[governance] Remote participation for IGF 2010: individuals and

Tue Sep 7 15:11:28 EDT 2010

Dear Ginger

thousand participants, yes, but not all of them online at the same time, and
even if they are, the idea is to have multiple rooms.  I will call for a
technical opinion and come back to you on how we could do this.

Sivasubramanian M

On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 12:32 AM, Ginger Paque <gpaque at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Shiva, I do not see how we can have a chat for a thousand participants--I
> think it would be chaos. I do not know of a platform that could handle this,
> either. Do you have a suggestion? If you or anyone else would like to work
> on this possibility, please contact me OFFLIST.
> Thanks! Best, gp
>
> Ginger (Virginia) Paque
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> On 9/7/2010 2:12 PM, Sivasubramanian M wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>
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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
>>
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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
>>>
>>> *The latest from Diplo...*
>>> http://DISCUSS.diplomacy.edu is a space for discussing ideas and
>>> concepts from Diplo’s teaching and research activities. Our activities focus
>>> on three main areas: Internet governance, diplomacy, and global governance.
>>> In September, we DISCUSS: a) network neutrality: hype and reality, b) the
>>> IGF experience: what can policy makers learn from the IGF, and c) the
>>> history of the Internet. Let us know if you have suggestions about ideas and
>>> concepts that should be discussed.
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