[Chapter-delegates] Preparing for eG8 Forum, 24-25 May, Paris

Wed May 18 09:00:41 PDT 2011

> Bonjour à tous
>
> J'ai été invité à cet événement et j'honorerai cette invitation.
> S'il m'en est donné l'occasion j'espère pouvoir profiter de cette porte
> ouverte pour rappeler les engagements pris au SMSI et demander l'application
> la plus large possible du multipartenariat
>
> Les chapitres de l'Isoc étant largement ouverts sur la société civile,
> c'est aussi l'occasion d'inciter a une plus large ouverture a cette société
> civile dans les étapes ultérieures
>
> Cordialement
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> Hello everyone
>
> I have been invited to this event and will honor that request.
> If possible I will use this open door to recall the commitments made at
> WSIS and seek the widest possible application of multi-stakeholder
>
> ISOC chapters are largely open to civil society. This is an opportunity to
> encourage a wider opening for civil society in the next steps.
>
> Cordially
>
>
> *Gérard Dantec*
> Président
> Internet Society France
> +33 6 08 32 21 33
> *gerard.dantec at isoc.fr
> www.isoc.fr*
>
>  *Pour le respect de l'environnement, veuillez n'imprimer ce message qu'en
> cas de nécessité*
>
>
>
> 2011/5/18 Constance Bommelaer <bommelaer at isoc.org>
>
>>   Dear Christopher,
>>
>> As Lynn is partially off-line this week she has asked me to respond to
>> your note.
>>
>> We expect Internet-related issues to continue being discussed in G8 and
>> G20 forums at least until the end of the year. It is our intention to pursue
>> our efforts to encourage member states to broaden the participation and
>> engagement with all stakeholders. At this stage we have not obtained a
>> speaking role at the eG8 Forum and will focus our efforts on coordinating
>> our presence and messages with other technical orgnisations involved.
>>
>> Over the past years, we have developed various working relationships with
>> international organisations and different forums, demonstrating our
>> commitent to the WSIS outcomes and the Tunis Agenda, constinuously seeking
>> to develop multi-stakeholder policy processes. It is our intention to invite
>> member states to engage with all stakeholders in the G8 and G20 forums. As
>> we develop our engagement with these forums, our chapters, individual
>> members and organisational members will be at the heart of our engagement
>> and actions.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Constance
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "Christopher Wilkinson" <cw at christopherwilkinson.eu>
>> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 4:24pm
>> To: "Lynn St.Amour" <st.amour at isoc.org>, "Gerard Dantec" <
>> gerard.dantec at isoc.fr>, "ECC Council" <ecc-council at isoc-ecc.org>, "ISOC
>> Chapter Delegates" <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Preparing for eG8 Forum, 24-25 May, Paris
>>
>> Dear Lynn:
>>
>> Following the recent exchange between Constance Bommelaer and Alejandro
>> Pisanti may I make the following suggestions to help position the Internet
>> Society in the eG8 event next week.
>>
>> 1. Internet Soceity representative should make it clear that, in this
>> essentially political context, we are NOT representing the "technical
>> community " alone, but primarily the public interest in the context of the
>> user-centric Internet.
>>
>> 2. To the extent that this event is presented to the public through the
>> media, ISOC should not caution by our presence any particular conclusions
>> that may be expressed.
>>
>> 3. Some G8 members (and *a fortiori *G20 in the future) may choose to
>> take this opportunity to give a lecture, if not a lesson, to the Internet
>> Community. We should be prepared for this and be ready to respond.
>>
>> 4. The invitations and participation list to the eG8 are perceived, with
>> some reason, as selective if not biassed. They are not broad enough to
>> reflect and respect the principles of multistakeholder participation that
>> the G8 members have endorsed. Consequently I would request that the Internet
>> Society make very clear our reservations, and qualify our participation in
>> this respect, not least with a view to restoring ISOC's credibility in the
>> regard of global Civil Society.
>>
>> 5. We do not know what conclusions may be drawn from this event, and how
>> they will be conveyed to the G8 Summit. Suffice to say that ISOC will need
>> to keep our powder dry. We must retain our freedom to support, comment or
>> criticise the conclusions of the G8 in this area.
>>
>> 6. Finally, while appreciating the efforts of the ISOC staff in this
>> context, I suggest that it is not the case that the staff is asking the
>> Chapters to "leverage our
>>
>> message through their own contacts and networks". Rather, it is that the
>> Chapters are asking the staff to leverage our message to the eG8 and beyond.
>>
>> Should the staff have any draft briefing or other relevant documents in
>> this context, we would be glad to see them in the next few days.
>>
>> With regards to you all,
>>
>> Christopher Wilkinson
>>
>> Chair Internet Society European Chapters
>>
>> ISOC-ECC.org
>>
>> On 16 May 2011, at 20:48, Alejandro Pisanty wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Constance,
>>
>> thanks a lot for this note, and all for the previous ones.
>>
>> I think that this meeting has an unusual strategic importance. It is very
>> likely that exchenges between governments at the operational level
>> (Ministerial and lower) include stuff like ACTA, HADOPI, Digital Economy
>> Act, and simialr subjects. Recent Russian anti-spam law initiatives and so
>> on can also be part of the menu.
>>
>> We need to leverage all the resources of the Internet community's
>> organizations to make sure the core of the Internet is understood and
>> respected; that the principles of interoperability and openness take
>> primacy; and that expertise and multistakeholderism rule.
>>
>> Therefore I think that chapters able to speak or act inn this environment
>> (around it, to their national delegations, by direct participation, etc.)
>> must worry more, for this event in particular emphatically, on how to
>> contribute to the general, central effort than on how to perform our/their
>> own act. I hope we can do this without losing our decentralization and
>> autonomy while understanding the value of coordination and strategic focus.
>>
>> Yours,
>>
>> Alejandro Pisanty
>>
>> .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . .  .  .  .  .
>>  .
>> Dr. Alejandro Pisanty
>> UNAM, Av. Universidad 3000, 04510 Mexico DF Mexico
>>
>> Tels. +52-(1)-55-5105-6044, +52-(1)-55-5418-3732
>>
>> * Mi blog/My blog: http://pisanty.blogspot.com
>> * LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pisanty
>> * Twitter: http://twitter.com/apisanty
>> * Unete al grupo UNAM en LinkedIn,
>> http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/22285/4A106C0C8614
>>
>> * Ven a ISOC Mexico, http://www.isoc.org.mx, ISOC http://www.isoc.org
>> *Participa en ICANN, http://www.icann.org
>> .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
>>  .
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 16 May 2011, Constance Bommelaer wrote:
>>
>> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 20:37:30 +0200
>>
>> From: Constance Bommelaer <bommelaer at isoc.org>
>>
>>  To: 'Christopher Wilkinson' <cw at christopherwilkinson.eu>
>>
>>  Cc: 'ISOC Chapter Delegates' <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>,
>>
>>  'ISOC-ECC Board' <ecc-board at isoc-ecc.org>
>>
>>  Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Preparing for eG8 Forum, 24-25 May,
>> Paris
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Christopher,
>>
>>
>>
>>  Thank you for your note. As detailed in my note below, although our role
>>
>>  will be limited at the eG8, we will try to take advantage of our
>>
>>  participation with other organizations from the technical community, to
>>
>>  primarily emphasize the importance for governments to engage with all
>>
>>  stakeholders in Internet-related G8 issues, including the technical and
>>
>>  business communities, but also the civil society (which apparently has
>> not
>>
>>  been invited to the eG8).
>>
>>
>>
>> We plan to build on our experience in the eG8 in May to develop a stronger
>>
>>  presence in the G20 process and possible G20 side events next autumn.
>> Again,
>>
>>  your thoughts and insights on these forums would be greatly valued. As
>> we
>>
>>  develop a press release for the eG8 along these lines, we will ask our
>>
>>  community (chapter delegates, advisory council) to help us leverage our
>>
>>  message through their own contacts and networks.
>>
>>
>>
>>  Best regards,
>>
>>
>>
>>  Constance
>>
>>  _____
>>
>>
>>
>>  From: Christopher Wilkinson [mailto:cw at christopherwilkinson.eu<cw at christopherwilkinson.eu>
>> ]
>>
>>  Sent: samedi 14 mai 2011 20:38
>>
>>  To: Lynn St.Amour; Gerard Dantec; ISOC-ECC Board
>>
>>  Cc: Constance Bommelaer; ISOC Chapter Delegates
>>
>>  Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Preparing for eG8 Forum, 24-25 May,
>> Paris
>>
>>
>>
>>  Good evening:
>>
>>
>>
>>  Thankyou, Constance, for this information which was timely in view of
>> the
>>
>>  debate about this event in other fora.
>>
>>
>>
>>  Considering the sensitivity of some of the subjects on the eG8 agenda,
>> could
>>
>>  we please be consulted on the substance of the proposed ISOC
>> contributions.
>>
>>
>>
>>  With many thanks and regards to you all,
>>
>>
>>
>>  Christopher Wilkinson
>>
>>  Chair ISOC-ECC.org
>>
>>
>>
>>  -------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>>  On 10 May 2011, at 16:36, Constance Bommelaer wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>  Dear Members,
>>
>>
>>
>>  Apologies for this long note; as preparations around the G8 meeting are
>>
>>  accelerating, it seemed useful to provide some background information on
>> the
>>
>>  event. Although the preparatory process for this event was launched a
>> while
>>
>>  ago, it is only recently that we have been informed of the details
>>
>>  concerning the meeting.
>>
>>
>>
>>  As you may know, just before the G8 meeting (26-27 May, Deauville) there
>>
>>  will be an eG8 Forum (24-25 May, Paris) gathering the “leaders of the
>>
>>  Internet”. Several I* organizations have been invited to participate
>> (ICANN,
>>
>>  W3C, IAB, ISOC, etc.), and we understand that the outcomes of the
>>
>>  discussions of the eG8 (format tbd) will be submitted to the G8 itself.
>>
>>  Regarding ISOC’s participation, we are pleased to advise that our
>> President
>>
>>  and CEO, Lynn St Amour, and our Chapter Delegate for France, Gérard
>> Dantec,
>>
>>  have been invited to be part of the eG8.
>>
>>
>>
>>  Themes of the eG8/G8:
>>
>>
>>
>>  The eG8 Forum (draft agenda attached) is expected to cover a variety of
>>
>>  issues including the “Internet and Growth”, “Internet and Societal
>> issues”,
>>
>>  the “Future of the Internet”, “Innovation and Financing” and “Start-up
>>
>>  Nations”.
>>
>>
>>
>>  What we hear from informal discussions with various stakeholders is that
>> the
>>
>>  preparatory process of the G8 included discussions on “Internet
>> governance”.
>>
>>  The G8 summit in May will be followed by the G20 next autumn where
>> Internet
>>
>>  issues will again be discussed, and probably in more depth. This seems
>> to
>>
>>  indicate that our community will need to continue monitoring the G8 and
>> G20
>>
>>  meetings in the future.
>>
>>
>>
>>  Possible input of the I* community
>>
>>
>>
>>  Unlike the OECD High-Level Meeting on the Internet Economy (June 2011,
>>
>>  Paris) where stakeholders (e.g. ITAC, Internet Technical Advisory
>> Community
>>
>>  to the OECD) are associated to the preparation of the Communiqué, the G8
>>
>>  protocol is more formal. However, opportunities to contribute should
>> include
>>
>>  participation in the eG8 Plenary Sessions and the parallel workshops
>> (list
>>
>>  of participants tbc) and also publishing a press release.
>>
>>
>>
>>  Our primary objectives at the eG8 Forum, in cooperation with the other
>> I*
>>
>>  organizations invited to attend, will be to:
>>
>>
>>
>>  -         shed light on the role and the work of the Internet technical
>>
>>  organizations;
>>
>>
>>
>>  -         explain what the Internet ecosystem is and how the Internet
>> works;
>>
>>
>>
>>  -         emphasize the importance of the Open Internet: i.e. open
>>
>>  standards, open processes and open innovation.
>>
>>
>>
>>  ISOC community’s involvement
>>
>>
>>
>>  *     Your thoughts on the themes listed above would be extremely
>> valuable
>>
>>  to us by Wednesday18 May. Additionally, as soon as we will have
>> developed
>>
>>  our messages (e.g. press release) we will invite the ISOC community to
>> echo
>>
>>  them through their own networks.
>>
>>
>>
>>  It is vital, in our view, to inform all forums addressing
>> Internet-related
>>
>>  issues about the multi-stakeholder nature of the Internet ecosystem,
>> and, in
>>
>>  particular, it seems that the G8 and G20 are environments where there
>> would
>>
>>  be great value in disseminating those messages.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  Useful links:
>>
>>  http://www.eg8forum.com/
>>
>>  http://www.g20-g8.com/g8-g20/g20/english/home.9.html
>>
>>  http://www.novaspivack.com/technology/the-e-g8-forum-unveiled
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  Thank you and best regards,
>>
>>
>>
>>  Constance Bommelaer
>>
>>  Senior Manager
>>
>>  Strategic Global Engagement
>>
>>  Internet Society
>>
>>  www.isoc.org <http://www.isoc.org/>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  <Program_e-G8_EN.PDF>
>>
>>
>>
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