[governance] IGF Workshops

[Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google]

I would support the notion that the majority of the workshops at the IGF
were of a high quality. There were still probably too many, to use ICANN
jargon, "confusingly similar" topic overlaps (some more merging is
required), and several feeder workshops into the Main Sessions occurred
AFTER the Main Session (thereby generally defeating their purpose).

The Main Sessions, were, all in all, in a word, weak and a few descended
into what effectively was a large, unstructured workshop, with several
panelists talking to themselves, answering their own questions, hogging the
floor etc.

Highly unacceptable behaviour.

The Main Sessions are theoretically supposed to be the Reporting ground for
the Feeder Workshops, with facilitated discussion and input by Main Session
panelists, not a stump for panelists' views to overtake the opportunity.

One must recall that this is a Forum, not a Conference or Seminar.

Rgds,

Tracy
On Nov 13, 2012 6:18 AM, "Adam Peake" <ajp at glocom.ac.jp> wrote:

> A lot of people I spoke to in Baku last week were very positive about
> the workshops, pretty common message was that the content the best of
> any IGF.  Not the main sessions, the workshops.  I was working for the
> secretariat (contract ended with the conference), I didn't make it to
> any workshop, and not much outside the main hall.
>
> I'd love to hear of workshops and other meetings people found
> valuable.  Is there something to build on for next year?  Taking stock
> for the first consultation of next year will start soon (or soon'ish).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Adam
>
>
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