[governance] Speakers for IGF - ideas?

[Adam Peake]

Some time very soon someone will need to decide on speakers for the 
IGF main sessions.

The IGF in Rio starts in about 10 weeks, there is no money to bring 
people (to the best of my knowledge.)  There was general sense from 
the review of the Athens IGF that panels should be smaller, 4, 5 or 6 
people, not the 12-16 we saw in Athens.

The panels must be acceptable to all stakeholders, we should all feel 
our views have an opportunity to be represented.  Somehow these 4, 5 
or 6 people should represent stakeholder, gender, geographic 
diversity, and of course be expert on the issues.

It would be very helpful to hear suggestions as to how to form these 
panels. Perhaps we will be able to find panelists from among the 
workshop participants? Or, can we --the caucus and others-- suggest 
individuals, expert on Critical Internet Resources, Access, Security, 
Openness and Diversity, for these panels?

Anyone suggested should already be planning to be in Rio.

Ideas much appreciated.

There is not time for a neat, open, democratic process. Time ran out 
with the delay in renewing the MAG's membership.  And I don't know 
how the advisory group's discussions on speaker selection will pan 
out over the next two days.  So if we make suggestions I can't make 
any promise they'll be accepted.  But we can try, and apologies in 
advance if the suggestions can't be taken up.

Thanks,

Adam

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