[Rigf_secretariat] [Rigf_program] Operating Framework for PC
Izumi AIZU
iza at anr.org
Tue Apr 17 09:05:20 HKT 2012
Miwa and all,
Thank you for the very constructive suggestion and responses. Yes, it
may be a good idea to have interactive session throughout with one
consistent theme.
One topic I can suggest is the "improvement" of the IGF, with the
focus, perhaps, the linkage between national, regional and global IGF
- how to enhance that. This might be a bit narrow, however.
Another, more substantive theme can be Internet Right, or Internet
Principles including, but not limited to the free flow of information.
I am hesitant to make an "exclusive" meeting on important themes,
however. IGF's basic principle is openness and multi-stakeholder.
As for the thematic sessions, Disaster Communication is somehow put
into "Emerging Issues", so I suggest we follow this framework,
perhaps. I am happy to be the coordinator for that.
For your reference, here is the link for the Final Report of the CSTD
WG on IGF improvement, as I was one of the members.
http://www.unctad.org/meetings/en/SessionalDocuments/a67d65_en.pdf
I had attached the file, but this list limits the volume within 40 kb
and thus returned as pending.
MAG renewal will be announced shortly.
best,
2012/4/17 Yoshihiro Obata <obatayoshihiro at eaccess.net>:
> Dear Miwa-san and program committee members,
>
> I think it might be a good idea to have a session among executive speakers
> to discuss the role and value of IGF activities. We might be able to find
> someone in Japan who can coordinate the discussion. If we have Mr.La Rue,
> somebody from IGF, somebody from ICANN, ISOC or IAB, which Vint Cerf
> promised us to introduce due to his absence and some others, it might be a
> good chance to enhance the role of APrIGF and get more resources to this
> activity. It will also help Japan, where we see too much focus on
> technology, in developing similar activities.
> Considering the time left, we need to start coordination of executive guest
> speakers as soon as possible. If you accept the idea of discussing IGF
> activities, IGF-J will start coordinating speakers with help of Miwa-san.
> We also plan to have an MIC executive and hopefully an industry executive
> for opening speeches.
>
> Since we have proposed that IGF-Japan would like to have sessions on
> disaster recovery, strong Internet infrastructure and child protection, we
> might be able to coordinate these sessions under the Baku themes as follows.
>
> Internet Governance for Development
> - disaster recovery
> - strong Internet infrastructure
> Emerging issues
> none
> Managing critical Internet resources
> none
> Security, openness and privacy
> - child protection
> Access and diversity
> none
>
> If the idea is that we need a coordinator for each of the above themes,
> IGF-J might be able to do the following.
> I think that we do not have a big focus on the development of Internet in
> underdeveloped countries in this region. If this is the case, we might be
> able to have Aizu-san and some other IGF-J members to coordinate Internet
> Governance for Development. We also have many achievements in privacy
> issues especially related to child protection so that IGF-J might also be
> able to coordinate Security, openness and privacy.
> Additionally, we might also be able to provide contents for the following
> themes as follows.
> Access and diversity
> - the Japanese guideline for filtering too large volume of traffic as abuse
> of the network
> Managing critical Internet resources
> - experience in World IPv6 Launch
>
> I would also like to propose that we allocate the sessions to the rooms in
> a way that
> - the main room will cover important sessions of all themes on the first day
> to get wide range of audience from Japan
> - the 3 sub rooms will not have sessions on the same theme as the main room
> at the same time
>
> We are going to have a IGF-J meeting tomorrow to discuss what we can do for
> APrIGF other than logistics for the forum. Any quick feedback is welcome.
> I will also report you the result of the meeting.
>
> Sincerely,
> Yoshihiro Obata
>
>
> (2012/04/17 1:26), Miwa Kubosaki wrote:
>>
>> Hello Prof. Peng Hwa& Izumi-san et al.,
>>
>> Thank you for moving things forward. One thing I would like to suggest for
>> the agenda is to allow some time allocated for interactive discussion across
>> the three days. Perhaps, less number of presentations in each session, but
>> more time not merely for Q& A but say, break-out session, group discussion
>> that can report back to the entire audience. In this way, participants will
>> have some chances to discuss ongoing& emerging issues face-to-face.
>>
>>
>> I see that following, though with some flexibility, the themes set for
>> global IGF in Baku would probably help us streamline our thinking towards
>> the agenda.
>>
>> In terms of session speakers, chair etc., let me discuss with my
>> colleagues& regional partners and come back to you, hopefully by mid-next
>> week. I hope that this works.
>>
>>
>> I also wanted to quickly share with you that I have been in touch with the
>> UN independent expert, Frank La Rue (UN special rapporteur on Freedom of
>> Expression and Opinion) to see if he could attend APrIGF for the first time.
>> Nothing is confirmed at this moment, but as you may know, he has published a
>> report on Internet rights last year that was well received around the world,
>> and he has attended global IGFs at least for the past two-three years or
>> longer. I will keep you posted whether Frank can come or not.
>>
>> I have also been in touch with some diplomatic missions in SE Asia to see
>> if they or their colleagues can come attend APrIGF. This goes the same for
>> some relevant UN missions in the region.
>>
>> I think these are it for now.
>>
>> Thanks everyone,
>> Miwa
>>
>> On Apr 10, 2012, at 1:11 AM, "Ang Peng Hwa
>> (Prof)"<TPHANG at ntu.edu.sg<mailto:TPHANG at ntu.edu.sg>> wrote:
>>
>> Obata-san,
>>
>> Thank you for asking that question.
>>
>> The IGF themes should be taken as a guide. We used them in our APrIGF 1
>> and I thought that was fine for a start. But for APrIGF 2 last year, we more
>> or less abandoned that and went with issues that we thought we should
>> address. Last year, disaster relief and the Arab Spring were just too much
>> to ignore.
>>
>> I think that we should address issues that we consider to be significant
>> in the AP region. Eg IPv6 transition is a major issue. APNIC has run out of
>> IPv4 addresses but much of the content and equipment are only v4 compatible.
>>
>> The disaster relief theme, which was in the smallest parallel session
>> (smallest by attendance) has got the most legs and the proposal is for it to
>> be upgraded to a plenary. Personally, I pleased with that because it means
>> the PC spotted and nurtured (with the help of the organiser Izumi) a
>> significant issue.
>>
>> Having said that, the IGF themes are elastic: they can be stretched to
>> cover most if not all issues we can think of.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Peng Hwa
>>
>> From:
>> rigf_program-bounces at dotasia.org<mailto:rigf_program-bounces at dotasia.org>
>> [mailto:rigf_program-bounces at dotasia.org] On Behalf Of Izumi AIZU
>> Sent: Tuesday, 10 April, 2012 12:58 PM
>> To: Yoshihiro Obata
>> Cc: rigf_program at web2.dotasia.org<mailto:rigf_program at web2.dotasia.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Rigf_program] Operating Framework for PC
>>
>>
>> Thank you Obata-san for the comment.
>>
>> The theme of the IGF 2012 is below (
>> http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2012/Programme%20Paper-1.02%20April%20copy.pdf
>> ) and
>>
>> pasted here. These key themes will compose the tracks.
>>
>> Oveerall theme:‘ Internet Governance for Sustainable Human, Economic and
>> Social Development’.
>>
>> The following key themes will provide the basic architecture of the
>> detailed programme plan at the IGF in Baku:
>>
>> ・ IG4D / Internet governance for development (IG4D)
>>
>> ・ Emerging Issues
>>
>> ・ Managing critical Internet resources
>>
>> ・ Security, openness and privacy
>>
>> ・ Access and diversity
>>
>> ・ Taking stock and the way forward
>>
>>
>>
>> ** ***** **** ** **** **** **** *** ** * **** **********
>>
>> izumi
>>
>>
>> 2012年4月10日火曜日 Yoshihiro Obata
>> obatayoshihiro at eaccess.net<mailto:obatayoshihiro at eaccess.net>:
>> Aizu-san,
>>
>> I think this is a good start.
>> To agree on the structure and the process at the same time, can you
>> elaborate what the tracks of IGF are this year? We need to understand
>> how much of the existing proposals possibly fit within these tracks, how
>> many coordinators we need, whether we have good coverage of the topics
>> under the current active program committee members and some other issues
>> so that the chair can move forward quickly.
>>
>> Yoshihiro Obata
>>
>> (2012/04/09 22:51), Izumi AIZU wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> Peng Hwa, Hong and myself had opportunity to informally discuss about
>>> the APrIGF and its program committee operation. We agreed to have
>>> a minimum set of rules for the PC, as "operating framework" to make it
>>> more open, sustainable and legitimate.
>>>
>>> Since we don't want to have too heavy and too formal procedure, it is of
>>> minimal one.
>>>
>>> In the interest of the time, we hope to reach [rough] consensus by say
>>> one week,
>>> then conclude the Chair, and go on. We may not need to decide all the
>>> details,
>>> rather, we ca start with rough principle and make practical changes as we
>>> learn
>>> in "experimental" mode.
>>>
>>> Here is the proposal for the operating framework for the PC, reflecting
>>> our
>>> discussion. Let us hear your comments and hope to reach consensus
>>> shortly.
>>>
>>> best,
>>>
>>> izumi
>>>
>>> ---------------
>>> Operating Framework for the Program Committee of APrIGF
>>>
>>> Chair and Vice Chair
>>> A Chair is elected by PC members and will preside the Program Committee.
>>> Nomination period for 1 week, then call for consensus if there is
>>> one nomination only, or vote if there are more than two candidates.
>>>
>>> The Chair may appoint a Vice Chair. The local organizer can also
>>> appoint another Vice Chair.
>>>
>>> Vice Chairs will assist the Chair and in case of Chair's absence,
>>> they will carry out the Chair's role.
>>>
>>> For the past two meetings, we have had Peng Hwa Ang as the default
>>> Chair, and I like to nominate him for the third one as well.
>>>
>>> Decision of PC
>>> The decision of PC shall be made by consensus of the members.
>>> The Chair will declare the [rough] consensus. However, in exceptional
>>> cases, such as when there is strong dissent within the PC, a Vote will
>>> be called.
>>>
>>> Making of Program
>>> Tracks that follow the global IGF themes with modifications
>>> as appropriate to reflect the regional situation will be established
>>>
>>> A track will have one or two coordinators assigned by PC.
>>> Coordinators are responsible for the implementation of the
>>> programs within the track.
>>>
>>> An open call for Session/Speaker shall be issued.
>>> A session covers the entire session with specific theme,
>>> a few speakers etc. There can be a single speaker proposal/
>>> nomination without specific session in mind. That proposal
>>> will be synthesized into session/track by coordinators.
>>>
>>> A Session proposal should include:
>>> - Track/theme
>>> - Concise Description of the Session
>>> - Proposed speakers with affiliation and bios
>>> - Contact person
>>>
>>> A speaker proposal should include:
>>> - Name of the Speaker with bio
>>> - Title\theme of the speech
>>> - Concise Description why he or she is recommended
>>>
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>> Institute for HyperNetwork Society, Oita,
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