[WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [governance] Re: CS IGC IGF Statement

[Jacqueline Morris]

Hi
I do agree with David that the statement should at least have been sent to
the list before reading out in the meeting. It did read in the main as if it
were an official IGC statement
Jacqueline

On 5/19/06, David Allen <David_Allen_AB63 at post.harvard.edu> wrote:
>
>  At 11:56 AM -0400 5/19/06, Veni Markovski wrote:
>
> At 11:47 AM 19.5.2006 '?.'ööÑ¶Ü  -0400, David Allen wrote:
>
> I am unclear how this was released as a caucus statement, without at least
> a little prior consultation.  I can imagine a group present in the meeting
> who put something together and then present that as their position, 'by that
> group.'  But the caucus as a whole?
>
>
> David, you are not reading what Wolfgang says, he said "on behalf of the
> present members of the Caucus" - so, I asume they have talked to each other
> in Geneva.
>
>
> I am afraid, Veni, that the statement we receive as an attachment -
> presumably in fact that heard in and by the Consultation - does say 'members
> of the Internet Governance Caucus.'  Not 'present members.'  The 'present'
> terminology was used to transmit the statement to the list - that does not
> accord with the written and presumably presented text.  The statement itself
> says otherwise.
>
>
> The text says  That does not effectively distinguish from the Caucus
> itself, and it will not be heard as doing so by the uninitiated.  Indeed,
> later text goes on to, for example, 'The Internet Governance Caucus is
> pleased with ...' and '... the Internet Governance Caucus sees the ...,'
> clearly statements for and from the caucus as a whole.
>
>
> But, I agree that they should have been more clear than they were.
> However, whatever is done, is done. Let's hope that from now on they will be
> more careful.
>
>
> Beyond careful, that sort of integrity is of the essence.  Without that,
> we can pack up our bags and go, certainly when it come to any credibility.
>
>
> veni
>
>
> David
>
>
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