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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As I see the role of ISOC is really important on
issues related to IG. By other side, IGF is one of multiple scenarios and, I
believe, one of the most important one.</FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
<DIV><BR>For ISOC Ecuador, IGF are one of this very rare opportunities to be in
touch with the real world out there.</DIV>
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<DIV>If there are some way to get officially involved I believe, this can be a
nice opportunity for all of us. India is really a very nice and successful
history in several areas and we have lot to learn from this kind of successful
experiences.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The IGF is an umbrella for lot of issues which affect the digital and
internet inclusion in several different ways.<BR><BR>Carlos Vera</DIV>
<DIV>ISOC Ecuador</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=graham@isoc.org href="mailto:graham@isoc.org">Bill Graham</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=isolatedn@gmail.com
href="mailto:isolatedn@gmail.com">Sivasubramanian Muthusamy</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A
title=chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org
href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org">Chapter Delegates</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 02, 2008 1:24 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Chapter-delegates] Update
on preparations for IGF 2008</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV>On 29-May-08, at 12:56 AM, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy wrote:<BR
class=Apple-interchange-newline>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Hello Bill Graham,<BR><BR>This IGF happens well
within the geographic region of ISOC India Chennai. What is the traditional
role of the chapter in the region in IGF? </BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Dear Sivasubramanian,</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>It is good to hear of your interest in the IGF. As the IGF is not
in any formal way connected with ISOC, it is up to the local chapter to decide
on their engagement. I don't know if the chapters in Brazil or Greece
were involved in any way with the organizers of the first two IGF
meetings.</DIV><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">The chapter has not been receiving communication
from the organizers on this event and preparatory meetings.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Again, to my knowledge, the Indian government has not yet arranged any
preparatory meetings. All meeting arrangement for the IGF are normally
announced on the IGF Secretariat web site <<A
href="http://www.intgovforum.org">www.intgovforum.org</A>>, or on the local
host's web site if they decide to create one. They haven't yet done so,
yet. I believe it is the Ministry of Communications and Information
Technology who is organizing the event. They posted a presentation about
the planning process near the top of the same web site.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Bill</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR><BR>Sivasubramanian M<BR>ISOC India
Chennai.<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 3:26 AM, Bill Graham <<A
href="mailto:graham@isoc.org">graham@isoc.org</A>> wrote:<BR>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Thanks
for these useful comments, Sebastian -- see below:<BR>
<DIV class=Ih2E3d><BR>On 27-May-08, at 6:03 PM, Sebastian Ricciardi
wrote:<BR>> Dear Bill,<BR>><BR>> Many thanks for your message. A
few comments:<BR>><BR>> - Iīm wondering whether ISOC should work on
another proposal related<BR>> to User<BR>> Centricity, and maybe
being more specific, how bad regulations can<BR>> undermine<BR>> the
development of the net (Day 1, Reaching the next
billion).<BR><BR></DIV>Good suggestion. We are past the deadline for
proposing another<BR>workshop, but as a MAG member (assuming I get
re-appointed) I will do<BR>my best to ensure we get those issues covered
in the first main<BR>session workshop.<BR>
<DIV class=Ih2E3d><BR>><BR>><BR>> - ISOC should try to identify
specific goals/desire outcomes for<BR>> IGF. Up to<BR>> now, IMHO,
our posture has been defense. Letīs engage with the Forum<BR>> and
try<BR>> to achieve some measurable goals.<BR><BR></DIV>We should be
clearer about that. The workshop proposals we put in
are<BR>definitely focused on the positive rather than the defensive.
The IXP<BR>workshop last year had a useful outcome, and we will be
building on it<BR>this year. Similarly, the workshop on
multilingualism is designed to<BR>broaden how people look at that issue --
it is a lot more than IDNs.<BR>To really have an inclusive Internet is
going to be a huge challenge,<BR>and we should start focusing on how to
make that happen. I agree that<BR>the first approach many took to
IGF was defensive. I believe that is<BR>changing in a significant
number of cases, and I'm hopeful the<BR>Hyderabad meeting will have a very
positive tone.<BR>
<DIV class=Ih2E3d><BR>><BR>><BR>> - Reaching Hyderabad wonīt be
easy for anyone, but it doesnīt make<BR>> any sense<BR>> to complain
about it here, right?<BR><BR></DIV>right -- it's a challenge of holding
these things in all the different<BR>regions. Even the regions
themselves are very large. I don't know if<BR>you are aware but a
few organizations have made money available to<BR>fund travel to IGF.
Most of the cash will be aiming to fund people<BR>who are going to
be active participants -- who are organizing or will<BR>be speaking in the
main or individual workshops. I will see what I<BR>can do to get the
IGF Secretariat to make this visible on their web<BR>site. In the
meantime, ISOC members who want to get assistance<BR>getting to Hyderabad
should be actively looking through the lists of<BR>workshops and
contacting organizers to get involved.<BR>
<DIV class=Ih2E3d><BR>><BR>><BR>> - If ISOC is working on a call
letter, application form, and<BR>> guidelines for<BR>> the next
Ambassador program, I would like to suggest: 1) Define the<BR>> goal
of<BR>> the program; 2) Communicate the desired profile of the
Ambassadors<BR>> and the<BR>> tasks they will be asked to perform;
3)If the budget is limited, and<BR>> you<BR>> plan to recruit
chapter members who are already going to Hyderabad,<BR>> please<BR>>
note that in the call letter; and 4) be so kind to inform
applicants<BR>> about<BR>> the selection using a reasonable
timeframe (this include all<BR>> applicants,<BR>> selected or not).
I think this could be a major step forward.<BR><BR></DIV>Good points -- I
have passed these along<BR>
<DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=Wj3C7c><BR>><BR>><BR>> I sincerely hope you find these
comments useful.<BR>><BR>> Best regards,<BR>><BR>>
Sebastian<BR>><BR>> Sebastian Ricciardi<BR>>
ISOC-Ar<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>
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