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I'm starting another new thread for visibility, though this too
follows on from an old one, "Re: [bestbits] Formation of a joint
steering Committee - as received".<br>
<br>
Thanks or the support that many of you have extended for me to act
as this list's liaison person on the new new joint civil society
steering committee, that brings together a number of other civil
society networks such as the IGC, APC, NCSG, Diplo and we hope soon
one or two others. (Notwithstanding that I would prefer to call it
something else, it seems that "nominating committee" is also not
quite right. Perhaps "joint high level panel"? Other ideas?)<br>
<br>
In any case, we realise that the group is very <i>ad hoc</i> and
that its legitimacy is weak, and that a microcosm of the debate that
several of you started about the Best Bits interim steering
committee could flare up again about this new joint civil society
committee... but can I just humbly request that if so, that argument
takes place in another thread. Because this thread is about the
nominees that we need to put forward <i>today</i> for the upcoming
high-level meeting in London.<br>
<br>
After discussions with the others, in which I put forward the
nominees who had been received support on this list, there is
finally a proposal that the following candidates be put forward:<br>
<ul>
<li>Anriette Esterhuysen </li>
<li>Milton Mueller</li>
</ul>
I am <i>not</i> writing to ask whether you agree with the process
by which these names have been put forward - again, please, due to
exigent circumstances, I ask that we reserve that argument for
another thread. Neither I am asking for alternative names, because
the alternative names that we received were seriously discussed
already (and their non-inclusion above is no reflection on them).<br>
<br>
Rather, I am simply asking whether anyone has <i>serious</i>
objections to the above two names being put forward today. If you
do, please urgently say so in this thread.<br>
<br>
Once again, let me beg that you <i>don't raise process concerns
about the joint committee in this thread</i>. We acknowledge and
will deal with those concerns, but this is not the time or place.
Please only express concerns, if any, about the two names that the
joint committee is ultimately proposing to put forward.<br>
<br>
Please also note that when the nominations are sent on, this will be
by means of a letter, the content of which we are still finalising
but which I will put online as soon as it is ready for optional
sign-on endorsement. The current draft is online at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/hlp-reps">http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/hlp-reps</a>. (I can't guarantee that edits
will go into the final text, as this depends on the other coalitions
too - but I will try.)<br>
<br>
Sorry that circumstances don't allow for a more thorough
consultation, and my thanks in advance for your understanding on
this point, and for your forbearance in not raising process issues
in this particular thread.<br>
<br>
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