[governance] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: WGIG - Caucuses meeting?

[Ezendu Ariwa]

Dear Sir/Madam

May I know which meetingt I need to attend as there I am interested in
participating actively in the WSIS and WGIG meetings

Kindly let me know the delegate status which I need to hold for active
participation

Thanks for all your support

Ezendu


> Hi everyone,
>
> it is desirable to discuss WGIG related matters in meetings that are
> open to everybody and that can be attended by all CS members of WGIG.
> The earliest time that seems to work for those involved in WGIG is
> Tuesday evening, Feb 15. Karen Bank has asked CONGO to make a
> reservation for 19:00 - 22:00. Translation is unclear yet but not very
> likely. We might depend on our own resources.
>
> A second meeting in the second week after the WGIG meeting is completed
> could take place on Feb 20 or Feb 21. Concrete time has to be determined
> yet.
>
> The suggestion is that the Internet Governance caucus hosts the two
> meetings. Topics on the agenda of the first meeting should be
>
> * the progress of WGIG (some sort of general report),
> * the issue papers produced by its members (introduced by (co-) authors
> of these papers
> * the strategic priorities of issues under considertation
>
> The agenda is open to extension, of course. Please be aware though that
> the discussion of the issue papers and the strategic priorities will
> most likely consume a lot of time.
>
> While a 3 hours meeting seems long, we should nonetheless ensure that we
> make efficient use of our time. Some preparation of the meeting might be
> useful. For example, one idea would be to limit the time of discussion
> of the individual issues to ensure that all issues will be adequately
> considered, and to avoid that the two or three most controversial issues
> take up all the time.
>
> Obviously, such a meeting structure will only work if those attending
> the meeting agree with the suggested procedures. Some feedback would be
> encouraging :-)
>
> In addition to this two big meetings, the caucus needs to meet to take
> care of its own business. I will post in a few days a preliminary agenda
>   based on the comments to the caucus list. The question is when to
> schedule the first caucus meeting. Vittorio suggested a lunch meeting
> since this would allow some of the CS WGIG members to attend. What about
> a meeting on the 16th or 17th between 13:00 and 15:00?
>
> Jeanette
>
> karen banks wrote:
>
>> hi
>>
>> we are proceeding with a meeting on the eve of the 15th which is free
>> for WGIG members.. the 14th is not, the 13th is too early.
>>
>> Jeanette will write soon with more details..
>>
>
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