[Mmwg] Mechanism proposition

[McTim]

Hi Luc,

Here are my reactions;

On 1/13/06, Luc Faubert <LFaubert at conceptum.ca> wrote:
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> 1. Representation
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> A forum is composed of 2 main groups: governement and civil society, each
> made up of parties.

I would say the forum should be made up of 1 main group, stakeholders.
 I don't see the value in making distinctions.

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> The governement group is made up of governements, i.e. UN-recognized
> governements. Each government is one party.
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> The civil society group is made up of all the other parties who wish to be
> represented, whether they are from the private sector, "classic" civil
> society, academia, ONGs, etc. A party within the civil society group is an
> organization having at least 1000 members.

I share Robert's reaction against membership criteria.

I don't think we need any accreditation or membership criteria. all
should be welcome at the table.

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> 2. Voting
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> Each party nominates one voting delegate. Each party has one vote.
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> Votes are tallied by group. A group's position is ratified when that
> position has a 2/3 majority within the group.
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> All forum decisions are made either unanimously in plenary, or when both
> groups vote the same way if the decision requires a vote because agreement
> cannot be reached on the issue. The steering committee decides when a vote
> is necessary.
>
> An on-line voting system must be used when a vote is conducted.

I am leery of the idea of voting as well.  Current IG mechanisms use
the notion of consensus.  I think this is the concept we should be
looking at as well for the IGF.

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> 3. Talking time and seating
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> All parties can speak as much as they wish during plenary meetings, subject
> to logistical constraints imposed by the chair.
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> In plenaries, the number of delegates allowed per party will vary according
> to the total number of parties and the available seats. Plenary seating must
> be sufficient to accommodate at least one delegate from each party.

I think the space must be large enough to accomodate ALL who wish to
join the discussion.

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Cheers,

McTim
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