but avri,<div>there are so few women on.... can we have a policy that 50% of anything we organize has 50% women?<div>dd<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Avri Doria <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:avri@ltu.se">avri@ltu.se</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">In order to keep the panel small. feel free to substitute for me.<br>
i won't even whinge.<br>
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On 1 Mar 2011, at 13:34, Carlos A. Afonso wrote:<br>
<br>
> Dear people,<br>
><br>
> I have expressed my concern to the organizers regarding one of the<br>
> panels of the NCUC event "NCUC@ICANN: Internet Governance & the Global<br>
> Public Interest Policy Conference" (The Westin St. Francis Hotel, San<br>
> Francisco, Friday, Mar 11 2011 8:30 AM ):<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.amiando.com/ncucaticann.html" target="_blank">http://www.amiando.com/ncucaticann.html</a><br>
><br>
> The panel in question is the following:<br>
><br>
> ---------------------------<br>
> [ 10:45 - 12:00 ] Developing Countries and Global Internet Governance<br>
><br>
> To what extent has ICANN addressed the unique concerns and promoted the<br>
> participation of developing country stakeholders? How do developing<br>
> country governments' experiences with and attitudes toward ICANN affect<br>
> the larger geopolitics of Internet governance, such as their continuing<br>
> pressure in the United Nations for a new intergovernmental body that<br>
> would have "oversight" of ICANN? What do these dynamics mean for the<br>
> global public interest, and for the priorities of noncommercial users?<br>
><br>
> William Drake, University of Zurich, and NCUC GNSO Councilor (session<br>
> chair)<br>
> Avri Doria, Luleå University of Technology, and NCSG Chair<br>
> Rafik Dammak, University of Tokyo, and NCSG GNSO Councilor<br>
> Markus Kummer, Internet Society and former Executive Coordinator of the<br>
> UN's Internet Governance Forum<br>
> ---------------------------<br>
><br>
> The full program can be retrieved here:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.amiando.com/ncucaticann.html?page=488184" target="_blank">http://www.amiando.com/ncucaticann.html?page=488184</a><br>
><br>
> My concern is that it is unbalanced regarding the expressions of the<br>
> "developing countries". If you share this concern, could you help<br>
> suggesting more names from the South which could be added (if the<br>
> organizers agree, of course), and who will certainly be in San Fran by<br>
> March 11th?<br>
><br>
> I understand it should be a person who is closely<br>
> following/participating in the international IG debate from civil<br>
> society's perspective.<br>
><br>
> Just in case, I am out of question as I am not following the<br>
> issues/events/processes as closely as I should. Some very good people (I<br>
> can think of Alice from Kenya) will not arrive on time. Not sure about<br>
> Alex Gakuru's schedule though -- just to give a few examples of names.<br>
><br>
> It may help to take a look at the current list of registered participants:<br>
><br>
> <a href="https://www.registration123.com/reports/saved.cfm?r=%24*%40L%26V0%20%20%0A" target="_blank">https://www.registration123.com/reports/saved.cfm?r=%24*%40L%26V0%20%20%0A</a><br>
><br>
> Or maybe I am way out of my "jurisdiction" here... :)<br>
><br>
> []s fraternos<br>
><br>
> --c.a.<br>
><br>
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