[governance] CONSENSUS CALL Re: Draft letter text

[avri doria]

Hi,

If something is sent, shouldn't it be address to both of the leaders who came out together for this. Don't we lessen the multi stakeholder push while petitioning for CS to be included?  Shouldn't we be addressing our thoughts to both of them.

On sending something at all: while I believe it would be better to wait until we have something contentful to write, I am not so against sending boilerplate that I would object to IGC adding its signature to an appropriately addressed note.

avri

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From: Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> 
Date: 10/12/2013  10:55  (GMT-05:00) 
To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org,michael gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com> 
Subject: [governance] CONSENSUS CALL Re: Draft letter text 
 
Michael Gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com> wrote:

> [MG>] As per the various discussions, comments, suggestions could I
> now formally propose the following shorter text to replace the draft
> text currently under consideration

[with IGC coordinator hat on]

Thanks Michael!

I was getting a bit uneasy procedurally as it was not quite clear how
the text that consensus was apparently developing around would be
related to the formal IGC decision-making process that had been
initiated as being based on a different text (the one taken from what
was at that time the status of the etherpad).

On the basis of this proposal, I hereby issue the following two-part
consensus call:

1) Do we have consensus on using the text that Michael posted as the
basis for going forward? Any objections to this part should please state
explicitly something like "I object to part 1 of the consensus call" and
give a justification, i.e. an explanation of why for some specific
reason this text is worse than the original draft that came from the
etherpad.

2) Do we have consensus on accepting this text as-is without further
changes? Any objections to this part should please state explicitly
something like "I object to part 2 of the consensus call", and make an
explicit change request (i.e. you'd make an explicit proposal with new
text and a clear indication of where it would go, and/or what should be
deleted) and justification (i.e. and explanation why this change is in
your view necessary). 

Please post any objections to either part 1 or part 2 by Sunday Oct
13 6am UTC.

Silence will be interpreted as no-objection. Explicit statements of
support will not influence this stage of the process materially, but are
nevertheless very welcome!

A full copy of the concerned proposed text follows.

Greetings,
Norbert

> Your Excellency President Rousseff and other representatives of the
> Brazilian government, 
> 
> We, the undersigned civil society organizations and individuals from
> around the world, would like to express our appreciation and support
> for the recently announced initiative of the government of Brazil,
> along with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
> (ICANN), to “discuss the necessary changes to Internet governance”
> and to restore trust in the Internet as the foundation of our global
> information societies.
> 
> We consider these to be discussions of crucial importance for the
> future development of the Internet in the global public interest and
> for the shared benefit of the peoples of the world.
> 
> Civil society offers to fully participate in this undertaking as an
> equal partner, whose various processes we believe should be open and
> inclusive. Brazil has an exemplary record of genuine civil society
> partnerships with regard to many global as well as domestic issues,
> and we look forward to working with Brazil on this current initiative.
> 
> In view of the global importance of this subject, we look forward to
> contributing to your initiative with specific and concrete proposals.
> We also look forward to carrying on a dialogue on this initiative at
> the upcoming Bali IGF.
> 
> Sincerely,

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