I also really support the idea of having a session on multistakeholder
collaboration. This can be a great opportunity to advocate for it.

Best,
-Michael
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On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 8:43 AM, William Drake <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi
>
> As the next IGF is in Geneva and will likely draw a larger than usual
> participation by governments (e.g. national mission people who do ITU, WTO,
> WIPO, etc.) and intergovernmental organization staff/leaders that have been
> consistently skeptical of if not openly hostile to ICANN and
> multistakeholder cooperation, it might be worth considering a proposal that
> speaks more to the geopolitical ‘big issues’ that are still on minds here
> in UN-land.  For example, I could imagine a very useful if properly
> structure assessment of the comparative strengths and weaknesses of
> multistakeholder vs multilateral institutions and under which circumstances
> one would want to choose one vs. the other or a blend.  Alternatively, or
> as a subtheme of this, a session on how and to what extent/effect
> governments are able to participate in multistakeholder processes could be
> helpful (a dominant belief remains that governments are inappropriately
> marginalized in ICANN and more ‘adult supervision’ is needed). Another
> juicy one might be ‘cybersecurity’, which the ITU and may governments have
> construed as being entirely outside the realm of Internet governance and
> therefore something the ITU can lay claim to; SSAC-type issues could be
> highlighted to show that multistakeholder solutions are an important part
> of the mix.  In contrast, deep dives on individual ICANN issues like RDS
> are important to us but may be less likely to draw in the folks who a) have
> no idea what such issues mean and why they matter, and b) could use some
> exposure to the ‘alternative facts’ they believe that might help broaden
> their perspectives.
>
> Of course it doesn’t have to be either/or, NCSG and its constituencies
> could propose several workshops and see which the MAG accepts.  We’ve had
> pretty good luck thus far, at least I don’t recall a NCSG or NCUC proposal
> ever being turned down, so more than one bite at the apple is possible.
>
> Lastly, we might want to consider something for Day 0 that is cast more
> directly in outreach terms.  In any event, my point is we might want to try
> to leverage the location’s rather specific properties.  And if enough of us
> will be here, I could reserve a bar or resto to do an NCUC party...
>
> Best
>
> Bill
>
>
>
> On Jan 23, 2017, at 19:13, Ayden Férdeline <[log in to unmask]
> <[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
> That is a good topic, and one which should happen, but I think we as the
> NCSG should be pitching a workshop on a topic which falls within ICANN's
> remit.
>
> Ayden
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: IGF workshop proposals?
> Local Time: 23 January 2017 6:11 PM
> UTC Time: 23 January 2017 18:11
> From: [log in to unmask]
> To: Ayden Férdeline <[log in to unmask]>
> [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
> May I suggest to work on supporting national IGFs as the basic structure
> of IGF.
>
> Carlos Vera
>
>
> On Jan 23, 2017, at 12:08 PM, Ayden Férdeline <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> It would be great to keep up the momentum re: building privacy into
> the Registration Directory Service. A workshop which explores where the
> WHOIS protocol has come from, what WHOIS is today, why it is problematic
> from the perspective of privacy (along with how it enables doxxing), and
> how it is evolving – for better or for worse – would, in my view, be
> extremely useful. That said, if we don't have Stephanie on the ground in
> Geneva to lead this conversation and to offer evidence-informed rebuttals
> to the perspectives other stakeholders bring to the table, its
> effectiveness for us would be diminished...
>
> Ayden Férdeline
> linkedin.com/in/ferdeline <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ferdeline>
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: IGF workshop proposals?
> Local Time: 19 January 2017 1:32 PM
> UTC Time: 19 January 2017 13:32
> From: [log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Dear all,
>
> NCSG has been organizing workshops in Internet Governance Forum, IGF,
> for a while now, and we could do so again this year.
>
> But if we want ICANN funding for it we must apply soon
>
> If you have ideas for a workshop and are willing to work to make it
> happen, please let me know. As Special Budget Request deadline has
> been moved to January 30 and we need time to consider proposals,
> please submit your proposal by 23:59 UTC next Tuesday, Jan 24.
>
> If you have less-than-complete proposal or even just a vague idea,
> that's welcome, too, I can try help turn that into complete proposal,
> but in that case please contact me as ASAP - the sooner the better.
>
> Thank you,
>
> --
> Tapani Tarvainen
>
>
>
>
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