[Chapter-delegates] Update on preparations for IGF 2008

[Carlos Vera Quintana]

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.

For ISOC Ecuador, IGF are one of this very rare opportunities to be in touch with the real world out there.

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.

The IGF is an umbrella for lot of issues which affect the digital and internet inclusion in several different ways.

Carlos Vera
ISOC Ecuador

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bill Graham 
  To: Sivasubramanian Muthusamy 
  Cc: Chapter Delegates 
  Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 1:24 PM
  Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Update on preparations for IGF 2008




  On 29-May-08, at 12:56 AM, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy wrote:

    Hello Bill Graham,

    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?  


  Dear Sivasubramanian,


  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.


    The chapter has not been receiving communication from the organizers on this event and preparatory meetings.


  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 <www.intgovforum.org>, 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.


  Bill


    Sivasubramanian M
    ISOC India Chennai.


    On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 3:26 AM, Bill Graham <graham at isoc.org> wrote:

      Thanks for these useful comments, Sebastian -- see below:


      On 27-May-08, at 6:03 PM, Sebastian Ricciardi wrote:
      > Dear Bill,
      >
      > Many thanks for your message. A few comments:
      >
      > - I´m wondering whether ISOC should work on another proposal related
      > to User
      > Centricity, and maybe being more specific, how bad regulations can
      > undermine
      > the development of the net (Day 1, Reaching the next billion).


      Good suggestion.  We are past the deadline for proposing another
      workshop, but as a MAG member (assuming I get re-appointed) I will do
      my best to ensure we get those issues covered in the first main
      session workshop.


      >
      >
      > - ISOC should try to identify specific goals/desire outcomes for
      > IGF. Up to
      > now, IMHO, our posture has been defense. Let´s engage with the Forum
      > and try
      > to achieve some measurable goals.


      We should be clearer about that.  The workshop proposals we put in are
      definitely focused on the positive rather than the defensive.  The IXP
      workshop last year had a useful outcome, and we will be building on it
      this year.  Similarly, the workshop on multilingualism is designed to
      broaden how people look at that issue -- it is a lot more than IDNs.
      To really have an inclusive Internet is going to be a huge challenge,
      and we should start focusing on how to make that happen.  I agree that
      the first approach many took to IGF was defensive.  I believe that is
      changing in a significant number of cases, and I'm hopeful the
      Hyderabad meeting will have a very positive tone.


      >
      >
      > - Reaching Hyderabad won´t be easy for anyone, but it doesn´t make
      > any sense
      > to complain about it here, right?


      right -- it's a challenge of holding these things in all the different
      regions.  Even the regions themselves are very large.  I don't know if
      you are aware but a few organizations have made money available to
      fund travel to IGF.  Most of the cash will be aiming to fund people
      who are going to be active participants -- who are organizing or will
      be speaking in the main or individual workshops.  I will see what I
      can do to get the IGF Secretariat to make this visible on their web
      site.  In the meantime, ISOC members who want to get assistance
      getting to Hyderabad should be actively looking through the lists of
      workshops and contacting organizers to get involved.


      >
      >
      > - If ISOC is working on a call letter, application form, and
      > guidelines for
      > the next Ambassador program, I would like to suggest: 1) Define the
      > goal of
      > the program; 2) Communicate the desired profile of the Ambassadors
      > and the
      > tasks they will be asked to perform; 3)If the budget is limited, and
      > you
      > plan to recruit chapter members who are already going to Hyderabad,
      > please
      > note that in the call letter; and 4) be so kind to inform applicants
      > about
      > the selection using a reasonable timeframe (this include all
      > applicants,
      > selected or not). I think this could be a major step forward.


      Good points -- I have passed these along


      >
      >
      > I sincerely hope you find these comments useful.
      >
      > Best regards,
      >
      > Sebastian
      >
      > Sebastian Ricciardi
      > ISOC-Ar
      >
      >
      >
      >
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