[DC3] IGF 2016 participation

Dear people, Just an update and a suggestion regarding DC3 presence/involvement in the IGF 2016/Mexico. Time is very short, and checking with people more closely involved with the process indicates it is a bit late for us to try and propose a Best Practice Forum (BPF). However, we could indeed propose a workshop, and again time is short. But while a BPF imposes several requisites (including the leadership or coordination of a MAG member etc), a workshop is simpler: needs to be multistakeholder, needs to be related to one of the main themes of the IGF (easy), and the proposal needs to include a provisional list of speakers and sponsoring/supporting organizations. I do not see these as difficulties. I am attaching the proposal Nupef did for the IGF 2015 for a roundtable (one of the workshop formats accepted by the IGF) on spectrum at the edge. Maybe adapting it to the more general scope of the DC3 would be a way to expedite a proposal. If agreed, I guess we need volunteers to do the job of writing up the proposal. Deadline (MAG does not plan to extend it): June 6th, 2016. More info on workshops for 2016: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/igf16-workshops If the community decides to do it, I think APC (Mike?), Nupef and CGI.br could be listed as co-organizers or supporters, as you wish. I guess it would be ideal if the leading organizer (for the purpose of the application at least) were Rhizomatica, since it is Mexico-based and very successful on the theme. Does not imply funding of course, but at least to comply with the formality of quoting organizations' involvement to strengthen the proposal. Last but not least, I guess maybe you are already advancing on that. My suggestions stand anyway. fraternal regards --c.a.