+1 DeeDee Halleck, Deep Dish Network On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 8:47 AM, Stephanie Perrin < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Dear colleagues and fellow stakeholders of the Internet Governance Forum: > This is further to our message of September 4th, portions of which follow: > > At the 9th meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, various stakeholders > discussed their common desire to request an immediate extension of the IGF > mandate, in order to create stabiity for the organization and > predictability for those engaged in seeking funding for projects. We have > drafted a statement to send to the UN, to request not just an immediate > renewal of the IGF mandate, but rather an open-ended re-authorization of > the IGF as a voluntary, multistakeholder forum. We request that other > participants in the IGF also support this message on or before November 1. > ....... > UPDATE > We have created a neutral website for this project at > www.igfcontinuation.org <http://www.IGFcontinuity.org>, to accept > sign-ons of organizations, countries, and individuals. Please note that > this is a different URL from the one circulated yesterday. > The undersigned will continue to collect your signatures and description > of your organization if you have > trouble signing on. > > As of 15:30 UTC+2, September 5 we have been open for signatures less than > 24 hours, and we have 18 organizations, and 35 individuals. > > Examples of how you will be listed appear below, so please provide this > information to us if you wish us to sign on for you. > 1. Jane Smith Individual > 2. Acme Industry Association Association representing 150 manufacturers of > widgets > 3. [Country x] Government Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have > questions. > Jeanette Hofmann, Berlin Social Science Center, [log in to unmask] > Stephanie Perrin, Non-commercial Stakeholders Group, ICANN, > [log in to unmask] > > -- http://www.deepdishwavesofchange.org