SV: [governance] Speakers for IGF

[Adam Peake]

At 8:47 AM +0530 9/17/07, Parminder wrote:
>  > If you know the names of people who will be
>>  attending, why not?  But as it probably costs a
>>  lot to invite a journalist of this type I don't
>>  see any point in taking time to discuss names
>>  unless there's a realistic way of getting them to
>>  Rio.
>>
>>  Last year I believe the european broadcasting
>>  union brought them and I guess paid.
>>
>>  Adam
>
>Are we struck with journalists doing the moderations. I thought there was a
>lot of criticism of such a format at Athens.


I think they will be used again. If you look back 
at the stocktaking session, the moderators were 
generally well received (see synthesis paper of 
comments, and transcript.)  There was one major 
criticism (Riaz) of a mistake.

There's been very little discussion of the 
modalities of the meeting -- one of the things 
overlooked while the advisory group was in 
waiting on the secretary general's office. 
Should have been discussed in more detail in May. 
I don't remember seeing any concrete proposal 
describing how to better moderate the sessions, 
there were a lot of comments about ensuring the 
moderators were better prepared.

If moderators are used, we know they need better 
briefing on issues, and all except the person 
doing critical Internet resources will have 
chance to attend three workshops on their theme 
before the session.  Moderators and panelists 
will need time together to prepare (should be 
easier when the panels are smaller.)  Other ideas 
to support the moderators are being discussed.


>Can't we have moderators who
>are more tuned in to the issues.


How would we find them and bring them to Rio? How 
do we find a neutral, informed person (or 
persons)?

Thanks,

Adam



>Parminder
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>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: Adam Peake [mailto:ajp at glocom.ac.jp]
>>  Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 3:56 PM
>>  To: "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang"; governance at lists.cpsr.org
>>  Subject: Re: SV: [governance] Speakers for IGF
>>
>>  At 11:49 AM +0200 9/16/07, Kleinwächter, Wolfgang wrote:
>>  >Should we make also proposals for moderators?
>>  >Who knows good TV journalists familiar with the
>>  >issue from developing countries? South African
>>  >Broadcasting Corporation (SABC),  Al  Jazijra,
>>  >TV Globo?
>>  >
>>
>>
>>
>>  If you know the names of people who will be
>>  attending, why not?  But as it probably costs a
>>  lot to invite a journalist of this type I don't
>>  see any point in taking time to discuss names
>>  unless there's a realistic way of getting them to
>>  Rio.
>>
>>  Last year I believe the european broadcasting
>>  union brought them and I guess paid.
>>
>>  Adam
>>
>>
>>
>>  >Wolfgang
>>  >
>>  >
>  > >________________________________
>  > >
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