<div>Dear Adam and Jeanette,</div>
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<div>I find this exchange interesting but this does not answer my initial question regarding the articulation between workshops and general sessions as presented on the IGF site. Let me repeat it :</div>
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<div>Do I understand well that each of the four tracks would have a general session of three hours in the main hall AND workshops in smaller rooms that should not overlap with the general sessions. (quote : Workshops dealing with topics being dealt with in the main meeting will not be scheduled at the same time as the main meeting).
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<div>Or are the so-called general sessions only on the first and last day ? </div>
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<div>If it is the later, what is this criteria of non-overlap about ? </div>
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<div>If it is the former, does that mean that workshops on any of the four tracks should take place in parallel with a main session on another track ? And if so, what happens for the fourth track ? </div></div></blockquote>
<div>Can there be a clear answer to thsi ? Or maybe it's in flux ?</div>
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<div>B.<br><br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/7/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jeanette Hofmann</b> <<a href="mailto:jeanette@wz-berlin.de">jeanette@wz-berlin.de</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">One of the more or less obvious selection criteria for workshops is the<br>multi stakeholder approach. Multi stakeholder in this context can or
<br>should be understood as diversity. The forum's specific feature will be<br>the combination of people, opinions and interests coming together to<br>discuss issues. So, it would be good if you and others think about<br>
proposals that take into consideration aspects such as practical<br>relevance of the topic, diversity of views and, if possible, potential<br>outcomes.<br><br>Another aspect concerns the structure of the workshop. One of the things
<br>the MAG seems to agree upon is that we don't want lengthy presentations<br>or talks. A workshop proposal could also give an idea of _how_ a given<br>topic will be discussed.<br><br>jeanette<br><br>Adam Peake (<a href="mailto:ajp@glocom.ac.jp">
ajp@glocom.ac.jp</a>) wrote:<br>> On 6/8/06, Vittorio Bertola <<a href="mailto:vb@bertola.eu.org">vb@bertola.eu.org</a>> wrote:<br>>> Jeanette Hofmann ha scritto:<br>>> > Is it that you would like to see these topics addressed by someone or
<br>>> > would you like to organize a workshop yourself or know of someone<br>>> who is<br>>> > interested? My guess is that we only get somewhere if we come up with<br>>> > concrete suggestions and concepts.
<br>>><br>>> I would like to be more practical, but how can I organize anything, if<br>>> it is unclear what needs to be organized, where, when, how to submit<br>>> proposals, and even whether I would be allowed to make such proposals?
<br>>><br>>> I think that the MAG needs to come up with a clearer framework for these<br>>> requests to be presented, possibly before discussing them :-)<br>><br>> That's what MAG is trying to do. Didn't I say as much last week and
<br>> when replying to Milton -- we're trying to come up with a call for<br>> workshops. But you asked a question so Jeanette tried to answer.<br>><br>> You asked "I'm not sure that they fit in any of the four tracks. I
<br>> still have to understand whether it will be possible to discuss these<br>> things freely" The best answer I can give is on the IGF website:<br>><br>> "Any subject on Internet governance can be scheduled for a workshop.
<br>> While many workshops will be oriented within the specific daily<br>> themes, a number of workshops slots each day will be made available to<br>> deal with important topics that do not fit easily within the five main
<br>> themes of the conference but which are nonetheless of importance to<br>> many of the stakeholders. All workshops will be audiocast."<br>><br>> <<a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/athens_outline.htm">
http://www.intgovforum.org/athens_outline.htm</a>><br>><br>> As I said, we're working on a call for workshop proposals so obviously<br>> we can't answer your question definitively.<br>><br>> Adam<br>>
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