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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>+1<br><br><div>Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:31:52 -0500<br>From: rguerra@privaterra.org<br>To: bestbits@lists.bestbits.net<br>Subject: Re: [bestbits] IGF MAG 2015 members announced<br><br><pre>Lea congratulations to you and other colleagues who have been selected!<br> <br>regards<br> <br>Robert<br> <br> <br>On 2014-11-13 11:16 AM, Carolina Rossini wrote:<br>> Congrats Lea. Maybe when you have more clear some of the next<br>> steps, we could also arrange a Hangout with the CS representatives<br>> to discuss some topics that might be relevant for all of us. C<br>> <br>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Lea Kaspar <lea@gp-digital.org <br>> <mailto:lea@gp-digital.org>> wrote:<br>> <br>> Dear all,<br>> <br>> As you may have heard by now, the UN has just issued a formal<br>> press release announcing the 2015 MAG membership: <br>> <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><br>> <br>> Thank you once again to the BestBits network for putting my name <br>> forward and to Ian Peter and the CSCG for the hard work they put<br>> in in coordinating civil society nominations. Congratulations to<br>> all civil society colleagues who got selected, and a big thank you<br>> to all outgoing CS reps - we're counting on your knowledge and<br>> guidance to get us through this transitional period.<br>> <br>> On a more pragmatic note, it would be useful to follow up with the <br>> IGF Secretariat to shed some light on why the CSCG recommendations <br>> were not fully taken on board. It is also unclear (to me, at<br>> least) who the civil society MAG members are at the moment, which<br>> makes it difficult to coordinate (or hold someone to account).<br>> <br>> I'm still not fully sure how the whole thing works (we have been <br>> threatened with an induction process), but I plan to do my best to <br>> represent the views of the community as a civil society member.<br>> The first MAG meeting to welcome incoming members will take place<br>> in a few weeks (Dec 1-3) and the agenda is available here: <br>> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ka2w5sp" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/ka2w5sp</a>. If you have thoughts on what the <br>> priorities for those of us representing civil society at that <br>> meeting should be - please share them here.<br>> <br>> Looking forward to working with you all.<br>> <br>> Best,<br>> <br>> *Lea Kaspar*<br>> <br>> Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL<br>> <br>> Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT<br>> <br>> T: +44 (0)20 7549 033_7_ | M: +44 (0)7583 929216 <br>> <tel:%2B44%20%280%297583%20929216> | Skype: l.kaspar<br>> <br>> gp-digital.org <<a href="http://gp-digital.org/" target="_blank">http://gp-digital.org/</a>><br>> <br>> <br>> ____________________________________________________________ You<br>> received this message as a subscriber on the list: <br>> bestbits@lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net>. <br>> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: <br>> <a href="http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits" target="_blank">http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits</a><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> -- -- /Carolina Rossini / /Vice President, International Policy/ <br>> *Public Knowledge* _<a href="http://www.publicknowledge.org/_" target="_blank">http://www.publicknowledge.org/_</a> + 1 6176979389<br>> | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> ____________________________________________________________ You<br>> received this message as a subscriber on the list: <br>> bestbits@lists.bestbits.net. To unsubscribe or change your<br>> settings, visit: <a href="http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits" target="_blank">http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits</a><br>> <br></pre><br>____________________________________________________________
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