[governance] Re: 2013 Preparations for MAG

Sat Dec 22 14:16:44 EST 2012

Dear All,

This is a summary of the discussions and a general status update. The
consultations  went into a recess on 26th November, 2012. I would encourage
you to continue with the discussions on the topic. I would like to thank
Baudouin Schombe for volunteering to help prepare this Summary. If there
are any other volunteers who would like to help in formulating the first
Draft, please let us know by responding to this thread.

Kind Regards,

Sala
*Summary

   1. IGF should run for 5 days instead of 4
   2. Selection of Venue [Criteria for selection]
      1. IGF Secretariat needs to call for expressions of interest from
      Host countries in advance;
      2. Host countries should meet certain predetermined criteria;
      3. Criteria should include suitability of location -conference
      facilities, wifi access, open environment that enables discourse;
      4. Improvements to the MAG [see CSTD discussions on IGF improvements]
      5. Logistical support in terms of visa procurements
      6. Identification of location [accessibility challenges when held
      outside the City]

   1. Main Session
      1. Time spent on main sessions should be halved and reduced to a day
      2. Workshops are a sideshow, main sessions are the main event (or
      should be). Workshops and main sessions should not overlap .
Lessons can be
      learnt from other Internet governance events such as APRICOT, which are
      scheduled in this way.
      3. Every main session needs to build upon or do anything substantive
      with the so-called feeder workshops. The content of
plenaries/main sessions
      somehow reflect and build upon what has gone on before.
      4. Main Sessions should have deliverables such as Resolutions or
      outcomes.

   1. Planning for Workshops
      1. Proper Planning of pre-IGF events;
      2. Evaluation of existing criteria
         1. Focus on Quality
         2. Focus on Issues
         3. Gender balance;
         4. Regional representation;
         5. Multi-stakeholder balance;

   1. Logistical Support for People from Developing Countries
   2. Logistical Visa Support

There should be balance between balancing participants access and country
immigration policies.

   1. Internet Connectivity Policy (precondition for Host Countries)
      1. An onsite liaison officer from the Host Country’s ISP;
      2. Suitable redundancy plans;
      3. Dedicated Bandwidth to service 2000 people with 6000 devices
      (assuming that each person has 3 devices)
      4. Dedicated Bandwidth for remote participation;
      5. Dedicated Bandwidth for remote participation;
      6. A specialised Unit -Internet Infrastructure Team whose
      responsibilities should include facilitating the Policy; [Tender
should be
      issued and this should be outsourced to professional vendor of
      conference networking services];
      7. Service Level Agreement and standard of networking across events.

   1. Shift of Venue for MAG consultations without open consultations and
   impact on participation.
   2. At present, the IGF consultation and MAG are scheduled in the same
   week (13-17 May) as not on only the WSIS Forum, per usual, but also the
   ITU's World Telecom Policy Forum on global Internet governance.  Were
   stakeholders with an interest in IG were precluded from attending the WTPF
   by this scheduling.

SCHEDULE AND STATUS UPDATE

DateTaskStatus25 Nov 2012Issue Notice to IGC  and Gather Feedback
Notice was issued and feedback is trickling in15 Jan 2013Formulate first
Draft16 Jan - 30 Jan 2013Review first Draft and gather feedback 31 Jan -
5th Feb 2013Produce 2nd Draft6th Feb - 10th Feb 2013Finalise Submissions
from IGC11th Feb 2013Send to IGF Secretariat and representatives to MAG

**Volunteers
Baudouin Schombe
Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro*
*
*
*Kind Regards,*
*Sala
*
On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 5:00 PM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> We need to start preparing for issues and topics that we would like raised
> by current MAG members.
>
> The Secretariat has put up a call for contributions on the IGF website
> inviting stakeholders to submit written contributions taking stock of the
> 2012 Baku meeting and inviting suggestions on the themes and format of the
> IGF 2013 meeting. The deadline for contributions is *14 February 2012*.
> These inputs will be summarized in a synthesis paper that will act as an
> input into the discussions of the February meeting.
>
> The IGC Plan is as follows:
>
> 25 Nov 2012 - Issue Notice to IGC
>
> 25 Nov 2012 - 15 January, 2013 - Gather Feedback and formulate first draft
>
> 16-Jan  -30 Jan 2013 - Review first Draft and gather feedback
>
> 31 Jan - 5th February 2013 - Produce 2nd Draft
>  6th Feb - 10th February - Finalise submissions from IGC
> 11th Feb - Send to IGF Secretariat and our representatives to the MAG
>
>
> It will be great to start discussions on what some of the themes we would
> like canvassed.
>
> Warm Regards
>
>
> --
> Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala
> P.O. Box 17862
> Suva
> Fiji
>
> Twitter: @SalanietaT
> Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro
> Tel: +679 3544828
> Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851
>
>
>
>
>

-- 
Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala
P.O. Box 17862
Suva
Fiji

Twitter: @SalanietaT
Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro
Tel: +679 3544828
Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851
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