[IGFmaglist] UDATE ON MAIN SESSION

Tue Jul 8 10:20:59 EDT 2014

Dear MAG members and Ms. Byun,
Please see two emails below of my exchange with Ms. Byun regarding the main session in response to her mail, during the MAG virtual call, which unintentionally went bilateral, rather than on the MAG list.
Ms. Byun,
You are very welcome.  Like you, I am new on MAG and trying to find my way.
We eagerly look forward to South Korea’s participation at the main session titled “Policies Enabling Access, Growth and Development on the Internet” which is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, September 3, 2014, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the UN IGF 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.
Warm Regards
Virat Bhatia

From: 변순정 [mailto:sjbyun at kisa.or.kr]
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 6:18 PM
To: Bhatia, Virat
Subject: Re:RE: Re:[IGFmaglist] UDATE ON MAIN SESSION

Dear Bhatia,

I happen to keep missing your email except this time. :)
I would have meeting with MSIP tomorrow and I'll get back to you as soon as I get answer from MSIP regarding final speaker.
I hope this becomes good start for Korea's contribution in IGF meeting.
Since I'm not that accustomed to the system of IGF yet, Please let me know if there's any misunderstanding or lagging.
I hope I'm not bothering you much. :)

Have a nice days in Deli!

Best wishes,
Sjbyun

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보낸 사람 : "Bhatia, Virat"<virat.bhatia at intl.att.com>
받는 사람 : "sjbyun at kisa.or.kr" <sjbyun at kisa.or.kr>
메일 제목 : RE: Re:[IGFmaglist] UDATE ON MAIN SESSION
보낸 날짜 : Tue, 8 Jul 2014 18:03:10 +0530

Dear Ms. Byun,
Many thanks for your email.
Earlier today, I had emailed to you – 5 hours ago - seeking a name from Korea.  I hope you have received it.
As discussed during the ICANN 50 meeting in London, the panel would benefit tremendously from the South Korea example.  South Korea is widely seen as a model country by developing countries, for internet and broadband penetration.  As you are aware, we are striving to ensure fair regional representation along with gender balance.
Currently several senior government officials have confirmed to be on the session.
If you could please make one recommendation after confirming with the two suggested speakers about their travel to IGF and interest in participating in the session on Day 2, Wednesday, September 3, 2014, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., along with contact details then an invitation can be sent out immediately.
Again, many thanks for your interest.
Warm regards
Virat Bhatia

From: 변순정 [mailto:sjbyun at kisa.or.kr]
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 5:21 PM
To: Bhatia, Virat; MAG-public
Subject: Re:[IGFmaglist] UDATE ON MAIN SESSION

Dear Bhatia,

Let me kindly remind you that representative from MSIP in Korea really wants to participate this main session with our experience.
Song Kyunghee from MSIP(Director, Internet Policy Division) or Min Wongi(Assisstant Minister) would be the person who share their knowledge regarding the subject.
I really appreciate your effort.  :)

Best wishes,
Sjbyun
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보낸 사람 : "Bhatia, Virat"<virat.bhatia at intl.att.com>
받는 사람 : "MAG-public" <igfmaglist at intgovforum.org>
메일 제목 : [IGFmaglist] UDATE ON MAIN SESSION TITLED 'POLICIES ENABLING ACCESS,GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ON THE INTERNET'
보낸 날짜 : Tue, 8 Jul 2014 16:48:06 +0530

Dear Members of the MAG,

Ahead of today’s call, for the main session, proposed for Day 2, Wednesday, September 3, 2014, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., here are a few bullet points on the state of progress:

1.      At the 1st MAG meeting in February 2014, in Geneva, it was decided to combine the themes of “Access” and “internet as an Engine for Growth and Development”.
2.      Following advice from MAG members and volunteers, and through a Doodle poll, the theme for the session was finalized as “Policies Enabling Access, Growth And Development On The Internet".
3.      Including this, a total of 9 emails have been circulated to the MAG seeking their comments, advice and inputs.
4.      16 members of the MAG had very kindly volunteered to support the session.  Several of them have made valuable contributions. The background note and possible policy questions are a result of the combined input of all volunteers.
5.      An update on the session and progress was provide at the 2nd MAG meeting in Paris in May 2014.
6.      After confirmation from our Turkish hosts in Paris, that a main session can be held in a roundtable format, it was decided to hold the session in a hollow square (roundtable) format.  This is the first time that a main session is being held as a roundtable in the hope that it will not only have time for a larger number of distinguished panelists but will also be accompanied by an informal setting to allow for greater interactions with the session attendees and remote participants.
7.      Members of the MAG and volunteers recommended a total of 29 names across the 5 stakeholder groups – government, business, civil society, technical community, academia and international organisations. The square table can take either 20 (5 on each side) or 24 panelists at best.  20 panelists are preferred. The first round of 19 invitations was sent in June  13 confirmations (2 tentative) have been received till date.  The second round of invitations will be sent out next week.
8.      Of the 19 invitations sent out, 12 were to panelists from developing countries, 4 to panelists from developed countries and 3 to panelist from international organisations. The 19 invitees representing a near 50:50 gender balance.  The gender balance has been maintained in the confirmations received.
9.      At this time, conference calls are planned between the various panelists by end-July / August to get all participants up to speed and finalize 5-6 public policy questions representing both subthemes.
10.   Mr. Martin Levy, has very kindly agreed to support our efforts as one of the moderators.
11.   We will move this discussion to the list indicated by  Chengetai, dedicated to this session. So far evry attempt ahs been made to seek as broad as possible – comments, inputs and suggestions from all MAG members.
12.   Special thanks to Anriette, Patrick, Judy, Hossam, Yuliya, Peter, Anna and Olga, for their contributions.
An update with names confirmed by the end July, will be circulated to all members.  In case any stakeholder group or region is unrepresented, we will request MAG members to recommend additional names.
Trust this is helpful.
Warms regards
Virat Bhatia

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