[governance] individuals

[Bret Fausett]

My guess is that we'll see many more individuals interested in IGF  
than have been interested in ICANN. The scope of the agenda and the  
potential impact on individuals are both larger than in ICANN, so I  
expect to see many more people getting active. One thing that ICANN  
experience tells us though is that most individuals won't pay  
attention to this until the IGF actually convenes in Greece. When the  
press starts to cover the event, people will be interested. Our goal  
should be to have a mechanism for them to receive information, sign- 
up for participation, and provide input, if they wish, in place by  
the time the press wave hits in October. If we have resources for  
individuals when they become interested, we ought to be able to  
channel them into meaningful participatory roles and keep them  
interested over the long term.

The role of individuals in governance issues is near and dear to my  
heart, and I'd be willing to volunteer to help with this issue.

        Bret


> I would be absolutely happy if we started to have 100, 1000, 10000
> individuals (either in personal capacity, or representing NGOs -  
> doesn't
> make a difference to this point) willing to actively contribute.  
> Reality
> is, we only get 30-40, and so we should create a structure that works
> fine for that, while being ready to scale up if the group starts to
> grow, and ensuring that no capture can happen, and that the initial
> group cannot prevent others from joining.

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