[governance] Programme outline and schedule released

[Veni Markovski]

I hope we can try to be more constructive, and decide first what 
COULD be discussed, and not use try to define what the IGF SHOULD do, 
and stressing that several times (see below quotes)?

Also, would be good to constantly read the Tunis agenda. As someone 
who has been part of this whole process, I see some dangerous side 
paths, that one could take, and there certainly are mechanisms to 
prevent that from happening, including in the Tunis agenda.

As for the idea that the IGF can decide what's the intention of the 
WSIS in the quoted call, that also goes beyond the mandate of the 
IGF. I think the Tunis agenda is pretty clear - in all of its points, 
and one of the major rules, is that article 72, for example, should 
be read fully, not sentence by sentence, and not half sentences only. 
Here's a simple example:

72 point a says: Discuss public policy issues related to key elements 
of Internet governance in order to foster the sustainability, 
robustness, security, stability and development of the Internet

it's very tempting to say that it actually says, "Discuss public 
policy issues related to key elements of Internet governance", 
however this will not be true.

And as for the "critical Internet resources", the quote is actually as follows:


69. We further recognize the need for enhanced cooperation in the 
future, to enable governments, on an equal footing, to carry out 
their roles and responsibilities, in international public policy 
issues pertaining to the Internet, but not in the day-to-day 
technical and operational matters, that do not impact on 
international public policy issues.

70. Using relevant international organizations, such cooperation 
should include the development of globally-applicable principles on 
public policy issues associated with the coordination and management 
of critical Internet resources. In this regard, we call upon the 
organizations responsible for essential tasks associated with the 
Internet to contribute to creating an environment that facilitates 
this development of public policy principles.

Taking any of these sentences, on their own, change the meaning of the TA.

best,
Veni

At 15:10 5/1/2007  -0400, you wrote:
>We therefore believe that an IGF Plenary session should [here and 
>further all bold font is mine - Veni] explore the
>following topics:
>[cut]
>
>b) What was intended by the TA's call for the "development of
>globally-applicable principles on public policy issues associated  with
>the coordination and management of critical Internet resources"  and how
>can this goal be pursued?
>
>
>[cut] Core Internet resources should be discussed as a main session in the
>IGF. Policy toward "critical Internet resources" are a major topic  in
>the Tunis Agenda and the mandate for the IGF. Currently, name and
>number resources are administered by ICANN and the Regional Internet
>Registries. This session should discuss the policy issues and policy
>making processes in these institutions. In particular, ICANN's  status
>as an international organization, its representation of individual
>users, and the changing role of the  GAC within ICANN should be
>discussed.
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