[governance] Speakers for IGF - ideas?

[Bertrand de La Chapelle]

On 9/5/07, Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette at wzb.eu> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> its a good idea to draw speakers from the workshop panels but we should
> not restrict ourselves to this group of people.


Jeanette is absolutely right. I wrote "in priority" in my remark on drawing
introductory speakers from the corresponding workshops. It is in no way the
exclusive source, just a good base to start with.

Best

Bertrand

Bertrand de La Chapelle wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > At the risk of repeating myself, couldn't the speakers in the main
> > sessions be drawn in priority from the speakers who will participate in
> > the workshops related to the corresponding track ? Workshop organizers
> > could play a role in suggesting some of their speakers to report to the
> > main session.
> >
> > Speakers in the main session would therefore be mostly introducing
> > discussion and opening a broader debate in the main session, drawing on
> > the discussions in the workshops held before or to be held afterwards.
> >
> > Main advantages : it engages and rewards organizers of workshops, giving
> > them a say in the selection of speakers; it valorizes the most
> > interesting workshop speakers; it establishes a natural linkage between
> > the workshops and the related main session; last but not least, we are
> > more or less sure that these people have already planned to be there,
> > which is not the case for the great people we might think of but who do
> > not have yet heard of the IGF or have not indicated their intention to
> > come.
> >
> > My two cents.
> >
> > Best
> >
> > Bertrand
> >
> >




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