[Chapter-delegates] Update on preparations for IGF 2008

[Bill Graham]

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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>
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