[Mmwg] Workshops in Athens

[Jeanette Hofmann]

One of the more or less obvious selection criteria for workshops is the 
multi stakeholder approach. Multi stakeholder in this context can or 
should be understood as diversity. The forum's specific feature will be 
the combination of people, opinions and interests coming together to 
discuss issues. So, it would be good if you and others think about 
proposals that take into consideration aspects such as practical 
relevance of the topic, diversity of views and, if possible, potential 
outcomes.

Another aspect concerns the structure of the workshop. One of the things 
the MAG seems to agree upon is that we don't want lengthy presentations 
or talks. A workshop proposal could also give an idea of _how_ a given 
topic will be discussed.

jeanette

Adam Peake (ajp at glocom.ac.jp) wrote:
> On 6/8/06, Vittorio Bertola <vb at bertola.eu.org> wrote:
>> Jeanette Hofmann ha scritto:
>> > Is it that you would like to see these topics addressed by someone or
>> > would you like to organize a workshop yourself or know of someone 
>> who is
>> > interested? My guess is that we only get somewhere if we come up with
>>  > concrete suggestions and concepts.
>>
>> I would like to be more practical, but how can I organize anything, if
>> it is unclear what needs to be organized, where, when, how to submit
>> proposals, and even whether I would be allowed to make such proposals?
>>
>> I think that the MAG needs to come up with a clearer framework for these
>> requests to be presented, possibly before discussing them :-)
> 
> That's what MAG is trying to do. Didn't I say as much last week and
> when replying to Milton -- we're trying to come up with a call for
> workshops.  But you asked a question so Jeanette tried to answer.
> 
> You asked "I'm not sure that they fit in any of the four tracks. I
> still have to understand whether it will be possible to discuss these
> things freely"  The best answer I can give is on the IGF website:
> 
> "Any subject on Internet governance can be scheduled for a workshop.
> While many workshops will be oriented within the specific daily
> themes, a number of workshops slots each day will be made available to
> deal with important topics that do not fit easily within the five main
> themes of the conference but which are nonetheless of importance to
> many of the stakeholders.  All workshops will be audiocast."
> 
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/athens_outline.htm>
> 
> As I said, we're working on a call for workshop proposals so obviously
> we can't answer your question definitively.
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> 
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