[Mmwg] RE: Mechanism proposition

[Danny Younger]

Dear Luc,

Please be advised that I stand in opposition to the
"de facto elimination of individuals from the
process".  The very proposal runs contrary to the
spirit of multi-stakeholder inclusiveness which
emerged out of the WSIS process.

Best regards,
Danny Younger



--- Luc Faubert <LFaubert at conceptum.ca> wrote:

> Hello all,
>  
> IGF players' reaction to our proposal
> I agree with Bill. While we discuss and after we
> reach an agreement within our group, I think it
> should be our responsability to validate/lobby our
> position to both orgs and governments in order to
> build support for its adoption prior to its
> discussion in plenary.
>  
> Minimal number of members
> The question of imposing a minimal number of members
> on orgs--and the de facto elimination of individuals
> from the process--is certainly a touchy issue, but
> we must put ourselves in governments' place. Yes,
> it's certainly true that some individuals and reps
> of small orgs have made important contributions to
> WSIS, but I think the probability that governments
> will agree to share equal speaking time with
> individuals is zero. If we want to gain "full and
> equal participation", I think we must accept the
> fact that we need to organize and that plenary
> speakers must be able to speak for many. Max's
> proposition to allow unlimited online participation
> and limit physical participation to orgs looks like
> an interesting compromise that may be suitable to
> most. What do you think?
>  
> Timeline
> Does anybody know when IGF wants to be operational
> with the mechanism? Exactly how much time do we have
> if we are to propose something to the secratariat?
> Is Feb 16-17 our last chance or will there be more
> consultation meetings? I'm not in the secretariat's
> inner circle, but I would guess that nobody over
> there knows exactly how to run this new thing. I
> think the earlier we come in with a proposition, the
> better our chances will be to have it discussed and
> adopted. Am I correct to assume that we should have
> a workable proposition for Feb 16 (even earlier if
> we want to be able to evangelize it)?
>  
>  
> - Luc Faubert
> ISOC Québec
>  
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