<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Hi everyone,<br></div>As a new CS member of the MAG, I hope you
will all be vocal in letting me/us know what positions we should
emphasise for IGF2015, in particular for attending the issues of highest
importance for LAC. I/we count on your input and expertise. I like Carolina's idea of a hangout or other meeting to discuss priorities and strategies before the December open consultations and MAG meeting.<br></div>Cheers,<br></div>Ginger<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;display:inline!important;float:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Ginger (Virginia) Paque</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;display:inline!important;float:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">IG Programmes, DiploFoundation</span><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><br><font size="1"><em style="color:rgb(80,80,80);font-family:Helvetica;line-height:21px">Application deadline approaching: </em><span style="color:rgb(80,80,80);font-family:Helvetica;line-height:21px"> Master/PGD in Contemporary Diplomacy with Internet Governance option </span><a href="http://diplomacy.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d&id=68a4fc5e88&e=bc0aff4eba" style="color:rgb(0,129,145);font-family:Helvetica;line-height:21px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word!important" target="_blank">http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/MAPGD</a></font></div><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses" style="font-family:Helvetica;line-height:21px;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"></a></font></i><font style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px" size="1"><span style="border-collapse:separate;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="font-style:italic"><i><i><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(35,71,162)"></span></a></i></i></span></span></font><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><span style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><div><i></i><br><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></i></b></span></div></span></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 13 November 2014 13:00, Ephraim Percy Kenyanito <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ekenyanito@gmail.com" target="_blank">ekenyanito@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">+1 to having a hangout to plan.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks for CSCG for all th</font>eir hard working putting together an excellent list of civil society nominations. I am humbled for the consideration. I hope this will be a great opportunity for CS nominees to be at the forefront in advancing priorities of concern to CS.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><p><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);font-size:13pt"></span><br></p><div><p><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);font-size:13pt">--</span></p></div><p>Best Regards,<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline!important;float:none"></span></p></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large;display:inline"></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(136,136,136)">Ephraim Percy Kenyanito</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(136,136,136)"></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(136,136,136)"><br>Website: </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#888888"><a href="http://about.me/ekenyanito" target="_blank">http://about.me/ekenyanito</a></span><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(136,136,136)">tel: (+254)-786-191-930<span> </span>/ (+254)-751-804-120</span><span> </span></span><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(136,136,136)"></span></span><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(136,136,136)"><br>@ekenyanito<br>Skype: ekenyanito<br></span></span><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(136,136,136)">PGP: E6BA8DC1</span></span></div></div></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="h5">
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 13 November 2014 19:16, Carolina Rossini <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:carolina.rossini@gmail.com" target="_blank">carolina.rossini@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Congrats Lea. Maybe when you have more clear some of the next steps, we could also arrange a Hangout with the CS representatives to discuss some topics that might be relevant for all of us. C</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Lea Kaspar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lea@gp-digital.org" target="_blank">lea@gp-digital.org</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear all, </div><div><br></div><div>As you may have heard by now, the UN has just issued a formal press release announcing the 2015 MAG membership: <a href="http://www.un.org/press/en/2014/pi2104.doc.htm" target="_blank">http://www.un.org/press/en/2014/pi2104.doc.htm</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you once again to the BestBits network for putting my name forward and to Ian Peter and the CSCG for the hard work they put in in coordinating civil society nominations. Congratulations to all civil society colleagues who got selected, and a big thank you to all outgoing CS reps - we're counting on your knowledge and guidance to get us through this transitional period. </div><div><br></div><div>On a more pragmatic note, it would be useful to follow up with the IGF Secretariat to shed some light on why the CSCG recommendations were not fully taken on board. It is also unclear (to me, at least) who the civil society MAG members are at the moment, which makes it difficult to coordinate (or hold someone to account).<br></div><div><br></div><div>I'm still not fully sure how the whole thing works (we have been threatened with an induction process), but I plan to do my best to represent the views of the community as a civil society member. The first MAG meeting to welcome incoming members will take place in a few weeks (Dec 1-3) and the agenda is available here: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ka2w5sp" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/ka2w5sp</a>. If you have thoughts on what the priorities for those of us representing civil society at that meeting should be - please share them here. </div><div><br></div><div>Looking forward to working with you all.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,40,80)" lang="EN-US">Lea Kaspar</span></b><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" lang="PT-BR"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,40,80)" lang="EN-US">Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL</span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" lang="PT-BR"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(83,83,83)" lang="EN-US">Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT</span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" lang="PT-BR"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(83,83,83)" lang="EN-US">T: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(16,60,192)" lang="EN-US"><a value="+442075490338" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">+44 (0)20 7549 033</a><u>7</u></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(83,83,83)" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(83,83,83)" lang="EN-US">| M: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(16,60,192)" lang="EN-US"><a href="tel:%2B44%20%280%297583%20929216" value="+447583929216" target="_blank">+44 (0)7583 929216</a></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(83,83,83)" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(83,83,83)" lang="EN-US">| Skype: l.kaspar</span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" lang="PT-BR"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://gp-digital.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(16,60,192)">gp-digital.org</span></a></span></p></div></div></div>
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