[governance] Fwd: CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation

[Nick Ashton-Hart]

I hope you're successful, Avri - and that this is something that the civil
society participants can unanimously support. I will see if some of the
other stakeholder groups will support it too.
On 4 May 2013 16:04, "Avri Doria" <avri at ella.com> wrote:

> Update:
>
> It does seen, if i understand correctly, that at last the first meeting
> will be closed to all but members. I think this an unfortunate mistake, but
> I do not know how to change that just yet.
>
> So my first cause in this WGEC is to argue for opening all meetings,
> including this first one, at least to the same extent that the
> organizations with which enhanced cooperation is desired open their
> meetings. At the very least I will be arguing that all meetings, including
> the first, have live streaming and that all email lists have open archives.
>
> I hope others will join me in this attempt, but I am not assuming that
> just because we come from civil society or even may have been put forward
> by the same groups, that we will have any notion of a common front. I
> understand that we come from diverse stands of civil society and that we
> advocate differently for a variety of goals.
>
> Avri Doria <avri at acm.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Joy, thanks for sending this to the caucus.
>>
>> For myself, once I understand what all we are up to in the WG, I plan to communicate with the IGC and others doing periodic reporting in and request for feedback.  At this point I am just waiting until it gets underway.  Other than the fact that there is a first meeting 30-31 May, there isn't much I know.
>>
>> For example I am still hoping for an open meeting, at least to the extent of streaming audio. But I do not know what the plans are, having heard no formal plans on that sort of thing.  I have heard it rumored that the first meeting may be closed until such time as it decides to be open (ala MAG model?), but I don't really have any definitive info.  I have sent in a question.
>>
>> Now back to planning for WTPF, WSIS, IGF and workshops.
>>
>> joy <joy at apc.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>>> Hash: SHA1
>>>
>>> Hi all
>>> I am sharing the invitation to Working Group members (message below)
>>> which includes details about the upcoming first meeting of the working
>>> group on 30-31 May in Geneva (and apologies for any cross postings). I
>>> do not yet know what the format of the meeting will be and only have a
>>> very broad outline of the working methods.
>>>
>>> Probably of most substantive interest is the the proposed discussion on
>>> the themes for the groups mandate, on which a questionnairre and survey
>>> will be developed as the work rolls out this year and early next - for
>>> ease of reference I have posted this list inline below. Note that this
>>> list is simply a redaction of previous discussions and has been
>>> developed as a summary of points raised in 2012 meetings. I can't
>>> vouch
>>> for its accuracy.
>>>
>>> With other deadlines this week (IGF workshops, WSIS, WTPF, etc) civil
>>> society participants have not yet been focussing on this upcoming
>>> meeting yet, but of course, please do share your comments and ideas in
>>> the coming weeks.
>>>
>>> Kind regards
>>>
>>>
>>> Joy Liddicoat
>>
>>
>> Avri Doria
>>
>>
> ~~~
> avri
>
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