[governance] Remote participation for IGF 2010: individuals and groups

Tue Sep 7 14:42:19 EDT 2010

Skype is good for a small group, not for a thousand participants to connect
to one another.  What we need is a sub-portel with a profile page / blog for
every participant + multiple chat rooms.

Sivasubramanian M
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On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 12:02 AM, Ginger Paque <gpaque at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Hi Shiva and all those interested in Remote Participation.
>
> Shiva, this is a great idea, and the solution we have used is to open Skype
> conversations. The whole remote participation group is probably too diverse
> and too large to work this way, but smaller groups open conversations. For
> example, I suggest that the Chennai group open their own Skype conversation
> so they can communicate between themselves, without the chat being seen on
> the IGF chat window.
>
> Remote moderators will probably be in another conversation, dealing with
> support issues that come up during the IGF.
>
> Other groups do the same, according to interests, to make the conversations
> easier to follow.
>
> Does anyone else have a solution/technique they use or suggest to implement
> this communication?
>
> Thanks, best, gp
>
> On 9/7/2010 1:18 PM, Sivasubramanian M wrote:
>
> Dear Ginger
>
>  If it is not too late and too difficult for the IGF Secretariat to set it
> up, I would suggest a "Remote Participation Lobby" or better still a "Remote
> Home", for all remote participants to connect and stay connected to one
> another, irrespective of the sessions they attend.
>
>  The idea of a Remote Participation Lobby is an online space for
> participants to temporarily log in, to come in and stay for a short time, to
> meet other remote participants in that space and interact.
>
>  Remote Home would be a space where there would be some permanent profile
> info about remote participants, where participants can chat while logged in
> and  leave messages for those who are offline.
>
>  I am in the process of organizing a Remote Participation hub at Chennai
> where the participants are predominantly students, who would learn more
> about IGF if they connect to Youth participants from Diplo and other
> institutions. In general all participants physically present or
> otherwise can connect to one another for informal exchange of ideas (as in a
> chat window during an online meeting) in addition to the formal exchange
> during workshops. Such informal exchanges could be even more productive than
> formal exchanges during workshops (more business transactions take place in
> coffee shops than in Board rooms)
>
>  Can there be such a space which could remain open during the IGF and if
> possible beyond?
>
>  Sivasubramanian M
>
> Sivasubramanian M
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>
> http://www.isocmadras.com
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>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Ginger Paque <gpaque at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  Hello everybody
>>
>> If you won´t be in Vilnius for the IGF, it does not mean that you cannot
>> take part in discussions. Channels for remote participation will be
>> available to all those who want to follow the meetings and participate.
>>
>> Remote participants can connect individually or join an IGF hub, if one
>> will be organized in your home city. The complete list of IGF hubs is
>> available here: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/remote-participation
>>
>> It will be possible to follow the videocast/audiocast of all IGF sessions
>> and to send questions to the panelists. The official platform used for
>> remote participation will be Webex. The links to join each session (or each
>> “webex room”) will be available in IGF website prior to the meeting.
>>
>> We are also encouraging video questions from remote participants. If you
>> are interested to make a question, the best option would be to let us know
>> in advance, so we can test your connection/bandwidth capacity prior to the
>> session.
>> --
>>
>> Ginger (Virginia) Paque
>> IGCBP Online Coordinator
>> DiploFoundation
>> www.diplomacy.edu/ig
>>
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