[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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