organizational orientation Re: [governance] Simple and basic questions

[Avri Doria]

On 26 May 2008, at 16:09, Milton L Mueller wrote:

> IGF is ... , even though this caucus is organized primarily around  
> it, ...

in the midst of many angst ridden messages this statement went by.


i have been questioning this statement since then.

while i agree that the IGF is one of the most visible IG foci for this  
caucus at the moment, i wonder whether it is the primary one.  and  
whether it should be.   (as should be obvious, i personally think the  
IGF is a wonderful entity to focus on.  if only i had more hours in  
the day.)

certainly a lot gets said about ICANN, and since much of the concern  
with IGF seems ICANN related, one could argue that ICANN figures into  
the category of things the IGC is concerned with and could organize  
itself around.  remember mid 2009 is not all that far away.

we have also gotten periodic appeals from the RIRs, to get invovled -  
they seem to want CS people to get involved and they come to us asking  
for some involvement.  perhaps we could include them among the  
concerns we organize ourselves around.

and periodically countries have done IGish things that the IGC could  
have (should have) been up in arms about.  perhaps these do could be  
included in the IGC circle of care.

in some respects, this suggestion seems nuts, we don't seem to have  
enough active members to even cover the IGC adequately.  and i  
certainly have no wish to jeopardize the IGC's efforts vis a vis the  
IGf.   but perhaps, having a broader stage for IGC participation and  
yes, even advocacy, might inspire a few more of the silent watchers to  
have something they care to get involved in.  it could happen?

a.
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