[NCUC-DISCUSS] priorities

[William Drake]

Hi

We don’t actually need to write a separate statement unless people feel there’s something crucial missing from the ISOC letter.  Personally I think it’s perfectly fine for the purpose so would suggest simply signing on, as some of our members and various others advocacy networks have already done.

Best

Bill


> On May 14, 2015, at 8:26 AM, Shahzad Ahmad <shahzad at bytesforall.pk> wrote:
> 
> Agreed Matthew. We must develop a statement from NCUC. 
> 
> Best wishes
> Shahzad
> 
> 
> On 5/14/15 3:35 AM, Matthew Shears wrote:
>> Thanks Bill. 
>> 
>> I really encourage everyone to sign on.  We need to ensure that the final stages of the WSIS+10 review remain as open to stakeholder engagement as possible. 
>> 
>> I would be very supportive of a statement from NCUC to this effect also. 
>> 
>> Matthew 
>> 
>> On 5/13/2015 4:13 PM, William Drake wrote: 
>>> Hi 
>>> 
>>> Having the UN General Assembly review the WSIS+10 in a purely intergovernmental setting entails some real risks, and nongovernmental stakeholders really need to take what opportunities to weigh in the TBD ‘modalities’ of the preparatory process allow. 
>>> 
>>> This is a really important issue that we have discussed in the public Internet governance sessions at the Los Angeles and Singapore meetings, and we will so do so again in Buenos Aires. We’ve also discussed it a number of times in the CCW on Internet governance, alas thus far without getting consensus on submitting a statement. 
>>> 
>>> So I’m very happy to see ISOC moving forward and hope this gets individual/organizational member support. If there were also interest in supporting it at the constituency or stakeholder group level I’d think that’d be worth discussing. 
>>> 
>>> Bill 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On May 13, 2015, at 9:41 PM, konstantinos at komaitis.org <mailto:konstantinos at komaitis.org> <mailto:konstantinos at komaitis.org> <mailto:konstantinos at komaitis.org> wrote: 
>>>> 
>>>> Dear all 
>>>> 
>>>> The Internet Society has put together a letter calling for an Open WSIS+10 preparatory process. The letter is addressed to the President of the UN General Assembly and it is now online at 
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.openwsis2015.org/signatories/ <https://www.openwsis2015.org/signatories/> 
>>>> 
>>>> The first round of consultations for WSIS+10 should take place the week of the 8th of June, in New York. We hope that with this letter, the process that will follow will include all relevant stakeholders vs. governments only. 
>>>> 
>>>> I hope you consider signing on to the letter. 
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers 
>>>> 
>>>> KK 
>>>> 

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