<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Valeria, all, <br><br></div>Thank you for nominating me for the Best Bits steering committee. It is my pleasure to accept the nomination, and please see below information relating to my candidacy.<br>
<br><pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Bio:
Deborah has served on the Best Bits interim steering committee and has
worked as a Senior Policy Analyst for Access, where she has focused on the
intersection of internet governance policy and human rights. Specifically,
she has led Access’ engagement in the WSIS review process, the multiple
ITU processes, the IGF, NetMundial, and the Human Rights Council. Starting
in June 2014, Deborah will join the Association for Progressive
Communications (APC) as a Senior Project Coordinator focusing on national
internet rights advocacy in Asian, internet governance,
and supporting APC's work in MENA and Africa. Previously, she
has worked with the United Nations Foundation, the National Democratic
Institute, and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems She
holds degrees from Georgetown University and Barnard College, Columbia
University.
Your vision for Best Bits. What do you think you can contribute on the
steering committee?
I view Best Bits as a broad-based network to facilitate knowledge-sharing
and joint action on internet governance and human rights. It is important
to me that Best Bits brings in diverse views, new voices, and is inclusive
so as to dissolve North-South divides. While I believe one of Best Bits
strengths is that it brings together a diversity of views, backgrounds,
experience, I would like to the network working towards improved internet
governance processes that are more transparent inclusive, diverse,
accountable democratic, and are guided by human rights and the public
interest If chosen to serve on the steering committee, I would aim to
further the vision described above, while also listening to all views and
trying to bridge divides.
That you can commit time of up to several hours per week to devote to Best
Bits. This may include facilitating the broader community of participants
to organise meetings, draft joint statements or interventions, improve
website resources, mediate disputes, etc. Where do you think your
strengths lie?
I am committed to dedicating the necessary time to serve on the Best Bits
steering committee. I feel that my strengths lie in coordinating and
drafting joint statements, interventions, and helping to organize meetings
for the broader community.
</span></font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br class=""></span></pre><pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">All the best, <br>
Deborah </span>
</pre><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Valeria Betancourt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:valeriab@apc.org" target="_blank">valeriab@apc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div>Dear all, </div><div><br></div><div>We would like to nominate Deborah Brown. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Best, </div><div><br></div><div>Valeria </div><br><div><div>El 29/05/2014, a las 22:27, Ian Peter <<a href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com" target="_blank">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</a>> escribió:</div>
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<div>Hi Folks,</div>
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<div>This is a last reminder that nominations close on May 31 – time now to send
in your nomination if you have not already done so</div>
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<div>To date, the candidates are</div>
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<div>Jeremy Malcolm</div>
<div>Carolina Rossini</div>
<div>Andrew Puddephatt</div>
<div>Nnenna Nwakanma</div>
<div>Marianne Franklin</div>
<div>Imran Shah</div>
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<div>So – we still need more candidates. </div>
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<div>Best Bits has done a terrific job for civil society, particularly with its
pre IGF and pre NetMundial conferences, and its sign on statements. This is
largely due to the great efforts of last years steering committee. I would urge
people to put their names forward.</div>
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<div>Ian Peter </div>
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<div><b>From:</b> <a title="Jeremy@Malcolm.id.au" href="mailto:Jeremy@Malcolm.id.au" target="_blank">Jeremy Malcolm</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 02, 2014 12:37 AM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title="bestbits@lists.bestbits.net" href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net" target="_blank">mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</a>
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<div><b>Subject:</b> [bestbits] Notice seeking candidates for Best Bits steering
committee election</div></div></div>
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<div>Dear all,</div>
<div><br>As there was general support for the proposed election process that was
proposed on 10 April, subject to one suggested change (which has been made),
below is the process that is proposed for the election of the next Best Bits
steering committee.</div>
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<li>Election will be called for 1 June 2014, running for 14 days
</li><li>Anyone can claim voting rights if they:
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<li>have been subscribed to the list for 2 months prior to the election
being called; and
</li><li>agree to the existing statement of objectives (see <a href="http://bestbits.net/organizer/best-bits/" target="_blank">http://bestbits.net/organizer/best-bits/</a>).</li></ul>
</li><li>Voting is for each of 5 regional positions (voting for each separately)
and 3 non-geographical positions (voting together):
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<li>Regions are Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, Europe,
North America/Other
</li><li>Total 8 positions, but "no candidate" is also an option which may result
in fewer positions filled</li></ul>
</li><li>Candidates can run for a regional position or for a non-geographical
position simultaneously, ie. they need not elect for one position or the
other.
</li><li>Votes are counted using a "first past the post" system
</li><li>It is aimed to achieve a panel of candidates with at least 40% of each
gender - if not, the election will be postponed, unless there is a broad
consensus amongst all eligible voters to run the election notwithstanding the
failure to reach this standard.
</li><li>Candidates can serve a minimum term of 1 year, maximum of 3 years, with a
1 year gap before reappointment.
</li><li>Candidacy is open to civil society participants only.</li></ul></div>
<div><b>Nominations of candidates for election are open from now until 31
May.</b> This can be done by sending an email to the list and/or to the
returning officer. Ian Peter <<a href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com" target="_blank">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</a>> has
volunteered to act as the returning officer for the election. If there are
any objections to Ian taking this role, or if anyone else would like to assist
Ian, please let us know.</div>
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<div>There is no required format for the candidates' statement, however as a
suggestion, it may be useful to indicate:</div>
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<li>Your vision for Best Bits. What do you think you can contribute on
the steering committee?
</li><li>That you can commit time of up to several hours per week to devote to Best
Bits. This may include facilitating the broader community of
participants to organise meetings, draft joint statements or interventions,
improve website resources, mediate disputes, etc. Where do you think
your strengths lie?
</li><li>Familiarity with the existing statement of objectives at <a href="http://bestbits.net/organizer/best-bits/" target="_blank">http://bestbits.net/organizer/best-bits/</a>
and the draft procedures at <a href="http://bestbits.net/wiki/main/procedures/" target="_blank">http://bestbits.net/wiki/main/procedures/</a>.
(These are not written in stone, but they are a useful guideline to our
current practices.)
</li><li>Anything else that you wish to communicate.</li></ul></div>
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<div>Thanks for your support as we look forward to receiving a diverse group of
candidates for our first election. If you have any questions, please let
us know.</div>
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