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 To: [log in to unmask] 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