[WSIS CS-Plenary] Sept 22 / IG subcomittee (A) excutive summary

[Veronique Kleck]

It helps a lot !!!! Thanks Jeremy ! Specially for non english speaking
person ! Do more ! ;-)
Veronique

On 22/09/05 15:48, "Jeremy Shtern" <jeremy.shtern at UMontreal.CA> wrote:

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> Hi Michael and others who may not want to read 11 pages of scrambled
> notes in UN speak,
> 
> Here is a quick and dirty executive summary of this (Thurs) AM's
> Subcommittee A meeting on Internet governance;
> 
> -they discussed the items described in the chair's document in general
> terms.
> - decided that drafting groups will be formed to work on getting
> language on specific issues
> - these groups will be limited number to accommodate smaller delegations
> - stakeholders (NGOs, CS and PS) role in them is still open: will either
> be A) closed completely (Brazil, Iran China etc) ; B) allowed in as
> observers only with some speaking rights (Singapore, el Salvador etc);
> C) allowed full participation in negotiations (US, most strongly). This
> was to be decided right away through a consultation co-ordinated by
> Singapore and el Salvador. Singapore came back and said that it was
> agreed upon that it will be alright to allow stakeholders to attend at
> the outset, they will be invited to present statements. Thereafter there
> is unresolved tension between 2 views:
> 1). That they would then be asked to leave, negotiation would occur
> without stakeholders in the room
> 2). Instead be allowed to remain in the room to observe with no right to
> speak.  
> 
> - the consultation will continue and results will be announced first
> thing tomorrow on the status of stakeholder (CS, International NGOs, PS)
> participation in the draft groups/ negotiation
> - The chair will diffuse a nondocument for discussion to serve as the
> basis for the negotiation over language.  It is different from the
> document that he put out today, but has not been seen but is believed to
> be based on the WGIG report, his initial chair non document and the
> comments received on both. It is a non status document.
> - Tomorrow, the chair will announce what the status of stakeholders is
> in the drafting groups, diffuse his nonpaper and give the marching
> orders on these drafting groups (number, theme, schedule, deliverables
> etc). 
> 
> Hope that helps a little.
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: governance-bounces at lists.cpsr.org
> [mailto:governance-bounces at lists.cpsr.org] On Behalf Of Gurstein,
> Michael
> Sent: September 22, 2005 8:24 AM
> To: Robert Guerra; Izumi AIZU
> Cc: governance at lists.cpsr.org; plenary at wsis-cs.org
> Subject: [not_spam] Re: [governance] Sept 22 / Morning subcomittee notes
> 
> 
> Robert and all,
> 
> Thanks very very much for the on-going notes (they give a strong sense
> of the process) but it would help a lot for those of us following at a
> distance if we could have an occasional "wrap-up" of the current state
> of play (sorry for the on-going tv sports metaphors), but what we are
> getting through the lists is a play by play and some of the internal
> strategic discussions and banter, but there isn't much stepping back and
> giving one a sense of either the current score or overall what is
> happening with the game, the league standings, the drive for the
> Championship Cup etc.etc....
> 
> This may not matter much as the game is being played out on the ground,
> but this approach certainly doesn't build a strong (or informed) base of
> supporters.
> 
> MG
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: governance-bounces at lists.cpsr.org
> [mailto:governance-bounces at lists.cpsr.org] On Behalf Of Robert Guerra
> Sent: September 22, 2005 2:12 PM
> To: Izumi AIZU
> Cc: governance at lists.cpsr.org
> Subject: Re: [governance] Sept 22 / Morning subcomittee notes
> 
> 
> My complete notes are on my blog @
> 
> <http://wsis.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2005/9/22/1248875.html>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 22-Sep-05, at 1:15 PM, Izumi AIZU wrote:
> 
>> OK, the webcast came back now. I missed the first portion
>> of Chair's summary, but so Singapore and El Salvador will report back
>> tomorrow morning, right?
>> 
> yes. they will report back in the morning with what consensus (if
> any) they can come up with.
> 
> 
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