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

[William Drake]

Thanks Deborah, I didn't know they'd decided and announced, when last we discussed it was TBD.  

So that's the deal then—all non-members who are planning on coming to Geneva for those two weeks and would like to be admitted to a meeting of this taxpayer/ratepayer supported public intergovernmental organization needs to do their homework in advance.  

I wonder if they would actually turn someone down if, for ex, their answer to "How are you involved in issues relating to the theme of WTPF-13?" was deemed inadequate, etc.  It'd be an interesting proposition to test...

Bill



On Jan 24, 2013, at 2:04 PM, Deborah Brown <Deborah at accessnow.org> wrote:

> Hi all- I found this info on the ITU's WTPF site:
> 
> http://www.itu.int/en/wtpf-13/Pages/participation.aspx
> 
> WTPF-13 public access
> The public may attend WTPF-13. Public attendants are required to have a proven interest in matters related to the WTPF, along with expertise and experience in International Internet-related public policy matters. To assess involvement in these issues, those wishing to attend WTPF-13 are invited to complete this questionnaire and to return it via e-mail to the WTPF Registration Service at sg-registration (@) itu.int.
>  
> Due to limited room capacity, approval of requests from the public to attend the Forum will be based on the above-mentioned criteria and will be carried out on first come, first served basis. Upon successful completion of requirements, you will receive confirmation of pre-registration for WTPF-13 from ITU.
> 
> The questionnaire is two pages and consists of rather basic questions. I wonder how this compares to systems in past years and what level of participation "public attendants" are entitled to.
> 
> Deborah
> 
> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 7:56 AM, Avri Doria <avri at acm.org> wrote:
> Oh Yeah, forgot to include the acronym glossary:
> 
> IEG  - informal experts group
> IGC - Internet Governance Caucus
> ITU - International Telecommunication Union
> TIES - Telecom Information Exchange Services. of the ITU
> US - United States
> WTPF - World Telecommunication Policy Forum.
> 
> On 24 Jan 2013, at 07:46, Avri Doria wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I got accepted as on of the IEG.  And that is the last I heard from the ITU.
> >
> > To get the full WTPF site, I think you need a TIES account.
> >
> > And I do not beleive it actually gains you admission to the May meeting.  For that, at the moment, it still appears as if one needs to get a Government to tuck you under their wing.  I am trying to find out who in the US is willing and able to let me onto the delegation.
> >
> > There is, to my knowledge, no provision made for attendance by those who are neither government nor sector members.
> >
> > avri
> >
> >
> >
> > On 24 Jan 2013, at 07:28, Nnenna wrote:
> >
> >> 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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