ycig 2.0 ? and other stuff

[Rafik Dammak]

Hello Everyone,

I am sending this email in order to resume the activity within YCIG and preparing for the coming open consultations in two weeks and for IGF in bali.

As update, YCIG received several requests from people who want to join and they were added to the list, but the activity in last months remains low and we didn't really conduct a follow-up after last IGF in Baku. it is important to keep such interests and going beyond that. We have also several members who didn't attend IGF and not necessarily aware about dynamic coalition nature in IGF context.

For the last two year, I couldn't attend IGF while I handled the request to secretariat for having the meeting slot for the coalition and writing the needed reports for that (for this year I have to send bake report to book slot for the coalition) and this as informal coordinator .

while I am planning to attend IGF bali, I want to end this (long) transition phase and rejuvenate YCIG (I am 32 years old and enough old :)).  I would like that new and old members of the coalition to take the leadership to define the strategy for coming years, work on bringing new members and ensure that youth cause evolve within IGF and beyond. we organized several youth and youth related issues workshops , other organizations did that too but it shouldn't be our solely goal and not create such workshop ghetto for youth. it is important to have young panelists in all workshops and main sessions. we wrote several statement in each IGF (except last year) and I hope that we can do more for this year edition. the main goal should be involve youth in the process as recognized group and participating in real issues and not be limited to to specific set of topics.

I suggest that everybody who want to volunteer to say so and then a ad-hoc team will be settled and assigned to handle the transition toward more sustainable structure, ensuring the continuity (maybe having a multistakeholder steering committee), to setup new strategy for the until 2014, preparing for IGf bali and also regional IGF and getting feedback from the coalition membership following an open and transparent process. I think that is important to have volunteers from all region and ensuring gender diversity. our main spaces are this mailing list and also the blog which need more up to date content.

I will  help this group as much as I can but it has to take the lead of YCIG and bring it toa new stage. there are many new faces and there was a lot of energy in baku meeting,so it is time to work now.

Finally to clarify about last this year and last years coalition meetings:

- I am handling this year request and it will be my last action and from then it will be up to new leadership to manage that

- for last year, I prepared a draft agenda ,wrote the report and send the requestS to secretariat. there was possibility to change the time slot but the secretariat canceled such action because it was too late.

Make YCIG yours,

Best Regards,

Rafik

ps I will be glad to answer any question or inquiry

pps please share your plans for IGF bali, if you are organizing workshops etc to help for coordiantion

[Rafik Dammak]

Dear Yannis,

 

Think it's a good idea to have a committee/working group formed within the YCIG from different country to perhaps plan for the Bali meetings at least and perhaps on some strategic directions that we want to fight for as in Youth Engagement on IG. 

that is the goal and it is up to member now to express their willing to be involved and join such efforts. 

We, the NetMIssion Ambassadors from Hong Kong, have been to the IGF since 2010 Egypt and organized a few Youth-related workshops before and in Baku as well. We are endeavored to advocate youth empowerment on IG so we would be very happy and eager to take part in such a working group or help out in the coordinator role if necessary. 

 

we have our first member then :)  

for the coordinator role, it is up to be formed group to decide about the role, mission etc. I am helping for admin stuff, support etc till the group decide about the coordinator role in transparent and open manner (and I really would like to do handover soon long before IGF bali ).

Think it would be really helpful if Rafik you could let us know indeed who are in this googlegroup first so we can try to plan for more engagement and involve the organizations on the coalition.

YCIG has open membership and everybody can join the mailing list and become members. the mailing list is main space to engage members, inreach  and engagement effort can be done here.

Best,

Rafik

 

Thank you very much.

Best Regards,

Yannis Li

NetMission.Asia

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[Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)]

Dear Rafik and all,

First it is great that this time round YCIG plans to prepare early for the IGF. This is commendable, and I hope we achieve the youth agenda through this early planning.

I am involved in helping up some first timers organise their workshops. I will let you know in due course which of these are approved but for sure Freedom of Expression is a big issue here in East Africa and young people need to add their voice.

I would be happy to serve in the coordinating committee.

Thanks again for reminding us to start early!

2013/5/9 Rafik Dammak <rafik....@gmail.com>

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This is a good move to start planing early. Kenya will host the African Region Conference and I think we could mobilize the youth in the Region to a youth forum

Jane

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Subject: Re: [ycig] ycig 2.0 ? and other stuff

[Rafik Dammak]

Hi Grace,

thanks for helping newcomers, the process in IGF and information  are still no so friendly for non-insiders. and thanks for volunteering to join the group!

we don't have  IGF only but there are also many regional and national IGf and some are already involving youth or training them like for Eurodig (new media summer school, @Martin you can tell us more about)and APrIGF (yigf @Yannis). I think that some members like Nadine in Germany , netmissions and others working on youth IGF too. it will be good to hear about all those initiatives and to share ideas and best practices.

but I do believe that at the end youth should be present in workshops and main sessions when possible AND it is possible and feasible.

Best,

Rafik

2013/5/9 Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) <nmut...@gmail.com>

[Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)]

Oh yes, I forgot to mention that we (ISOC-Kenya) are convening the Kenya IGF in July and Africa IGF in September. We are also co-conveners of the East Africa IGF.

I will definitely, together with my colleague Jane, champion to have young people in all the panels. and to help those young people make an impact.

i do think it is possible to increase substantive youth participation. For starters, we could all register as resource persons in our subject areas of expertise. I think most of us have very good views on Freedom of Expression online because we are users of social media etc. We can register as resource persons here http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/resource-persons and also mention that we belong to YCIG.

We should also submit our views on IGF- we still have a week or so.

2013/5/10 Rafik Dammak <rafik....@gmail.com>

[Rafik Dammak]

thanks Grace, it is good to lead by example and show that can be done.

indeed we should encourage people to register as resource person and to be more proactive contacting directly the workshops organizers and suggesting some names.

do you want to take the lead for drafting the statement for the open consultation, it will good exercise for everybody :) and we can give our feedback about IGF processes and organizations

Best,

Rafik 

2013/5/10 Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) <nmut...@gmail.com>

[Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)]

I would be happy to, Rafik!

2013/5/10 Rafik Dammak <rafik....@gmail.com>

[Pascal Bekono]

Dear All,

I'm delighted to read your comments. Rafik, (hehe you are always a
younth) you raised an important point. I agree and think that the
regional concertation can be the base of the coalition.
For africans, I think that the next regional IGF in Kenya can be a
good start to link the sub-regional IGF (4 in Africa),
Youth in Asia and Europe, are doing a good work. It's important to
start shaping a common strategy,

Best

Pascal


2013/5/10, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) <nmut...@gmail.com>:

>>> http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/resource-personsand also mention that we

>>>>>>> *Best Regards,*
>>>>>>> *
>>>>>>> *
>>>>>>> *Yannis Li*
>>>>>>> *NetMission.Asia*
>>>>>>> *DotAsia Organisation*

[Hannah Broadbent]

Dear all,

We are very interested in playing an active role in the YCIG and happy to join the coordinating committee.

We will be bringing a group of 6 young people from the UK aged 15-17 to the IGF this year. We are hopeful that our proposal for a youth-chaired workshop on anonymity (#55) will be accepted. Our youth team plan to design a survey and invite responses from young people globally (last year we saw over 800 responses from young people aged 11-18 across 40 countries).

Agree with Rafik about ensuring youth participation across a wider range of workshops. We have registered our youth team as resource persons and will proactively reach out to other workshop organisers to help increase youth participation across a number of workshops. I will let you know nearer the time the full list of workshops that our team are participating in.

Definitely agree with trying to get a YCIG meeting earlier in the week. It will also give the group a chance to meet and network earlier in the conference, so the youth presence at the IGF will be perhaps more joined up.

I hope you are all well.

With best wishes,

Hannah


Hannah Broadbent
Childnet International | Policy and Research Officer
t: +44 (0) 20 7639 6967

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Subject: Re: [ycig] ycig 2.0 ? and other stuff

[Rafik Dammak]

Hi Hannah

thanks for volunteering and update about childnet activities and efforts to bring young participants, we still need more to be involved and to coordinate, IGF Bali is just in few months.

till now, Yannis, Grace, Abdallah and you volunteered, I encourage others to join and roll on the discussion, maybe we can start the discussion in mid-june? I will be there for support and help.

while pushing for having coalition meeting in first days of IGF, we should ales think about pre-IGF planning and coordination, maybe also having some channels for online chat etc  it will helpful for live reporting and sharing info.

Best,

Rafik

2013/5/29 Hannah Broadbent <Han...@childnet.com>

[Alan Jarandilla Nuñez]

Dear All,

Great to know that this group is reactivating! I'm new in this group, so let me introduce myself. My name is Alan, I'm from La Paz, Bolivia. I will do my best in order to get actively involved in YCIG. Count on me if you need a volunteer.

Greetings from Bolivia,

Alan,

 


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[Dmitry Epstein]

Hello everyone!

Although this is a little bit late for this thread, I want to thank Rafik again for his leadership, for bringing this group so far, and for initiating this transition. I also want to use this opportunity to offer my help and support. Although by UN standards, I still qualify as youth, I think much younger people should take the lead. So, with his permission, I will join Rafik in the elders advisory group of sorts.

Also, I want to note that I think what Hannah described about listing the young participants they bring as resource persons is really great. I would love to see more young people engage in the various workshops and not just in workshops labeled as youth workshops. With that, I would also like to see the young people themselves playing an active role in YCIG and established organizations that work with youth playing more of supportive and capacity building roles. That would be my two cents.

Best,

Dima

[Rafik Dammak]

Thanks Alan, so we are having new volunteer :)

Rafik 

2013/6/5 Alan Jarandilla Nuñez <aajara...@hotmail.com>

[Rafik Dammak]

Hi Dima,

Although this is a little bit late for this thread, I want to thank Rafik again for his leadership, for bringing this group so far, and for initiating this transition. I also want to use this opportunity to offer my help and support. Although by UN standards, I still qualify as youth, I think much younger people should take the lead. So, with his permission, I will join Rafik in the elders advisory group of sorts.

not sure it is wise to call it elders advisory group but whatever :) which matters is to help for transition, re-activating the coalition and work on strategy for next years  , it is up to the members to make it functioning, we are enough flexible and having an open membership.

Also, I want to note that I think what Hannah described about listing the young participants they bring as resource persons is really great. I would love to see more young people engage in the various workshops and not just in workshops labeled as youth workshops. With that, I would also like to see the young people themselves playing an active role in YCIG and established organizations that work with youth playing more of supportive and capacity building roles. That would be my two cents.

we need to push in several fronts, there requirement for young panelist was in last year workshop criteria but it was not enforced and many workshops organizers ignored too. things didn't improve in open consultations and some tried to dismiss it or lower its importance.there are several youth led/populated workshop but it is not the solely aim.

we can reach organizers but people can be proactive and contact workshops coordinators to volunteer and target those working on bringing speakers.

Rafik

[Pascal Bekono]

Dear All, 

I am delighted to see this new energy. I agree with you Rafik, that YCIG can plan pre-IGF.

A suggestion, can we can define in a document all youth activities which are planned, and define a youth strategies before, during and after the next meeting.

volunteer=volunteer +1  

regards,

Pascal

2013/6/5 Rafik Dammak <rafik....@gmail.com>

[Raquel Gatto]

Hi all,

I am also thrilled to see an early start in plannings and making this a process of engagement and empowerment of youth. I am definitely stepping in as volunteer to the committee (and particularly to help Rafik with the reporting from last IGF if you need :)

[]s Raquel

2013/6/5 Pascal Bekono <pbe...@gmail.com>

[Rafik Dammak]

Hi ,

@Raquel thanks for volunteering, and  I will take your offer to write the report of last year meeting :)

for volunteering count till now:: Yannis,Grace,Abdallah, Hannah, Alan, Pascal and Raquel.

+ Dmirty and myself.

@Pascal we can start drafting such document, is it possible that you start the process, that will make it easy for the group to roll on. what do you think?

Rafik

2013/6/6 Raquel Gatto <raquel...@gmail.com>

[Pascal Bekono]

Hello,

Good suggestion Rafik, I will draft a document about that.

Pascal

2013/6/6, Rafik Dammak <rafik....@gmail.com>: