[governance] Reviving IGC: Merging Bestbits in, IGF Day zero event and other subjects
Sheetal Kumar
sheetal at gp-digital.org
Wed Jul 17 06:36:47 EDT 2019
Dear all,
I'm happy to be part of a leadership or steering group, if everyone is ok
with that. Apart from Bruna, I would also suggest that Farzaneh is involved
in such a group if she can be.
And thank you Arsene for your help and efforts so far, much appreciated.
Best
Sheetal.
On Wed, 17 Jul 2019 at 11:29, Arsène Tungali <arsenebaguma at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for sharing that, Ian.
>
> I really don't see a point of having elections now in the middle of an
> important process that we all look forward to. I think we should aim
> at concluding this by the end of the year, at the latest so that
> January 2020, we have everything in place? IGF is in November, we
> should be sufficiently advanced by then because that's the only big
> physical gathering for most of us here for the year and then comes
> holidays in December. All major discussions (and decisions?) should be
> taken by Berlin?
>
> If the list is happy, I am stepping down (i know I should have done
> this long time ago but if you have been following, I have only been
> doing my best to help out here) and will no longer take an official
> position here. I remain a member and will leave it to Bruna who is
> still a legitimate Co-coordinator, I believe, and Sheetal who has been
> leading this process (merger, etc). Can we trust at least the two
> individuals to lead us to a new IGC in the next few months?
>
> This said, from now on, I will be acting as a member so please
> consider my emails not as a Co-coordinator but a member.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Regards,
> Arsene
>
> 2019-07-17 12:18 UTC+02:00, ian.peter at ianpeter.com <ian.peter at ianpeter.com
> >:
> > 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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> >>>
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> >>>
> >>> *Sheetal Kumar*
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> >>--
> >>------------------------
> >>**Arsène Tungali* <http://about.me/ArseneTungali>*
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> >>
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> >
> >>
> >>(YALI) - ICANN GNSO Council Member
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>
> --
> ------------------------
> **Arsène Tungali* <http://about.me/ArseneTungali>*
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> <
>
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> >
>
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