[governance] Re: VIDEO: Internet Governance Forum Support Association inaugural assembly in Istanbul #igfsa @internetSociety #igf2014

[Joly MacFie]

It was a long night! So I screwed up the 'View on YouTube" link! Sorry
about that.

It is http://youtu.be/J29H6UzFEcs, I've corrected below.

There is also now a press release at
http://www.internetsociety.org/news/new-association-launched-support-internet-governance-forum-and-its-essential-role-addressing



On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 9:55 AM, Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com> wrote:

>
> The IGF itself operates nominally under the auspices of the UN, which has
> thus far renewed it's mandate in 5 yearly basis since the IGF was initiated
> in Tunis in 2004. The UN pursestrings, which support the IGF Secretariat,
> are  relatively tight, and there is always the threat of non-renewal. As a
> pillar of the multistakeholder Internet Governance process the IGF has
> become indispensable, thus the Internet Society has taken the initiative,
> and kicked in some cash, to set up an independent and permanent support
> organization. Under Swiss law a general assembly is required to elect
> officers, and set membership criteria, and that is what we have here.
> Annual dues for individuals are to be $25, and 'legal entities' $100
> (minimum). ISOC-NY's Avri Doria was elected to the Executive Committee as a
> civil society representative. There is a mailing list
> <https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/igfsa>.
>
>  joly posted: "The Internet Governance Forum Support Association (IGFSA)
> has the purpose to provide stable and sustainable support for the Internet
> Governance Forum (IGF) Secretariat and to fund related activities. The
> IGFSA was launched on 1st September 2014 at the IGF"
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> The *Internet Governance Forum Support Association* <http://igfsa.org>
> (IGFSA) has the purpose to provide stable and sustainable support for the *Internet
> Governance Forum* <http://www.intgovforum.org/> (IGF) Secretariat and to
> fund related activities. The IGFSA was launched on 1st September 2014 at
> the IGF Meeting in Istanbul. Video is below.
>
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J29H6UzFEcs?rel=0&w=600&h=338>
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> *View on YouTube*:  http://youtu.be/J29H6UzFEcs
> *Transcribe on AMARA*: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/rfypN2sa5blh/
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