[Rp2010] Preparing IGF remote participation

[Marilia Maciel]

Dear IGF 2010 hub organizers,

I hope this message finds you well.

This is the first of a series of e-mails intended to give you assistance
with remote participation in the upcoming IGF. I have sent this e-mail both
to a list we have created to facilitate our communication (
rp2010 at intgovforum.org) and to your personal e-mail addresses.* If you have
not joined this list yet, please do so as soon as possible. The next e-mails
will be sent only to the list.  If you did not receive an invitation to the
list, please let me know, so we can send you one.  *

First, let me introduce myself. My name is Marília Maciel and I am a member
of the Remote Participation Working Group. This group was created in 2007
and it is composed by volunteers from civil society who work together with
the IGF Secretariat to improve remote attendance in the IGF. Our main goals
are: 1) to provide online trainings on the platform that will be used for
remote participation (Webex); 2) to give you technical information and make
sure you meet the technical requirements, so you can join the IGF
successfully; 3) to give you procedural information on how to ask questions
and actively participate in the meeting; 4) To be in contact with you during
the IGF and assist with troubleshooting.

You will shortly receive two e-mails. The first one will be about the *schedule
of the online trainings. *It is very important that you let us know your
preferences as soon as possible. The second e-mail will contain some useful
information on hub organization. Please, feel free to contact us if you have
any doubts about them.

Last but not least, as we all get ready for the organization of the remote
hubs, we thought that you might be interested to promote a little bit more
what your institution is doing, who you are and what are your projects
underway.

This is a little contribution that the Remote Participation Working Group
can give, to *enhance awareness about your event and facilitate gathering
attention around your hub*. If you would like to have a *short email
interview*, please let me know and our team will send you a few proposed
questions that you can expand, edit or remix as you find more adequate.

We are all looking forward to working with you!

Best wishes,

Marília


-- 
Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade
FGV Direito Rio

Center for Technology and Society
Getulio Vargas Foundation
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
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