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:
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> 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
> 
> 
>> -------- 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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