[governance] Preparing for the IGF Open Consultation

[Anriette Esterhuysen]

Dear Nnenna

Someone from the APC community actually gave an input about the IT show. 
They said it was good that it was there, but bad that IGF participants 
were not encouraged to participate. But perhaps some people felt they 
did know about it. I only found out when I became so desperate for 
coffee that I was stopping complete stranger to ask where they got 
theirs.. and that is how I found out you could get a really good cup 
next door at the expo :)

Taxi... some were actually not so bad.. but yes :) Ihad mostly very nice 
taxi drivers.

And *yes* to your future proposal. Indonesia has very dynamic civil 
society in general and I really hope we can build on that and benefit 
from their participation. APC might even have our member assembly before 
or after the IGF.. and we are definitely thinking about a pre-eventof 
some kind that will be of interest to Indonesia mediaand civil society 
groups.

Did you see the proposals from Donny from ICT Watch in Indonesia for 
main themes?
http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/discussionspace?func=view&catid=7&id=285

Anriette



On 22/02/2013 01:43, Nnenna wrote:
> Interesting report from APC, Anriette.  I do identify with most of the issues raised there.  Here are a few other thoughts:
>
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> 	1. The Good: the organising of a huge IT show at the same time at the Baku Expo center was a great initiative by the host country.
> 	2. The bad: The rip-off of Azeri taxis was really outrageous.
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> 	3. The future: In 2013, it will be interesting to see some local IG-oriented organisations take part in the  event, not just at hospitality level. I did not see a critical massof Azeris in the sessions.  I know that Indonesia has a huge blogger community and it will be interesting to see them fully: in sessions and exhibition areas
> Regards
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> Nnenna
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>   From: Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org>
> To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 8:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [governance] Preparing for the IGF Open Consultation
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> Dear all
>
> Attached is the APC assessment of the 2012 IGF and recommendations for the 2013 IGF.
>
> We support the IRP coalition's proposals for a main themefocused on 'internet governance principles'.
>
> Anriette
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> On 20/02/2013 15:53, Norbert Bollow wrote:
>
> [with IGC coordinator hat on] Dear all In regard to the upcoming Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Open
> Consultation on Feb 28 in Paris: I will be there and available to represent the IGC. However I will be
> able to this only effectively to the extent that I get informed in
> advance about the viewpoints that we have in the Caucus. Of course, for the points on which we have reached consensus during
> preparation of our written contribution, that consensus will also guide
> me in everything that I will say on those points. But there may be a need to react to proposals of other stakeholder
> groups, etc, and hence there is IMO a need for additional preparation. As far as I can see, the planned synthesis is not available yet. However all the written contributions from various stakeholder
> organizations are available at
> http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/contributionsigf . Please post any comments you may have, that might be useful for me as
> guidance on Feb 28, here on the list. The draft agenda for the Feb 28 consultation is here:
> http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2013/February%20Consultation/February-%20Draft%20Agenda.docx Greetings,
> Norbert
>

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