[DC3] RES: IGF 2016 participation

Hi all, Below, some ideas regarding the IGF. a) Workshop proposal. Very happy to participate, help drafting and even being a co-organiser (as CTS/FGV). My proposal is to try some sort of catchy title. For instance “Community Connectivity or How to Sustainably Connect the Unconnected” of something along these lines. I am gonna add the title proposal on the pad shared by Nico (thanks Nico for creating the pad!) b) DC3 Session. The deadline to provide your comments on the draft DC3 Call for Papers is on 20 May. I will share the consolidated version next week, so that we can circulate it via our networks. Everyone is invited to participate to the CfP submitting short papers describing your projects etc. (Note that having a paper to present at the IGF is usually a very good argument when looking for grants to attend the IGF) https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/DRAFT_Call_for_Papers_DC3 c) Best Practice Forum. I had an email exchange with the IGF Secretariat and it may be difficult to establish a BPF in a couple of weeks due to many requirements, amogst which MAG approval that, apparently, are necessary. (see IGF Secretariat’s explanation below) However, this does not mean that we cannot compile good practices. Indeed we can use the IGF website platform for DC outcomes development that was already used last year (see http://review.intgovforum.org/igf-2015/dynamic-coalitions/ ) to compile good practices on CN. One of our main goals is indeed to compile good practices. The result would be exactly the same and we can start with to need for MAG approval! ;) Best Luca BPF explanation from the IGF Secretariat: -Topics for BPFs arise from discussions among the MAG, generally during their first face-to-face meeting in the annual IGF cycle. -During the discussion, suggestions are fielded from the floor and they do not necessarily have to come from MAG members (MAG meetings are all open to non-members). But they do have to have loose MAG consensus and approval from the Chair in order for their moving forward to be "formalized" and for the BPF to be established. -This is quite important: a focal point from the Secretariat, a staff member or consultant hired by UNDESA for that purpose, always holds the pen on a BPF output. The contributors to the BPF are varied - they are experts on the topic from any stakeholder group - but the task of writing a final draft and cobbling together inputs/contributions rests with the Secretariat. There has been an established practice of appointing a MAG coordinator for each BPF and they act as a co-organizer and help rally the experts. But this of course is voluntary work, whereas the production of the written output has either a salaried staff member or one-time paid consultant behind it. -Although this may change in the future, BPF work until now has followed the cyclical, annual IGF timeline. So in effect, work is supposed to start at the beginning of the year and culminate with the annual meeting. -----Mensagem original----- De: dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net [mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net] Em nome de Nicolás Echániz Enviada em: quarta-feira, 18 de maio de 2016 17:23 Para: Carlos Afonso <ca(a)cafonso.ca>ca>; DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net Cc: Mike Jensen <lankamike(a)gmail.com> Assunto: Re: [DC3] IGF 2016 participation On 05/18/2016 02:06 PM, Carlos Afonso wrote: I agree it would be important to hold a workshop during the next IGF. It's the first IGF edition since we started with the DC3. Maybe after this we can decide if a BPF makes sense for the future or not. Do we already know whom of us will be traveling to Mexico for the IGF? We also need to assess what are the travel funding possibilities we have. In our case (AlterMundi), we are willing to participate but we'll need to cover the airfare somehow. Afonso, I've started a PAD so we can write collectively there: https://pad.codigosur.org/IGF2016_DC3-workshop I've pasted the proposal you sent so we can use it as a reference and template. Regarding Rhizomatica, I think they haven't subscribed to this list... Or at least I don't recognize their e-mail addresses. If you wish to invite them to do so, please go ahead! Cheers, Nico _______________________________________________ DC3 mailing list DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3