Fwd: [governance] workshops and main sessions

[Adam Peake]

Hi, with the advisory group membership renewed, think it's worth 
sending this note out again:


>Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:18:59 +0900
>From: Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp>
>Subject: [governance] workshops and main sessions
>
>Hi,
>
>There's not much to update about the workshops.  But the caucus 
>proposals seem to be in the selected list, so that's good. How are 
>these being arranged? How's progress?
>
>Been no announcement about membership of the advisory group and the 
>old members have not been as involved in meeting arrangements as 
>much as last year.  At least not yet.


(now announced, see <http://www.intgovforum.org/ADG_members.htm>)


>Next main issue may be about the sub-thematic workshops, each of the 
>main sessions should have three linked workshops.  Shouldn't be a 
>problem deciding about Access as there are only three workshops in 
>the list (and they seem complementary in many ways -- looks like a 
>strong session likely to emerge.)  But any thoughts on what the 
>three thematic workshops should be for diversity, openness and 
>security? Doesn't seem to be time on the agenda for thematic 
>workshops on critical Internet resources 
><http://www.intgovforum.org/Draft_Rio_Schedule.html>
>
>Which workshops would best feed into the main session, make the most 
>logical fit in making mini-tracks on diversity, openness and 
>security?
>
>There has been no discussion about if or how the organizers of these 
>workshops will have a role in also organizing the main session, if 
>those organizers might select speakers (or help select speakers.) 
>Not been discussed yet.  Deciding speakers will be difficult as time 
>is again very short, we need to consider issues of diversity, 
>balancing stakeholder representation (or everyone's satisfaction 
>with the selected speakers), and finding people who know about the 
>issues. Plus, the actual style of these 2 hours sessions has not 
>been discussed in much detail.  And the number of speakers will be 
>less, 4 5 or 6 people (the reason the panels grew so large last year 
>were these very problems of finding a diverse set of knowledgeable 
>speakers.)


Above are key issues for the September consultation, about 2 weeks 
away. You can see from the advisory group membership there are still 
very few civil society members.  It is difficult to argue for civil 
society's interests in the group.

What can we say about the style of the main sessions:  2 hours and 
smaller panels has been agreed. Some will use journalist moderators 
again (I believe some have already been invited, you'd expect so as 
they are generally busy people and November's really not far off.) 
What other styles for the session can we suggest. How can these 
journalist moderators be used more efficiently?

Which of the workshops look like a good fit as sub-thematic workshops 
for diversity, openness and security? I am guessing access is a 
given, and there will not be sub-thematic workshops for a critical 
Internet resources, I don't know for sure, but they aren't shown on 
the draft schedule. Suggesting three civil society oriented/organized 
workshops for each won't work, we need a balance of issues and 
interests.

Any thoughts on the emerging issues session?

Last - there's an open call for comments on the draft programme for 
the Rio meeting.  Comments should be sent to <igf at unog.ch>, comments 
received by 27 August 2007 will be reflected in an conference room 
paper that will be made available prior to the next round of open 
consultations on 3 September 2007.

Thanks,

Adam




>Thanks,
>
>Adam
>
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