congratulations - : [governance] On opening and closing statements (Bill and Paul's comments)

[shaila mistry]

Congratulations Jeremy !!
It feels only like yesterday that I was a new mother .
Thank you for your dedication to all of us particularly at this joyous time !
I am one of the serious followers of the IGF discussions and am quite interested 
in Bertrand's comments!!
Shaila Rao Mistry

 
Life is too short ....challenge the rules
Forgive quickly ... love truly ...and tenderly
Laugh constantly.....and never stop dreaming! 

From: Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org>

To: "governance at lists.cpsr.org" <governance at lists.cpsr.org>; Bertrand de La 
Chapelle <bdelachapelle at gmail.com>
Sent: Mon, August 23, 2010 3:15:13 PM
Subject: Re: [governance] On opening and closing statements (Bill and Paul's 
comments)


On 24-Aug-2010, at 12:51 AM, Bertrand de La Chapelle <bdelachapelle at gmail.com> 
wrote:


What Bill was alluding to is that irrespective of who speaks, the message is the 
most important and it has : a) to fully take into account the issues that are 
being discussed (and will be in other fora like the UN GA and the CSTD), which 
means a strategic approach; and b) that if the IGC proposes a name, there is 
agreement that the speech is not up to the speaker to draft entirely on its own 
but should reflect the various sensitivities present in the IGC itself. This 
should be our understanding (and practice) of democracy.
>
I agree up until now, but...


This clearly calls for draft speeches to be elaborated on the list, as has 
successfully been done in the past, with sufficient opportunities for people to 
input and sufficient respect to the diversity of viewpoints.

This I think would be a new practice for us. Yes we have done as you describe 
with IGC statements many times, but not with opening and closing civil society 
statements, which have not been treated as IGC statements and have been left to 
the reasonable discretion of those nominated.

Our trust in those we shall nominate is based on the understanding they will not 
depart too radically from our general views.

Anyway I am not discounting what you say but I do not think it is, as your post 
seems to suggest, our past practice. I will consult Ginger for her views and 
also invite others to comment.

I would reply at more length, but just became a new father again some hours ago 
and am preoccupied at hospital. :-) 
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