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

[Adam Peake]

Parminder,

I wondered if this might come up, couple of days 
ago on the MAG list asked Markus to clarify, his 
answer:

At 12:40 PM +0200 6/12/08, Markus KUMMER wrote:
>The originally proposed workshops will not 
>retain their identity, as they will be merged 
>into a main session workshop.


So...

>  > 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. 
>
>
>But the program doc doesn't say so...
>
>To quote "workshops will be overseen by the MAG and supported/facilitated by
>the IGF Secretariat. Workshop sponsors whose workshop proposals fit within
>the topics recommended by the MAG are invited to contact the IGF
>Secretariat, if they wish to have their workshop considered as Main Session
>Workshops. However, they should not be prevented from holding their separate
>workshop if they prefer, depending on the availability of meeting rooms."
>


I can see why you'd ask, but no, the answer is if 
workshops merge then they cannot also hold a 
separate workshop.  It makes sense, the point of 
asking workshops to merge, whether for the main 
sessions or just as a matter of course for all 
proposals is to try and improve the quality and 
reduce the number.  Strong comments following the 
past two IGFs that the programme needs to be less 
complex, workshops should not overlap so much etc.

For main session workshops, organizers will 
benefit from being in the main room and larger 
audience, also helping prepare the related 
afternoon debate (how is not decided, but it will 
happen to some degree by default), from having 
full interpretation, webcast and remote access, 
transcription.

Problem is people who have put a lot of effort 
into workshop proposals will need to take a risk 
that they will still be able to get their message 
across when they merge in the main session. It's 
the better prepared workshops that are the most 
likely to be the best candidates to join the main 
sessions so they would understandably be most 
wary.

Hope this helps.

Adam
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