[governance] IG caucus - participation issues

[William Drake]

Hi,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: governance-bounces at lists.cpsr.org
> [mailto:governance-bounces at lists.cpsr.org]On Behalf Of Wolfgang
> Kleinwächter

> I join Avri´s confidence.  And thanks for keeping cool in stormy
> waters :-)))

Me too.  We've been here before for the same reason, people expressed
their support for our coordinators etc etc, do we really have to go back
over this again?  Better to have a positive conversation about how we want
to organize going forward.  We have time to work through the issues
properly, at least to the extent that the IGF process is a key driver of
our flow.  There probably won't be an open consultation until late in the
first quarter of next year, and then presumably the bureau or some
start-up group will be constituted, at which point we'd presumably want to
put forward some names for the SG's consideration.  Doubt we'll be in
Greece and dealing with substantive issues before the fall.

Do we want to establish a procedure for identifying who actually considers
themselves to be in the caucus?  Many (most?) other WSIS caucuses and WGs
have had more bounded and identifiable memberships, which is helpful when
you need to determine whether there's consensus  in the group or answer
the question of who is represented by caucus statements etc.  Simply
joining the list isn't a good criteria, since there are about 280 readers,
many of them from industry, international organizations, etc.    Could we
have some sort of open, opt-in mechanism, whether it's subscribing to a
set of principles or past position statements or whatever?  List names on
a website so we know who we are, per the Human Rights Caucus
www.iris.sgdg.org/actions/smsi/hr-wsis/?  Or just do this at the level of
a working group on the IGF, per Avri?  I  emphasize, this would not be a
matter of excluding anyone who wants to participate, but rather of having
a clearer idea of who wants to participate, in action-oriented work
hopefully using a wiki to draft and agree documents, as opposed to broader
multistakeholder dialogue on the list.

Best,

Bill






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