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Hi Jeremy, all<br>
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Below please find my personal statement in support of my MAG
nomination.<br>
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Name: Matthew Shears<br>
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Nationality and country of residence: UK<br>
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Gender: Male<br>
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I have been an active member of Best Bits and advocated for civil
society interests since the Baku meeting of the IGF. I helped
contribute to civil society preparatory work for the WCIT and to
civil society coordination on the ground in Dubai. My engagement in
ITU related activities of concern to civil society continued at the
WTPF, where I participated in the work of the Independent Expert
Group and the WTPF itself (and gave the closing civil society <a
href="http://www.itu.int/en/wtpf-13/Documents/statements/wtpf-13-cdt-closing-en.pdf">statement</a>).
I have participated in UNESCO's multi-stakeholder review of the
WSIS+10 and in the ITU's WSIS+10 MPP process alongside a small
number of civil society representatives, working hard to retain
references to human rights, people centered and inclusive
governance, multi-stakeholderism, access and other issues of central
importance to civil society (I also spoke to these issues in my <a
href="http://www.itu.int/wsis/implementation/2014/forum/inc/ps/doc/PolicyStatementsSessionOne-C/Mr.Matthew_Shears.pdf">statement</a>
at the WSIS+10 HLE). I participated in the Best Bits preparatory
work for NETmundial, leading on the Best Bits human rights
principles <a
href="http://content.netmundial.br/contribution/internet-governance-principles-and-human-rights/107">submission</a>,
and participated actively in the event itself helping to shape civil
society's engagement. I am also involved in the work of the
Freedom Online Coalition.<br>
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I have been a MAG member before, from 2006 - 2008 (when I was with
the Internet Society), and wish to return to the MAG as I firmly
believe that the IGF must evolve, be strengthened and ensure that
its mandate is renewed in 2015. I believe that civil society's
voice needs to be strengthened in the MAG, and the aspirations of
all stakeholders in the MAG emboldened. I will work to ensure that
civil society in the MAG is coordinated and vocal in support of its
goals for the IGF.<br>
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I have actively participated in five of the nine IGFs, most recently
the IGFs in Baku, Bali and Istanbul<a
href="https://cdt.org/blog/reflections-on-the-internet-governance-forum-in-istanbul/"></a>.
I have also participated in the regional Africa IGFs in Cairo and
Nairobi, and IGF USA this past summer. I have attended most of the
recent preparatory sessions for the IGF and am familiar with the
operating mechanisms of the MAG. As someone who has worked in this
space from the WSIS Tunis phase (2005), I am very familiar with and
have worked with many stakeholder representatives in the IGF and
elsewhere. I would also bring this experience to build common
purpose across stakeholders to help achieve civil society's goals
and to take the IGF forward.<br>
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Additional detail:<br>
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Matthew Shears leads the Center for Democracy and Technology’s
Global Internet Policy and Human Rights (GIPHR) activities. A UK
national, Matthew has extensive experience in Internet and
telecommunications policy and governance in the non-profit, public
and private sectors.
<p dir="ltr">Matthew has worked for the public relations firm Hill
and Knowlton in New York, the United States Mission to the
European Union in Brussels, AT&T Europe as their Regional
Director for International Public Affairs, broadband satellite
start-up Teledesic as European Affairs Director and Cisco Systems
as the Government Affairs Director for Europe, Middle East and
Africa.</p>
<p dir="ltr">From 2005 through 2009, Matthew was the Internet
Society’s Public Policy Director, responsible for building the
global policy team and representing the organization during the
Tunis phase of the WSIS, at ITU Telecom World and at the Internet
Governance Forum. From 2006-2008 he was a member of the UN
Secretary General’s Advisory Group on Internet governance.</p>
Matthew received his MSc in European Studies from the London School
of Economics and his BA in International Affairs from George
Washington University.<br>
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Many thanks!<br>
<br>
Matthew<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/27/2014 10:03 AM, Jeremy Malcolm
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<div>So far I believe we have these candidates to put forward into
the process:</div>
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<div>* Avri Doria<br>
* Lea Kaspar<br>
* John Dada<br>
* Matthew Shears<br>
* Ephraim Percy Kenyanito</div>
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<div>Before we close on September 30 this is a last call for any
final nominations. Can I also please ask those who haven't
already done so to send (me, or the list) a statement addressing
the criteria?</div>
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<div>Thanks.</div>
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<div>On Sep 18, 2014, at 8:21 PM, Jeremy Malcolm <<a
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">This is a call for nominations for
civil society representatives for the IGF Multistakeholder
Advisory group (MAG).</font> <br>
<font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><br>
This nomination process in 2014 will be run across several
civil society coalitions, including Best Bits, IGC, APC,
Diplo, NCSG, and Just Net Coalition. You are welcome to
nominate through any of the above groups. Nominations
close on Tuesday, September 30</font><br>
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<font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">If you wish to nominate via
Best Bits, or you have been nominated and wish to accept,
please do so either on list or by email to <a
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:jmalcolm@eff.org">jmalcolm@eff.org</a>. </font><br>
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<font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Please include in your
nomination, the nominee's name, country of residence and
nationality, and gender. Please also specifically address
each of the selection criteria below, giving us examples
and evidence of how the nominee meets each of the
individual selection criteria.</font><br>
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CRITERIA<br>
<ul>
<li>Past record of active engagement as part of civil
society groups working on internet governance issues,
acting or speaking out assertively on behalf of public
interest concerns.</li>
<li>Willingness and commitment to consult with and report
back to CS networks (including beyond those focused on
internet governance where appropriate) on MAG
discussions.</li>
<li>Previous attendee at IGF at a global or regional
level.</li>
<li>Willing, available and able to participate effectively
and constructively in the MAG deliberations. </li>
</ul>
<font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Existing MAG members seeking
CSCG endorsement should also follow this process.</font>
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Nominations must close on Tuesday, September 30. The
list of candidates endorsed by CSCG will be published no
later than October 16.<br>
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Jeremy Malcolm
Senior Global Policy Analyst
Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161
:: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::</pre>
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<div>Electronic Frontier Foundation</div>
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Matthew Shears
Director - Global Internet Policy and Human Rights
Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT)
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mshears@cdt.org">mshears@cdt.org</a>
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