[governance] new paper on the Hyderaband [sic] programme

[Adam Peake]

At 10:22 AM -0400 6/11/08, Milton L Mueller wrote:
>I share some concerns with Vittorio here about the absence of the words
>"freedom" or "rights" from the agenda, although I am less concerned
>about the abandonment of the "U"-word.
>
>What I would like to know is whether there is a chance to change
>anything in this agenda or are we just letting off steam?


is a good question.  The paper is described as a rolling document 
"and will be updated as appropriate."  I do not know if we can modify 
it now, the themes in generally similar form have been available for 
comment since the February meeting (which also made the call for 
workshops) but as people feel strongly I would encourage sending 
comments as soon as possible.  Send direct to the secretariat, they 
are pretty good at making sure all comments appear in synthesis 
papers, etc.

I understand the agenda has already been sent to the secretary 
general so he can prepare an invitation to all stakeholders (as seems 
to be the process, he still needs to convene the IGF) so I think too 
late for that.  But changes will be made in September. The programme 
has to be fleshed out, pages 10-15 of the paper describe the 
programme to date, these of course have the be explained, they aren't 
any use as a programme at the moment.

As Avri wrote yesterday, workshops that are related to the main 
session themes can volunteer to join with the MAG and other similar 
workshop organizers to help arrange the main sessions. These will 
have a great impact on the programme.

For example, IGP proposed a workshop "Regional IP Address Registries: 
The New Epicenter of Global Internet Governance?"  There will be a 
session "Arrangement for Internet Governance".  IGP could volunteer 
to merge its session with those of others who have proposed workshops 
that are an equally good fit with the session theme to create a new 
"main session workshop".  The volunteer workshop organizers and the 
MAG will arrange this session, and I expect (though mechanics have 
not been worked out) they will also be involved in the main session 
debate (debate: really is hoped that it can be a debate and not a 
stage full of panelists.)

There's also a session on IPv4/v6 which IGP might find more 
attractive, but that's IGP's choice.

If IGP chooses to help arrange the main session workshop, it will 
loose the ability to hold an independent session on the "Regional IP 
Address Registries: The New Epicenter of Global Internet Governance?" 
Can't do both, there isn't time, space etc.  Unfortunately, for some 
sessions, there aren't many workshop proposals that are as good a fit 
as the IGP example. But as proposals can be modified up to June 30, 
there is time to do some tailoring.

BTW  -- I subscribe to the list so don't need to be cc'd!

Thanks,

Adam



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