[Mmwg] does this list live?

[DRAKE William]

Hi,

Thanks Avri for reminding me of the Meissen equation.  Alas, it probably 
  sounded better to us there and then than it will here and now; might 
have been the wine. And anyway my issues with the enhanced cooperation 
component and its relation to MS remain.  Most EC has been IGC or PSC 
not MSC (much less MSG), ergo ∑C3 isn't MSG---indeed, some of its key 
instanciations have been quite contrary to MSG as promised in the TA and 
envisioned by the MMWG.

M-O-U-S-E...I can't believe I wrote the last sentence with a straight 
face.  I guess the summer really is over...

Anyway, like Karen, I think the difficulties and challenges weigh more 
heavily in my mind at the moment than elaborating modalities.  One would 
like to think the latter might be a way around the former, but it's not 
clear that the problems are tractable via such niceties.  I'm open to 
persuasion, but a priori it sounds like an invitation to count angels on 
the head of a pin while the real action is being conducted with rather 
different cutlery.

BD

karen banks wrote:
> hi
> 
> i'm kind of interested in practical modalities.. but i think i'm more 
> interested in practical difficulties and challenges ;)
> 
> karen
> ps.. and MSG makes me think of bad chinese food!
> 
> At 12:17 28/08/2007, Bertrand de La Chapelle wrote:
> 
>> Hi Avri,
>>
>> I received it. So it works.
>>
>> As an explanation of the post-scriptum to me from Avri, we both 
>> participated in Wolfgang's Summer School on Internet Governance in 
>> Meissen and had interesting exchanges with other actors on the concept 
>> of multi-stakeholder governance or MSG.
>>
>> Given the name and purpose of this list, we were wondering if it could 
>> be used to hold more focussed discussions on practical modalities for 
>> multi-stakeholder processes, particularly of course concerning the IGF.
>>
>> Several questions will have to be answered in that context, including 
>> the multi-stakeholder nature and structure of the dynamic coalitions 
>> (cf. the agenda for the September 3 consultations), the composition 
>> and designation of the MAG (or whatever name it takes), the possible 
>> elaboration of recommendations, etc...
>>
>> Would exploring this potential role be considered useful by the 
>> subscribers of the list ?
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Bertrand
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/27/07, Avri Doria <<mailto:avri at acm.org>avri at acm.org> wrote:
>> and should it live?
>>
>> if so, should it do anything?
>>
>> if so, what?
>>
>> just wondering!
>>
>> a.
>>
>>
>> Bertrand, maybe this a place to continue the discussion about MSG
>> theory (MultiStakeholder Governance) from Meissen.
>> <http://psg.com/~avri/meissen-formula.html>http://psg.com/~avri/meissen-formula.html 
>> for a 'silly' formalism
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