[chapter-delegates] Latest ISOC WGIG statement

Fri Jun 3 18:37:48 PDT 2005

David,

at any rate, let's see some action. WGIG has just published a 
work-in-progress, preliminary report of the responses to its 
questionnaire.

Will this group be able to help provide a response?

Alejandro Pisanty

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On Fri, 3 Jun 2005, David McAuley wrote:

> Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 15:56:18 -0400
> From: David McAuley <mcauley at isoc.org>
> To: 'Jacques Berleur' <jberleur at info.fundp.ac.be>
> Cc: chapter-delegates at lists.isoc.org
> Subject: RE: [chapter-delegates] Latest ISOC WGIG statement
> 
> Dear Prof. Berleur:
> 
> I am sorry for the delay but I was doing some background checking on this
> information inasmuch as I myself had not participated in it directly. 
> 
> Our Public Policy positions are developed based on long-established
> principles developed with and agreed by the ISOC Board, members and
> chapters, in some cases are reviewed with members of the I* community and
> these and have been expressed in various ways - going back to some of the
> first Member Briefings from the fall of 2003 when WSIS I was underway.  This
> was not a new position, the one you asked about.
> 
> We have made statements or published papers at each WGIG or WSIS meeting and
> our position has been consistent even though we developed it further over
> time. If you look at some of our first info bulletins (‘The Genius of the
> Internet’  (http://www.isoc.org/news/4.shtml); and ‘The Internet Works
> Through Coordination, Not Governance’  (http://www.isoc.org/news/7.shtml))
> you will find the same underlying position. It is possible that our language
> has become a little more direct, perhaps because we felt that this was
> needed in order to be heard by WGIG.
> 
> And all the time we have worked closely with others of the I* community to
> ensure we're not alone with our position. We also take steps to ensure our
> statements are aligned with ISOC's principles and with the majority of our
> members. 
> 
> Patrick Vande Walle mentioned a committee. That committee has 22 pretty
> active participants, 11 of whom are also members of chapters although they
> are not specifically asked to 'represent' their chapters. This is part of a
> broad effort to accomplish what I mentioned: a statement aligned with ISOC’s
> principles and with the majority of our members. 
> 
> Best wishes,
> David
> 
> David McAuley
> Membership Director
> Internet Society
> 703-326-9880, ext 104
> 703-963-5887 (mobile)
> mcauley at isoc.org
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jacques Berleur [mailto:jberleur at info.fundp.ac.be] 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 1:01 PM
> To: David McAuley
> Cc: chapter-delegates at lists.isoc.org
> Subject: Re: [chapter-delegates] Latest ISOC WGIG statement
> Importance: High
> 
> Dear David,
> I would be happy to have an information about the 
> process of elaboration of this statement of ISOC 
> to the WGIG. How have the chapters been involved 
> in this process?
> I don't think that this position will help the 
> working group to come to a satisfactory position 
> for the next phase of the WSIS in Tunis. It seems 
> to me an aggressive position which doesn't take 
> into account so many voices around the world. I 
> don't understand how a technical position 
> (including standardization) could dictate a 
> global approach as requested by the WSIS (first 
> phase, Geneva) in its Declaration of Principles 
> (N° 48-50) as well as in its Plan of Action (N° 
> 13, where the terms of reference of the WG are 
> quite clear). There are surely technical 
> problems, but also public policy issues.
> What has been the process of elaboration of the so-called "ISOC statement"?
> Thanks for youir attention,
> Jacques Berleur
> ISOC-Belgium (Wallonia)
> 
> 
> 
> >Dear Chapter Delegates:
> >
> >As you know, the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and its
> >Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) are engaged in a process that
> is
> >gathering steam. The importance of this discussion should not be
> >underestimated.
> >
> >In that regard, I would like to draw your attention to ISOC's latest
> >statement to the WGIG. You can see it at:
> >http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/wsis/documents/ISOC_WGIG_Commentary_20
> 050418.pdf
> >
> >We commend this document to you. Please be sure to pass it on to your
> >members, create links to it, bring to the attention of your partners and
> >other organizations you work with - in brief please use this and related
> >ISOC WSIS and WGIG materials for your chapter activities to inform and
> >energize support for sound Internet development continuing into the future.
> >ISOC will remain engaged and we will best do that with your input.
> >
> >Thank you.
> >
> >Best regards,
> >David
> >
> >David McAuley
> >Membership Director
> >Internet Society
> >703-326-9880, ext 104
> >703-963-5887 (mobile)
> >mcauley at isoc.org
> 
> 
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