[governance] Handover notes

[Jeanette Hofmann]

>   * I would encourage the coordinators to maintain the high level
>     dialogue that we established at this year's IGF with the US and EU
>     governments as well as with IBSA governments. Despite all the
>     opposition to the IBSA proposal at this year's IGF, remember that
>     similar opposition was expressed for years about the IGF producing
>     outputs, yet that now seems inevitable.


Just for the record. This is Jeremy's opinion. In my view, we are as far 
away from output in the form of official recommendations as a couple of 
years ago. Not even within civil society there is a unanimous view on this.

jeanette



Therefore we should not
>     assume that the IBSA proposal won't have legs, and we should engage
>     proactively with its proponents to help mould the proposal into
>     something we would find acceptable, should it go forward. We are
>     particularly fortunate to have members such as Marilia, Raquel and
>     Veridiana who have contact with the Brazilian government and could
>     act as liaisons.
>   * As I promised, I have spoken informally to a couple of funders about
>     the possibility of the IGC applying for a grant to enable it to
>     incorporate, get ECOSOC accredited, host its own website and mailing
>     list, fund some travel for its coordinators, and maybe take on some
>     part-time administrative help. Their response was noncommittal
>     though generally encouraging. So if the IGC is interested, this
>     option is on the table. Another option discussed at our meeting was
>     for one of the existing NGOs that is aligned with the IGC to take
>     the IGC under its wing as an activity, I suppose in the way that the
>     IETF is an activity of ISOC. The coordinators may choose to explore
>     this option also.
>
>
> --
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