Dear Robin, Dear Friends

Greetings. I want to propose the topic of IG for All Outreach for the 
discussion with the ICANN Board of Directors and the ICANN Public Forum. I 
know this is a very wide topic and not on the top of the agenda, but I hope 
the following rationale will explain the need and urgency:

Internet Governance today resembles a country where 1% of the population 
governs 99% of the population and 98% of these don’t even know that the 1% 
exist!

In the past IG could be sustained through the engagement and action of a 
few. What fundamentally changed is that IG today concerns and affects 
everybody, everywhere, connected or not! Today, everybody has a vital 
interest and stake in the IG processes. IG as a multi stakeholder process 
today is only sustainable when it is based on the awareness, knowledge and 
informed participation of all its stakeholders. IG as an open, legitimate 
and functioning multi stakeholder process is under threat if it has not a 
global general awareness about its function and issues at its root.

A broad involvement of all in IG is in the vital self interest of all 
stakeholders in the Internet ecosystem today. As more people engage and 
participate in IG as more the existing governance structures will have to 
reevaluate and reform themselves in an organic ongoing process. The 
processes of renewal of IG will not be a revolutionary one but as an ongoing 
process of evaluation and reform.
IG has to make the awareness and involvement of the general public a 
priority. An INFORMED global public, will participate in the making of 
INFORMED choices that will result in INFORMED policy making, resulting  in 
the sustained development of the common good we call the Internet and 
Information technologies. IG has to become a topic of common debate and 
interest for everybody like peace, the environment and climate change are.

It can only become so, through a joint outreach, information and capacity 
building campaign by all those currently involved in IG. No single 
organization, including ICANN, can and should implement such a campaign on 
its own. A joint initiative, that is based on the creation of win/win 
situation and the respect of all stakeholders needs and abilities will also 
open up much needed spaces and opportunities of exchange and collaboration.

Thank you for your consideration

Yours

Klaus

-----Original Message----- 
From: Robin Gross
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 6:08 PM
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Subject: Please propose discussion topics for NCSG's meetings at next 
month's ICANN Meeting in Durban

As we prepare for the Durban ICANN Meeting next month, we need to come up 
with proposed discussion topics for the following meetings in Durban. 
(Remember, we've got remote participation, so you don't have to be in South 
Africa to participate at the meeting).  Please send your suggested topics to 
this list or me directly asap so we can build the various discussion agendas 
accordingly.  Thank you!  - Robin

PROPOSE TOPICS FOR THESE MEETINGS:
1.  NCSG discussion with ICANN Board of Directors
2.  NCSG discussion with At-Large community
3.  NCSG proposed topics for ICANN Public Forum
4.  NCSG proposed topics for GNSO Council discussion with Board of Directors