself) has agreed to be
> nominated.  Any nominations given will be briefly discussed among the
> civil society coordination group (which contains reps of all the main
> civil society networks in Internet governance, including us).  The IGF
> the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that
> there is very little time - therefore I ask that you send your
> nominations within 48 hours.
>
> Many thanks!
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From director at ipop.org.pk  Sat Oct 24 14:56:36 2015
From: director at ipop.org.pk (Arzak Khan)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 18:56:36 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] Nominations for IGF closing and opening
 speakers
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Parminder historically the structure of the imperialist
system has rested on three key and complementary pillars that have allowed
monopoly capitalists to retain and enhance control over raw materials, labor and
services. The retreat/decline in Keynesian strategies in most of Global South
either by design or our incompetency has slowly filled up by a neoliberal
development paradigm that brings to the forefront the nonprofit complex an
integral component and driving force of today’s imperialism. The expansion of
the nonprofit-corporate complex has created a new class of professionals, who are
more inclined to serve the status quo, rather than working for social change. It
has also forced the nonprofit to become more accountable to funders/donors
rather than to our communities. Take a look around and you will see that many
of the nonprofit are forced to become surrogates to their donors, those
involved in the internet governance landscape are no different. 


The one government plus private sector and cherry picked nonprofit
led Internet governance model will not change anything at least for the
marginalised in Global South unless the concept of public interest can be
introduced to override the sectoral interest of certain stakeholders in the
internet governance model.  Best, Arzak 


 


 
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 22:49:35 +0530
From: parminder at itforchange.net
To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org
CC: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
Subject: Re: [governance] [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers

Going past nominations by names, I would like to speak about the
substance that I want represented in civil society speeches..
 
This is the 10th anniversary of WSIS which called for a people-centred
and development-oriented information society. Let us examine if we have
a more people-centric Internet today than we had in 2005, and if not so,
what are the reasons, and what should have been done, and needs to be
done, especially from the point of view of governance of the Internet.
Can we agree to this being a key element that we should be focussed on?
 
The Internet to me is rather less people- centric in its 'design' today
than it was 10 years ago... Of course so many more people use the
Internet today, which is rather obvious for a such a breakthrough
technical advance, but for the present purpose lets keep the focus on
its design; is it more people-centric today than it was 10 years ago,
and if it is not, does this not point to a failure of its governance (or
non-governance) model or paradigm. (No, I am *not* talking about the
techno- management of the Internet, or of ICANN, which is a very small
and relatively quite an insignificant part of IG, although there are
also so many problems in that part of IG.)
 
Although the Internet has so many different angles, aspects and
features, to assess whether we have a more or less people-centred
internet, with more or less concentration of power on it, lets just take
two paradigmatic cases;
 
(1) Email was still the major p2p Internet application in 2005, but
today social media has overtaken it. Email system was based on public
standards written by IETF and other standards organisations, whereby
there were no lock-ins and every email service could interact with all
others based on these public protocols. Compare that with a Facebook or
a Twitter and you will easily see what I am driving at. Yes, such p2p
interactive affordances are quite more complex than an email based
interaction, but then increased complexity is the way technology grows
and it does not mean that public standards in each social media kind,
personal life sharing, or public instant news sharing, are not possible.
They are very much possible. Just that in those early times the
commercial eagles did not have such an evil eye on the basic platforms
of the Internet, but today the latter have been shaped into the key
means for constructing huge economic advantage through rent seeking by
monopolising each 'field'.  (The open email system is also being eaten
up by Google through various kinds of lock-in and other surreptitious
methods.)
 
(2) In 2005, Web was the unchallenged king on the Internet, today
proprietary apps are increasingly taking its place. Again, I am not
saying that we should not move to more specialised uses of the
Internet;s basic platform, if that is what is more advantageous to us.
However, the more public nature of the web and the largely  proprietary
nature of app and the ecosystem in which they thrive today tells an
interesting tale, on which I would not expand at this point.
 
As I said, there are just two illustrative examples out of the many ways
in which the Internet is becoming more and more controlled by few
economic actors, which, I would suggest, correspondingly reduces its
people-centric nature. {There is a similar analysis to be made about how
governments have sought to increase their control over the Internet. I
am admittedly stressing one side of the problem, which in my view is
hugely understated in current civil society discourses.)
 
The next point then is, does such a very significant reduction of
people- centric nature of the Internet, and a hugely increased
concentration of power on it (and the correspondingly distorted 'design'
of it, which is determined by its 'governance'), not speak of a failed
model of governance (or non-governance, as I must always add). If so,
what is our analysis of this failure of IG in the decade post WSIS, and
of what should have been done, and what should be done now.
 
I think there is a limit to which we can simply keep extolling the great
wonder that the IGF is - we must explain what inter alia has it really
contributed, or failed to contribute, to the mentioned very problematic
development, which have been taking place under its watch, and the watch
of a veritable travelling circus that the global IG scene has become.
Even I, who is trying to cut down my engagements with it, find it almost
embarrassing to be meeting the same set of people (quite friendly though
we are) several times in a year. How does all this square up with a
rapidly increasing concentration of power on the Internet. If may also
not be a mere coincidence that the last decade of the Internet induced
social changes is also the period over which we witnessed one of the
greatest concentration of wealth in fewer and fewer hands!
 
In this background, ones heart cringes to witness, as I had to witness
last week in New York, how the UN's WSIS + 10 review process is behaving
as if there is just nothing wrong with the Internet, and the manner in
which it is effecting large-scale structural changes in the world, in
almost all sectors. There was practically no mention at all of the
numerous issues in this regard that we read almost daily in the
newspapers (Volkswagen's software cheating, John Deere claiming that its
tractors are in fact software with mechanical parts, and so on. To
mention just two news that I read over the last 2-3 weeks alone. The
list in fact is unending). There was no political energy at all in the
room (at WSIS review), and everyone seemed wanting the proceedings to
end quickly so that they could leave. This is quite in contrast to the
politically charged discussions during the original WSIS... What has
happened in the meanwhile? What is happening to governance of the
Internet? We must remember that those who, during the WSIS + 1 process,
were needed to make the case for problematic features of global IG today
were unable to do so also largely because those who are supposed to
produce ideas and do advocacy in this regard, especially as representing
those who are most marginalised,  have failed to do so. I mean the civil
society and the academia.
,
I will like to vote for such a person to speak as a civil society rep -
speaking for the interests of those who are marginalised worldwide - who
can bring these critical questions to the table. Someone who can bell
the global IG cat, and tell the world that global IG is not working, and
the Internet is today largely controlled by big business and people are
simply its consumers and clients, and not the owners, which was what a
people centric information society and people centric Internet was meant
to be...
 
Parminder
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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From: wisdom.dk at gmail.com (Wisdom Donkor)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 20:23:24 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
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± 1 to Carolina

On Saturday, October 24, 2015, margareth kang <margarethkang at hotmail.com>
wrote:
> + 1 for Carolina Rossini.
>
> ________________________________
> From: director at ipop.org.pk
> To: mishi at softwarefreedom.org; bkilic at citizen.org;
bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:08:28 +0000
> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>
> I also support Carolina Rossini nomination for her outstanding work and
achievements.
>
>
> Best,
>
> Arzak Khan
>
> ________________________________
> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:11:27 -0400
> From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
> To: bkilic at citizen.org; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>
> I support Carolina Rossini 's nomination. I am greatly impressed with her
work and ability to bring consensus amongst different groups.
>
>
> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Burcu Kilic <bkilic at citizen.org>
> Date: 10/24/2015 8:28 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>
>
> Dear All,
> Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of representing civil society
at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for the opportunity.
> This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to have someone
from Brazil to represent us?
> That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She doesn't need
an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for years and she is
one of the most influential women in our community, who is also a proud
Brazilian. She would represent us very well.
> Cheers,
> Burcu
> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Shahzad Ahmad <shahzad at bytesforall.pk>
> Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
> Unfortunately, I also will not be able to attend IGF.
>
> Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is taking very
long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender passport with
them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program Team members from Bytes for
All will be there.
>
> I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate Anriette, APC
(globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr. Anja Kovacs
from Internet Democracy Project.
>
> Best wishes and regards
> Shahzad
>
>
>
> On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:
>
> I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to nominate Nnenna
> for either the closing or opening remarks. As she is well known voice in
> Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could remind her of her commitments when
> they both shared stage at the opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.
>
> I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and Maira
> Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been constantly advocating
> to bring the copyright reform and the issues around trade agreements.
>
> I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from the global
> south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in politics, globally)
> speaking on behalf of civil society. Our community has such a fine and
> active group of women.
>
> I will miss you all,
>
> Renata
>
> Renata Avila
>
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> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org> wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an opening
> or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF, please send me or
> the list your nomination with a short statement of the reason for the
> nomination, and whether the person (if not yourself) has agreed to be
> nominated. Any nominations given will be briefly discussed among the
> civil society coordination group (which contains reps of all the main
> civil society networks in Internet governance, including us). The IGF
> the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that
> there is very little time - therefore I ask that you send your
> nominations within 48 hours.
>
> Many thanks!
>
> --
> Jeremy Malcolm
> Senior Global Policy Analyst
> Electronic Frontier Foundation
> https://eff.org
> jmalcolm at eff.org
>
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From lists at digitaldissidents.org  Sun Oct 25 07:00:58 2015
From: lists at digitaldissidents.org (Niels ten Oever)
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 12:00:58 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
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Hi all,

Really great candidates all around. Somehow I feel though that it
would be really great to have new voices speak on behalf of CS, which
could also help us attract new people to our group of civil society
activists. We all know we need them more then ever with the upcoming
battles.

What about Geetha Hariharan (CIS India) and Fernanda Shirikawa (Escola
de Ativismo & Coding Rights) ?

Also +1 for Paz.

Best,

Niels

On 10/24/2015 10:23 PM, Wisdom Donkor wrote:
> ± 1 to Carolina
> 
> On Saturday, October 24, 2015, margareth kang
> <margarethkang at hotmail.com <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>>
> wrote:
>> + 1 for Carolina Rossini.
>> 
>> ________________________________ From: director at ipop.org.pk
>> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk> To: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>;
> bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>; 
> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:08:28 +0000 Subject: RE: [bestbits]
>> Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>> 
>> I also support Carolina Rossini nomination for her outstanding
>> work
> and achievements.
>> 
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> Arzak Khan
>> 
>> ________________________________ Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:11:27
>> -0400 From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org> To: bkilic at citizen.org
>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>;
> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening
>> speakers
>> 
>> I support Carolina Rossini 's nomination. I am greatly impressed
>> with
> her work and ability to bring consensus amongst different groups.
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
>> 
>> -------- Original message -------- From: Burcu Kilic
>> <bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>> Date: 10/24/2015
>> 8:28 AM (GMT-05:00) To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> Subject: RE: [bestbits]
>> Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>> 
>> 
>> Dear All, Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of
>> representing civil
> society at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for the 
> opportunity.
>> This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to have
>> someone
> from Brazil to represent us?
>> That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She
>> doesn't
> need an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for
> years and she is one of the most influential women in our
> community, who is also a proud Brazilian. She would represent us
> very well.
>> Cheers, Burcu Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device --------
>> Original message -------- From: Shahzad Ahmad
>> <shahzad at bytesforall.pk
> <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>>
>> Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00) To:
>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> 
>> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening
>> speakers Unfortunately, I also will not be able to attend IGF.
>> 
>> Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is taking
>> very
> long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender
> passport with them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program Team
> members from Bytes for All will be there.
>> 
>> I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate Anriette,
>> APC
> (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr. Anja
> Kovacs from Internet Democracy Project.
>> 
>> Best wishes and regards Shahzad
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:
>> 
>> I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to
>> nominate Nnenna for either the closing or opening remarks. As she
>> is well known voice in Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could
>> remind her of her commitments when they both shared stage at the
>> opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.
>> 
>> I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and
>> Maira Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been
>> constantly advocating to bring the copyright reform and the
>> issues around trade agreements.
>> 
>> I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from
>> the global south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in
>> politics, globally) speaking on behalf of civil society. Our
>> community has such a fine and active group of women.
>> 
>> I will miss you all,
>> 
>> Renata
>> 
>> Renata Avila
>> 
>> Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de
>> <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de>
> - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto
>> 
>> Key: 0xB43D89CA1 Fingerprints C8A2 5CC8 2E10 BEC2 3E86 7E0E 4AFC
>> 981A B43D 89CA
>> 
>> Telephone +49 15252609522
>> 
>> @webwewant <https://twitter.com/webwewant>
>> 
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>> *www.webfoundation.org <http://www.webfoundation.org>*
> <http://www.webfoundation.org/>* | Twitter:
>> @webfoundation*
>> 
>> 
>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm
>> <jmalcolm at eff.org
> <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear all,
>> 
>> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an
>> opening or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF,
>> please send me or the list your nomination with a short statement
>> of the reason for the nomination, and whether the person (if not
>> yourself) has agreed to be nominated. Any nominations given will
>> be briefly discussed among the civil society coordination group
>> (which contains reps of all the main civil society networks in
>> Internet governance, including us). The IGF the Secretariat has
>> asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that there is very
>> little time - therefore I ask that you send your nominations
>> within 48 hours.
>> 
>> Many thanks!
>> 
>> -- Jeremy Malcolm Senior Global Policy Analyst Electronic
>> Frontier Foundation https://eff.org jmalcolm at eff.org
>> <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>
>> 
>> Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161
>> 
>> :: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::
>> 
>> Public key:
>> https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt PGP
>> fingerprint: FF13 C2E9 F9C3 DF54 7C4F EAC1 F675 AAE2 D2AB 2220 
>> OTR fingerprint: 26EE FD85 3740 8228 9460 49A8 536F BCD2 536F
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From renata.avila at webfoundation.org  Sun Oct 25 07:10:28 2015
From: renata.avila at webfoundation.org (Renata Avila)
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 12:10:28 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
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+100000 It would send a powerful message from the new generation.
On 25 Oct 2015 12:01, "Niels ten Oever" <lists at digitaldissidents.org> wrote:

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>
> Hi all,
>
> Really great candidates all around. Somehow I feel though that it
> would be really great to have new voices speak on behalf of CS, which
> could also help us attract new people to our group of civil society
> activists. We all know we need them more then ever with the upcoming
> battles.
>
> What about Geetha Hariharan (CIS India) and Fernanda Shirikawa (Escola
> de Ativismo & Coding Rights) ?
>
> Also +1 for Paz.
>
> Best,
>
> Niels
>
> On 10/24/2015 10:23 PM, Wisdom Donkor wrote:
> > ± 1 to Carolina
> >
> > On Saturday, October 24, 2015, margareth kang
> > <margarethkang at hotmail.com <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>>
> > wrote:
> >> + 1 for Carolina Rossini.
> >>
> >> ________________________________ From: director at ipop.org.pk
> >> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk> To: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
> >> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>;
> > bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>;
> > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> >> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:08:28 +0000 Subject: RE: [bestbits]
> >> Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
> >>
> >> I also support Carolina Rossini nomination for her outstanding
> >> work
> > and achievements.
> >>
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Arzak Khan
> >>
> >> ________________________________ Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:11:27
> >> -0400 From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
> >> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org> To: bkilic at citizen.org
> >> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>;
> > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> >> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening
> >> speakers
> >>
> >> I support Carolina Rossini 's nomination. I am greatly impressed
> >> with
> > her work and ability to bring consensus amongst different groups.
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
> >>
> >> -------- Original message -------- From: Burcu Kilic
> >> <bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>> Date: 10/24/2015
> >> 8:28 AM (GMT-05:00) To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> >> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> Subject: RE: [bestbits]
> >> Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear All, Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of
> >> representing civil
> > society at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for the
> > opportunity.
> >> This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to have
> >> someone
> > from Brazil to represent us?
> >> That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She
> >> doesn't
> > need an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for
> > years and she is one of the most influential women in our
> > community, who is also a proud Brazilian. She would represent us
> > very well.
> >> Cheers, Burcu Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device --------
> >> Original message -------- From: Shahzad Ahmad
> >> <shahzad at bytesforall.pk
> > <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>>
> >> Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00) To:
> >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> >> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening
> >> speakers Unfortunately, I also will not be able to attend IGF.
> >>
> >> Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is taking
> >> very
> > long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender
> > passport with them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program Team
> > members from Bytes for All will be there.
> >>
> >> I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate Anriette,
> >> APC
> > (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr. Anja
> > Kovacs from Internet Democracy Project.
> >>
> >> Best wishes and regards Shahzad
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:
> >>
> >> I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to
> >> nominate Nnenna for either the closing or opening remarks. As she
> >> is well known voice in Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could
> >> remind her of her commitments when they both shared stage at the
> >> opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.
> >>
> >> I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and
> >> Maira Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been
> >> constantly advocating to bring the copyright reform and the
> >> issues around trade agreements.
> >>
> >> I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from
> >> the global south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in
> >> politics, globally) speaking on behalf of civil society. Our
> >> community has such a fine and active group of women.
> >>
> >> I will miss you all,
> >>
> >> Renata
> >>
> >> Renata Avila
> >>
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> >> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm
> >> <jmalcolm at eff.org
> > <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an
> >> opening or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF,
> >> please send me or the list your nomination with a short statement
> >> of the reason for the nomination, and whether the person (if not
> >> yourself) has agreed to be nominated. Any nominations given will
> >> be briefly discussed among the civil society coordination group
> >> (which contains reps of all the main civil society networks in
> >> Internet governance, including us). The IGF the Secretariat has
> >> asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that there is very
> >> little time - therefore I ask that you send your nominations
> >> within 48 hours.
> >>
> >> Many thanks!
> >>
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From renata.avila at webfoundation.org  Thu Oct  8 06:33:34 2015
From: renata.avila at webfoundation.org (Renata Avila)
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 07:33:34 -0300
Subject: [bestbits] OAS cybersecurity toolkit
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Do you know who did it?

Renata Avila

Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto

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On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 7:31 AM, Carolina Rossini <carolina.rossini at gmail.com
> wrote:

> just launched and english version available at
>
>
> https://www.sites.oas.org/cyber/Documents/2015%20OAS%20-%20Cyber%20Security%20Awareness%20Campaign%20Toolkit%20(English).pdf
>
>
> "This toolkit is designed to provide governments or organizations guidance
> and resources for developing a cybersecurity awareness campaign. Our goal
> is to help you think through your country’s needs for a cybersecurity
> awareness campaign and how to best achieve it whether you have aw large
> budget or limited resources. We want to help you build a campaign that is
> sustainable over a long period of time, educates your citizens and helps
> you build a national culture of cybersecurity"
>
> --
>
> *Carolina Rossini *
> *Vice President, International Policy*
> *Public Knowledge*
> *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ <http://www.publicknowledge.org/>*
> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
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From anriette at apc.org  Sun Oct 25 07:17:11 2015
From: anriette at apc.org (Anriette Esterhuysen)
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 13:17:11 +0200
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
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Agree.

Anriette


On 25/10/2015 13:10, Renata Avila wrote:
> +100000 It would send a powerful message from the new generation.
> 
> On 25 Oct 2015 12:01, "Niels ten Oever" <lists at digitaldissidents.org
> <mailto:lists at digitaldissidents.org>> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Really great candidates all around. Somehow I feel though that it
> would be really great to have new voices speak on behalf of CS, which
> could also help us attract new people to our group of civil society
> activists. We all know we need them more then ever with the upcoming
> battles.
> 
> What about Geetha Hariharan (CIS India) and Fernanda Shirikawa (Escola
> de Ativismo & Coding Rights) ?
> 
> Also +1 for Paz.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Niels
> 
> On 10/24/2015 10:23 PM, Wisdom Donkor wrote:
>> ± 1 to Carolina
> 
>> On Saturday, October 24, 2015, margareth kang
>> <margarethkang at hotmail.com <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>
> <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>>>
>> wrote:
>>> + 1 for Carolina Rossini.
>>>
>>> ________________________________ From: director at ipop.org.pk
> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk>
>>> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk>> To:
> mishi at softwarefreedom.org <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org
> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>>;
>> bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>;
>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
>>> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:08:28 +0000 Subject: RE: [bestbits]
>>> Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>>>
>>> I also support Carolina Rossini nomination for her outstanding
>>> work
>> and achievements.
>>>
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Arzak Khan
>>>
>>> ________________________________ Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:11:27
>>> -0400 From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org
> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>> To: bkilic at citizen.org
> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
>>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>;
>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
>>> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening
>>> speakers
>>>
>>> I support Carolina Rossini 's nomination. I am greatly impressed
>>> with
>> her work and ability to bring consensus amongst different groups.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
>>>
>>> -------- Original message -------- From: Burcu Kilic
>>> <bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>> Date:
> 10/24/2015
>>> 8:28 AM (GMT-05:00) To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>> Subject: RE: [bestbits]
>>> Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear All, Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of
>>> representing civil
>> society at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for the
>> opportunity.
>>> This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to have
>>> someone
>> from Brazil to represent us?
>>> That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She
>>> doesn't
>> need an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for
>> years and she is one of the most influential women in our
>> community, who is also a proud Brazilian. She would represent us
>> very well.
>>> Cheers, Burcu Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device --------
>>> Original message -------- From: Shahzad Ahmad
>>> <shahzad at bytesforall.pk <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>
>> <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>>>
>>> Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00) To:
>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
>>> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening
>>> speakers Unfortunately, I also will not be able to attend IGF.
>>>
>>> Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is taking
>>> very
>> long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender
>> passport with them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program Team
>> members from Bytes for All will be there.
>>>
>>> I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate Anriette,
>>> APC
>> (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr. Anja
>> Kovacs from Internet Democracy Project.
>>>
>>> Best wishes and regards Shahzad
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:
>>>
>>> I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to
>>> nominate Nnenna for either the closing or opening remarks. As she
>>> is well known voice in Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could
>>> remind her of her commitments when they both shared stage at the
>>> opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.
>>>
>>> I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and
>>> Maira Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been
>>> constantly advocating to bring the copyright reform and the
>>> issues around trade agreements.
>>>
>>> I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from
>>> the global south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in
>>> politics, globally) speaking on behalf of civil society. Our
>>> community has such a fine and active group of women.
>>>
>>> I will miss you all,
>>>
>>> Renata
>>>
>>> Renata Avila
>>>
>>> Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de
> <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de>
>>> <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de>>
>> - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto
>>>
>>> Key: 0xB43D89CA1 Fingerprints C8A2 5CC8 2E10 BEC2 3E86 7E0E 4AFC
>>> 981A B43D 89CA
>>>
>>> Telephone +49 15252609522
>>>
>>> @webwewant <https://twitter.com/webwewant>
>>>
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>>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm
>>> <jmalcolm at eff.org <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>
>> <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an
>>> opening or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF,
>>> please send me or the list your nomination with a short statement
>>> of the reason for the nomination, and whether the person (if not
>>> yourself) has agreed to be nominated. Any nominations given will
>>> be briefly discussed among the civil society coordination group
>>> (which contains reps of all the main civil society networks in
>>> Internet governance, including us). The IGF the Secretariat has
>>> asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that there is very
>>> little time - therefore I ask that you send your nominations
>>> within 48 hours.
>>>
>>> Many thanks!
>>>
>>> -- Jeremy Malcolm Senior Global Policy Analyst Electronic
>>> Frontier Foundation https://eff.org jmalcolm at eff.org
> <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>
>>> <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>>
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From andrew at gp-digital.org  Sun Oct 25 07:29:51 2015
From: andrew at gp-digital.org (Andrew Puddephatt)
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 11:29:51 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
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+1  - I like the idea of having fresh voices that show our strength in depth

*Andrew Puddephatt*
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On 25 October 2015 at 11:00, Niels ten Oever <lists at digitaldissidents.org>
wrote:

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> Hi all,
>
> Really great candidates all around. Somehow I feel though that it
> would be really great to have new voices speak on behalf of CS, which
> could also help us attract new people to our group of civil society
> activists. We all know we need them more then ever with the upcoming
> battles.
>
> What about Geetha Hariharan (CIS India) and Fernanda Shirikawa (Escola
> de Ativismo & Coding Rights) ?
>
> Also +1 for Paz.
>
> Best,
>
> Niels
>
> On 10/24/2015 10:23 PM, Wisdom Donkor wrote:
> > ± 1 to Carolina
> >
> > On Saturday, October 24, 2015, margareth kang
> > <margarethkang at hotmail.com <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>>
> > wrote:
> >> + 1 for Carolina Rossini.
> >>
> >> ________________________________ From: director at ipop.org.pk
> >> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk> To: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
> >> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>;
> > bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>;
> > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> >> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:08:28 +0000 Subject: RE: [bestbits]
> >> Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
> >>
> >> I also support Carolina Rossini nomination for her outstanding
> >> work
> > and achievements.
> >>
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Arzak Khan
> >>
> >> ________________________________ Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:11:27
> >> -0400 From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
> >> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org> To: bkilic at citizen.org
> >> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>;
> > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> >> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening
> >> speakers
> >>
> >> I support Carolina Rossini 's nomination. I am greatly impressed
> >> with
> > her work and ability to bring consensus amongst different groups.
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
> >>
> >> -------- Original message -------- From: Burcu Kilic
> >> <bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>> Date: 10/24/2015
> >> 8:28 AM (GMT-05:00) To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> >> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> Subject: RE: [bestbits]
> >> Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear All, Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of
> >> representing civil
> > society at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for the
> > opportunity.
> >> This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to have
> >> someone
> > from Brazil to represent us?
> >> That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She
> >> doesn't
> > need an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for
> > years and she is one of the most influential women in our
> > community, who is also a proud Brazilian. She would represent us
> > very well.
> >> Cheers, Burcu Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device --------
> >> Original message -------- From: Shahzad Ahmad
> >> <shahzad at bytesforall.pk
> > <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>>
> >> Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00) To:
> >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> >> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening
> >> speakers Unfortunately, I also will not be able to attend IGF.
> >>
> >> Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is taking
> >> very
> > long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender
> > passport with them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program Team
> > members from Bytes for All will be there.
> >>
> >> I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate Anriette,
> >> APC
> > (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr. Anja
> > Kovacs from Internet Democracy Project.
> >>
> >> Best wishes and regards Shahzad
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:
> >>
> >> I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to
> >> nominate Nnenna for either the closing or opening remarks. As she
> >> is well known voice in Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could
> >> remind her of her commitments when they both shared stage at the
> >> opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.
> >>
> >> I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and
> >> Maira Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been
> >> constantly advocating to bring the copyright reform and the
> >> issues around trade agreements.
> >>
> >> I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from
> >> the global south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in
> >> politics, globally) speaking on behalf of civil society. Our
> >> community has such a fine and active group of women.
> >>
> >> I will miss you all,
> >>
> >> Renata
> >>
> >> Renata Avila
> >>
> >> Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de
> >> <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de>
> > - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto
> >>
> >> Key: 0xB43D89CA1 Fingerprints C8A2 5CC8 2E10 BEC2 3E86 7E0E 4AFC
> >> 981A B43D 89CA
> >>
> >> Telephone +49 15252609522
> >>
> >> @webwewant <https://twitter.com/webwewant>
> >>
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> >> *www.webfoundation.org <http://www.webfoundation.org>*
> > <http://www.webfoundation.org/>* | Twitter:
> >> @webfoundation*
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm
> >> <jmalcolm at eff.org
> > <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an
> >> opening or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF,
> >> please send me or the list your nomination with a short statement
> >> of the reason for the nomination, and whether the person (if not
> >> yourself) has agreed to be nominated. Any nominations given will
> >> be briefly discussed among the civil society coordination group
> >> (which contains reps of all the main civil society networks in
> >> Internet governance, including us). The IGF the Secretariat has
> >> asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that there is very
> >> little time - therefore I ask that you send your nominations
> >> within 48 hours.
> >>
> >> Many thanks!
> >>
> >> -- Jeremy Malcolm Senior Global Policy Analyst Electronic
> >> Frontier Foundation https://eff.org jmalcolm at eff.org
> >> <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>
> >>
> >> Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161
> >>
> >> :: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::
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From genekimmelman at gmail.com  Sun Oct 25 10:37:59 2015
From: genekimmelman at gmail.com (Gene Kimmelman)
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 10:37:59 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
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It might be nice to suggest a list of key characteristics related to a goal
before getting too bogged down in specific people (all of whom, so far, are
wonderful, and there are a few other fantastic Brazilian advocates we maybe
should add!).  For example:

1.  We want at least one of the speakers to reflect a new generation of
leaders, to illustrate how we're growing as a movement.

2.  We want a Brazilian because it would highlight the strength of NGOs in
the host country.

3.  We want someone who can aggregate disparate views from NGOs in a manner
that is coherent but reflective of our diversity


Any one person can have one or all of these characteristics -- at least for
me it would help to know what those nominating think the goal should be.
And for less well known nominees, it would help if their own organizations,
or people who know them well, could help identify the key new generation of
leaders.

On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 7:29 AM, Andrew Puddephatt <andrew at gp-digital.org>
wrote:

> +1  - I like the idea of having fresh voices that show our strength in
> depth
>
> *Andrew Puddephatt*
> Executive Director | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
> Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT
> T: +44 (0)20 7549 0336 | Skype: andrewpuddephatt
> gp-digital.org
>
>
> On 25 October 2015 at 11:00, Niels ten Oever <lists at digitaldissidents.org>
> wrote:
>
>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>> Hash: SHA256
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Really great candidates all around. Somehow I feel though that it
>> would be really great to have new voices speak on behalf of CS, which
>> could also help us attract new people to our group of civil society
>> activists. We all know we need them more then ever with the upcoming
>> battles.
>>
>> What about Geetha Hariharan (CIS India) and Fernanda Shirikawa (Escola
>> de Ativismo & Coding Rights) ?
>>
>> Also +1 for Paz.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Niels
>>
>> On 10/24/2015 10:23 PM, Wisdom Donkor wrote:
>> > ± 1 to Carolina
>> >
>> > On Saturday, October 24, 2015, margareth kang
>> > <margarethkang at hotmail.com <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>>
>> > wrote:
>> >> + 1 for Carolina Rossini.
>> >>
>> >> ________________________________ From: director at ipop.org.pk
>> >> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk> To: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
>> >> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>;
>> > bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>;
>> > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>> >> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:08:28 +0000 Subject: RE: [bestbits]
>> >> Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>> >>
>> >> I also support Carolina Rossini nomination for her outstanding
>> >> work
>> > and achievements.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Best,
>> >>
>> >> Arzak Khan
>> >>
>> >> ________________________________ Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:11:27
>> >> -0400 From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
>> >> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org> To: bkilic at citizen.org
>> >> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>;
>> > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>> >> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening
>> >> speakers
>> >>
>> >> I support Carolina Rossini 's nomination. I am greatly impressed
>> >> with
>> > her work and ability to bring consensus amongst different groups.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
>> >>
>> >> -------- Original message -------- From: Burcu Kilic
>> >> <bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>> Date: 10/24/2015
>> >> 8:28 AM (GMT-05:00) To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>> >> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> Subject: RE: [bestbits]
>> >> Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Dear All, Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of
>> >> representing civil
>> > society at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for the
>> > opportunity.
>> >> This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to have
>> >> someone
>> > from Brazil to represent us?
>> >> That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She
>> >> doesn't
>> > need an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for
>> > years and she is one of the most influential women in our
>> > community, who is also a proud Brazilian. She would represent us
>> > very well.
>> >> Cheers, Burcu Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device --------
>> >> Original message -------- From: Shahzad Ahmad
>> >> <shahzad at bytesforall.pk
>> > <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>>
>> >> Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00) To:
>> >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>> >> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening
>> >> speakers Unfortunately, I also will not be able to attend IGF.
>> >>
>> >> Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is taking
>> >> very
>> > long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender
>> > passport with them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program Team
>> > members from Bytes for All will be there.
>> >>
>> >> I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate Anriette,
>> >> APC
>> > (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr. Anja
>> > Kovacs from Internet Democracy Project.
>> >>
>> >> Best wishes and regards Shahzad
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to
>> >> nominate Nnenna for either the closing or opening remarks. As she
>> >> is well known voice in Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could
>> >> remind her of her commitments when they both shared stage at the
>> >> opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.
>> >>
>> >> I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and
>> >> Maira Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been
>> >> constantly advocating to bring the copyright reform and the
>> >> issues around trade agreements.
>> >>
>> >> I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from
>> >> the global south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in
>> >> politics, globally) speaking on behalf of civil society. Our
>> >> community has such a fine and active group of women.
>> >>
>> >> I will miss you all,
>> >>
>> >> Renata
>> >>
>> >> Renata Avila
>> >>
>> >> Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de
>> >> <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de>
>> > - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto
>> >>
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>> >>
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm
>> >> <jmalcolm at eff.org
>> > <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Dear all,
>> >>
>> >> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an
>> >> opening or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF,
>> >> please send me or the list your nomination with a short statement
>> >> of the reason for the nomination, and whether the person (if not
>> >> yourself) has agreed to be nominated. Any nominations given will
>> >> be briefly discussed among the civil society coordination group
>> >> (which contains reps of all the main civil society networks in
>> >> Internet governance, including us). The IGF the Secretariat has
>> >> asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that there is very
>> >> little time - therefore I ask that you send your nominations
>> >> within 48 hours.
>> >>
>> >> Many thanks!
>> >>
>> >> -- Jeremy Malcolm Senior Global Policy Analyst Electronic
>> >> Frontier Foundation https://eff.org jmalcolm at eff.org
>> >> <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>
>> >>
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From ca at cafonso.ca  Sun Oct 25 11:09:28 2015
From: ca at cafonso.ca (Carlos Afonso)
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 13:09:28 -0200
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] US Support for Multistakeholder
 Governance is Conditional on US Remaining in Control
In-Reply-To: <F64BCDF3-D17F-41BA-B905-670FF319FE8A@gmail.com>
References: <56262147.7030507@cis-india.org>
 <CAOr9Jxnc78wFN3Xig2jg5P0C86=j0KqgiLo_kXRCrOsE=unHBA@mail.gmail.com>
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Trying is one thing... Getting there is another.

--c.a.

On 10/20/15 09:24, genekimmelman at gmail.com wrote:
> It sounds like Larry was giving an assessment of the current Congress.
> That is not necessarily the only path forward for the Obama
> Administration, they could try to move forward without Congressional
> support.
> 
> On Oct 20, 2015, at 7:15 AM, Padmini <pdmnbaruah at gmail.com
> <mailto:pdmnbaruah at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>> Adding to that, he also said that the issue of jurisdiction doesn't
>> relate to the physical presence of ICANN  as much as the jurisdiction
>> of dispute resolution mechanisms, and to not focus on the former which
>> is not as relevant.
>> Basically, no move in jurisdiction will ever be supported.
>>
>> On 20 Oct 2015 16:43, "Pranesh Prakash" <pranesh at cis-india.org
>> <mailto:pranesh at cis-india.org>> wrote:
>>
>>     At a meeting with civil society actors, Larry Strickling of the US
>>     NTIA was asked by my colleague Padmini whether the US Congress
>>     would support the multistakeholder model if ICANN's jurisdiction
>>     were to shift.
>>
>>     He said that it wouldn't.
>>
>>     https://twitter.com/pranesh/status/656422297876561921
>>
>>     -- 
>>     Pranesh Prakash
>>     Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society
>>     http://cis-india.org | tel:+91 80 40926283 <tel:%2B91%2080%2040926283>
>>     sip:pranesh at ostel.co <mailto:sip%3Apranesh at ostel.co> |
>>     xmpp:pranesh at cis-india.org <mailto:xmpp%3Apranesh at cis-india.org>
>>     https://twitter.com/pranesh
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From wisdom.dk at gmail.com  Sun Oct 25 12:14:31 2015
From: wisdom.dk at gmail.com (Wisdom Donkor)
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 16:14:31 +0000
Subject: [bestbits]  Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
In-Reply-To: <562B3719.1010507@eff.org>
References: <562B3719.1010507@eff.org>
Message-ID: <CAAU+vPGmHy8YrPuHNidy6MFxR2nEtb0k+W2xei_2viFhnaYoiA@mail.gmail.com>

I nominate Bonface Witaba of Kenya.
Bonface is an ICANN fellow and a coach. He attended the 54th ICANN meeting
in Dublin and has contributed immensely to the IG processes both locally
and globally.

On Saturday, October 24, 2015, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an opening
> or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF, please send me or
> the list your nomination with a short statement of the reason for the
> nomination, and whether the person (if not yourself) has agreed to be
> nominated.  Any nominations given will be briefly discussed among the
> civil society coordination group (which contains reps of all the main
> civil society networks in Internet governance, including us).  The IGF
> the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that
> there is very little time - therefore I ask that you send your
> nominations within 48 hours.
>
> Many thanks!
>
> --
> Jeremy Malcolm
> Senior Global Policy Analyst
> Electronic Frontier Foundation
> https://eff.org
> jmalcolm at eff.org
>
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From anriette at apc.org  Sun Oct 25 12:18:07 2015
From: anriette at apc.org (Anriette Esterhuysen)
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:18:07 +0200
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
In-Reply-To: <CA+4KnA_nsQr=oRx96BX22ZmSanPD2hkinUkJDxyeT1MuAJ1oNg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <e09w7v0h6i9kd0lntv4pfeb0.1445699487462@email.android.com>
 <BLU180-W3814A77A2134B337F6A508FF250@phx.gbl>
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Message-ID: <562D00BF.6060001@apc.org>

Very useful Gene. Agree completely, and this should be helpful to the
CSCG when they do their selections.

Anriette


On 25/10/2015 16:37, Gene Kimmelman wrote:
> It might be nice to suggest a list of key characteristics related to a
> goal before getting too bogged down in specific people (all of whom, so
> far, are wonderful, and there are a few other fantastic Brazilian
> advocates we maybe should add!).  For example:
> 
> 1.  We want at least one of the speakers to reflect a new generation of
> leaders, to illustrate how we're growing as a movement.
> 
> 2.  We want a Brazilian because it would highlight the strength of NGOs
> in the host country.
> 
> 3.  We want someone who can aggregate disparate views from NGOs in a
> manner that is coherent but reflective of our diversity
> 
> 
> Any one person can have one or all of these characteristics -- at least
> for me it would help to know what those nominating think the goal should
> be.  And for less well known nominees, it would help if their own
> organizations, or people who know them well, could help identify the key
> new generation of leaders.
> 
> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 7:29 AM, Andrew Puddephatt
> <andrew at gp-digital.org <mailto:andrew at gp-digital.org>> wrote:
> 
>     +1  - I like the idea of having fresh voices that show our strength
>     in depth
> 
>     *Andrew Puddephatt*
>     Executive Director | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
>     Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT
>     T: +44 (0)20 7549 0336 | Skype: andrewpuddephatt
>     gp-digital.org <http://gp-digital.org/>
> 
> 
>     On 25 October 2015 at 11:00, Niels ten Oever
>     <lists at digitaldissidents.org <mailto:lists at digitaldissidents.org>>
>     wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Really great candidates all around. Somehow I feel though that it
> would be really great to have new voices speak on behalf of CS,
> which
> could also help us attract new people to our group of civil society
> activists. We all know we need them more then ever with the upcoming
> battles.
> 
> What about Geetha Hariharan (CIS India) and Fernanda Shirikawa
> (Escola
> de Ativismo & Coding Rights) ?
> 
> Also +1 for Paz.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Niels
> 
> On 10/24/2015 10:23 PM, Wisdom Donkor wrote:
>> ± 1 to Carolina
> 
>> On Saturday, October 24, 2015, margareth kang
>> <margarethkang at hotmail.com <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>
> <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com
> <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>>>
>> wrote:
>>> + 1 for Carolina Rossini.
>>>
>>> ________________________________ From: director at ipop.org.pk
> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk>
>>> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk>>
> To: mishi at softwarefreedom.org <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org
> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>>;
>> bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>;
>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
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> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
>>> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:08:28 +0000 Subject: RE: [bestbits]
>>> Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>>>
>>> I also support Carolina Rossini nomination for her outstanding
>>> work
>> and achievements.
>>>
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Arzak Khan
>>>
>>> ________________________________ Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:11:27
>>> -0400 From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org
> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>> To: bkilic at citizen.org
> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
>>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>;
>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
>>> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening
>>> speakers
>>>
>>> I support Carolina Rossini 's nomination. I am greatly impressed
>>> with
>> her work and ability to bring consensus amongst different groups.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
>>>
>>> -------- Original message -------- From: Burcu Kilic
>>> <bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>> Date:
> 10/24/2015
>>> 8:28 AM (GMT-05:00) To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>> Subject: RE: [bestbits]
>>> Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear All, Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of
>>> representing civil
>> society at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for the
>> opportunity.
>>> This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to have
>>> someone
>> from Brazil to represent us?
>>> That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She
>>> doesn't
>> need an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for
>> years and she is one of the most influential women in our
>> community, who is also a proud Brazilian. She would represent us
>> very well.
>>> Cheers, Burcu Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device --------
>>> Original message -------- From: Shahzad Ahmad
>>> <shahzad at bytesforall.pk <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>
>> <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>>>
>>> Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00) To:
>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
>>> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening
>>> speakers Unfortunately, I also will not be able to attend IGF.
>>>
>>> Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is taking
>>> very
>> long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender
>> passport with them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program Team
>> members from Bytes for All will be there.
>>>
>>> I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate Anriette,
>>> APC
>> (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr. Anja
>> Kovacs from Internet Democracy Project.
>>>
>>> Best wishes and regards Shahzad
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:
>>>
>>> I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to
>>> nominate Nnenna for either the closing or opening remarks. As she
>>> is well known voice in Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could
>>> remind her of her commitments when they both shared stage at the
>>> opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.
>>>
>>> I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and
>>> Maira Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been
>>> constantly advocating to bring the copyright reform and the
>>> issues around trade agreements.
>>>
>>> I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from
>>> the global south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in
>>> politics, globally) speaking on behalf of civil society. Our
>>> community has such a fine and active group of women.
>>>
>>> I will miss you all,
>>>
>>> Renata
>>>
>>> Renata Avila
>>>
>>> Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de
> <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de>
>>> <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de
> <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de>>
>> - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto
>>>
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>>> 981A B43D 89CA
>>>
>>> Telephone +49 15252609522 <tel:%2B49%2015252609522>
>>>
>>> @webwewant <https://twitter.com/webwewant>
>>>
>>> *1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005, USA* *| *
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>>> @webfoundation*
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm
>>> <jmalcolm at eff.org <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>
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>>> asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that there is very
>>> little time - therefore I ask that you send your nominations
>>> within 48 hours.
>>>
>>> Many thanks!
>>>
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From lists at digitaldissidents.org  Sun Oct 25 14:11:08 2015
From: lists at digitaldissidents.org (Niels ten Oever)
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 19:11:08 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
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Hi all,

Thanks for the indicators Gene, this will indeed help to structure the
discussion. I would like to suggest to three other indicators:

4. Non-male gender  (there are more than enough of us speaking)

5. Non-European or American (there are more than enough of us speaking)

6. Experience in grass-roots activism, not only policy work. Not to
discredit policy work at all, but it will help show the link between
policy and the end-user and thus contribute to CS credibility. Both
are direly needed. We need to be better at telling the story about how
our work improves the life of the end-user.

Best,

Niels


On 25-10-15 17:18, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote:
> Very useful Gene. Agree completely, and this should be helpful to
> the CSCG when they do their selections.
> 
> Anriette
> 
> 
> On 25/10/2015 16:37, Gene Kimmelman wrote:
>> It might be nice to suggest a list of key characteristics related
>> to a goal before getting too bogged down in specific people (all
>> of whom, so far, are wonderful, and there are a few other
>> fantastic Brazilian advocates we maybe should add!).  For
>> example:
>> 
>> 1.  We want at least one of the speakers to reflect a new
>> generation of leaders, to illustrate how we're growing as a
>> movement.
>> 
>> 2.  We want a Brazilian because it would highlight the strength
>> of NGOs in the host country.
>> 
>> 3.  We want someone who can aggregate disparate views from NGOs
>> in a manner that is coherent but reflective of our diversity
>> 
>> 
>> Any one person can have one or all of these characteristics -- at
>> least for me it would help to know what those nominating think
>> the goal should be.  And for less well known nominees, it would
>> help if their own organizations, or people who know them well,
>> could help identify the key new generation of leaders.
>> 
>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 7:29 AM, Andrew Puddephatt 
>> <andrew at gp-digital.org <mailto:andrew at gp-digital.org>> wrote:
>> 
>> +1  - I like the idea of having fresh voices that show our
>> strength in depth
>> 
>> *Andrew Puddephatt* Executive Director | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL 
>> Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT T: +44
>> (0)20 7549 0336 | Skype: andrewpuddephatt gp-digital.org
>> <http://gp-digital.org/>
>> 
>> 
>> On 25 October 2015 at 11:00, Niels ten Oever 
>> <lists at digitaldissidents.org
>> <mailto:lists at digitaldissidents.org>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Really great candidates all around. Somehow I feel though that
>> it would be really great to have new voices speak on behalf of
>> CS, which could also help us attract new people to our group of
>> civil society activists. We all know we need them more then ever
>> with the upcoming battles.
>> 
>> What about Geetha Hariharan (CIS India) and Fernanda Shirikawa 
>> (Escola de Ativismo & Coding Rights) ?
>> 
>> Also +1 for Paz.
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> Niels
>> 
>> On 10/24/2015 10:23 PM, Wisdom Donkor wrote:
>>> ± 1 to Carolina
>> 
>>> On Saturday, October 24, 2015, margareth kang 
>>> <margarethkang at hotmail.com <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>
>> <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com 
>> <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>>>
>>> wrote:
>>>> + 1 for Carolina Rossini.
>>>> 
>>>> ________________________________ From: director at ipop.org.pk
>> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk>
>>>> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk>>
>> To: mishi at softwarefreedom.org <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
>>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org
>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>>;
>>> bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>;
>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
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>>>> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:08:28 +0000 Subject: RE:
>>>> [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>>>> 
>>>> I also support Carolina Rossini nomination for her
>>>> outstanding work
>>> and achievements.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Best,
>>>> 
>>>> Arzak Khan
>>>> 
>>>> ________________________________ Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015
>>>> 11:11:27 -0400 From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
>>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org
>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>> To: bkilic at citizen.org 
>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
>>>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>;
>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
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>>>> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and
>>>> opening speakers
>>>> 
>>>> I support Carolina Rossini 's nomination. I am greatly
>>>> impressed with
>>> her work and ability to bring consensus amongst different
>>> groups.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
>>>> 
>>>> -------- Original message -------- From: Burcu Kilic 
>>>> <bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>> Date: 
>> 10/24/2015
>>>> 8:28 AM (GMT-05:00) To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>> Subject: RE: [bestbits]
>>>> Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Dear All, Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of 
>>>> representing civil
>>> society at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for
>>> the opportunity.
>>>> This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to
>>>> have someone
>>> from Brazil to represent us?
>>>> That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She 
>>>> doesn't
>>> need an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for 
>>> years and she is one of the most influential women in our 
>>> community, who is also a proud Brazilian. She would represent
>>> us very well.
>>>> Cheers, Burcu Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -------- 
>>>> Original message -------- From: Shahzad Ahmad 
>>>> <shahzad at bytesforall.pk <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>
>>> <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk
>>> <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>>>
>>>> Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00) To: 
>>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> 
>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net 
>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
>>>> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and
>>>> opening speakers Unfortunately, I also will not be able to
>>>> attend IGF.
>>>> 
>>>> Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is
>>>> taking very
>>> long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender 
>>> passport with them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program
>>> Team members from Bytes for All will be there.
>>>> 
>>>> I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate
>>>> Anriette, APC
>>> (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr.
>>> Anja Kovacs from Internet Democracy Project.
>>>> 
>>>> Best wishes and regards Shahzad
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to 
>>>> nominate Nnenna for either the closing or opening remarks. As
>>>> she is well known voice in Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she
>>>> could remind her of her commitments when they both shared
>>>> stage at the opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.
>>>> 
>>>> I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales
>>>> and Maira Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has
>>>> been constantly advocating to bring the copyright reform and
>>>> the issues around trade agreements.
>>>> 
>>>> I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women
>>>> from the global south (as the underrepresented group in all
>>>> areas in politics, globally) speaking on behalf of civil
>>>> society. Our community has such a fine and active group of
>>>> women.
>>>> 
>>>> I will miss you all,
>>>> 
>>>> Renata
>>>> 
>>>> Renata Avila
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>>>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm 
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>>>> 
>>>> Dear all,
>>>> 
>>>> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as
>>>> an opening or closing civil society speaker at this year's
>>>> IGF, please send me or the list your nomination with a short
>>>> statement of the reason for the nomination, and whether the
>>>> person (if not yourself) has agreed to be nominated. Any
>>>> nominations given will be briefly discussed among the civil
>>>> society coordination group (which contains reps of all the
>>>> main civil society networks in Internet governance, including
>>>> us). The IGF the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday
>>>> 28th, which means that there is very little time - therefore
>>>> I ask that you send your nominations within 48 hours.
>>>> 
>>>> Many thanks!
>>>> 
>>>> -- Jeremy Malcolm Senior Global Policy Analyst Electronic 
>>>> Frontier Foundation https://eff.org jmalcolm at eff.org
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From renata.avila at webfoundation.org  Sun Oct 25 14:20:48 2015
From: renata.avila at webfoundation.org (Renata Avila)
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 19:20:48 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
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I strongly support Niels position.
On 25 Oct 2015 19:11, "Niels ten Oever" <lists at digitaldissidents.org> wrote:

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> Hi all,
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> Thanks for the indicators Gene, this will indeed help to structure the
> discussion. I would like to suggest to three other indicators:
>
> 4. Non-male gender  (there are more than enough of us speaking)
>
> 5. Non-European or American (there are more than enough of us speaking)
>
> 6. Experience in grass-roots activism, not only policy work. Not to
> discredit policy work at all, but it will help show the link between
> policy and the end-user and thus contribute to CS credibility. Both
> are direly needed. We need to be better at telling the story about how
> our work improves the life of the end-user.
>
> Best,
>
> Niels
>
>
> On 25-10-15 17:18, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote:
> > Very useful Gene. Agree completely, and this should be helpful to
> > the CSCG when they do their selections.
> >
> > Anriette
> >
> >
> > On 25/10/2015 16:37, Gene Kimmelman wrote:
> >> It might be nice to suggest a list of key characteristics related
> >> to a goal before getting too bogged down in specific people (all
> >> of whom, so far, are wonderful, and there are a few other
> >> fantastic Brazilian advocates we maybe should add!).  For
> >> example:
> >>
> >> 1.  We want at least one of the speakers to reflect a new
> >> generation of leaders, to illustrate how we're growing as a
> >> movement.
> >>
> >> 2.  We want a Brazilian because it would highlight the strength
> >> of NGOs in the host country.
> >>
> >> 3.  We want someone who can aggregate disparate views from NGOs
> >> in a manner that is coherent but reflective of our diversity
> >>
> >>
> >> Any one person can have one or all of these characteristics -- at
> >> least for me it would help to know what those nominating think
> >> the goal should be.  And for less well known nominees, it would
> >> help if their own organizations, or people who know them well,
> >> could help identify the key new generation of leaders.
> >>
> >> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 7:29 AM, Andrew Puddephatt
> >> <andrew at gp-digital.org <mailto:andrew at gp-digital.org>> wrote:
> >>
> >> +1  - I like the idea of having fresh voices that show our
> >> strength in depth
> >>
> >> *Andrew Puddephatt* Executive Director | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
> >> Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT T: +44
> >> (0)20 7549 0336 | Skype: andrewpuddephatt gp-digital.org
> >> <http://gp-digital.org/>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 25 October 2015 at 11:00, Niels ten Oever
> >> <lists at digitaldissidents.org
> >> <mailto:lists at digitaldissidents.org>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Really great candidates all around. Somehow I feel though that
> >> it would be really great to have new voices speak on behalf of
> >> CS, which could also help us attract new people to our group of
> >> civil society activists. We all know we need them more then ever
> >> with the upcoming battles.
> >>
> >> What about Geetha Hariharan (CIS India) and Fernanda Shirikawa
> >> (Escola de Ativismo & Coding Rights) ?
> >>
> >> Also +1 for Paz.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Niels
> >>
> >> On 10/24/2015 10:23 PM, Wisdom Donkor wrote:
> >>> ± 1 to Carolina
> >>
> >>> On Saturday, October 24, 2015, margareth kang
> >>> <margarethkang at hotmail.com <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>
> >> <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com
> >> <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>>>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>> + 1 for Carolina Rossini.
> >>>>
> >>>> ________________________________ From: director at ipop.org.pk
> >> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk>
> >>>> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk>>
> >> To: mishi at softwarefreedom.org <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
> >>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org
> >> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>>;
> >>> bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
> >> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>;
> >>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> >> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> >> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> >> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
> >>>> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:08:28 +0000 Subject: RE:
> >>>> [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
> >>>>
> >>>> I also support Carolina Rossini nomination for her
> >>>> outstanding work
> >>> and achievements.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Best,
> >>>>
> >>>> Arzak Khan
> >>>>
> >>>> ________________________________ Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015
> >>>> 11:11:27 -0400 From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
> >> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
> >>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org
> >> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>> To: bkilic at citizen.org
> >> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
> >>>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>;
> >>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> >> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> >> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> >> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
> >>>> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and
> >>>> opening speakers
> >>>>
> >>>> I support Carolina Rossini 's nomination. I am greatly
> >>>> impressed with
> >>> her work and ability to bring consensus amongst different
> >>> groups.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
> >>>>
> >>>> -------- Original message -------- From: Burcu Kilic
> >>>> <bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
> >> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>> Date:
> >> 10/24/2015
> >>>> 8:28 AM (GMT-05:00) To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> >> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> >>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> >> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>> Subject: RE: [bestbits]
> >>>> Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Dear All, Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of
> >>>> representing civil
> >>> society at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for
> >>> the opportunity.
> >>>> This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to
> >>>> have someone
> >>> from Brazil to represent us?
> >>>> That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She
> >>>> doesn't
> >>> need an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for
> >>> years and she is one of the most influential women in our
> >>> community, who is also a proud Brazilian. She would represent
> >>> us very well.
> >>>> Cheers, Burcu Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device --------
> >>>> Original message -------- From: Shahzad Ahmad
> >>>> <shahzad at bytesforall.pk <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>
> >>> <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk
> >>> <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>>>
> >>>> Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00) To:
> >>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> >> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> >> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> >> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
> >>>> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and
> >>>> opening speakers Unfortunately, I also will not be able to
> >>>> attend IGF.
> >>>>
> >>>> Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is
> >>>> taking very
> >>> long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender
> >>> passport with them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program
> >>> Team members from Bytes for All will be there.
> >>>>
> >>>> I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate
> >>>> Anriette, APC
> >>> (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr.
> >>> Anja Kovacs from Internet Democracy Project.
> >>>>
> >>>> Best wishes and regards Shahzad
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to
> >>>> nominate Nnenna for either the closing or opening remarks. As
> >>>> she is well known voice in Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she
> >>>> could remind her of her commitments when they both shared
> >>>> stage at the opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.
> >>>>
> >>>> I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales
> >>>> and Maira Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has
> >>>> been constantly advocating to bring the copyright reform and
> >>>> the issues around trade agreements.
> >>>>
> >>>> I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women
> >>>> from the global south (as the underrepresented group in all
> >>>> areas in politics, globally) speaking on behalf of civil
> >>>> society. Our community has such a fine and active group of
> >>>> women.
> >>>>
> >>>> I will miss you all,
> >>>>
> >>>> Renata
> >>>>
> >>>> Renata Avila
> >>>>
> >>>> Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de
> >> <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de>
> >>>> <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de
> >> <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de>>
> >>> - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto
> >>>>
> >>>> Key: 0xB43D89CA1 Fingerprints C8A2 5CC8 2E10 BEC2 3E86 7E0E
> >>>> 4AFC 981A B43D 89CA
> >>>>
> >>>> Telephone +49 15252609522 <tel:%2B49%2015252609522>
> >>>>
> >>>> @webwewant <https://twitter.com/webwewant>
> >>>>
> >>>> *1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005, USA* *|
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> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm
> >>>> <jmalcolm at eff.org <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>
> >>> <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Dear all,
> >>>>
> >>>> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as
> >>>> an opening or closing civil society speaker at this year's
> >>>> IGF, please send me or the list your nomination with a short
> >>>> statement of the reason for the nomination, and whether the
> >>>> person (if not yourself) has agreed to be nominated. Any
> >>>> nominations given will be briefly discussed among the civil
> >>>> society coordination group (which contains reps of all the
> >>>> main civil society networks in Internet governance, including
> >>>> us). The IGF the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday
> >>>> 28th, which means that there is very little time - therefore
> >>>> I ask that you send your nominations within 48 hours.
> >>>>
> >>>> Many thanks!
> >>>>
> >>>> -- Jeremy Malcolm Senior Global Policy Analyst Electronic
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From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org (Mishi Choudhary)
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Gene and Niels have set out great indicators. I am happy to support
anyone who fulfills these.

On 10/25/2015 02:11 PM, Niels ten Oever wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Thanks for the indicators Gene, this will indeed help to structure the
> discussion. I would like to suggest to three other indicators:
> 
> 4. Non-male gender  (there are more than enough of us speaking)
> 
> 5. Non-European or American (there are more than enough of us speaking)
> 
> 6. Experience in grass-roots activism, not only policy work. Not to
> discredit policy work at all, but it will help show the link between
> policy and the end-user and thus contribute to CS credibility. Both
> are direly needed. We need to be better at telling the story about how
> our work improves the life of the end-user.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Niels
> 
> 
> On 25-10-15 17:18, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote:
>> Very useful Gene. Agree completely, and this should be helpful to
>> the CSCG when they do their selections.
> 
>> Anriette
> 
> 
>> On 25/10/2015 16:37, Gene Kimmelman wrote:
>>> It might be nice to suggest a list of key characteristics related
>>> to a goal before getting too bogged down in specific people (all
>>> of whom, so far, are wonderful, and there are a few other
>>> fantastic Brazilian advocates we maybe should add!).  For
>>> example:
>>>
>>> 1.  We want at least one of the speakers to reflect a new
>>> generation of leaders, to illustrate how we're growing as a
>>> movement.
>>>
>>> 2.  We want a Brazilian because it would highlight the strength
>>> of NGOs in the host country.
>>>
>>> 3.  We want someone who can aggregate disparate views from NGOs
>>> in a manner that is coherent but reflective of our diversity
>>>
>>>
>>> Any one person can have one or all of these characteristics -- at
>>> least for me it would help to know what those nominating think
>>> the goal should be.  And for less well known nominees, it would
>>> help if their own organizations, or people who know them well,
>>> could help identify the key new generation of leaders.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 7:29 AM, Andrew Puddephatt 
>>> <andrew at gp-digital.org <mailto:andrew at gp-digital.org>> wrote:
>>>
>>> +1  - I like the idea of having fresh voices that show our
>>> strength in depth
>>>
>>> *Andrew Puddephatt* Executive Director | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL 
>>> Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT T: +44
>>> (0)20 7549 0336 | Skype: andrewpuddephatt gp-digital.org
>>> <http://gp-digital.org/>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 25 October 2015 at 11:00, Niels ten Oever 
>>> <lists at digitaldissidents.org
>>> <mailto:lists at digitaldissidents.org>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Really great candidates all around. Somehow I feel though that
>>> it would be really great to have new voices speak on behalf of
>>> CS, which could also help us attract new people to our group of
>>> civil society activists. We all know we need them more then ever
>>> with the upcoming battles.
>>>
>>> What about Geetha Hariharan (CIS India) and Fernanda Shirikawa 
>>> (Escola de Ativismo & Coding Rights) ?
>>>
>>> Also +1 for Paz.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Niels
>>>
>>> On 10/24/2015 10:23 PM, Wisdom Donkor wrote:
>>>> ± 1 to Carolina
>>>
>>>> On Saturday, October 24, 2015, margareth kang 
>>>> <margarethkang at hotmail.com <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>
>>> <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com 
>>> <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> + 1 for Carolina Rossini.
>>>>>
>>>>> ________________________________ From: director at ipop.org.pk
>>> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk>
>>>>> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk>>
>>> To: mishi at softwarefreedom.org <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
>>>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org
>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>>;
>>>> bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
>>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>;
>>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> 
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net 
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
>>>>> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:08:28 +0000 Subject: RE:
>>>>> [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>>>>>
>>>>> I also support Carolina Rossini nomination for her
>>>>> outstanding work
>>>> and achievements.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>>
>>>>> Arzak Khan
>>>>>
>>>>> ________________________________ Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015
>>>>> 11:11:27 -0400 From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
>>>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org
>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>> To: bkilic at citizen.org 
>>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
>>>>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>;
>>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> 
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net 
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
>>>>> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and
>>>>> opening speakers
>>>>>
>>>>> I support Carolina Rossini 's nomination. I am greatly
>>>>> impressed with
>>>> her work and ability to bring consensus amongst different
>>>> groups.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
>>>>>
>>>>> -------- Original message -------- From: Burcu Kilic 
>>>>> <bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
>>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>> Date: 
>>> 10/24/2015
>>>>> 8:28 AM (GMT-05:00) To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>>>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>> Subject: RE: [bestbits]
>>>>> Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear All, Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of 
>>>>> representing civil
>>>> society at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for
>>>> the opportunity.
>>>>> This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to
>>>>> have someone
>>>> from Brazil to represent us?
>>>>> That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She 
>>>>> doesn't
>>>> need an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for 
>>>> years and she is one of the most influential women in our 
>>>> community, who is also a proud Brazilian. She would represent
>>>> us very well.
>>>>> Cheers, Burcu Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -------- 
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>>>>> <shahzad at bytesforall.pk <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>
>>>> <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk
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>>>>> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and
>>>>> opening speakers Unfortunately, I also will not be able to
>>>>> attend IGF.
>>>>>
>>>>> Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is
>>>>> taking very
>>>> long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender 
>>>> passport with them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program
>>>> Team members from Bytes for All will be there.
>>>>>
>>>>> I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate
>>>>> Anriette, APC
>>>> (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr.
>>>> Anja Kovacs from Internet Democracy Project.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best wishes and regards Shahzad
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to 
>>>>> nominate Nnenna for either the closing or opening remarks. As
>>>>> she is well known voice in Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she
>>>>> could remind her of her commitments when they both shared
>>>>> stage at the opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.
>>>>>
>>>>> I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales
>>>>> and Maira Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has
>>>>> been constantly advocating to bring the copyright reform and
>>>>> the issues around trade agreements.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women
>>>>> from the global south (as the underrepresented group in all
>>>>> areas in politics, globally) speaking on behalf of civil
>>>>> society. Our community has such a fine and active group of
>>>>> women.
>>>>>
>>>>> I will miss you all,
>>>>>
>>>>> Renata
>>>>>
>>>>> Renata Avila
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>>>>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm 
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>>>>>
>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>
>>>>> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as
>>>>> an opening or closing civil society speaker at this year's
>>>>> IGF, please send me or the list your nomination with a short
>>>>> statement of the reason for the nomination, and whether the
>>>>> person (if not yourself) has agreed to be nominated. Any
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>>>>> main civil society networks in Internet governance, including
>>>>> us). The IGF the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday
>>>>> 28th, which means that there is very little time - therefore
>>>>> I ask that you send your nominations within 48 hours.
>>>>>
>>>>> Many thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> -- Jeremy Malcolm Senior Global Policy Analyst Electronic 
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From: wisdom.dk at gmail.com (Wisdom Donkor)
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 21:15:00 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
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Support Niels position

On Sunday, October 25, 2015, Niels ten Oever <lists at digitaldissidents.org>
wrote:
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> Hi all,
>
> Thanks for the indicators Gene, this will indeed help to structure the
> discussion. I would like to suggest to three other indicators:
>
> 4. Non-male gender  (there are more than enough of us speaking)
>
> 5. Non-European or American (there are more than enough of us speaking)
>
> 6. Experience in grass-roots activism, not only policy work. Not to
> discredit policy work at all, but it will help show the link between
> policy and the end-user and thus contribute to CS credibility. Both
> are direly needed. We need to be better at telling the story about how
> our work improves the life of the end-user.
>
> Best,
>
> Niels
>
>
> On 25-10-15 17:18, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote:
>> Very useful Gene. Agree completely, and this should be helpful to
>> the CSCG when they do their selections.
>>
>> Anriette
>>
>>
>> On 25/10/2015 16:37, Gene Kimmelman wrote:
>>> It might be nice to suggest a list of key characteristics related
>>> to a goal before getting too bogged down in specific people (all
>>> of whom, so far, are wonderful, and there are a few other
>>> fantastic Brazilian advocates we maybe should add!).  For
>>> example:
>>>
>>> 1.  We want at least one of the speakers to reflect a new
>>> generation of leaders, to illustrate how we're growing as a
>>> movement.
>>>
>>> 2.  We want a Brazilian because it would highlight the strength
>>> of NGOs in the host country.
>>>
>>> 3.  We want someone who can aggregate disparate views from NGOs
>>> in a manner that is coherent but reflective of our diversity
>>>
>>>
>>> Any one person can have one or all of these characteristics -- at
>>> least for me it would help to know what those nominating think
>>> the goal should be.  And for less well known nominees, it would
>>> help if their own organizations, or people who know them well,
>>> could help identify the key new generation of leaders.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 7:29 AM, Andrew Puddephatt
>>> <andrew at gp-digital.org <mailto:andrew at gp-digital.org>> wrote:
>>>
>>> +1  - I like the idea of having fresh voices that show our
>>> strength in depth
>>>
>>> *Andrew Puddephatt* Executive Director | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
>>> Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT T: +44
>>> (0)20 7549 0336 | Skype: andrewpuddephatt gp-digital.org
>>> <http://gp-digital.org/>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 25 October 2015 at 11:00, Niels ten Oever
>>> <lists at digitaldissidents.org
>>> <mailto:lists at digitaldissidents.org>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Really great candidates all around. Somehow I feel though that
>>> it would be really great to have new voices speak on behalf of
>>> CS, which could also help us attract new people to our group of
>>> civil society activists. We all know we need them more then ever
>>> with the upcoming battles.
>>>
>>> What about Geetha Hariharan (CIS India) and Fernanda Shirikawa
>>> (Escola de Ativismo & Coding Rights) ?
>>>
>>> Also +1 for Paz.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Niels
>>>
>>> On 10/24/2015 10:23 PM, Wisdom Donkor wrote:
>>>> ± 1 to Carolina
>>>
>>>> On Saturday, October 24, 2015, margareth kang
>>>> <margarethkang at hotmail.com <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>
>>> <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com
>>> <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> + 1 for Carolina Rossini.
>>>>>
>>>>> ________________________________ From: director at ipop.org.pk
>>> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk>
>>>>> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk>>
>>> To: mishi at softwarefreedom.org <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
>>>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org
>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>>;
>>>> bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
>>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>;
>>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
>>>>> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:08:28 +0000 Subject: RE:
>>>>> [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>>>>>
>>>>> I also support Carolina Rossini nomination for her
>>>>> outstanding work
>>>> and achievements.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>>
>>>>> Arzak Khan
>>>>>
>>>>> ________________________________ Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015
>>>>> 11:11:27 -0400 From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
>>>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org
>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>> To: bkilic at citizen.org
>>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
>>>>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>;
>>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
>>>>> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and
>>>>> opening speakers
>>>>>
>>>>> I support Carolina Rossini 's nomination. I am greatly
>>>>> impressed with
>>>> her work and ability to bring consensus amongst different
>>>> groups.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
>>>>>
>>>>> -------- Original message -------- From: Burcu Kilic
>>>>> <bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
>>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>> Date:
>>> 10/24/2015
>>>>> 8:28 AM (GMT-05:00) To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>>>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>> Subject: RE: [bestbits]
>>>>> Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear All, Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of
>>>>> representing civil
>>>> society at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for
>>>> the opportunity.
>>>>> This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to
>>>>> have someone
>>>> from Brazil to represent us?
>>>>> That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She
>>>>> doesn't
>>>> need an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for
>>>> years and she is one of the most influential women in our
>>>> community, who is also a proud Brazilian. She would represent
>>>> us very well.
>>>>> Cheers, Burcu Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device --------
>>>>> Original message -------- From: Shahzad Ahmad
>>>>> <shahzad at bytesforall.pk <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>
>>>> <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk
>>>> <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>>>
>>>>> Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00) To:
>>>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and
>>>>> opening speakers Unfortunately, I also will not be able to
>>>>> attend IGF.
>>>>>
>>>>> Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is
>>>>> taking very
>>>> long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender
>>>> passport with them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program
>>>> Team members from Bytes for All will be there.
>>>>>
>>>>> I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate
>>>>> Anriette, APC
>>>> (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr.
>>>> Anja Kovacs from Internet Democracy Project.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best wishes and regards Shahzad
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to
>>>>> nominate Nnenna for either the closing or opening remarks. As
>>>>> she is well known voice in Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she
>>>>> could remind her of her commitments when they both shared
>>>>> stage at the opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.
>>>>>
>>>>> I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales
>>>>> and Maira Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has
>>>>> been constantly advocating to bring the copyright reform and
>>>>> the issues around trade agreements.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women
>>>>> from the global south (as the underrepresented group in all
>>>>> areas in politics, globally) speaking on behalf of civil
>>>>> society. Our community has such a fine and active group of
>>>>> women.
>>>>>
>>>>> I will miss you all,
>>>>>
>>>>> Renata
>>>>>
>>>>> Renata Avila
>>>>>
>>>>> Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de
>>> <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de>
>>>>> <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de
>>> <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de>>
>>>> - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto
>>>>>
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>>>>> 4AFC 981A B43D 89CA
>>>>>
>>>>> Telephone +49 15252609522 <tel:%2B49%2015252609522>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm
>>>>> <jmalcolm at eff.org <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>
>>>> <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>
>>>>> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as
>>>>> an opening or closing civil society speaker at this year's
>>>>> IGF, please send me or the list your nomination with a short
>>>>> statement of the reason for the nomination, and whether the
>>>>> person (if not yourself) has agreed to be nominated. Any
>>>>> nominations given will be briefly discussed among the civil
>>>>> society coordination group (which contains reps of all the
>>>>> main civil society networks in Internet governance, including
>>>>> us). The IGF the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday
>>>>> 28th, which means that there is very little time - therefore
>>>>> I ask that you send your nominations within 48 hours.
>>>>>
>>>>> Many thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> -- Jeremy Malcolm Senior Global Policy Analyst Electronic
>>>>> Frontier Foundation https://eff.org jmalcolm at eff.org
>>> <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>
>>>>> <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>>
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From carolina.rossini at gmail.com  Thu Oct  8 06:57:52 2015
From: carolina.rossini at gmail.com (Carolina Rossini)
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 06:57:52 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] OAS cybersecurity toolkit
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© OAS Secretariat for Multidimensional Security - so Belisario and his team
"Contreras, Belisario" <bcontreras at oas.org>

On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 6:33 AM, Renata Avila <renata.avila at webfoundation.org
> wrote:

> Do you know who did it?
>
> Renata Avila
>
> Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto
>
> Key: 0xB43D89CA1 Fingerprints C8A2 5CC8 2E10 BEC2 3E86 7E0E 4AFC 981A B43D
> 89CA
>
> Telephone +49 15252609522
>
> @webwewant  <https://twitter.com/webwewant>
>
> *1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005, USA* *| *
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> @webfoundation*
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 7:31 AM, Carolina Rossini <
> carolina.rossini at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> just launched and english version available at
>>
>>
>> https://www.sites.oas.org/cyber/Documents/2015%20OAS%20-%20Cyber%20Security%20Awareness%20Campaign%20Toolkit%20(English).pdf
>>
>>
>> "This toolkit is designed to provide governments or organizations
>> guidance and resources for developing a cybersecurity awareness campaign.
>> Our goal is to help you think through your country’s needs for a
>> cybersecurity awareness campaign and how to best achieve it whether you
>> have aw large budget or limited resources. We want to help you build a
>> campaign that is sustainable over a long period of time, educates your
>> citizens and helps you build a national culture of cybersecurity"
>>
>> --
>>
>> *Carolina Rossini *
>> *Vice President, International Policy*
>> *Public Knowledge*
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From seun.ojedeji at gmail.com  Sun Oct 25 17:21:25 2015
From: seun.ojedeji at gmail.com (Seun Ojedeji)
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 22:21:25 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
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Good requirements, I believe item 1,5,2 and 6 should be most important in
that order.

Cheers!
Sent from my Asus Zenfone2
Kindly excuse brevity and typos.
On 25 Oct 2015 22:13, "Mishi Choudhary" <mishi at softwarefreedom.org> wrote:

> Gene and Niels have set out great indicators. I am happy to support
> anyone who fulfills these.
>
> On 10/25/2015 02:11 PM, Niels ten Oever wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Thanks for the indicators Gene, this will indeed help to structure the
> > discussion. I would like to suggest to three other indicators:
> >
> > 4. Non-male gender  (there are more than enough of us speaking)
> >
> > 5. Non-European or American (there are more than enough of us speaking)
> >
> > 6. Experience in grass-roots activism, not only policy work. Not to
> > discredit policy work at all, but it will help show the link between
> > policy and the end-user and thus contribute to CS credibility. Both
> > are direly needed. We need to be better at telling the story about how
> > our work improves the life of the end-user.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Niels
> >
> >
> > On 25-10-15 17:18, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote:
> >> Very useful Gene. Agree completely, and this should be helpful to
> >> the CSCG when they do their selections.
> >
> >> Anriette
> >
> >
> >> On 25/10/2015 16:37, Gene Kimmelman wrote:
> >>> It might be nice to suggest a list of key characteristics related
> >>> to a goal before getting too bogged down in specific people (all
> >>> of whom, so far, are wonderful, and there are a few other
> >>> fantastic Brazilian advocates we maybe should add!).  For
> >>> example:
> >>>
> >>> 1.  We want at least one of the speakers to reflect a new
> >>> generation of leaders, to illustrate how we're growing as a
> >>> movement.
> >>>
> >>> 2.  We want a Brazilian because it would highlight the strength
> >>> of NGOs in the host country.
> >>>
> >>> 3.  We want someone who can aggregate disparate views from NGOs
> >>> in a manner that is coherent but reflective of our diversity
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Any one person can have one or all of these characteristics -- at
> >>> least for me it would help to know what those nominating think
> >>> the goal should be.  And for less well known nominees, it would
> >>> help if their own organizations, or people who know them well,
> >>> could help identify the key new generation of leaders.
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 7:29 AM, Andrew Puddephatt
> >>> <andrew at gp-digital.org <mailto:andrew at gp-digital.org>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> +1  - I like the idea of having fresh voices that show our
> >>> strength in depth
> >>>
> >>> *Andrew Puddephatt* Executive Director | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
> >>> Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT T: +44
> >>> (0)20 7549 0336 | Skype: andrewpuddephatt gp-digital.org
> >>> <http://gp-digital.org/>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 25 October 2015 at 11:00, Niels ten Oever
> >>> <lists at digitaldissidents.org
> >>> <mailto:lists at digitaldissidents.org>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> Really great candidates all around. Somehow I feel though that
> >>> it would be really great to have new voices speak on behalf of
> >>> CS, which could also help us attract new people to our group of
> >>> civil society activists. We all know we need them more then ever
> >>> with the upcoming battles.
> >>>
> >>> What about Geetha Hariharan (CIS India) and Fernanda Shirikawa
> >>> (Escola de Ativismo & Coding Rights) ?
> >>>
> >>> Also +1 for Paz.
> >>>
> >>> Best,
> >>>
> >>> Niels
> >>>
> >>> On 10/24/2015 10:23 PM, Wisdom Donkor wrote:
> >>>> ± 1 to Carolina
> >>>
> >>>> On Saturday, October 24, 2015, margareth kang
> >>>> <margarethkang at hotmail.com <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>
> >>> <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com
> >>> <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>>>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>> + 1 for Carolina Rossini.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ________________________________ From: director at ipop.org.pk
> >>> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk>
> >>>>> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk>>
> >>> To: mishi at softwarefreedom.org <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
> >>>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org
> >>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>>;
> >>>> bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
> >>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>;
> >>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> >>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> >>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> >>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
> >>>>> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:08:28 +0000 Subject: RE:
> >>>>> [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I also support Carolina Rossini nomination for her
> >>>>> outstanding work
> >>>> and achievements.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Best,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Arzak Khan
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ________________________________ Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015
> >>>>> 11:11:27 -0400 From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
> >>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
> >>>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org
> >>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>> To: bkilic at citizen.org
> >>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
> >>>>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>;
> >>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> >>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> >>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> >>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
> >>>>> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and
> >>>>> opening speakers
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I support Carolina Rossini 's nomination. I am greatly
> >>>>> impressed with
> >>>> her work and ability to bring consensus amongst different
> >>>> groups.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -------- Original message -------- From: Burcu Kilic
> >>>>> <bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
> >>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>> Date:
> >>> 10/24/2015
> >>>>> 8:28 AM (GMT-05:00) To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> >>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> >>>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> >>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>> Subject: RE: [bestbits]
> >>>>> Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Dear All, Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of
> >>>>> representing civil
> >>>> society at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for
> >>>> the opportunity.
> >>>>> This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to
> >>>>> have someone
> >>>> from Brazil to represent us?
> >>>>> That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She
> >>>>> doesn't
> >>>> need an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for
> >>>> years and she is one of the most influential women in our
> >>>> community, who is also a proud Brazilian. She would represent
> >>>> us very well.
> >>>>> Cheers, Burcu Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device --------
> >>>>> Original message -------- From: Shahzad Ahmad
> >>>>> <shahzad at bytesforall.pk <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>
> >>>> <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk
> >>>> <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>>>
> >>>>> Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00) To:
> >>>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> >>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
> >>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
> >>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
> >>>>> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and
> >>>>> opening speakers Unfortunately, I also will not be able to
> >>>>> attend IGF.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is
> >>>>> taking very
> >>>> long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender
> >>>> passport with them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program
> >>>> Team members from Bytes for All will be there.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate
> >>>>> Anriette, APC
> >>>> (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr.
> >>>> Anja Kovacs from Internet Democracy Project.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Best wishes and regards Shahzad
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to
> >>>>> nominate Nnenna for either the closing or opening remarks. As
> >>>>> she is well known voice in Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she
> >>>>> could remind her of her commitments when they both shared
> >>>>> stage at the opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales
> >>>>> and Maira Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has
> >>>>> been constantly advocating to bring the copyright reform and
> >>>>> the issues around trade agreements.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women
> >>>>> from the global south (as the underrepresented group in all
> >>>>> areas in politics, globally) speaking on behalf of civil
> >>>>> society. Our community has such a fine and active group of
> >>>>> women.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I will miss you all,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Renata
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Renata Avila
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de
> >>> <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de>
> >>>>> <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de
> >>> <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de>>
> >>>> - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Key: 0xB43D89CA1 Fingerprints C8A2 5CC8 2E10 BEC2 3E86 7E0E
> >>>>> 4AFC 981A B43D 89CA
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Telephone +49 15252609522 <tel:%2B49%2015252609522>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> @webwewant <https://twitter.com/webwewant>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> *1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005, USA* *|
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> >>> <http://www.webfoundation.org>*
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> >>>>> @webfoundation*
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm
> >>>>> <jmalcolm at eff.org <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>
> >>>> <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Dear all,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as
> >>>>> an opening or closing civil society speaker at this year's
> >>>>> IGF, please send me or the list your nomination with a short
> >>>>> statement of the reason for the nomination, and whether the
> >>>>> person (if not yourself) has agreed to be nominated. Any
> >>>>> nominations given will be briefly discussed among the civil
> >>>>> society coordination group (which contains reps of all the
> >>>>> main civil society networks in Internet governance, including
> >>>>> us). The IGF the Secretariat has asked for names by Wednesday
> >>>>> 28th, which means that there is very little time - therefore
> >>>>> I ask that you send your nominations within 48 hours.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Many thanks!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -- Jeremy Malcolm Senior Global Policy Analyst Electronic
> >>>>> Frontier Foundation https://eff.org jmalcolm at eff.org
> >>> <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>
> >>>>> <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161 <tel:415.436.9333%20ext%20161>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> :: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::
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> >>>>>
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From pdmnbaruah at gmail.com  Mon Oct 26 01:15:43 2015
From: pdmnbaruah at gmail.com (Padmini)
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 05:15:43 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] Post on ICANN54- Accountability
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Thanks for the piece, it's an excellent summary of issues .

Padmini Baruah
V Year, B.A.LL.B. (Hons.)
NLSIU, Bangalore

On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 10:05 AM, Aarti Bhavana <
aarti.bhavana at nludelhi.ac.in> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> It was wonderful to meet many of you in Dublin this week. It made my first
> ICANN meeting a fantastic experience. I have written a short post on my
> impression of the developments in the accountability proposal. I would love
> to receive your feedback and suggestions.
> You can find the post here:
> https://ccgnludelhi.wordpress.com/2015/10/23/icann54-a-dublin-update/
>
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From mshears at cdt.org  Mon Oct 26 04:03:20 2015
From: mshears at cdt.org (Matthew Shears)
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 08:03:20 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
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On 25/10/2015 11:17, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote:
> Agree.
>
> Anriette
>
>
> On 25/10/2015 13:10, Renata Avila wrote:
>> +100000 It would send a powerful message from the new generation.
>>
>> On 25 Oct 2015 12:01, "Niels ten Oever" <lists at digitaldissidents.org
>> <mailto:lists at digitaldissidents.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Really great candidates all around. Somehow I feel though that it
>> would be really great to have new voices speak on behalf of CS, which
>> could also help us attract new people to our group of civil society
>> activists. We all know we need them more then ever with the upcoming
>> battles.
>>
>> What about Geetha Hariharan (CIS India) and Fernanda Shirikawa (Escola
>> de Ativismo & Coding Rights) ?
>>
>> Also +1 for Paz.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Niels
>>
>> On 10/24/2015 10:23 PM, Wisdom Donkor wrote:
>>> ± 1 to Carolina
>>> On Saturday, October 24, 2015, margareth kang
>>> <margarethkang at hotmail.com <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>
>> <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com <mailto:margarethkang at hotmail.com>>>
>>> wrote:
>>>> + 1 for Carolina Rossini.
>>>>
>>>> ________________________________ From: director at ipop.org.pk
>> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk>
>>>> <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk <mailto:director at ipop.org.pk>> To:
>> mishi at softwarefreedom.org <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
>>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org
>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>>;
>>> bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>;
>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
>>>> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:08:28 +0000 Subject: RE: [bestbits]
>>>> Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>>>>
>>>> I also support Carolina Rossini nomination for her outstanding
>>>> work
>>> and achievements.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Arzak Khan
>>>>
>>>> ________________________________ Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:11:27
>>>> -0400 From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org
>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
>>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org
>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>> To: bkilic at citizen.org
>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
>>>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>;
>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
>>>> Subject: RE: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening
>>>> speakers
>>>>
>>>> I support Carolina Rossini 's nomination. I am greatly impressed
>>>> with
>>> her work and ability to bring consensus amongst different groups.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
>>>>
>>>> -------- Original message -------- From: Burcu Kilic
>>>> <bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>
>> <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org <mailto:bkilic at citizen.org>>> Date:
>> 10/24/2015
>>>> 8:28 AM (GMT-05:00) To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>> Subject: RE: [bestbits]
>>>> Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dear All, Last year in Istanbul, I had the privilege of
>>>> representing civil
>>> society at the closing ceremony. A million thanks again for the
>>> opportunity.
>>>> This year, since we are in Brazil, wouldnt it be great to have
>>>> someone
>>> from Brazil to represent us?
>>>> That's why, I want to nominate our own Carolina Rossini. She
>>>> doesn't
>>> need an introduction, she has been known and loved by many for
>>> years and she is one of the most influential women in our
>>> community, who is also a proud Brazilian. She would represent us
>>> very well.
>>>> Cheers, Burcu Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device --------
>>>> Original message -------- From: Shahzad Ahmad
>>>> <shahzad at bytesforall.pk <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>
>>> <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>>>
>>>> Date: 10/24/2015 4:23 AM (GMT-05:00) To:
>>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
>>>> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Nominations for IGF closing and opening
>>>> speakers Unfortunately, I also will not be able to attend IGF.
>>>>
>>>> Visa is becoming a hurdle yet again. Brazilian embassy is taking
>>>> very
>>> long time to process visas and it is impossible to surrender
>>> passport with them for 3-4 weeks. However, four other Program Team
>>> members from Bytes for All will be there.
>>>> I second Renata's suggestions and also wish to nominate Anriette,
>>>> APC
>>> (globally recognized for her amazing work this year) and Dr. Anja
>>> Kovacs from Internet Democracy Project.
>>>> Best wishes and regards Shahzad
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10/24/15 12:52 PM, Renata Avila wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I am sadly not attending IGF this year but I will like to
>>>> nominate Nnenna for either the closing or opening remarks. As she
>>>> is well known voice in Brazil and to Dilma, perhaps she could
>>>> remind her of her commitments when they both shared stage at the
>>>> opening of Net Mundial, to honour those.
>>>>
>>>> I will also like to nominate Paz Peña from Derechos Digitales and
>>>> Maira Sutton (if she is attending) from EFF, who has been
>>>> constantly advocating to bring the copyright reform and the
>>>> issues around trade agreements.
>>>>
>>>> I think it will be very encouraging to have as many women from
>>>> the global south (as the underrepresented group in all areas in
>>>> politics, globally) speaking on behalf of civil society. Our
>>>> community has such a fine and active group of women.
>>>>
>>>> I will miss you all,
>>>>
>>>> Renata
>>>>
>>>> Renata Avila
>>>>
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>>>> <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de <mailto:renataavila at jabber.ccc.de>>
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>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jeremy Malcolm
>>>> <jmalcolm at eff.org <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>
>>> <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>>> wrote:
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> If you would like to nominate anyone (including yourself) as an
>>>> opening or closing civil society speaker at this year's IGF,
>>>> please send me or the list your nomination with a short statement
>>>> of the reason for the nomination, and whether the person (if not
>>>> yourself) has agreed to be nominated. Any nominations given will
>>>> be briefly discussed among the civil society coordination group
>>>> (which contains reps of all the main civil society networks in
>>>> Internet governance, including us). The IGF the Secretariat has
>>>> asked for names by Wednesday 28th, which means that there is very
>>>> little time - therefore I ask that you send your nominations
>>>> within 48 hours.
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks!
>>>>
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From director at ipop.org.pk  Mon Oct 26 13:42:55 2015
From: director at ipop.org.pk (Arzak Khan)
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 17:42:55 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] Support iPOP Tactical Operations in Pakistan Earthquake
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Dear All, 
 
A major earthquake measuring 8.1 on Richter scale has struck remote northeast region  in Afghanistan and northern areas of Pakistan killing more than 200 people and injuring more than 1500. The death toll could rise in coming days because communication system is mostly disrupted in the rugged Hindu Kush mountain range where the quake was centered. 
 
The tactical operations (TOPS) team at Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan is closely monitoring the situation in coordination with disaster management authorities and humanitarian organizations before field deployment of TOPS A-Team. 
 
If you would like to support us or have suggestions based on your own experiences please do get in touch. 
 
You can read more about how we conduct our tactical operations here http://ipop.org.pk/initiatives/tops/
 
Best,
 
Arzak Khan |Director |Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan |www.ipop.org.pk | Facebook.com/ipopak | 
 		 	   		  
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From shahzad at bytesforall.pk  Mon Oct 26 15:14:28 2015
From: shahzad at bytesforall.pk (Shahzad Ahmad)
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 00:14:28 +0500
Subject: [bestbits] Support iPOP Tactical Operations in Pakistan
 Earthquake
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Message-ID: <562E7B94.1000503@bytesforall.pk>

Great initiative Arzak,

It seems that Shangla District in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province need quick
attention. We will know a bit more tomorrow but only if media could
actually get there.

Problem is that the area in inaccessible, most roads are closed due to
snow fall and landsliding in the past 3-4 days. Then it is considered to
be security sensitive district for war on terror and Talibans presence.
Not sure if any CSO action will be allowed by district authorities but
no harm in trying.

Let us know if we can assist in any possible manner.

best wishes and regards

Shahzad





On 10/26/15 10:42 PM, Arzak Khan wrote:
> Dear All, 
>  
> A major earthquake measuring 8.1 on Richter scale has struck remote northeast region  in Afghanistan and northern areas of Pakistan killing more than 200 people and injuring more than 1500. The death toll could rise in coming days because communication system is mostly disrupted in the rugged Hindu Kush mountain range where the quake was centered. 
>  
> The tactical operations (TOPS) team at Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan is closely monitoring the situation in coordination with disaster management authorities and humanitarian organizations before field deployment of TOPS A-Team. 
>  
> If you would like to support us or have suggestions based on your own experiences please do get in touch. 
>  
> You can read more about how we conduct our tactical operations here http://ipop.org.pk/initiatives/tops/
>  
> Best,
>  
> Arzak Khan |Director |Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan |www.ipop.org.pk | Facebook.com/ipopak | 
>  		 	   		  
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From nashton at consensus.pro  Mon Oct 26 16:28:47 2015
From: nashton at consensus.pro (Nick Ashton-Hart)
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 21:28:47 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] [governance] Support iPOP Tactical Operations in
 Pakistan Earthquake
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Dear Arzak,

I have relationships with OCHA and the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster people. If you, other NGOs, and perhaps ISOC Pakistan would be available to liaise with the incoming international organisations let me know offlist, I’d be happy to help connect you, if you don’t already know them.

Regards, Nick

> On 26 Oct 2015, at 18:42, Arzak Khan <director at ipop.org.pk> wrote:
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> A major earthquake measuring 8.1 on Richter scale has struck remote northeast region  in Afghanistan and northern areas of Pakistan killing more than 200 people and injuring more than 1500. The death toll could rise in coming days because communication system is mostly disrupted in the rugged Hindu Kush mountain range where the quake was centered.
> 
> The tactical operations (TOPS) team at Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan is closely monitoring the situation in coordination with disaster management authorities and humanitarian organizations before field deployment of TOPS A-Team.
> 
> If you would like to support us or have suggestions based on your own experiences please do get in touch.
> 
> You can read more about how we conduct our tactical operations here http://ipop.org.pk/initiatives/tops/ <http://ipop.org.pk/initiatives/tops/>
> 
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From davecake at gmail.com  Tue Oct 27 05:31:21 2015
From: davecake at gmail.com (David Cake)
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 17:31:21 +0800
Subject: [bestbits] IGF accommodation
Message-ID: <B77185A1-D5BE-4549-BC8B-A2CB90B8C43B@gmail.com>

	Just a personal plea - I’ve had my funding for IGF confirmed very late, and I’m now got a last minute accommodation search ahead of me. if anyone knows of rooms available, I’d appreciate it. 

	David


From director at ipop.org.pk  Tue Oct 27 07:12:44 2015
From: director at ipop.org.pk (Arzak Khan)
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 11:12:44 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] Support iPOP Tactical Operations in Pakistan
 Earthquake
In-Reply-To: <562E7B94.1000503@bytesforall.pk>
References:  <BLU180-W443285B1D434B0B77B4C9FFF230@phx.gbl>,<562E7B94.1000503@bytesforall.pk>
Message-ID: <BLU180-W1560EEF1B8F663408D8356FF220@phx.gbl>

Thank you Shahzad.
Media is still struggling to reach the area due to accessibility issues i.e. landsliding. We are working in coordination with PDMA and Army Signal Core for our action plan. So far we have not been stopped by any local authorities. 
I will keep you posted on the latest developments. 

Best Regards,
Arzak 
To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
From: shahzad at bytesforall.pk
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 00:14:28 +0500
Subject: Re: [bestbits] Support iPOP Tactical Operations in Pakistan Earthquake


  
    
  
  
    Great initiative Arzak,

    

    It seems that Shangla District in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province need
    quick attention. We will know a bit more tomorrow but only if media
    could actually get there. 

    

    Problem is that the area in inaccessible, most roads are closed due
    to snow fall and landsliding in the past 3-4 days. Then it is
    considered to be security sensitive district for war on terror and
    Talibans presence. Not sure if any CSO action will be allowed by
    district authorities but no harm in trying.

    

    Let us know if we can assist in any possible manner. 

    

    best wishes and regards

    

    Shahzad

    

    

    

    

    

    On 10/26/15 10:42 PM, Arzak Khan wrote:

    
    
      Dear All, 
 
A major earthquake measuring 8.1 on Richter scale has struck remote northeast region  in Afghanistan and northern areas of Pakistan killing more than 200 people and injuring more than 1500. The death toll could rise in coming days because communication system is mostly disrupted in the rugged Hindu Kush mountain range where the quake was centered. 
 
The tactical operations (TOPS) team at Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan is closely monitoring the situation in coordination with disaster management authorities and humanitarian organizations before field deployment of TOPS A-Team. 
 
If you would like to support us or have suggestions based on your own experiences please do get in touch. 
 
You can read more about how we conduct our tactical operations here http://ipop.org.pk/initiatives/tops/
 
Best,
 
Arzak Khan |Director |Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan |www.ipop.org.pk | Facebook.com/ipopak | 
 		 	   		  

      

      
      

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From sadaf.baig03 at gmail.com  Tue Oct 27 08:19:57 2015
From: sadaf.baig03 at gmail.com (Sadaf Baig.)
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 17:19:57 +0500
Subject: [bestbits] Support iPOP Tactical Operations in Pakistan
 Earthquake
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Dear Arzak,

I agree with Shahzad, a great and much needed initiative.
I am very concerned about the lack of local voices and the very typical
transmissions being run.
I wish you luck and let us know if we can assist.

Best,
Sadaf

On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 10:42 PM, Arzak Khan <director at ipop.org.pk> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> A major earthquake measuring 8.1 on Richter scale has struck remote
> northeast region  in Afghanistan and northern areas of Pakistan killing
> more than 200 people and injuring more than 1500. The death toll could
> rise in coming days because communication system is mostly disrupted in the
> rugged Hindu Kush mountain range where the quake was centered.
>
> The tactical operations (TOPS) team at Internet Policy Observatory
> Pakistan is closely monitoring the situation in coordination with disaster
> management authorities and humanitarian organizations before field
> deployment of TOPS A-Team.
>
> If you would like to support us or have suggestions based on your own
> experiences please do get in touch.
>
> You can read more about how we conduct our tactical operations here
> http://ipop.org.pk/initiatives/tops/
>
> Best,
>
> Arzak Khan |Director |Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan |
> www.ipop.org.pk | Facebook.com/ipopak |
>
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From antiropy at gmail.com  Tue Oct 27 10:14:58 2015
From: antiropy at gmail.com (Byoung-il Oh)
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 23:14:58 +0900
Subject: [bestbits] [Statement] Google must implement the duty to protect
 personal data under South Korean law
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(sorry for cross posting)


* For more information: please contact antiropy at gmail.com

* related articles : Press Release: 6 Korean human rights activists file a
lawsuit against Google HQ and Google Korea
<http://act.jinbo.net/drupal/node/8134>

 *[Statement] Google must implement the duty to protect personal data under
South Korean law*

- Four human rights and civil groups partly win in a law suit against
Google demanding disclosure of information

- Google should disclose history of users’ personal data provided to a
third party



1.     On 16 Oct. 2015 the 22nd Collegiate Court on civil cases in Seoul
Central District Court made a ruling partly in favor of human rights
activists and civil society who filed against Google Inc. and Google Korea
demanding disclosure of information (whether it provided their data to a
third party).

This ruling has significance home and abroad in terms of digital rights as
the court ruled that a global company must abide by the South Korean law
which stipulate duty to protect users’ personal data even though it’s a
global company.



2.     Suspicions were raised in July 2013 that Google had comprehensively
provided users’ data living in a number of countries to NSA during its
cooperation with NSA for collecting information. On 23 July 2014, six staff
and activists working for Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice, Amnesty
International South Korea, Korean Progressive Network Jinbonet and
Citizens’ Action Network filed a law suit against Google Inc. and Google
Korea demanding to disclose information whether it provided their data to a
third party including US intelligence agencies and the history of the data
it had given to a third party.



3.     Under the law 『ACT ON PROMOTION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK UTILIZATION AND INFORMATION PROTECTION, ETC.』, users are legally
guaranteed to request disclosure of their information whether a service
provider keep users data and the history of how the data has been used.
However, the representative of Google has argued that Google Korea doesn’t
have servers in South Korea and the South Korean law is not applicable to
the headquarters of Google Inc. in the US.



4.     On 16 0ctober 2015 the court ordered Google Inc. to provide 4 g-mail
users((@gmail.com)) with personal information under the act, including
personal data and the history of data which were provided to a third party.
The court states, at the ruling, that Google provides services in Korean
with separate domain name for Korean users, and operates business obtaining
orders for advertisement from Korean companies and individuals, so Google
Terms of service which excludes jurisdiction of South Korean court is
invalid in accordance with article 27 of ACT ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL
LAW.[1] In addition, the court states that it’s against the mandatory
provisions of the country for Google to deprive users of their rights
granted by domestic law to demand disclosure of information including
whether their data were provided to a third party, and ruled that Google
has a duty to disclose information including personal data at the request
of user



5.     However, the court granted exceptions of information disclosure in
case that Google has a duty of not disclosing information by the laws
including 18 U.S.C § 2709(c)(1) and 18 U.S Code § 1861(d). In addition, the
court said users with company e-mail address are not covered by the ruling.
The court dismissed the plaintiffs’ claim for compensation for damage and
all claims for Google Korea.



6.     Recently, a Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling
came into the spotlight as it ruled the Safe Harbor agreement between the
European Commission and U.S. authorities did not offer necessary legal
guarantees and nullified the safe harbor scheme.

The court put the brakes on the sharing information between global
companies in the US and intelligence agencies. South Korean Google users
deserve the rights related to personal data under the Korean law.



7.     We are going to appeal to a higher court in terms of what dismissed
in the ruling. We again call on Google Inc., which has operated in South
Korea, to implement its duty to protect personal data and to respect Google
users’ right to personal data including right of access to their own
personal data.



16 Oct. 2015



*Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice, Amnesty International South
Korea, Korean Progressive Network Jinbonet and Citizens’ Action Network*






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[1] Article 27 (Consumer Contract)

(1) In case a contract, which a consumer concludes for a purpose besides
his occupational or business activities, falls under any of the following
subparagraphs, the protection given by the mandatory provisions of the
country, where the habitual residence of the consumer is located, shall not
be deprived even if the parties choose the applicable law:

1. In case, prior to the conclusion of the contract, the opposite party of
the consumer conducted solicitation of transactions and other occupational
or business activities by an advertisement in that country or conducted
solicitation of transactions and other occupational or business activities
by an advertisement into that country from the areas outside that country
and the consumer took all the steps necessary for the conclusion of the
contract in that country;



(4) In case of the contract under the provision of paragraph (1), the
consumer may an file a lawsuit against the opposite party of the consumer
even in the country where the habitual residence of the consumer is located.



(6) The parties of the contract under the provision of paragraph (1) may
agree on the international jurisdiction in writing: Provided, That such
agreement shall be effective only in any of the following subparagraphs:

1. In case a dispute already occurred; or

2. In case filing a lawsuit with other courts in addition to the competent
court under this Article is permitted to the consumer.

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