[governance] Invite: Code of Good Practice for IG Workshop

[McTim]

Anriette,

I have added my comments in the space provided, please find the doc attached.

I am curious as to why the word "consensus" appears nowhere in this
document, as that is the traditional basis for deciding Internet
policies.  Instead of adding it throughout the document, I thought I
would ask first why it has been excluded.

I have to say, with the greatest respect for you and the very good
work of APC, that I find it highly ironic that 3 bodies whose work I
cannot participate in as an individual are trying to establish "Good
Practices" for IG that they themselves cannot meet.


-- 
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel



On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 9:53 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org> wrote:
> PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE WORKSHOP ON A DRAFT CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE FOR
> INTERNET GOVERNANCE VERSION 1.0 (Workshop 96)
> Wednesday 18 November, 9.00–10.30 am, Room 3: Suez Canal
>
> This workshop is organised jointly by the United Nations Economic
> Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Council of Europe and the Association
> for Progressive Communications (APC), taking forward a trilateral
> initiative that has been developed since the first IGF in Athens.
>
> This workshop will be different from all the previous ones we
> convened...We have a draft code and we need your feedback!
>
> Visit http://intgovcode.org/index.php/Main_Page for background
> information and a copy of the draft code.
>
> This first draft of a Code of Good Practice on information,
> participation and transparency in Internet governance is based on the
> WSIS principles and on existing arrangements in Internet Governance
> institutions and uses the Aarhus Convention as a benchmark where
> appropriate. It is the result of consultations with IG stakeholders
> during the IGF process since 2006 and of a comparative assessment of
> existing information and participation arrangements in a number of
> selected Internet governance institutions that agreed to participate in
> this exercise.
>
> The aim of the workshop is to discuss the draft text with a view to an
> agreement on its format and its key elements from the perspective of
> both Internet governance entities and Internet users.
>
> The workshop will consist of different stakeholder groups discussing the
> draft code of practice from their respective perspectives. Breakout
> groups will be facilitated by representatives of the various stakeholder
> groups:
>
> * Internet technical community (including naming and numbering orgs) - Constance Bommelaer, ISOC (Europe),
> Paul Wilson, APCNIC (Asia Pacific)
> * Internet standards setting bodies (tbc)
> * Capacity building organisations - Ms Natasha Primo, APC (Africa)
> * Governments and Inter-governmental organisations- Mr Thomas Schneider,
> BAKOM, Switzerland (Europe)
> * Academic and research community – Jeanette Hoffman (Europe)
> * Civil Society in Internet Governance – Brendan Kuerbis, Internet
> Governance Project (USA)
>
> The initiative will be introduced by:
>
> Michael Remmert, Council of Europe
> Anriette Esterhuysen, APC, and,
> David Souter, ict Development Associates
>
> It will be facilitated by Karen Banks from the APC.
>
> Looking forward to hearing your views on the draft code!
>
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> anriette esterhuysen - executive director
> association for progressive communications
> p o box 29755 melville - south africa 2109
> anriette at apc.org - tel/fax + 27 11 726 1692
> http://www.apc.org
>
>
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