• cifuturG2 consultation discussion table2

last modified June 17, 2013 by facilitfsm


This is the correspondence between  draft version 2 by Sergio  and  draft version 3 by Pierre 

proposal V2  by Sergio- We are proposing a consultation process for reforming and relaunching the WSF International Council  proposal V3 by Pierre- this is a concrete proposal  WSF IC/CI EXPLORATIONS drafted as "google form"
1/first The  consultation process has to be an open space available for all organizations participating and interested in the wsf as a space and  a social process the proposed consultation can be on a public" google form"  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11mFvYyfw1MHciCsxFNB3BkX-5m21w3mhPetM6Hn1meQ/viewform 
2/second The consultation process will have an address online to be easily accessible at world level all data document information contributions can be downloaded and shared the gathered answers can be made available in a spreadsheet format
3/third The consultation process will need a time table aimed to provide the next IC in October the result with concrete proposals if the basic concept is kept and requires only minor adjustments in G2 group we may be ready by end of june 
4/ Consultation space  set of documents  background 4/ Consultation space  set of documents  background
4/a/ list of ic members : name  type  country n of members ic member since  
4/b/ documents on existing rules of functioning  - participation criteria Before going through this "WSF CI/IC explorations" form below, the reader is advised to read some of the 23 contributions here http://openfsm.net/projects/wsfic_fsmci/wsfic-icfuture-home
4/c/ evaluation documents  
4/d/ reform proposals drafts –  the order of questions has been changed in order to show the equivalence with the V2 questions 
5/targets for consultation process - identification 1 –PREPARATION  to WSF IC/CI CONSULTATION
5-1/ Ic members and observers(*?) A - YOUR OVERALL TIME BUDGET FOR CONSULTATION
5-2/participants at last 3 IC meetings ( tunis - monastir – Dhaka )  B - YOUR CONTACTS
5-3/organizations registered in the 30 convergence assemblies of tunis  C - YOUR ORGANIZATIONS
5-4/ organizations and individuals interested in the process D - YOUR SF / WSF IC EXPERIENCE
  E - YOUR TIME BUDGET FOR WSF IC/CI CONSULTATION
6/First preliminary questions   2 - A WSF IC/CI Body to care about WSF process
6-a/Does the wsf process need a permanent body to coordinate and manage yes or no Q1 - WSF IC/CI BODY SCOPE OF ACTION
If NO, please, write HOW and WHO will manage and  coordinate  the Social Forum process and events. What is the PERIMETER of WSF PROCESS which a body like WSF IC/CI is considering for its action? select if yes if the item is inside WSF perimeter according to you
Answer: TEXT max 200 characters  
6-b/Has the permanent body to be formed as an open assembly or by membership  if membership go on Q5 - TYPE OF BODY
□ Open Assembly What kind of body is best suitable to “CARE ABOUT ” WSF process? select your preferred option (tick one option)
□ Membership (if membership go on)  
6-c/ Does the name remain IC yes or no Q4 - NAME OF WSF IC/CI BODY
If NO, please,write your proposal: What NAME corresponding to its mission and its will of inclusiveness can this body have ? ( select one option )
new topic  Q3 - YOUR VIEW on SECURING A FUTURE for WSF IC/CI
  what is your feeling at this moment?( select up to two options )
7/ questionnaire  3 –Type of this WSF IC/CI body and Membership/Participation in it 
7/1/ IC mandate is  service 1 to 5   is political  1 to 5 - propose a verb to express role of this body -
service (box 1)  political  (box 1)
BOX 1 mandate
SERVICE:
□ General secretariat
□ Organization of IC meetings  
□ information and communication management
□ supporting local/regional Committees hosting W/Th SF
□ ________________ (others)

POLITICAL: (please, detail wich political mandates has to have the IC)
□ _______________
□ _______________
□ _______________
Q2 - SELF DEFINED FUNCTIONS MISSIONS OF WSF IC/CI BODY
What are the important relevant SELF INSTITUTED MISSIONS of IC/CI according to you.? ( scale : 0 not important - 3 very important )
7/2/ representativeness  - BOX2  one combination from Regional thematic national gender membership fee capacity of mobilization others yes 1 to 5/no Q6 - WHO CAN BE MEMBERS/INITIATORS/STIMULATORS in this WSF CI/IC (whatever their names)?
7/3/ term mandate  1Y 2Y 3Y ren/no ren In a closed membership scenario, who can be formal members of WSF CI/IC? ( select one option)
  6 – Contributions from members to wsf process and to WSF IC/CI  operation
7/4/membership fees  yes no Q11 - STIMULATING  CONTRIBUTION OF WSF IC/CI MEMBERS 
7/5/openmeetings  yes no Which can be the stimulating factors for more contributions by WSF IC/CI members to BOTH  WSF PROCESS AND INTERNAL OPERATION OF WSF IC/CI? (select ideas you agree with) 
7/6/how to make decision  consensus  majority 4 –Decisions Making inside WSF IC/CI
BECOMES Q9 - CONSENSUS DECISION MODALITIES
How to take decision after discussed inPlenary, if there are different positions ? (do we give options ?) How are consensus decisions made inside IC/CI ( select one to three consistent options )
7/7/ Numbers of members 50 100 200 300 Q7 - SIZE & COMPOSITION of WSF IC/CI Body

What are your views about size / composition / membership ceiling? ( select one or two ideas )

Q8 - VOCABULARY ISSUE in a closed membership scenario
7/8/can ic nominate a secretariat  yes no  5 - WSF CI/IC operation and action through Working Groups
No (if not, please write hot to deal at operative level: Text max 200 characters) Q10 - NAME and ROLES OF WORKING GROUPS
7/9/which commissions does iC need What can be the name and roles for working groups ? Choose one option for each type of group A ( commissions vs functional review ) B ( liaison vs structural) C ( inner groups vs open contributive groups) below. More elements on groups are indicated on the header of part 7
new topic  on meetings  7 - Prepation of Meetings
  Q12 - TOWARDS WHICH OUTPUTS ARE WSF IC/CI MEETINGS ORGANIZED?
  which are the heavy OUTPUTS/GOALS that should determine the topic and time allocation ( agenda) and the form ( plenary / grous ) of WSF IC/CI meetings? ( Give your weight for each : 1 not heavy 3 heavy)
  Q13 - GRID "TIME FOR TOPIC"
  on the IC/CI meetings, assuming meeting of 3 days totaling 22 hours of main meeting session, what should be, according to you, expressed in hours, the average time allocated to each following topic ? ( select one 1 2 3 4 6 8 hour option,..... and check that you get to a 22 h total ! ) - you can browse a possible typical agenda here : http://openfsm.net/projects/cifutur/cifuturg2-body-meeting-typical-agenda
  Q14 "TIME BY SITUATION" GRID
  What i s that total time spent in each situation that you would recommend during meetings? (select a 2 4 6 8 h and try to get to a total of 22hours approx as in question 11 above)
  Q15 - RELATION WITH NEXT MEETING LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
  How to give a concretization of co-responsibility between wsf ic/ci members and the local organizing committee