Hi,

The list I mentioned below
<https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/igfsa> is open for members.
Though I do not think we are differentiating, at least not at this point.

Once there is a bank account and payment mechanism are all in place (not
sure of the status on that either - pretty useless this morning) there
will be invoices of some sort sent to the members who have not yet paid
their membership fees.

I think there will be a report from the Executive Committee on the first
meeting real soon now.  And then I hope that the substantive
conversations about issues listed in the report, and others of concern
to the membership, start getting some discussion on the open list.

We are still very much in the bootstrapping mode, and of course nothing
i say is official, just the meanderings of a Madwoman of NCSG.

avri


On 18-Sep-14 13:09, Seun Ojedeji wrote:
> Thanks for this detailed info. I remember I signed up to membership during
> the IGF 9.... is there any update about membership confirmation/activities
> (any list for members?)
> 
> Cheers!
> sent from Google nexus 4
> kindly excuse brevity and typos.
> On 18 Sep 2014 18:00, "Avri Doria" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 18-Sep-14 12:05, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) wrote:
>>> here here! She's the living fingertips and a resource for newbies
>>> On an unrelated issue, I heard that Avri will be serving in the newly
>>> formed IGF support forum. If I may ask, how is this different from MAG?
>>> Where does the new groups mandate end?
>>> Regards,
>>
>> I was (s)elected as part of the inaugural executive committee of the
>> IGFSA, the Internet Governance Forum Support Association.
>>
>> This is a group, initiated with a grant by the Internet Society to raise
>> money for the IGF (Internet Governance Forum) and for regional and
>> national IGF type efforts.  Since the IGF Trust only works for big
>> donors who negotiate a contract with the trust, this is mean for the
>> smaller contributions.  It is one of 2, as far as I know, such
>> fundraising efforts.  The other being one initiated by Google.
>>
>> It is completely separate from the MAG, except perhaps for some of the
>> same people being on both.
>>
>> We have only had one meeting so far and really have only gotten as far
>> as agreeing to open a bank account in Geneva and on fundraising goals
>> for the rest of this year and next year. I think we may have also
>> started some subcommittee people who want to fundraise and publicize
>> fundraising will be able to join, not exactly sure were wee are on that
>> yet. We have a whole lot to talk about, but have not really gotten
>> started yet.  For those who have seen discussion on other lists about
>> funding for travelers to IGF consultations, while that idea was brought
>> up, it has not been decided on.
>>
>> The IGFSA has an open list
>> <https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/igfsa> but it has not seen
>> much traffic yet.  It also has a closed executive committee list.  The
>> website is <http://www.igfsa.org/>
>>
>> BTW, Subi Chaturvedi, also a member of NCSG is also a member of the
>> IGFSA Executive Committee.
>>
>>
>> As there is more to say, I will try to remember to say more.  Feel free
>> to ping me anytime, the bot will respond. ( :
>>
>>
>> avri
>>
>