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On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 1:09 PM, Seun Ojedeji <[log in to unmask]>
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
>>
>
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