[governance] EC consultation in NY: my report

[Roland Perry]

In message <A0AD55CB-745C-4E50-84D9-F559DAF640EA at acm.org>, at 08:39:48 
on Thu, 16 Dec 2010, Avri Doria <avri at acm.org> writes

>Whether the IGF can or should make decisions is still a tough call in
>my opinion.

It's the cornerstone of the IGF's very existence. As Nitin has hammered 
home many times.

If there's an outcome then people always have to be looking towards 
making that outcome acceptable to their stakeholder group. Just look at 
how long ICANN has been debating the 'outcome' that is "more gTLDs" for 
an example of how that changes the nature of the discussion. (That's not 
a criticism of ICANN, the ITU takes just as long).

And it becomes a very different space, where the 'public' sessions tend 
towards a formality and the real work happens in "smoke-filled rooms" 
late at night the day before the event closes. That's just human nature.

All of which is quite separate from a discussion of what it might be, 
that they are making decisions about. And how you decide who gets a vote 
(or even a seat) in that smoke-filled room.
-- 
Roland Perry
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