[governance] IGF Cancelled

[Katim S. Touray]

Dear all,

I'd suggest a compromise here. First, let's get a listing of all those who
account for the bloating of the security budget, and write to them to
politely suggest they participate remotely. After all, the money saved by
not attending in person should be able to buy plenty of bandwidth, if they
don't already have such. The rest of the group can then go on to have their
IGF.

This, by the way, reminds me of the 2010 ICANN meeting in Nairobi, Kenya,
when many in the community expressed concern about security. One action
ICANN took was to leave the scribes behind. They were then fed live audio
from the meetings, which they transcribed, and the resulting texts dumped
in real time on screens at the Kenyatta Conference Centre in Nairobi!

As has been pointed out, this matter ( rumor or fact) might indeed be a
wakeup call for the IGF community. I think this makes a perfect topic for a
workshop or forum on the future of the IGF at some future IGF. Until then,
the debate can be had online, and wherever we meet over coffee.

Cheers!

Katim




On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Ginger Paque <gpaque at gmail.com> wrote:

> Jeremy said:
> Alternatively it could be time for the IGF to be reimagined in purely
> online form.  At least that would ensure that more attention is given to
> the remote participation experience.
>
> YES, Jeremy: it's time! I suggested this in today's MAG meeting, but there
> was not time to address the possibility. I do hope it is given serious
> consideration.
>
> gp
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> On 25 July 2013 22:44, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org> wrote:
>
>>  On 26/07/13 11:37, genekimmelman at gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> I imagine other governments that really want the event to proceed will
>> now weigh in to help
>>
>>
>> If not, then it will really confirm the contempt with which the IGF is
>> held as a process.  There are Silicon Valley parties that have cost more
>> than the IGF's $1.05M shortfall.
>>
>> Alternatively it could be time for the IGF to be reimagined in purely
>> online form.  At least that would ensure that more attention is given to
>> the remote participation experience.
>>
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