[governance] UPDATE: Grading Workshops

[Adam Peake]

These guidelines might also be helpful <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/w2011>

In the past one of the few rules was that if you organized a workshop
then you must submit a report.  And if you didn't submit a report then
you would not be eligible to organize a workshop at an IGF in the
future.  Simple and pretty fair rule: a single page report in return
for free meeting space, etc. and the opportunity to contribute to the
output of the IGF. This criteria seems to be missing this year.
Perhaps good for a MAG member to check on the MAG list about this.

And please take my name off the list of people reviewing workshops,
what spare time I have is taken with ICANN's NomCom and travel.

Thanks,

Adam



On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 6:22 AM, Katitza Rodriguez <katitza at eff.org> wrote:
> Greetings everyone:
>
> Three days ago MAG members received an email from the IGF Secretariat
> requesting us to grade the 100+ workshops that have been submitted. It's a
> tricky job. The grading encourage workshops but not force them to merge:
> this has been the "unwritten" rule "so far". All depend on many factors,
> including workshop organizers willingness to help the Secretariat and work
> as a coalition.
>
> There are many times that a merge make sense. There are opportunities in
> which people may discuss the same issue, and it worth it the merge. You can
> create a big coalition and work with other stakeholders in the areas you
> work on. It has encourage new ways of collaboration with people that
> otherwise will not work together. There is also the need to understand that
> there "might" be limitation of space ... There are also strategies where
> people present workshops to "save space" without presenting good workshops
> descriptions.
>
> Last year we identified several workshops that did not have a civil society
> representative. During the MAG meeting, those workshops were identified, and
> suggestions were made to include a civil society representative. This could
> happen in the other direction if your workshop does not met the criteria of
> relevance, diversity, gender balance, developing countries, etc
>
> I have added to a small group of people who have raised their voice to help
> with this tricky tasks. Thanks for helping civil society MAG members grade
> the workshops.
>
> These people are:
>
> fouadbajwa at gmail.com
> mariliamaciel at gmail.com
> gpaque at gmail.com
> jeremy at ciroap.org
> ajp at glocom.ac.jp
> valeriab at apc.org
> iza at anr.org
> parminder at itforchange.net
> graciela at nupef.org.br
>
> All the best,
>
> Katitza
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