[Evolintgov2014] [IGFmaglist] IGF Main Session - Evolution of IG Ecosystem-Update

[William Drake]

Hi Subi

On Aug 8, 2014, at 9:28 AM, Subi Chaturvedi <subichaturvedi at gmail.com> wrote:

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> This year as MAG members we then volunteered through a doodle poll for the mains on which we wished to contribute more actively than others.
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> Every session then had ranging from 1- 2 and sometimes 4 co-leads from amongst MAG members.
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> With about 16-18 volunteers per session.
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> Over several emails on the MAG list and individual calls and emails, inputs have been contributed. Every main has then gone on to organically synthesise these inputs. Some through a single mail and others through a series of continuous engagements. The water is being carried across different mains who have volunteered to coherently assimilate inputs received.
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> Once a call for inputs is put out regarding specific requests the co-leads generally wait within reason for specific inputs and specific threads and then for the purpose of delivery and operationalisation of actual logistical work  move the work along.

The problem here is what 'move the work along' means.  With respect to inviting panelists, the consistent, standard practice of the MAG over the past decade has been that the lead facilitators keep a running track of the list of suggested names (actually, I had to step in and do that here), pose choices to the group, people weigh in and the group reaches consensus, and then the facilitators reach out to speakers and keep the list continuously informed as to the status—who’s accepted or not, what decision might need to be made accordingly. No collective decision to change these long-standing transparent and inclusive procedures was taken.  But it seems that your model is that people provide input and then the two first moving facilitators go off and make the decisions, often informing the group only when pestered for answers.  This is really just not how it works, sorry.

There are a number of outstanding choices to be made in filling out the panels.  Suggestions have been made by participants.  Let’s please follow the long-standing practice in making decisions from here.

I reiterate for reference my suggestions of Jeanette and Samantha Dickinson as moderators, Larry Strickling (govt) and Geoff Huston (TC) for the ecosystem panel, and Jeremy Malcolm or Adam Peake (CS) for the IGF panel.

Thanks

Bill


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