In message <[email protected]>, at 23:03:00 on Sun, 17 Nov 2013,
Nick Hilliard <[email protected]> writes
That has been the IGF mission statement, and everyone involved's
understanding, since 2006. I'm sorry no-one brought you up to speed before
they sent you to Bali. I hope it didn't hamper your mission at all.
I knew well in advance, but there's a huge difference between knowing
something in theory and realising first-hand how important it is in practice.
I have a "general theory of big meetings" that the first one (of any
particular flavour) you go to unprepared is always a bit of a surprise,
and you spend much of the time finding out how it all works, who is in
charge, and what the mechanisms are for making a meaningful
contribution.
Quite a bit of that experience can be passed on to future novices, and
thanks for doing so.
--
Roland Perry
