[IGFmaglist] SHOULD ALL WORKING GROUPS BE OPEN TO THE ENTIRE IG COMMUNITY IMMEDIATELY?

Sat Dec 13 13:58:11 EST 2014

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+1 on 2 step process.

Best,
jac

On 11/12/2014 20:40, Lea Kaspar wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> The understanding I got from our conversations at the MAG meeting
> last week was that all groups (not just the one on themes) would be
> open to the community. I believe this will be reflected in the
> transcripts, but would need to double-check.
> 
> My default position is openness/ inclusiveness, but I do recognise
> the potential difficulty for the coordinators of managing a process
> where decisions need to be made and they have to accommodate
> opinions of several dozens of people. Looking at the various
> working groups, it may well be the case that the appropriate
> mechanism for engagement will not be the same for all the groups.
> 
> With this in mind, perhaps the option of a sequenced approach could
> work best. As the first step, the coordinators and interested MAG
> members develop the appropriate terms of reference (TOR) for each
> group by mid-January. Second step - open the groups with relevant
> TOR to the community for a defined period of time (e.g. by end of
> January). Coordinators may then also decide to have a short window
> to further refine the TOR with the new members, as appropriate.
> 
> This approach has the benefit of ensuring that people know what
> they are committing to once they join these groups. It also allows
> coordinators to get better organised - after all, they are taking
> on a substantial work-load and responsibility.
> 
> In any case, I agree with Baher that the community should be made
> aware of the process through the IGF website as soon as the MAG
> comes to a decision.
> 
> My 2 cents.
> 
> Warm wishes,
> 
> *Lea Kaspar*
> 
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> 
> On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Baher Esmat
> <baher.esmat at icann.org <mailto:baher.esmat at icann.org>> wrote:
> 
> So, the meeting summary shared by Chengetai states: "groups will
> be open to any interested stakeholder?/.  /But when I saw the
> public call was only for the themes group I was a little confused.
> 
> 
> I?m totally for opening the groups to any non-MAG members. If 
> however, some groups would prefer to do some planning work 
> (processes and timelines as per Virat?s note) before opening up the
> group to the public, I don?t object that either. We should only be
> cognizant of time so that not to invite community late in the
> process.
> 
> Best Baher
> 
> 
> On 12/11/14, 1:23 PM, "Bhatia, Virat" <virat.bhatia at intl.att.com 
> <mailto:virat.bhatia at intl.att.com>> wrote:
> 
> __ __
> 
> Dear Members of the MAG, ____
> 
> Baher has raised an important question on whether the working 
> groups are open to volunteers beyond the MAG membership at this 
> stage.____
> 
> Baher, Thanks for raising the question.  Here is my 
> understanding.____
> 
> During the MAG meeting I had recommended that the working group 
> (MAG members) who volunteer, would come together and formulate 
> processes and timelines for intersessional work which would include
> the procedure for engaging the larger community. Following this,
> the working of the working group would be opened to the larger
> community for wider participation. However, there were requests
> about making the entire process bottom-up, based on open
> consultation. Further, I saw there was an open call for themes
> which went beyond the MAG membership.  I assume the same is true
> for all working groups.____
> 
> Since you raise the question, I think we should decide whether the
> working groups (except on themes) must be opened to the entire IG
> community at this stage? Or later, when the norms and processes
> have been finalized for the larger community?s participation
> (beyond MAG). Since there is no precedent ? especially with regards
> to intersessional work, we will need to make that decision now.
> ____
> 
> Request my co-coordinators and others to weigh in on whether 
> working groups should be open to all, ( beyond the MAG list) right
> away, or should it be done after initial discussion on procedures,
> timelines and basic structure / plan  have been concluded, and then
> open the working groups to a wider participation in  January  /
> early February?____
> 
> Please share your thoughts since all coordinators of working groups
> will need similar guidance.  ____
> 
> Regards____
> 
> Virat Bhatia____
> 
> __ __
> 
> __ __
> 
> *From:*Baher Esmat [mailto:baher.esmat at icann.org] *Sent:*
> Wednesday, December 10, 2014 9:24 PM *To:* Bhatia, Virat;
> Igfmaglist at intgovforum.org <mailto:Igfmaglist at intgovforum.org> 
> *Subject:* Re: [IGFmaglist] INVITATION TO SIGN ON TO THE DEDICATED
> LIST FOR THE WORKING GROUP ON INTERSESSIONAL ACTIVITIES____
> 
> __ __
> 
> Hi Virat,____
> 
> __ __
> 
> On 12/10/14, 4:53 PM, "Bhatia, Virat" <virat.bhatia at intl.att.com 
> <mailto:virat.bhatia at intl.att.com>> wrote:____
> 
> __ __
> 
> *Please invite others*____
> 
> Further, those who have already joined the list, or are interested
> in doing so, are requested to kindly publicize this widely and
> invite colleagues from your network(s) to join the list, if they
> wish to participate and contribute to the discussions on
> intersessional work.____
> 
> Is this list open for non-MAG members? I only saw the public call
> for participation in the theme / sub-themes list. ____
> 
> __ __
> 
> Best____
> 
> Baher ____
> 
> 
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