<div>Hello Fatima Lasay,</div><div><br></div><div>Isoc India chennai has plans to propose workshops at the IGF Cairo. The idea is to propose a workshop to debate on Internet's core principles and values.</div><div><br>
</div><br clear="all">Sivasubramanian Muthusamy<br><a href="http://isocmadras.blogspot.com">http://isocmadras.blogspot.com</a><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Fatima Lasay <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fats@isoc.ph">fats@isoc.ph</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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Read more about Internet governance on ISOC?s site: <a href="http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/wsis/IGF.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/wsis/IGF.shtml</a><br>
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We would also be interested in knowing if your chapter has plans to propose or to collaborate in a workshop for the IGF, if accepted. As you probably know, the forms for a preliminary workshop proposal and other information are available on the IGF web site: <a href="http://www.intgovforum.org" target="_blank">www.intgovforum.org</a> , and the deadline for proposals has been extended to April 21. Please let me and Constance Bommelaer know if you do have plans.<br>
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Hi Bill,<br>
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I was hoping to collaborate with ISOC Chennai (if possible) as a<br>
follow-up on what was mentioned at the summing-up session in Hyderabad.<br>
I quote from the transcript of the session below:<br>
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"My name is Sivu Subramaniam Motosami (phonetic). I am from ISOC India,<br>
Chennai, but I want to share my observations as an individual. This is<br>
my first IGF, and I have a lot of respect for the participants here.<br>
But my individual impression is that we have a lot of experts here, but<br>
the expertise in some cases does not stem from a complete understanding<br>
of the fundamental issues. We are on the third IGF, and because we are<br>
on the third IGF, is it right to assume that we are halfway through the<br>
process of evolving Internet governance or is it probably right to think<br>
of the way forward -- the way forward is to go back to the fundamentals<br>
and probably ask what is the Internet and what is the impact of the<br>
decisions made here in its full depth. In other words, is the way<br>
forward -- is the best way forward to go back to the fundamentals and<br>
understand the Internet in its full depth? To make all stakeholders,<br>
all participants understand the Internet in its full depth? And then<br>
decide what needs to be done. Thank you."<br>
- from <a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/hyderabad_prog/TSAWF.html" target="_blank">http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/hyderabad_prog/TSAWF.html</a><br>
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Nevertheless, we've just established an Education Working Group in ISOC<br>
PH focusing on "Internet Fundamentals" (another sub-group deals with<br>
"Youth and the Internet").<br>
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Not much activity on the ground yet as we are still rejuvenating, but<br>
plenty of difficult discussion on-going (among a rather small group of<br>
active members).<br>
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I will look at the IGF Survey.<br>
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Also, we have ISOC PH members who have been to the IGFs, they should take the survey as well.<br>
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I'll post the ISOC PH article on our activities, etc. shortly -<br>
which explains our situation and our planned activities for IGF (among others).<br>
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Best regards,<br>
Fatima<br>
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