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

parminder parminder at itforchange.net
Fri Jul 19 00:10:04 EDT 2019


On 19/07/19 9:34 AM, parminder wrote:
>
> There is going to be no fancy 'leadership group'
>
> No one has mentioned its need, justification, etc.
>
> I dont mind Arsene and Bruno to continue till elections, and they should.
>
> Sala, you were the greatest proponent for early even intimidate
>

immediate

> elections. Now, you agree with Ian below that no "immediate coco
> election" "seems to be he most supported option"? Anyway...
>
> If elections are due, they should take place.
>
> If they are postponed, clear reasons may be described and action be
> taken as per.... Charter amendment is out from such a list of
> reasons... Website work is independent and nothing to do with
> elections (although remember IGC was never much about a great website,
> it needs to first gets its 'substance' right which is nearly at about
> 'zero' right now, but new things are always welcome, pl go ahead. But
> let not the website volunteer list become anything else meanwhile).
>
> Are elections therefore being postponed bec BB members (that are not
> already in the IGC) need to be able to get to vote  (although no one
> has really explained why that such a tearing hurry to vote for what
> everyone agrees is likely a pretty small number, but anyway)?  Pl be
> clear and specific in response -- both, the cocos, and those from BB
> who know about this matter. election postponement is a big thing. 
> Thanks.
>
> Let us clearly be told why elections are being postponed... If the
> above BB issue, then we want clarity on; is BB closure and folding
> into the IGC decided, when would the non IGC members enrol in the IGC,
> any time lines etc for that..
>
> That alone is the clear issue in front of us, related to coco
> elections. So please convey clarity to the IGC membership asap on this
> matter, and I request cocos special attention to this
>
> Thanks and regards
>
> parminder
>
>
> On 19/07/19 4:37 AM, "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" (via governance
> Mailing List) wrote:
>> Ditto everything that Ian said.
>>
>> On Thu, 18 Jul 2019, 11:49 pm ian.peter at ianpeter.com
>> <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com>, <ian.peter at ianpeter.com
>> <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Well its good to see so many people who care about the future of
>>     a credible voice for civil society in the internet governance
>>     field, even if there are big differences as regards how to revive
>>     things in this space!
>>
>>     If I may summarise:
>>
>>     1. IGC Charter revisions are not urgent. They should be discussed
>>     down the track after a credible web presence and leadership
>>     structure have been restored.
>>
>>     2. We have offers of assistance (including Farzeneh and Jeremy)
>>     regards website restoration. There is no reason why this cannot
>>     take place now with a small group reporting back here. (see
>>     separate topic)
>>
>>     3. Regarding leadership. Many strong voices argue for coco
>>     election now, others suggest a delay of a couple of months until
>>     other matters are in place. I am not convinced either way - do we
>>     have a membership list, for instance, which is necessary for
>>     elections? If not, there seems to be no choice but to delay. And
>>     if there is one election now, there will also be another one in
>>     less than six months when Bruna's term expires. So an argument to
>>     do both together in a few months is reasonable perhaps. I will be
>>     happy for whatever outcome the call suggests for this, BUT::::::
>>
>>     If there is not an immediate coco election, which seems to be the
>>     most supported option, I believe it is essential; we agree to an
>>     interim leadership group until it is practical to hold such
>>     elections. Apart from Bruna, capable names like Sheeta and
>>     Farzeneh have been mentioned. Such an interim group is absolutely
>>     necessary, I believe, if the group decides on the call not to
>>     proceed immediately with coco elections.
>>
>>     So I am happy whichever way the call determines on this one: but
>>     I am not happy for there to be no action at all to resolve this
>>     issue. 
>>
>>     Ian Peter
>>      -
>>
>>
>>     ------ Original Message ------
>>     From: "Sheetal Kumar" <sheetal at gp-digital.org
>>     <mailto:sheetal at gp-digital.org>>
>>     To: "parminder" <parminder at itforchange.net
>>     <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>>
>>     Cc: "Mueller, Milton L" <milton at gatech.edu
>>     <mailto:milton at gatech.edu>>; "Nnenna Nwakanma"
>>     <nnenna75 at gmail.com <mailto:nnenna75 at gmail.com>>; "governance"
>>     <governance at lists.riseup.net <mailto:governance at lists.riseup.net>>
>>     Sent: 18/07/2019 7:43:41 PM
>>     Subject: Re: [governance] Reviving IGC: Merging Bestbits in, IGF
>>     Day zero event and other subjects
>>
>>>     Dear Parminder, all,
>>>
>>>     As you and others have pointed out, the conversation about
>>>     closing Bestbits and requesting any members there who are not
>>>     already on IGC to join IGC (aka 'merger' to some) has been
>>>     ongoing for months. The information has been continually shared
>>>     on both this list/among this community and on the Bestbits list.
>>>     Anyway, we could have done more to reach out to key people and
>>>     communicated things more clearly perhaps. That's something I've
>>>     learned. We did try but we can always do more to communicate
>>>     better. 
>>>
>>>     There are just a few things which Parminder you've asked clarity
>>>     on, and what follows is my reading of things as someone who has
>>>     been part of the relevant discussions from the beginning so I do
>>>     hope I'm not misrepresenting anything. As Farzaneh was doing
>>>     earlier, I think it's worth identifying what we agree on and
>>>     then work through what we disagree on.
>>>
>>>     /If there is anything more? If so, everyone involved, please
>>>     state it out here, explicitly, on the IGC's primary working
>>>     space. Why are we going  in so many circles about it?/
>>>
>>>     //
>>>
>>>     /What process is being disregarded, the one about  which
>>>     yesterday Arsene reported that it was decided that elections
>>>     will be held after (1) the IGC charter is amended (and I have
>>>     been asking what is this, who triggered this demand, with what
>>>     objectives, what justifications, and so on, and people simply
>>>     refuse to answer), and (2) when their is a combined list (sorry,
>>>     IGC is not a list, one has to individually take its membership
>>>     with an explicit individual-based process, there is no merging
>>>     or combining lists here) ./
>>>
>>>     All that has been discussed, on both IGC and Bestbits lists,
>>>     including by active, long-standing and even founding members of
>>>     both, has been how to reinvigorate civil society coordination.
>>>     It was agreed by those taking part in these discussions which
>>>     have been open to everyone from the start (there is a whole
>>>     archive of the discussions that have been continually shared on
>>>     here and on Bestbits, including in the etherpad here
>>>     <https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Bestbitscallfuture>), that the
>>>     existence of both Bestbits and IGC wasn't helping so Bestbits
>>>     should close. As we are all sticklers for process (a good thing,
>>>     in my opinion), this could not simply be a matter of closing the
>>>     list and telling everyone to move off onto another (IGC) if they
>>>     weren't already members. As I mentioned before, Bestbits was
>>>     more than a list too. Instead, we had conversations about it,
>>>     that lasted months. Some people even wanted to create a new
>>>     group. We decided not to. Among some suggestions that came out
>>>     of these conversations was the opportunity to revise the IGC
>>>     charter. Founding IGC members were part of this discussion,
>>>     nothing, and I repeat, nothing was decided or agreed in that
>>>     regard. Indeed it would be bizarre for that to happen. Any such
>>>     process would have to respect the IGC charter and involve all
>>>     members. Of course. Anything that has been shared which says
>>>     otherwise are simply unfortunate misunderstandings, and we
>>>     should move on. There are no reverse takeovers taking place, no
>>>     desire to rip apart the Charter. Respect for process is key.
>>>     There is no self-appointed leadership from what I can see, just
>>>     people trying to steer things towards more unity and less fracture.
>>>
>>>     /Any newcomer needs just 2 months of membership to vote.. No one
>>>     really is insisting that we hold elections like today . But this
>>>     certainly cannot be the reason for a process that you / Sheetal
>>>     are saying has been on for more than 6 months now. That  would
>>>     be so very illogical, no..... Is just the issue of eligibility
>>>     for voting stopping the process, but why labour it over 7 months
>>>     when it needs just 2 months cooling period? -- Although it does
>>>     make me wonder, and I repeat, why such a strong focus on the
>>>     coordinator election!! IGC is much more than that... Why such
>>>     insistence!!? What does one read into it.
>>>     /
>>>
>>>     It may seem bizarre, but honestly, it just took ages for those
>>>     in the discussions which have been open to everyone since the
>>>     beginning to decide to close Bestbits as a 'solution' to a lack
>>>     of civil society coordination. There were other proposals like I
>>>     said, including setting up a new group. So here we are. 7 months
>>>     later, with agreement to close Bestbits and not create a new
>>>     list or do something else. IGC is more than a list, sure, but
>>>     because leadership is I guess key to reinvigorating things,
>>>     elections are seen as a way to start.
>>>
>>>     Also, others have asked 'how many people are on Bestbits' that
>>>     are not on IGC? Honestly, I don't know. Maybe its 2, maybe its
>>>     20. My reasoning is that even if one or two of those people join
>>>     and have the energy and commitment to run for elections and
>>>     coordinate going forward, we should wait for them to join. Do we
>>>     have much to lose? David and Jeanette have pointed out that we
>>>     could wait for an indefinite period of time and it would just be
>>>     a for a handful of people to join. That is true, so we could
>>>     undertake an exercise comparing who is not on both lists and
>>>     reach out to them directly. Alternatively, we are planning to
>>>     have a call in w/c August 05 (I will send the details soon) and
>>>     we can collectively set a date then for the closure of Bestbits,
>>>     requesting those not already on IGC to join. And then we'll be
>>>     all having this conversation on this list, including new
>>>     members. Once new BB members have joined (even if its just 2-3
>>>     people) we can then decide whether to hold elections right away
>>>     or wait 2 months. Maybe everyone will want to just hold
>>>     elections right away, including the handful of new members. Or
>>>     maybe they'll want to wait. Also, we can discuss the day 0 event
>>>     together. If we don't do the closure properly then we risk
>>>     relevant and interested people losing out on the opportunity to
>>>     discuss these things.
>>>
>>>     So, can we agree that we set a date and time by which members of
>>>     Bestbits who are not members of IGC join IGC and then we set an
>>>     agenda, and have a conversation about when to hold elections etc
>>>     etc?
>>>
>>>     Also, btw the day 0 event is from 16h00-18h00 in Room X. 
>>>
>>>     Best
>>>
>>>     Sheetal
>>>
>>>
>>>     On Thu, 18 Jul 2019 at 09:35, parminder
>>>     <parminder at itforchange.net <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>>
>>>     wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>         On 17/07/19 11:02 PM, Mueller, Milton L wrote:
>>>>         What Sheetal says below is correct in my opinion. We are in
>>>>         fact trying to merge BB and IGC. 
>>>
>>>         Only loosely speaking, formally from IGC point of view,
>>>         there is no merging happening... Some new people want to
>>>         join IGC, and if conditions are fulfilled they are indeed
>>>         welcome.
>>>
>>>         If there is anything more? If so, everyone involved, please
>>>         state it out here, explicitly, on the IGC's primary working
>>>         space. Why are we going  in so many circles about it?
>>>
>>>         Lately, two specific, and what I consider minor, issues have
>>>         been stated.
>>>
>>>         1. Can enough time be given to elections so that the new
>>>         members can go through their 2 month cooling period.... I
>>>         said that can be done, and there has been no major
>>>         opposition to it (Although, frankly, if you ask me, I really
>>>         do not understand why this hurry and absolute insistence on
>>>         voting right away . That should not be such a big thing.
>>>         Cooling periods are there for a reason. People who havent
>>>         ever been on the IGC  need to observe, see and know and
>>>         mingle before insisting on some absolute rights to vote for
>>>         their choice of coordinator. So, why, really this insistence
>>>         ? What is the plan? But anyway, I really said I am fine
>>>         either way.)
>>>
>>>         2. What to do with BB's web archives, and again there is not
>>>         much problem with it. Whenever we have a working IGC
>>>         website, we can put them somewhere on it, no problem.
>>>
>>>         What else? Is there anything more? Why dont people tell us
>>>         clearly, rather than going in circles and creating so much
>>>         confusion.
>>>
>>>>         We are trying to create a more unified civil society
>>>>         presence. We don’t do that by throwing up procedural walls
>>>>         around this group.
>>>
>>>         Can you be explicit? what procedural walls are blocking BB
>>>         people -- other than those who already are there-- from
>>>         joining IGC, ?
>>>
>>>
>>>>         Face facts, IGC needs the people from BB just as much as
>>>>         they need us. It is destructive, as Sheetal says, to
>>>>         disregard the process we have been going through to bring
>>>>         things back together. 
>>>
>>>         What process is being disregarded, the one about  which
>>>         yesterday Arsene reported that it was decided that elections
>>>         will be held after (1) the IGC charter is amended (and I
>>>         have been asking what is this, who triggered this demand,
>>>         with what objectives, what justifications, and so on, and
>>>         people simply refuse to answer), and (2) when their is a
>>>         combined list (sorry, IGC is not a list, one has to
>>>         individually take its membership with an explicit
>>>         individual-based process, there is no merging or combining
>>>         lists here) .
>>>
>>>
>>>>          I hope I don’t need to remind people why a significant
>>>>         chunk of civil society broke off from IGC to begin with -
>>>>         but it looks like certain actors are doing the reminding
>>>>         for me.  
>>>
>>>         Sure, Milton, since you are now going towards a
>>>         confrontational abyss, please do remind us. (Btw,  I was
>>>         among the founding members of BB, and I remember you werent
>>>         around that much in those discussions).  In fact any coming
>>>         back of BB member to IGC -- if you really think so --should
>>>         perhaps be helped by visiting the original conditions of why
>>>         they went away and so on... We are capable of an adult
>>>         conversation here, and should not be afraid. Important
>>>         public facts are always good to know and discuss. And then
>>>         one may also discuss what happened with BB, whether they
>>>         were able to achieve the objectives they set themselves for,
>>>         if not, why, and what are the reasons of BB's dissolution
>>>         and coming back to an IGC, which admittedly is far weaker
>>>         and lost now than when they left it.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>         It is exclusionary to hold elections now, before the
>>>>         newcomers can vote. Can someone tell me what positive goal
>>>>         is achieved by doing that? Can someone tell me what is lost
>>>>         if we don’t hold elections?
>>>
>>>         Any newcomer needs just 2 months of membership to vote.. No
>>>         one really is insisting that we hold elections like today .
>>>         But this certainly cannot be the reason for a process that
>>>         you / Sheetal are saying has been on for more than 6 months
>>>         now. That  would be so very illogical, no..... Is just the
>>>         issue of eligibility for voting stopping the process, but
>>>         why labour it over 7 months when it needs just 2 months
>>>         cooling period? -- Although it does make me wonder, and I
>>>         repeat, why such a strong focus on the coordinator
>>>         election!! IGC is much more than that... Why such
>>>         insistence!!? What does one read into it.
>>>
>>>>         Do some people like for IGC to be a small and hostile place
>>>>         where they can be a big fish in a small pond? I hope not.
>>>
>>>         (Just to match) Or are some people planning to make IGC
>>>         their private pond. I hope not.
>>>
>>>
>>>         parminder
>>>
>>>>
>>>>         Milton L Mueller
>>>>         Professor, School of Public Policy
>>>>         Georgia Institute of Technology
>>>>
>>>>         On Jul 17, 2019, at 14:07, Sheetal Kumar
>>>>         <sheetal at gp-digital.org <mailto:sheetal at gp-digital.org>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>         Dear all,
>>>>>
>>>>>         I agree that it is easy to join IGC if you sign up to the
>>>>>         Charter. It's indeed pretty straightforward. However, what
>>>>>         I don't understand is the disregard for a process that has
>>>>>         been ongoing for months, about a large and until recently
>>>>>         active splinter group of IGC (namely, Bestbits) which has
>>>>>         since agreed to close and its members who are not already
>>>>>         part of IGC 'join IGC'. Bestbits was not just a mailing
>>>>>         list, it had an active membership, it had a functioning
>>>>>         website, it had a steering group, it used to coordinate,
>>>>>         and more. It also had its own membership of the CSCG and
>>>>>         used to convene an event before the global IGF. And now it
>>>>>         is closing. Who knows how many people who have been part
>>>>>         of that discussion or at least following on Bestbits who
>>>>>         are not on IGC would like to be part of the IGC elections?
>>>>>         Whether its semantic or not to call it a 'merger', the
>>>>>         point remains that this has been a discussion for a few
>>>>>         months that should, IMHO, have an impact on when to hold
>>>>>         the IGC elections. They don't have to, but I think it
>>>>>         makes sense for them to considering the history of IGC and
>>>>>         Bestbits (as a splinter group of IGC). Also, I'm not
>>>>>         saying this because I want to run for any elections
>>>>>         necessarily, I've only ever been interested a discussion
>>>>>         towards a more impactful and coordinated civil society in
>>>>>         this space. It just seems to make sense not to disregard
>>>>>         that Bestbits discussion and to take decisions with the
>>>>>         Bestbits discussion in mind (again, because of the history
>>>>>         of the connection between Bestbits and IGC).
>>>>>
>>>>>         I've looked at the IGC Charter and it says "Voting
>>>>>         process: Each person who is subscribed to the list at
>>>>>         least two (2) months before the election will be given a
>>>>>         voter account".
>>>>>
>>>>>         So, even if Bestbits members who are not part of IGC
>>>>>         joined then they couldn't vote right away. Shouldn't we
>>>>>         wait for 2-3 months? If there is a time sensitive reason
>>>>>         not to, that would be good to discuss.
>>>>>
>>>>>         For clarity, revising the IGC charter was only ever an
>>>>>         idea, its not been agreed to anywhere by anyone. It's just
>>>>>         something to discuss, further down the line. Perhaps.
>>>>>
>>>>>         Best
>>>>>         Sheetal
>>>>>
>>>>>         On Wed, 17 Jul 2019 at 12:40, Nnenna Nwakanma
>>>>>         <governance at lists.riseup.net
>>>>>         <mailto:governance at lists.riseup.net>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>             I think we can pull off an IGC elections by  Berlin IGF.
>>>>>             Joining the IGC from BB  should not be  "a process".
>>>>>
>>>>>             Once an individual decides that it is worth it.. it
>>>>>             only takes a click to accept the charter and be added
>>>>>             to the mailing list.
>>>>>
>>>>>             My 2 cents
>>>>>
>>>>>             Nnenna
>>>>>
>>>>>             On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 11:36 AM Suresh
>>>>>             Ramasubramanian <suresh at hserus.net
>>>>>             <mailto:suresh at hserus.net>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>                 Much to my surprise I agree with Parminder.  If
>>>>>                 Bestbits is to be wound up, so be it.
>>>>>
>>>>>                  
>>>>>
>>>>>                 After which, those from Bestbits who wish to
>>>>>                 caucus in the IGC please subscribe to the list and
>>>>>                 do so.
>>>>>
>>>>>                  
>>>>>
>>>>>                  
>>>>>
>>>>>                 *From: *<governance-request at lists.riseup.net
>>>>>                 <mailto:governance-request at lists.riseup.net>> on
>>>>>                 behalf of parminder <parminder at itforchange.net
>>>>>                 <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>>
>>>>>                 *Reply to: *parminder <parminder at itforchange.net
>>>>>                 <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>>
>>>>>                 *Date: *Wednesday, 17 July 2019 at 4:50 pm
>>>>>                 *To: *Arsène Tungali <arsenebaguma at gmail.com
>>>>>                 <mailto:arsenebaguma at gmail.com>>, Sheetal Kumar
>>>>>                 <sheetal at gp-digital.org
>>>>>                 <mailto:sheetal at gp-digital.org>>
>>>>>                 *Cc: *"ian.peter at ianpeter.com
>>>>>                 <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com>"
>>>>>                 <ian.peter at ianpeter.com
>>>>>                 <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com>>, "Salanieta T.
>>>>>                 Tamanikaiwaimaro"
>>>>>                 <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com
>>>>>                 <mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com>>,
>>>>>                 governance <governance at lists.riseup.net
>>>>>                 <mailto:governance at lists.riseup.net>>
>>>>>                 *Subject: *Re: [governance] Reviving IGC: Merging
>>>>>                 Bestbits in, IGF Day zero event and other subjects
>>>>>
>>>>>                  
>>>>>
>>>>>                 On 17/07/19 3:25 PM, Arsène Tungali wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>                     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.
>>>>>
>>>>>                 Arsene
>>>>>
>>>>>                 I am not sure what you mean about a unified list...
>>>>>
>>>>>                 There is a clear, and rather easy, way to join the
>>>>>                 IGC, and it is up to to those in Bestbits and not
>>>>>                 already in IGC to take that route if they want to.
>>>>>                 Meanwhile we do welcome all civil society members
>>>>>                 adhering to iGC's charter (rather than insisting
>>>>>                 for, unclear and unstated reasons, to modify it).
>>>>>
>>>>>                 And there is really no merger involved here, even
>>>>>                 if people loosely use that language .
>>>>>
>>>>>                 I remain astonished about the repeated talk about
>>>>>                 a new IGC charter, especially as an already
>>>>>                 decided thing! What exactly are you talking about.
>>>>>
>>>>>                 And I am further pained for you, being still
>>>>>                 perhaps an IGC co-coordinator, not at all
>>>>>                 responding to my clear email about how this elist
>>>>>                 is the primary work place for the IGC, and also an
>>>>>                 ex-coordinator's assent tp the sentiment.
>>>>>
>>>>>                      
>>>>>
>>>>>                     I would suggest we all plan to attend the call and agree on next steps.
>>>>>
>>>>>                 You can make whatever calls and agree on whatever
>>>>>                 steps you have you may wish to -- that is no part
>>>>>                 of IGC's procedure, and would have no meaning or
>>>>>                 consequence for it.
>>>>>
>>>>>                 regards
>>>>>
>>>>>                 parminder
>>>>>
>>>>>                  
>>>>>
>>>>>                      
>>>>>
>>>>>                     Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>>                     Arsene
>>>>>
>>>>>                      
>>>>>
>>>>>                     2019-07-17 11:44 UTC+02:00, Sheetal Kumar <sheetal at gp-digital.org> <mailto: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 <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com>
>>>>>
>>>>>                         <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> <mailto: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> <mailto:governance at lists.riseup.net>
>>>>>
>>>>>                             To: "Parminder" <parminder at itforchange.net> <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>
>>>>>
>>>>>                             Cc: "governance" <governance at lists.riseup.net> <mailto: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> <mailto: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 
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>         *
>>>>>         *
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