<div dir="ltr">Truly remarkable candidates! <div><br></div><div>+1 to Jeremy, publicly thanking you for all the work you have put in the evaluation sheets this year. It would be of great importance to have Jeremy on the MAG to strengthen its outcome-oriented feature.</div><div><br></div><div>+1 to Renata, who has been such an active and vocal member of our Brazilian IG community and a contributor to global debates in ICANN and IGF. Her academic expertise can be very useful to the group. </div><div><br></div><div>+1 to Deirdre who has a tremendous experience in IG issues acquired throughout the years, always showing in her positions a deep concern with the "human" aspect of our discussions and with the end user. </div><div><br></div><div>All the best!<br><div><div>Marília</div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 10:27 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:raquino@gmail.com" target="_blank">raquino@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">Hi <br><br><div>* My candidacy is about the context of internet governance debates within sustainable and regional development initiatives. I was nominated by a citizen of João Pessoa, Brazil, where the last IGF occurred and part of the region I am currently living in. Bringing regional voices to IGFs is a mission for me, I've also been to conferences in Mexico, where the next IGF will be, and I am part of Latin-American groups and engaged in their demands.<br><br>* My goals as a MAG member would be to overturn the lack of access to IG initiatives by a great deal of CS organizations due to language barriers, cultural differences and simple misinformation about what the IGF truly is and how to go on to participate on it. I've seen resistence, disinformation, discouragement upfront and how to deal with it.<br><br>* Prior to IGF in Brazil I've participated in other IG debates in regional IGFs, CGI.br courses, ICANN events (all as a fellow or similar initiatives) and for 15+ years I've been advocating for the increase in connectivity in schools and universities and professional development programs for teacher w/ technology.<br><br>So, again, thank you all in this community for the space in which to put forward those plans and I ask for your consideration of these efforts with the MAG nomination support<br><br>Thank you<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><br>Renata<br><br></font></span></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 8:25 PM, Nadira Alaraj <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nadira.araj@gmail.com" target="_blank">nadira.araj@gmail.com</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 class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div>Apologies for putting the wrong month, <br>It is too late here, <br></div>This email is the corrected one <br><div><div><div class="gmail_quote">----<br><br><div dir="ltr">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dear BestBits members,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Civil Society Coordination Group
just announced the following dates for the endorsements for MAG 2016 CS representatives.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">February 1<sup>st</sup> </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span> </span>when the CSCG submits
their list of endorsements to the CS MAG slot.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">January 25<sup>th</sup></span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> when I will submit BestBits <span></span>nominee list and compiled comments to the CSCG</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Hence from now until <b>Januray </b>25<sup>th</sup>,
<span> </span>I encourage the </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">comments or </span>dialog between you and BestBits <span></span>nominees. I also encourage nominees to let us know what they would do in their role as MAG CS representative. <br></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Here they are <span> </span>(<i>listed according to the date they submitted their
nomination starting from the older day</i>) </span></p>
<ul><li><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Jeremy Malcolm</span></b></li><li><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Renata Aquino Ribeiro</span></b></li><li><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Deirdre Williams</span></b></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Please notify me if I missed any
other names on BestBits list.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">I copied the nominees emails below -<i>in the same above order-</i> so you can check their statement or bio.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Looking forward to find BestBits
representative in MAG 2016.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Best wishes,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Nadira </span></p>
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From: <b>Jeremy Malcolm</b> <<a href="mailto:jmalcolm@eff.org" target="_blank">jmalcolm@eff.org</a>><br>
Date: Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 9:42 PM</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">.....</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">.....</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">I've never been on the MAG (the UN's "black box" doesn't like me, so
I'd given up applying), but based on my experiences with the attempted
introduction of more deliberative processes to the 2015 IGF such as the pilot
use of Idea Rating Sheets and the Deliberative Poll side event—which were
strongly resisted by (some) private sector MAG members—I perceive that it would
be very useful this year to have someone with direct experience of these pilots
to be "on the inside" to advocate for such innovations in IGF
processes. Therefore I would like to be nominated this year.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Jeremy
Malcolm</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Senior
Global Policy Analyst</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Electronic
Frontier Foundation</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Courier New""><a href="https://eff.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://eff.org</span></a></span></p>
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From: <b>Renata Aquino Ribeiro</b> <<a href="mailto:raquino@gmail.com" target="_blank">raquino@gmail.com</a>><br>
Date: Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 2:41 AM<br>
<br>
Hi<br>
<br>
I'd like to nominate myself as LAC participant.<br>
<br>
I'm an ICANN53 fellow, LACRALO participant and a graduate from the<br>
Brazilian Internet School of Governance of CGI.br in the 1st class<br>
(2014). Recently I've also joined NCUC, Giganet, AIR, IAMCR and<br>
Internet Society Brazil (official membership).<br>
I've also been recently to the UN in the WSIS+10 event and the CTEC<br>
event last 17th.<br>
<br>
I am geographically nearer the Caribbean than subtropical Latin<br>
American (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro), however I've done my doctorate<br>
in Catholic University of São Paulo and my research group has<br>
representatives both in SP and Rio. Also, me and other interested<br>
parties in Internet Governance in Brazil articulate ourselves via an<br>
online group of 600+ members, a national mobile messaging group of<br>
+/-50 and a Northeastern Brazil chapter with +/-20 members.<br>
<br>
I was subscribed in all IGF lists the last edition - including as<br>
observer, I've participated in some and also a few online meetings.<br>
I've also been to IGF as a former student of CGI.br representative of<br>
the Northeastern Brazil region.<br>
<br>
I'm also an university teacher in a new IT Campus, I have some<br>
flexibility to travel. I'm mainly trying to engage students in<br>
research in Internet Governance and seeking paths to continue studying<br>
the topics myself.<br>
<br>
As for civil society engagement, I've been a project coordinator and<br>
volunteer in ONGs, a writer/reviewer for activism blogs and tech<br>
journalism media and I've acted towards policy development for<br>
education and technology in public schools and universities.<br>
<br>
Thank you<br>
<span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><br>
Renata Aquino Ribeiro<br>
<a href="https://pesquisaeducacao.wordpress.com/in-english-bio-and-etc/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://pesquisaeducacao.wordpress.com/in-english-bio-and-etc/</span></a></span></span></p>
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From: <b>Deirdre Williams</b> <<a href="mailto:williams.deirdre@gmail.com" target="_blank">williams.deirdre@gmail.com</a>><br>
Date: Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 5:28 PM<br>
<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dear Bestbits members,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">I would like to seek your support
for nomination as a civil society representative for the Multistakeholder
Advisory Group (MAG) of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">I have been involved with Internet
Governance (IG) since 2008 and have been working to strengthen the links that
bring Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) together since the early 1990s. I
have attended every IGF meeting since Hyderabad in 2008 (Nairobi 2011
virtually), and also all of the regional - Latin America and Caribbean
Preparatory Meeting for the IGF (LACIGF), and sub-regional – Caribbean IGF,
since 2009. My attendance at these meetings was due to a broad range of funders
to all of whom I am very grateful.</span></p>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Within the IGF environment I have worked, and am
working, particularly with the Dynamic Coalition for Access and Disability
(DCAD), with the MAG Remote Participation Working Group, and the now
dormant <a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/dynamic-coalitions/73-linguistic-diversity" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Coalition Dynamique pour la
Diversité Linguistique</span></a> I have contributed to the work of the <a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/cms/dynamiccoalitions/72-ibr" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(64,103,148);text-decoration:none">Dynamic Coalition on Internet Rights and Principles</span></a><span style="color:black"> and </span><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/114-preparatory-process/1003-dynamic-coalition-on-public-libraries" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(64,103,148);text-decoration:none">Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries</span></a></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">I follow discussions on Bestbits and the
Justnet Coalition Forum, as well as on the Internet Governance Caucus
(IGC) list, and in other areas where IG is discussed. I try to be aware of
those issues that unite civil society, as well as of those issues about
which there are strongly divergent opinions</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">For the last two years I have been one of
the Co-coordinators of the IGC.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">In 2014 I had the honour to be selected as
the speaker from civil society at the opening ceremony of the IGF in
Istanbul.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">I was invited, in several different capacities,
to be part of the pilot Stanford Deliberative Poll organised for this
year’s IGF</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">I have good relationships across the group
that identifies itself as civil society and also with those belonging to
other constituencies. This is useful because the MAG should finally aim
for consensus across all of its constituent groups.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">My own priorities are in involving ordinary
end users in the IG process despite barriers of disability, language and
culture, gender, education, geographic location, etc. This brings with it
a strong interest in the facilitation and improvement of remote
participation.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Thank you</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Deirdre</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:rgb(136,136,136)"></span></p>
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