<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear All,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please find below the draft principles and steps for IGF inter-sessional activities drafted by the co-facilitators of the IGF inter-sessional Working Group (Virat Bhatia, Amb. Benedicto Fonseca Filho, Lynn St. Amour, Baher Esmat, Avri Doria and Constance Bommelaer):</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0px 0in; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><strong class="">Draft Principles for IGF inter-sessional work on "Connecting the Next Billion":</strong></font></font></div><ul style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><li class="">The process will comply with the IGF and the MAG's working principles. <br class=""></li><li class="">The process will be open and inclusive, all stakeholders will be invited to contribute and should be able to actively participate;</li><li class="">Diversity of ideas and opinions and views will be welcomed, while consensus will be encouraged differences of opinions can also be acknowledged.</li><li class="">Contributions will be addressed and incorporated in a neutral fashion. <br class=""></li></span></ul><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><br style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><strong style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Draft methodology:</strong></div><ul style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><li class="">Agree on format of the output: e.g. Policy messages, or policy menus (or something else?)<br class=""></li><li class="">Agree on the tool used: e.g. web platform allowing for people to insert comments remotely</li><li class="">Agree on process: MAG volunteers could be invited to join the group of co-facilitators of the Inter-sessional IGF Working Group activities, an open-ended editing group would be formed to work together (alternative could be for each stakeholder community to propose representatives). </li><li class="">The Secretariat would hold the pen and ensure the process unfolds in a neural fashion.</li><li class="">The Chair of the IGF MAG would ensure the process complies with the principles above-mentioned. </li></ul><div class=""><font face="Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div></div><div class=""><font face="Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3" class="">Best regards </font></div><div class=""><font face="Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3" class="">Chenegtai </font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>