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The first Open Consultations and Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) meeting of the IGF 2018 preparatory cycle took place from 20-22 March at the headquarters of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in Geneva, Switzerland.

An additional orientation session for new MAG members was held on Monday, 19 March, at ITU. The orientation session was mandatory for new members; continuing members might participate voluntarily and provided input into the session.

IGF 2018 First Open Consultations and MAG Meeting

 

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IGF 2018 First Open Consultations and MAG Meeting, 20-22 March 2018

Popov Room 2 (20-21 March) & Room A, ITU Headquarters, Geneva

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2018 MAG Orientation, 19 March 2018

Room G3, ITU, Geneva

Draft Agenda

 

The main purpose of the 3-day meeting is to take stock of the IGF 2017 meeting and intersessional processes, as well as take forward discussions on the programme and structure of the IGF 2018 meeting and other ongoing IGF activities. All interested stakeholders are invited to join and participate in the Open Consultations and MAG Meeting. Online participation will be available for those unable to join physically in Geneva.

Day 0: 19 March 2018 - MAG Orientation Day / Room G3, Varembé Building, ITU 

*The orientation session is mandatory for new members; continuing members may participate voluntarily and provide input into the session.

Time

Agenda Item

16:30 - 18:30

   1.  Opening

  1. Welcome by MAG Chair
  2. Welcome by IGF Secretariat
  3. Introductions by new members and continuing members present

     2. Orientation: ‘Need to Know’ for new members and institutional framing

  1. Review of Tunis Agenda
  2. MAG Terms of Reference
  3. IGF Code of Conduct and procedural rules of meetings
  4. IGF Trust Fund
  5. Funding eligibility for MAG members

      3.  IGF annual meetings and priority activities for MAG members

      4.  IGF intersessional and community activities

      a. National and Regional Initiatives
      b. Best Practice Forums (BPFs)
      c. Dynamic Coalitions (DCs)
      d. Policy Options for ‘Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion(s)’ (CENB)

    5.   MAG working groups and key issues for engagement

     a.  Working Group on IGF Improvements (WG-IMP)
     b.  Working Group on Multiyear Strategic Work Programme (WG-MWP)
     c.  Working Group on Workshops Review and Evaluation (WG-WREP)
     d.  Working Group on New Session Formats (WG-NSF)
     e.  Working Group on Communications and Outreach (WGCO)

    6. General Q&A

 

Day 1: 20 March 2018 - Open Consultations / Popov Room 2, Tower Building, ITU

Time

Agenda Item

10:00 - 11:00
  1. Opening statements and adoption of the agenda
  1. Welcome by MAG Chair
  2. Presentation by 2017 Host Country
  3. IGF 2018

11:00 - 13:00
  1. Taking stock of IGF 2017 (while setting expectations for IGF 2018)
  1. Secretariat’s summary of the inputs received to the stocktaking process
  2. Comments on programme (main theme, sub-themes), structure (session types, including new and innovative session types, schedule)

13:00 - 15:00

Lunch

15:00 - 18:00

(Continuation of morning session)

  1. Comments on Day 0, logistics of IGF 2017, lessons learned and  suggestions for improvement
  2. Comments on 2017 IGF intersessional activities, lessons learned and suggestions for improvement

 

  1. Updates from related Internet Governance initiatives and processes, followed by open discussion on possible IGF 2018 activities/collaboration

 

Day 2: 21 March 2018 - MAG Meeting (open to observers) / Popov Room 2, Tower Building, ITU

Time

Agenda Item

10:00 - 13:00
  1. Opening statements
  1. Remarks by 2017 Host Country on lessons learned, suggestions for next IGF

 

  1. Possible approaches/general outline of overall IGF 2018 preparatory process. Shaping the programme of IGF 2018 by discussing:
  1. Main theme, major policy questions, sub-themes if appropriate, working ‘tracks’;
  2. Workshops and open forums;
  3. Lessons and recommendations for 2018 from MAG Working Group on the Workshop Review and Evaluation Process (WG-WREP)
  4. Main sessions and main session guidelines;
  5. Selection criteria/timetable and mechanisms for workshops, open forums and main sessions;

13:00 - 15:00

Lunch

15:00 - 18:00

 (Continuation of morning discussion)   

  1. Possible approaches/general outline of overall IGF 2018 preparatory process. Shaping the programme of IGF 2018 by discussing:
  1. Individual Best Practice Forum (BPF), Dynamic Coalition (DC), National and Regional Initiative (NRI), Major Policy Programme: Connecting and Enabling Next Billion(s) (CENB) and other sessions
  2. Ways to integrate intersessional work and outputs
  3. Day 0 ‘pre-events’
  4. Overall programme structure

 

  1. Discussion on possible 2018 IGF intersessional activities & NRIs
  1. Types of activities (BPFs, DCs, CENB, etc.) and guidelines review
  2. NRIs
  3. Strategies for collaboration and complementarity across intersessional work

 

  1. Recommendations for 2018 from MAG Working Group on Strategic Multiyear Work Programme (WG-MWP)

 

Day 3: 22 March 2018 - MAG Meeting (open to observers) / Room A, Varembé Building, ITU

Time

Agenda Item

10:00 - 13:00
  1. MAG Working Groups
  1. Updates from working groups: on Communications & Outreach (WG-CO); IGF Improvements (WG-IMP); New Session Formats (WG-NSF)
  2. Review of guidelines
  3. Establishment or re-chartering of new and existing MAG Working Groups

13:00 - 15:00

Lunch

15:00 - 18:00

 
  1. General outline of overall IGF 2018 preparatory process
  1. Decisions on timetable and preparatory schedule for selection of themes, workshops and other sessions, programme structure, intersessional activities, etc.
  2. Decisions on overall preparatory calendar of meetings and milestones for IGF 2018 annual meeting and intersessional activities

 

  1. Any Other Business

 

Onsite Participants

Stakeholder Group: Government
Title Given Name Family Name Nationality
Mr. Nebojsa Regoje BA Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chrystiane Roy CA Canada
Ms. Livia Walpen CH Switzerland
Mr. Hongzhang Wen CN China
Mr. Zhi HE CN China
Mr. Rudolf GRIDL DE Germany
Mr. Heiki Sibul EE Estonia
Ms. Christine Arida EG Egypt
Mr. Frédéric Paruta FR France
Mr. MARK CARVELL GB United Kingdom
Mr. Wisdom Kwasi Donkor GH Ghana
Ms. Zeina Bou Harb LB Lebanon
Mr. Israel Rosas MX Mexico
Mr. MIGUEL CANDIA IBARRA PY Paraguay
Ms. Susan Chalmers US United States
Mr. Michael Ilishebo ZM Zambia
Stakeholder Group: Private Sector
Title Given Name Family Name Organization
Mr. Peter Hellmonds Arete Publica Associates®︎
Mr. Pablo Bello ASIET
Mr. Mamadou LO CNCAS
Mr. Wout de Natris De Natris Consult
Ms. Jennifer Chung DotAsia Organisation
Ms. Timea Suto ICC BASIS
Mr. Ben Wallis Microsoft
Mr. Omar Mansoor Ansari TechNation
Mr. Jim Prendergast The Galway Strategy Group
Mr. Kenta Mochizuki Yahoo Japan Corporation
Stakeholder Group: Technical Community
Title Given Name Family Name Organization
Mr. Xiaofeng Tao China Association for Science and Technology
Mr. Wim Degezelle DUERMOVO - DRMV
Mr. Veni Markovski ICANN
Ms. Lynn St.Amour IGF
Mr. Paul Rowney ISOC Namibia
Mr. Danko Jevtovic Jugodata
Ms. Mary Uduma Nigeria Internet Governace Forum
Stakeholder Group: Civil Society
Title Given Name Family Name Organization
Ms. Jutta Croll Digital Opportunities Foundation / Stiftung Digitale Chancen
Ms. Sorina Teleanu DiploFoundation
Ms. adama jallow Give1Project Gambia
Mr. Markus Kummer IGFSA
Ms. Lianna Galstyan ISOC Armenia
Ms. Helani Galpaya LIRNEasia
Mr. CUBAHIRO Francis Olivier Ministry of ICT/ ISOC Burundi Chapter
Ms. Rasha Abdulla The American University in Cairo
Mr. Austin Ruckstuhl United Nations University - CRIS

Online Participants

Stakeholder Group: Government
Title Given Name Family Name Nationality
Chrystiane Roy CA Canada
Mr. SAMUEL NDICHO BAMBO CM Cameroon
Mr. Petri Kuurma FI Finland
Ms. Glavor Natasa HR Croatia
Ms. Rizki Ameliah ID Indonesia
Mr. utoyo donny ID Indonesia
Ms. ana Baptista PT Portugal
Mr. Wanawit Ahkuputra TH Thailand
Ms. Alejandra Erramuspe UY Uruguay
Stakeholder Group: Intergovernmental Organization
Title Given Name Family Name Organization
Mr. Faye Makane African Union
Stakeholder Group: Private Sector
Title Given Name Family Name Organization
Mr. Andrés Sastre Portela ASIET
Ms. Jennifer Chung DotAsia Organisation
Ms. Marilyn Cade ICT Strategies - mCADE llc
Mr. Hussain Ali University of Malaya
Mr. Jeffrey Myers Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
Stakeholder Group: Technical Community
Title Given Name Family Name Organization
Mr. Shah Zahidur Rahman Augere
Ms. Yue Wang China Internet Network Information Center
Ms. Yannis Li DotAsia Organisation
Mr. Paul Rowney ISOC Namibia
Mr. Miguel Ignacio Estrada LACTLD
Mr. Flavio Wagner NIC.br
Mr. Uttam Shrestha Rana NPNOG
Mr. Buckridge Chris RIPE NCC
Mr. Md Nasim Parvez The Safeworks
Stakeholder Group: Civil Society
Title Given Name Family Name Organization
Mr. Obed Sindy Digital Grassroots
Mr. Bolutife Adisa Digital Grassroots
Ms. Renata Aquino Ribeiro E. I.
Mr. Jeremy Malcolm Electronic Frontier Foundation
Mr. Ucha Seturi IGF Georgia
Mr. Sivasubramanian Muthusamy Internet Society India Chennai
Ms. Shveta Kokash Shveta kokash ISOC,Mumbai chapter
Ms. Jianne Soriano NetMission.Asia
Mr. Avis MOMENI PROTEGE QV
Ms. Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro South Pacific Computer Society
Mr. Nicolas Fiumarelli Youth IGF Uruguay
Mr. Élisson Diones Cazumbá Cerqueira Pinto Youth Observatory - Youth LACIGF

Contact Information

United Nations
Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

Villa Le Bocage
Palais des Nations,
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland

igf [at] un [dot] org
+41 (0) 229 173 411