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This follows on directly from the thread "Re: [bestbits] Best Bits
MAG nominations for your approval - URGENT", but I'm starting a new
thread for better visibility.<span id="sample-permalink"
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Based on discussions in the old thread and amendments made in the
draft etherpad letter, a final sign-on endorsement letter is now
available online to express your support for nominees to the 2014
IGF MAG:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://bestbits.net/">http://bestbits.net/</a><span id="editable-post-name" title="Click to
edit this part of the permalink">2014-mag-nominations</span>/</span><br>
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Please read and sign on if you agree!<br>
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For your convenience, the final text is also shown below:<br>
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<blockquote>
<p>The undersigned organisations and individuals from civil
society, who are participants in the Best Bits platform on
Internet governance and Internet rights, submit this note in
response to the Under-Secretary-General’s call for nominations
for the IGF’s Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for 2014.</p>
<p>In a period of open discussion on the Best Bits mailing list
that took place between 12 and 29 November, nominations were
called for and those nominations were discussed, with reference
to a set of suggested criteria, namely:</p>
<ul>
<li>Must be active civil society participants</li>
<li>Should be at least 2 from each of the 5 geographical regions
if possible</li>
<li>Should attempt to achieve gender balance</li>
<li>Should include as much diversity as possible; e.g. for skill
and knowledge set, age, disability, etc.</li>
<li>Should include people who have shown commitment to keeping
CS updated on developments</li>
<li>Should be people who have shown some ability in advocacy
with governments and the private sector in order to help
achieve CS positions</li>
</ul>
<p>In the course of discussions the nominations of new candidates
<b>Matthew Shears</b>, <b>Nnenna Nwakanma</b> and <b>Bertrand
de la Chapelle</b> have received affirmative support from the
organizations and individuals below, whilst the renewal of the
terms of <b>Anriette Esterhuysen</b>, <b>Izumi Aizu</b> and <b>William
Drake</b> were also affirmatively supported. This does not
necessarily reflect on the candidacy for appointment or renewal
of other civil society candidates not mentioned.</p>
<p>We humbly submit the above nominations for your consideration
in the selection of candidates for the 2014 MAG.</p>
</blockquote>
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We are still investigating whether the text can be packaged into a
joint letter that goes with nominations from other civil society
networks, but if not, that will not hold us up from sending it
separately before the deadline, which is 1 December.<br>
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