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

Deborah Brown deborah at accessnow.org
Thu Jan 24 11:12:55 EST 2013 

Glad to help. Good point Bill on the lack of criteria. The form provides
just a few lines for responses, but it sounds like they required a lot of
information the last time around...

On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 8:20 AM, William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch> wrote:

> 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<http://www.itu.int/en/wtpf-13/Documents/expression-of-interest.docx>[image:
> expression-of-interest.docx]<http://www.itu.int/en/wtpf-13/Documents/expression-of-interest.docx> 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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