[IGFmaglist] Support for Online participation as an IGF 2015 priority

[Susan Chalmers]

On a related note, I would like to make a request that the transcripts from
the present and future MAG meetings are made immediately available by the
Secretariat on the IGF website.

If that is not possible, I'd kindly ask one of my MAG colleagues to leave
the live transcript link open in a window during the meeting, cut and paste
the text, and circulate it as an attachment following the meeting.

People in Oceania are missing out on the opportunity to catch up on the
discussions during the day, which is the night for those in Geneva.

Thankfully, online participation has certainly improved on the whole at the
IGF, but basic measures like this should not be overlooked.

Thanks much,
Susan






On Wednesday, December 3, 2014, Virginia Paque <virginiap at diplomacy.edu>
wrote:

> I am very happy to see the general support for online participation, and
> the total absence of opposition to the best possible online participation
> we can provide for IGF 2015, with the clear support of the host country.
>
> We are off to a great start with the online participation in the OC and
> MAG meeting, especially remembering that this list is obviously online
> participation, as are emails sent to the secretariat as contributions when
> time does not permit their oral inclusion during the meetings. Nonetheless,
> there are many details we can improve: the recent Geneva Internet
> Conference noted (as many others have) that we can measure our level of
> inclusion by the way we treat our weakest link. Online participants in
> large physical meetings are indeed among the weakest links, often for
> multiple reasons that cause their absence as well. We can change this.
>
> I reiterate my willingness to work for improved online participation, in
> many ways, which I will not detail here, sparing you my excess of zeal.
> However, I so hope for, and expect your support for all possible support
> for a 'best practice' example of online participation during the next year,
> and during the IGF 2015 itself.
>
> Thanks! Gracias... and Obrigada...
> Ginger
>
> Ginger (Virginia) Paque
> IG Programmes, DiploFoundation
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