IGF 2018 First Open Consultations and MAG Meeting

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Tuesday, 20 March, 2018 (All day) to Thursday, 22 March, 2018 (All day)

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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

Welcome by MAG Chair
Welcome by IGF Secretariat
Introductions by new members and continuing members present

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

Review of Tunis Agenda
MAG Terms of Reference
IGF Code of Conduct and procedural rules of meetings
IGF Trust Fund
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	Opening statements and adoption of the agenda Welcome by MAG Chair Presentation by 2017 Host Country IGF 2018
11:00 - 13:00	Taking stock of IGF 2017 (while setting expectations for IGF 2018) Secretariat’s summary of the inputs received to the stocktaking process 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) Comments on Day 0, logistics of IGF 2017, lessons learned and suggestions for improvement Comments on 2017 IGF intersessional activities, lessons learned and suggestions for improvement 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	Opening statements Remarks by 2017 Host Country on lessons learned, suggestions for next IGF Possible approaches/general outline of overall IGF 2018 preparatory process. Shaping the programme of IGF 2018 by discussing: Main theme, major policy questions, sub-themes if appropriate, working ‘tracks’; Workshops and open forums; Lessons and recommendations for 2018 from MAG Working Group on the Workshop Review and Evaluation Process (WG-WREP) Main sessions and main session guidelines; 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) Possible approaches/general outline of overall IGF 2018 preparatory process. Shaping the programme of IGF 2018 by discussing: 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 Ways to integrate intersessional work and outputs Day 0 ‘pre-events’ Overall programme structure Discussion on possible 2018 IGF intersessional activities & NRIs Types of activities (BPFs, DCs, CENB, etc.) and guidelines review NRIs Strategies for collaboration and complementarity across intersessional work 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	MAG Working Groups Updates from working groups: on Communications & Outreach (WG-CO); IGF Improvements (WG-IMP); New Session Formats (WG-NSF) Review of guidelines Establishment or re-chartering of new and existing MAG Working Groups
13:00 - 15:00	Lunch
15:00 - 18:00	General outline of overall IGF 2018 preparatory process Decisions on timetable and preparatory schedule for selection of themes, workshops and other sessions, programme structure, intersessional activities, etc. Decisions on overall preparatory calendar of meetings and milestones for IGF 2018 annual meeting and intersessional activities 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