In message <52894B24.2060309@inex.ie>, at 23:03:00 on Sun, 17 Nov 2013, Nick Hilliard <nick@inex.ie> 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