[governance] [bestbits] emails to Adiel

Sonigitu Ekpe soekpe at gmail.com
Sun Jan 12 10:25:50 EST 2014 

+1 to Deirdre points.

Sonigitu Ekpe Aji :-@ SEA

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On Jan 12, 2014 4:13 PM, "Deirdre Williams" <williams.deirdre at gmail.com>
wrote:

> "BTW it’s worth bearing in mind that all we’re talking about here is who
> is on these two conference committees, a matter of infinitesimally less
> importance than formulating substantive inputs on the meeting agenda items.
>  "
>
> The brouhaha over who is selected and how seems to me to be a wonderful
> example of the magical results of smoke and mirrors, and earns my
> (grudging) respect for the very clever strategy that started it all.
> Speaking for myself, as one who will be represented, at the moment I see
> very little chance of being represented at all. If you wish to represent me
> then you must take some trouble to establish what my position is on the
> various issues that may be discussed. The priority should be for the what,
> the issues and positions, rather than for the who.
> I suspect/hope that Bill's "infinitesimally" has wriggled its way somehow
> out of context.
> Of course if no representation is intended then the who becomes supremely
> important, since I must hope that my point of view will find its way to the
> meeting through the serendipity of "shared values".
> In connection with this I should like to second Ginger's proposal for
> facilitation of really effective remote PARTICIPATION for the Brazil
> meeting, and for as much of the preparatory process as is practical.
>
>
> On 12 January 2014 06:31, William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Norbert
>>
>> On Jan 11, 2014, at 2:10 PM, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> wrote:
>>
>> William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Jan 10, 2014, at 5:57 PM, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> On Friday 10 January 2014 09:51 PM, Anja Kovacs wrote:
>>
>> However, before the message that the meeting would now be an
>> LOC-only one came, Adiel did nevertheless respond to that request.
>> As we (ie the 4 networks that appointed the liaisons) have
>> insisted on dealing directly with the LOC,
>>
>>
>> Yes, we did.. So wrong to approach 1Net coordinator to facilitate
>> our participation when we expressly decided against it..
>>
>>
>> For the third time in two days on three lists I find myself in
>> agreement with Parminder, which may be a cause for concern to us
>> both :-)
>>
>> Could someone please remind me which are the 4 networks that insist
>> on dealing directly with the LOC
>>
>>
>> The November 25, 2013 letter on this topic, which is available online
>> at http://bestbits.net/brazil-reps/ is signed as follows:
>>
>> Best Bits Interim Steering Committee (steering at lists.bestbits.net)
>> IRP Coalition (info at irpcharter.org)
>> Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro and Norbert Bollow, coordinators of the
>> Internet Governance Caucus (coordinators at igcaucus.org)
>> Association for Progressive Communications – APC (anriette at apc.org)
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> In case anyone cares about what the formal status of this matter might
>> be in relation to IGC: Strictly speaking IGC is not among the
>> signatories of this letter, and it is not a statement of IGC, as IGC
>> has not formally endorsed it.
>>
>>
>> Thank you for clarifying this.
>>
>> The two people who were at the time the
>> co-coordinators of IGC have signed it, and the contents of the letter
>> certainly reflect what was in Bali the consensus of the people who met
>> in person in civil society meetings to discuss these matters,
>>
>>
>> Per previous, I and others disagree with this characterization.  Not
>> wanting to be party to more shouting is not the same as agreeing, or
>> expecting that what the people who happened to be in that room said
>> permanently committed the networks of which they’re members to a position
>> that could not be reviewed and agreed by others later.  As you yourself
>> say, IGC did not formally endorse the position, and yet it has been
>> routinely asserted since that this is IGC’s position.
>>
>> Parminder rightly asked for confirmation one way or the other of the
>> positions of IGC and BB and there’s been little response.  Maybe people
>> don’t want to be party to more heated exchanges that won’t lead to rough
>> consensus, maybe they don’t care enough either way, whatever.  While this
>> floats unresolved, the LOG’s deadlines for the provision of names get
>> closer.  And as Hartmut said yesterday on 1Net, the LOG wants
>>
>> On Jan 11, 2014, at 6:02 PM, Hartmut Richard Glaser <glaser at cgi.br>
>> wrote:
>>
>> So for the HLC, business, technical, CS and academia should each submit 3
>> names via the 1net SC no later than two weeks from now.
>>
>> *Correct ...*
>>
>>
>> So for the EMC, business, technical, CS and academia should each submit 2
>> names via the 1net SC no later than next Friday.
>>
>> *Correct ...*
>>
>>
>> If in fact any of the 4 networks still do not want to submit names
>> through the 1Net SC, while other networks are doing just that, then they
>> are putting the Brazilian LOG in the position of deciding which nominations
>> to accept from whom via which channels.  The LOG clearly does not want to
>> be in that position, which is why they asked people to sort this out and
>> submit through the 1Net SC (LOG didn’t say this because of dark forces
>> compelling them).  At some point, someone has to decide who’s on the 2
>> committees.  Either it’s the LOG, which doesn't want it and on which the
>> networks don’t have representation, or it’s the 1Net SC, on which most of
>> them do.
>>
>> And if it’s the 1Net SC, there’s the further problem of does it just
>> pass on names from those networks, in which case other nets feel may say
>> they’ve been excluded, or does it have to select among competing nets'
>> nominations, in which case it’ll be accused of abusing authority nobody
>> granted it (see threads on BB and 1Net).  The 1Net SC should not be put in
>> this position, either.
>>
>> We’ve done many cycles on many lists and the clock’s ticking down.
>>  Either we sort this out of we’ll have an overdetermined train wreck.
>>
>> BTW it’s worth bearing in mind that all we’re talking about here is who
>> is on these two conference committees, a matter of infinitesimally less
>> importance than formulating substantive inputs on the meeting agenda items.
>>
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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