SV: [governance] Speakers for IGF

[Parminder]

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

Why don’t we try MAG members since it appears they aren’t going to speak.
And they already do so many 'neutral' functions :). That’s one idea which
comes to my mind. 

One can be neutral when called to a duty of neutrality, and there are
sufficient number of people who we know can do so.

I myself am very much against journalists moderating. I don’t see them do a
good work in terms of what is the real purpose and occasion of IGF meetings.


Parminder 

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Parminder Jeet Singh
IT for Change, Bangalore
Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities 
Tel: (+91-80) 2665 4134, 2653 6890
Fax: (+91-80) 4146 1055
www.ITforChange.net 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Peake [mailto:ajp at glocom.ac.jp]
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 9:26 AM
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
> Subject: RE: SV: [governance] Speakers for IGF
> 
> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >________________________________________________
> >Parminder Jeet Singh
> >IT for Change, Bangalore
> >Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities
> >Tel: (+91-80) 2665 4134, 2653 6890
> >Fax: (+91-80) 4146 1055
> >www.ITforChange.net
> >
> >>  -----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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