[Icann-see] Host country for SEEDIG 2017

Barbara Povse barbara.povse at arnes.si
Mon Jun 27 13:42:21 CEST 2016


Dear Aida,

same here!

Thanks and kind regards,
Barbara

On 27. 06. 2016 13:38, Anja Gengo wrote:
> Dear Aida, 
> 
> Thank you very much for this update!
> 
> As Michael said, your transparency and conducting consultations with the
> wider community about these important things is much appreciated.
> 
> I would like to give my full support for Ohrid, Macedonia to be the
> SEEDIG2017 host, taking into account all the arguments Aida provided.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Anja
> 
> On 21 June 2016 at 11:25, Aida Mahmutović <aidamahmutovic.ba at gmail.com
> <mailto:aidamahmutovic.ba at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Dear all,
> 
> 
>     With the Belgrade meeting report
>     <http://www.seedig.net/seedig-report-2016/> recently published, we
>     have finalised the SEEDIG 2016 cycle, and it is now time to go ahead
>     with the preparations for SEEDIG 2017. The next step in this regard
>     is to agree on the host country for 2017.
> 
> 
>     We would like to inform you that the first suggestion and offer for
>     the next SEEDIG host came from the Agency for Electronic
>     Communications (AEC) of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
>     (Sasho Dimitrijoski). Two more suggestions have been made
>     afterwards, and they came from Slovenia (Dušan Caf) and Ukraine
>     (Oksana Prykhodko).  
> 
> 
>     Based on discussions we had with the people behind these three
>     suggestions, we would like to propose that we go ahead with the
>     offer from AEC and have SEEDIG 2017 hosted in the Former Yugoslav
>     Republic of Macedonia. Our proposal is motivated by the reasons
>     listed below:
> 
>       *
> 
>         Macedonia is a country in our region, and AEC already plans to
>         host an annual telecom meeting in May next year, in Ohrid
>         (situated some 170 km away from Skopje). This international
>         meeting attracts significant participation, especially from the
>         private sector and governmental representatives. AEC’s offer
>         involves having SEEDIG held in conjunction with this meeting.
>         This will represent an opportunity for SEEDIG to raise more
>         awareness on Internet governance processes and to attract more
>         participation from a broader range of stakeholder groups - such
>         as the private sector and government.
> 
>       *
> 
>         AEC is experienced in organising/hosting events of this nature.
> 
>       *
> 
>         AEC stands ready to offer their full support during the
>         preparatory process, with human resources, onsite support, and
>         other forms of contribution. Given that the proposed location is
>         not the capital city, transportation is to be arranged from
>         Skopje to Ohrid for foreign participants.
> 
>       *
> 
>         Looking back at the previous two SEEDIG meetings, it is evident
>         the private sector has been the least represented one. Having
>         SEEDIG 2017 hosted by a telecom regulatory authority might have
>         the advantage of attracting more participation from this
>         specific stakeholder group.
> 
>       *
> 
>         Ohrid is relatively close to Greece and Albania (two countries
>         that have not been much represented at the previous SEEDIG
>         meetings), and we hope this proximity would serve as an
>         incentive for (more) stakeholders from those countries to attend
>         SEEDIG 2017.
> 
>       *
> 
>         The Internet community in Macedonia is currently coalescing and
>         planning Internet governance (IG) related activities. As an
>         example, a local ISOC chapter is being built, and there are
>         plans for forming a national IGF initiative. In this context,
>         having a SEEDIG meeting hosted in the country could bring
>         further incentives into these national processes; this would
>         therefore contribute to achieving one of SEEDIG’s goals - that
>         of strengthening the capacity of local stakeholders to
>         participate in IG processes.
> 
>       *
> 
>         It was the first offer received for the next host country.
> 
> 
>     To reiterate, the proposal is to have SEEDIG 2017 held in the first
>     half of May, in Ohrid, Macedonia. Your views on this proposal are
>     welcome until 28 June 2016. Please note that only comments shared
>     via this mailing list will be considered.
> 
>     Kindly be reminded that, as before, silence will be taken as
>     agreement with the proposal, and, unless strong and motivated
>     objections are raised by the indicated deadline, we will proceed
>     with the planning process.
> 
> 
>     Finally, we would like to thank Dušan and Oksana for their
>     proposals, and for the constructive discussions we have had with them.
> 
> 
>     Thank you!
> 
> 
>     Best regards,
> 
> 
>     Aida (on behalf of SEEDIG executive committee)
> 
> 
> 
> 
>     Aida Mahmutović
> 
> 
> 
> 
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