[IGFmaglist] Newcomers to the IGF

Tue May 10 11:37:54 EDT 2016

Not so sure about booth approach.  
I saw a lot of vacant booths for long periods at the last IGF, where there were not people in them sometimes for a few hours. because the organizer of the booth had a speaking slot, etc.  Of course, they are a gathering point for an organization, but as to using MAG resources to staff an informational booth, not so sure how that works. 
I wonder how many government MAG members would be able to commit to stay in a booth. Don't most governments who come expect the MAG members to attend bilaterals, etc. And for the other non governmental MAG members, what I generally see is that very often we are all speaking up to our set  number of 3 workshops....helping out in main sessions... 
Just some thoughts.

From: FranzLI at state.gov
To: virginiap at diplomacy.edu; wisdom.dk at gmail.com
Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 15:11:46 +0000
Subject: Re: [IGFmaglist] Newcomers to the IGF
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In addition to Laura’s good points, I like Ginger’s idea of a newcomer’s booth (or area of some kind) as a focal point for getting information, etc.  If it’s
 feasible, one thing to keep in mind (for space, staffing, etc.) is that it might become an “information booth” for all IGF-ers…new or not…! 
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Subject: Re: [IGFmaglist] Newcomers to the IGF

I agree with Wisdom, Marilyn and Laura, and would like to raise again (I can't remember who suggested it initially) the possibility of an IGF newcomers' booth in the Village Square. This could serve as a focal point for outreach, IGF information,
 and orientation for first timers.

Thanks, Ginger

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On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 9:56 AM, Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk at gmail.com> wrote:

+1

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On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 1:56 PM, Laura Hutchison <Laura.Hutchison at nominet.uk> wrote:

Hi all,

One of things that we discussed at the MAG meeting in Geneva was ways in which we could encourage
 new people to participate in the IGF and how was could make the meeting as accessible and welcoming as possible for these newcomers.  We talked about having introductory sessions and also possibly having a mentor scheme with members of the MAG. 

I would like to suggest that when the IGF opens for registrations one of the fields on the registration
 form should ask people to flag if it is their first meeting.  This would firstly provide stats on how successful we’ve been in encouraging new participants which would be useful in itself even if we don’t do anything else with the information.  Secondly, it
 would allow for the flexibility to target the newcomers with briefing material or welcome packs in advance to help support their participation and answer any questions they might have.  It would also mean that we could mark newcomer badges in some way (as
 ICANN do at their meetings) to encourage other delegates to support and talk to them. 

I’d welcome MAG members thoughts on this and other ideas for making the IGF as accessible as possible
 for newcomers.

Kind regards
Laura

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