TR: [CS Bureau] Planning for PrepCom 3

[Adam Peake]

>Robert
>
>As I often do, I did respond to Renata's call about an orientation 
>for PrepCom 3, but off list. It seems that as I work from obscure 
>villages or obsolete universities I respond as I do, from the basis 
>of what the feel was at the last meeting. Last human contact for 
>people who don't have easy access to non face to face contact is the 
>best basis from which to navigate solidarity.
>
>What I felt at the last PrepCom as I looked from the Chairing seat 
>to the mass of faces, was that a lot of new players were being left 
>out and the usual suspects were debating the same old issues of 
>representation. What I recall was agreed was an orientation session 
>aimed at bringing all who could attend it, up to speed on Internet 
>Governance.
>
>What I have seen since, is a complete backdown on this commitment



No, not complete... we're on it.

Understand we've been a little distracted by the WGIG report, little 
point planning anything until we knew what that looked like.  But in 
Geneva last week we were able to get an idea of who would be at 
PrepCom 3, and possible location for a session.  Now seems we'll have 
a core group of people in Geneva to lead the orientation on Internet 
governance at the start of PrepCom, and also a place to hold such a 
session.

Question is do we want 2 sessions, 1 at the start of the prepcom and 
another at the start of the 2nd week? Always seem to have a flow of 
people in and out of Geneva during the long prepcoms (e.g. round one: 
Sunday Sept 17, round 2 Sunday Sept 24). Would appreciate comments on 
this as it effects travel plans (for me anyway.)

Will the bureau be holding a general orientation?  How long will that 
take?  How many people do you expect? (estimate from how many at 
earlier meetings?)  Internet governance probably take an afternoon.



>and another situation where people in the know, most often those 
>with access to information and communication technology, cheap 
>airfares, reasonable distance and the ability to call each other 
>easily are in the driving seat, ignoring those who don't know what 
>they don't know.
>
>What need to be on the agenda here is some trust and humanism.


Trust is hard. But I hope we know each other well enough by now to 
have a stab at it.

Tracey, hope you'll be at the prepcom, you get my vote to chair the 
plenary (is that cruel :-)

Thanks,

Adam



>Tracey Naughton
>
>
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