[governance] 3rd meeting of the WTPF Informal Expert Group (IEG)

[Nnenna]

Clearly there is an internal ITU selection process.  It appears the invite was sent to an already "selected" group. I think the "Have you been to any ITU meeting recently" will be crucial. 


I am sending an expression of interest. To the ITU-meeting question above, I answered yes, with IGF Baku and WCIT Dubai. I do not have funding to go.. but I'd rather be accepted first and get funding last minute, then get funding and have to start pushing to get "entrance".

This is one lesson I learned from attending WCIT.  Not registering early cost me a whole lot.

If there is a consensus for Bill and the Geneva folks to speak on behalf of the CS, which I will strongly support, then I will channel my contributions directly to Bill.  


Will begin work on the draft doc...


Nnenna

 



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 From: Suresh Ramasubramanian <suresh at hserus.net>
To: "governance at lists.igcaucus.org" <governance at lists.igcaucus.org>; Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> 
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Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [governance] 3rd meeting of the WTPF Informal Expert Group (IEG)
 


--srs (iPad)

On 24-Jan-2013, at 16:57, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> wrote:

> How does this work in practice? Is it reasonable to expect that all
> civil society people who want to participate in this Informal Expert
> Group will be able to do so?

In practice you need to be ready and willing to travel to Geneva, at your expense, besides participating in email discussions and conference calls.

If the group thinks it makes sense to nominate someone to go there, who isn't already based in Geneva, it might have to look around for an NGO to fund the individual nominated with a fellowship.  Else, as Bill Drake among others are actually based in Geneva (correct me if I am wrong) it might be expedient to let them represent our interests there.

That is, if there is consensus that we need to participate in the IEG.  It is a significant commitment of time to the individual concerned and Geneva isn't exactly a very inexpensive city (though there are substantial discounts for hotel rooms at ITU rates, and even cheaper accomodation and prices across the French border in Ferney).

--srs


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