[Mmwg] Re: IGF Input

[David Allen]

Outreach is married - much in the way that Janus faces 'reflect' each other - to the group's internal efficacy.  IMO it makes sense to encourage those on the outside to come in, only to the extent that we inside have our act together.

As said earlier, there seems yet some to go, in that latter regard; hence the time to recruit would seem to be later.  The whole topic of 'our act' is of course live on the IGC list right now.

David

At 4:57 PM -0500 3/4/06, Robert Guerra wrote:
>David:
>
>I agree with you that advocacy needs to so that others in "CS" can know
>about this group, what it does and allow them to participate. In essence
> we need one or more persons to do outreach..
>
>Sounds like a great idea. how as group should be approach the task. ?
>Perhaps an adhoc group be created ?
>
>keen to hear your comments.
>
>regards
>
>Robert
>
>
>David Allen wrote:
>>> Vittorio:
>>> And, I would add, on how each stakeholder group could select its
>>> representatives.
>>>
>>> Wolfgang:
>>> In principle I agree. BTW this is a challenge for CS. Who ist the body
>>> who has the legitimacy and representativness to "select"?
>>
>> Indeed.
>>
>> With civil society many, many groups and individuals across many, many
>> lands, literally many millions of people - but perhaps a dozen people
>> active on this list purporting to represent civil society - it would
>> seem the first task is to broaden participation and representation, here
>> - in fact very dramatically to broaden civil society participation and
>> representation here.  Rather than, for instance, a priority on effort to
>> bring governments to mmwg.
>>
> > David