[governance] Reviving IGC: Merging Bestbits in, IGF Day zero event and other subjects

Wed Jul 17 06:18:30 EDT 2019

Thanks for that update Arsene.

If you are adopting a new charter as well as everything else you 
mention, it looks to me like a long drawn out process which will go well 
into 2020. That may well be the best path forward, but I think in the 
circumstances it would be appropriate for this list to endorse a 
leadership group who will guide this process forward. I would like to 
feel that a step has been taken to ensure the list is happy with the 
directions being discussed and agreeable to a leadership group taking it 
forward.

That would add a lot of credibiity IMHO.

I won't be joining the call, but I think it is very important that it 
reports back to here, as Parminder and others have mentioned, and that 
steps forward are discussed here on list and endorsed.

Ian Peter
------ Original Message ------
From: "Arsène Tungali" <governance at lists.riseup.net>
To: "Sheetal Kumar" <sheetal at gp-digital.org>
Cc: "ian.peter at ianpeter.com" <ian.peter at ianpeter.com>; "Salanieta T. 
Tamanikaiwaimaro" <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com>; "Parminder" 
<parminder at itforchange.net>; "governance" <governance at lists.riseup.net>
Sent: 17/07/2019 7:55:02 PM
Subject: Re: [governance] Reviving IGC: Merging Bestbits in, IGF Day 
zero event and other subjects

>Good point, Sheetal and I agree with you.
>
>I had briefly discussed the election issue with Bruna during the last
>ICANN meeting and we agreed that the best time to conduct co-co
>elections is right after the merger step is completed, the new charter
>has been adopted and we have a unified list. I am sure Bruna was
>planning to report this to the list at some point, but here you are.
>
>I would suggest we all plan to attend the call and agree on next steps.
>
>Regards,
>Arsene
>
>2019-07-17 11:44 UTC+02:00, Sheetal Kumar <sheetal at gp-digital.org>:
>>  Dear all,
>>
>>  While the closure of Bestbits is an internal matter for Bestbits, we have
>>  agreed for it to be closed and so I'd say any IGC conversations need to
>>  take that into account. We're at that point where the closure has been
>>  agreed but there are still people on Bestbits who are not on IGC but likely
>>  will sign up to be part of the discussions soon.
>>
>>  As such, shouldn't we wait for those from Bestbits who want to join to join
>>  and we can then get the IGC coordinator elections going? The call to agree
>>  next steps and make sure everyone is on the same page is going to be w/c
>>  August 5.
>>
>>  Best
>>  Sheetal
>>
>>  On Wed, 17 Jul 2019 at 06:29, ian.peter at ianpeter.com
>>  <ian.peter at ianpeter.com>
>>  wrote:
>>
>>>  Bruna,
>>>
>>>  On a more substantive matter -
>>>
>>>  Can you also advise us on how progress is going as regards getting the
>>>  IGC
>>>  Coordinator elections (which were due last January) underway? On June 26
>>>  you advised the list that you. would be talking to Arsene and would get
>>>  back to the list ASAP.  Do you have an update?
>>>
>>>  Ian Peter
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  ------ Original Message ------
>>>  From: "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" <governance at lists.riseup.net>
>>>  To: "Parminder" <parminder at itforchange.net>
>>>  Cc: "governance" <governance at lists.riseup.net>
>>>  Sent: 17/07/2019 2:14:13 PM
>>>  Subject: Re: [governance] Reviving IGC: Merging Bestbits in, IGF Day zero
>>>  event and other subjects
>>>
>>>  Agree with Parminder.
>>>
>>>  On Wed, 17 Jul 2019, 5:11 am parminder, <parminder at itforchange.net>
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>>  HI Bruna/ All
>>>>
>>>>  Good morning to all!
>>>>
>>>>  Bestbits' merging into the IGC is their internal matter.
>>>>
>>>>  As for a day zero event at the IGF for the IGC, when do you plan it...
>>>>  Just Net Coalition has an event post lunch on day zero, and please
>>>>  ensure
>>>>  that these do not clash. Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>  While as a secondary or adjunct method call based discussions can be
>>>>  done
>>>>  among however wishes to do so, the charter clearly says that the main
>>>>  and
>>>>  authoritative space of IGC's work will be this e-list, which I request
>>>>  everyone's attention to.
>>>>
>>>>  thanks and best regards
>>>>
>>>>  parminder
>>>>  On 17/07/19 7:32 AM, Bruna Martins dos Santos (via governance Mailing
>>>>  List) wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Dear IGC members,
>>>>
>>>>  As some of you might be aware, there has been some discussions around
>>>>  the
>>>>  merger of BestBits and IGC going on for the past months.
>>>>
>>>>  Back in Tunis, @RightsCon <rightscon at accessnow.org>, some of us convened
>>>>  to discuss further steps for Civil Society Coordination and that also
>>>>  entailed the merger debate. The summary of the discussion, as well as
>>>>  the
>>>>  decision on closing BestBits can all be found at the BestBits list
>>>>  <http://lists.bestbits.net/arc/bestbits/2019-07/msg00001.html>.
>>>>
>>>>  Past this moment, theres a need to arrange a call to discuss our next
>>>>  steps, including a Day Zero Event at the IGF, later in November. Another
>>>>  agenda items are also reviving the IGC website, IGC co-coordinators
>>>>  elections and our charter. Additionally to IGC related subjects, there
>>>>  is
>>>>  also the need to discuss a proper closure for BestBits, as well as
>>>>  proper
>>>>  outreach in a transparent way and the possibility for members to join
>>>>  IGC.
>>>>
>>>>  For this reason, @Sheetal Kumar <sheetal at gp-digital.org> created this
>>>>  doodle for all interested members to indicate their availability for the
>>>>  call: https://doodle.com/poll/fy4mgf68qehhhh26
>>>>  <https://doodle.com/poll/fy4mgf68qehhhh26>
>>>>
>>>>  Best Regards,
>>>>
>>>>  --
>>>>  *Bruna Martins dos Santos *
>>>>
>>>>  Skype ID: bruna.martinsantos
>>>>  @boomartins
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