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Hi Jeremy,<br>
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I always understood the CSCG as a facilitating function, enabling a
more streamllined and representative way of ensuring appropriate
representation of CS on various iniatives, committes, etc. If a
particular party to the CSCG does not wish to participate in a
particular process that should not prevent other CSCG organizations
from participating through the CSCG function if they wish.
Alternatively, it should be agreed that once one entity opts not to
participate then the CSCG can no longer serve its function for that
particular selection process, etc. I am agnostic either way. <br>
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There are divergent opinions on the NMI or whatever it may be called
- but I also believe that we have already had an impact on the
process and not to participate through the 6 month "trial period"
would, I think, be a mistake.<br>
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Thanks!<br>
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Matthew<br>
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be listening and adapting at IGF – so I think this is
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<div>I don't feel that we have yet received a good sense from this
group yet about whether we should patronise the WEF initiative
or not. You have, by now, seen that the Just Net Coalition
people are refusing to support the initiative. If the
Coordination Group goes forward with nominating candidates at
all, it would therefore have to be on the basis that any public
statement of our nominees would include that "although JNC is a
member of CSCG, JNC has opted out from participation in this
particular selection process".</div>
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<div>Are we happy with that? Or do we agree with JNC and want to
wash our hands of this process? I have heard view both ways,
and I don't have a good sense of where the balance of opinion
lies. Would be grateful for some more people to express their
views here.</div>
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