20 Sep
2018
20 Sep
'18
3:34 p.m.
Hi Michael,
Thanks for your support. I appreciate very much Jutta’s message but I think it is very
dangerous to be silent as regards the MAG’s abusive behavior, as I replied to Jutta (see
below)
Dear Jutta
Thank you very much for your message and for your commitment to request the restoration of
the DC Session customary slot of 90 minutes.
Frankly, I think that the fact some MAG members threaten to expel DCs from the programme
is per se an abuse and very tellingly explains what is the rationale of the MAG
decision.
I do not think that accepting an abuse for fear of an even greater one is the most
sustainable strategy we could adopt. On the contrary, it simply gives the impression that
the abusive behaviour is acceptable and normal.
With my best regards
Luca
De: dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net [mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net] Em nome
de Michael J. Oghia
Enviada em: quinta-feira, 20 de setembro de 2018 12:05
Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Assunto: Re: [DC3] DC3 Session (only 60 minutes)
Hi Luca, all:
I joined Luca in amplifying his disapproval, and two members of the MAG jointly responded.
You can see her response below.
Still, it doesn't fix the issue at hand, and it also suggests that we might need
additional space to meet (not necessarily the same as in Guadalajara, but it might be
worth thinking about).
Best,
-Michael
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jutta Croll
<jcroll@digitale-chancen.de<mailto:jcroll@digitale-chancen.de>>
Date: Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: [DC] Rationale of 60 minutes for DCs and 90 for BPFs
Dear Luca, dear all DC members and all who have taken part in the debate,
As MAG members and facilitators for the DCs work we would like to explain the rationale
behind the programme and the reduced time slots for DC sessions.
First of all please bear in mind the programme for this year’s IGF in Paris will last for
only three days without a day 0. So all IGF activities need to be squeezed in this tight
time frame. In parallel to this development the MAG received an overwhelming number of
workshop proposals this year (348 total). In the evaluation process we followed a strict
time saving policy and for many of the workshops a reduction of time from 90 to 60 minutes
was suggested in order to accommodate as much as possible to the programme.
The DCs’ request for 90-minute slots was stated clearly several times during the MAG
meeting, and this was defended strongly by the DC liaison. The MAG acknowledged this
request; nevertheless there were suggestions to not only reduce DC sessions in duration,
but to schedule them outside of the regular programme (this is reflected in the transcript
of the meeting). The 60-minute slots in an integrated programme represent a compromise
that we should be able to accept for the time being. It is worth noting that some DCs,
independent of the MAG’s discussion, had also said they could agree to 60 minutes.
As representatives of the MAG and the DCs we don’t think competition between BPFs and DCs
will bring us forward. While BPFs are held under the auspices of the MAG with MAG
oversight other than DCs, both are doing so much valuable work for Internet Governance. By
a simple look at numbers it becomes obvious its easier to accommodate 4 BPFs in the
schedule of the IGF than 17 DCs with an equal amount of time.
We kindly ask all DC members to accept the indispensable conditions for this year's
IGF and start working to make the most out of their 60 minutes slots. Personally we will
take responsibility for achieving again 90 minutes slots for DCs in the IGF 2019
schedule.
Kind regards,
Jutta Croll and Markus Kummer