[bestbits] [governance] Brief update on MAG meeting on IGF retreat

[Deborah Brown]

Hi Parminder,

I also think it's a UN DESA event. I've heard of Glen Cove being used as
a place for UN retreats <http://unohrlls.org/retreat-lldcs-group/> in
the past, but always good to clarify.

Deborah


On 6/2/16 7:21 AM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote:
> Hi Parminder
>
> Up to now, the meeting has been presented at the MAG as an UNDESA
> organized event.
>
> Best,
>
> Renata
>
> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 5:32 AM, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
>> Thanks Jac
>>
>> Do we know if it is strictly a UNDESA owned, funded and run event, or is it
>> co-funded? Are there any other principals here than UNDESA? Or is it really
>> a fully UN event, like UN agencies do hold once in a while? The fact that
>> they are not using UN facilities in NY but are meeting outside does partly
>> fuel my stated curiosity. thanks, parminder
>>
>>
>> On Thursday 02 June 2016 01:21 PM, Jac sm Kee wrote:
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> Sharing a brief update from the MAG meeting discussing the retreat last
>> night.
>>
>> The concerns around short timeline, problematics around representation
>> and participation, interest in knowing about content as well as outputs
>> of the process, broad participation were raised also in the meeting.
>>
>> Some suggestions were put forth to address some of this, in summary:
>>
>> * That the retreat not be seen as something that makes decisions, but
>> rather the start of articulating the process for a strategic plan. So
>> part of the "journey" of IGF improvements that has begun many years ago,
>> with the opportunity of a 10 year mandate
>> * That an open process be provided for inputs to shape the agenda
>> (including e.g. CSTD recommednaitons, WSIS + 10 doc)
>> * Remote participation in some way is important to promote transparency
>> and participation, and the need to balance this against smaller space
>> for brainstorming work as forwarded by some (live tweeting, remote
>> participation at some point every day)
>> * That outputs be open for comments and inputs by everyone
>> * That there be clarity around what happens next with these outputs -
>> roles and responsibilities
>> * And that recommendations and suggestions on how to make the retreat
>> work is open for consultation and inputs
>>
>> I think that's it. May have missed out on some, but hope this gives a
>> gist of the conversation. Also happy to bring any further thoughts or
>> recommendations to the MAG space.
>>
>> j
>>
>> ---------------------------------
>> Jac sm Kee
>> Manager, Women's Rights Programme
>> Association for Progressive Communications
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>>
>> On 01/06/2016 18:23, Nicolás Echániz wrote:
>>
>> On 06/01/2016 07:03 AM, Chat Garcia Ramilo wrote:
>>
>> Therefore, I'd like to encourage you all to send us your nominees. If
>> you have other issues to raise please share them as well.
>>
>> One issue, that maybe is a bit late to raise by now is that doing this
>> meeting in the USA is a poor choice. The visa process is difficult, time
>> consuming and expensive to people in many countries.
>>
>> This in combination with the short notice and lack of preliminary
>> discussion... is a bad combination.
>>
>>
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Deborah Brown
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