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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 10:23 PM, 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">Thank you Ginger. :-)<div>One thing is certain. CS MAG members should update more their community and should ask for help and input. It can be a lonely and hard role, so collaboration with others can be a way to empower and give more confidence/sense of security in her/his actions as a <span></span>CS representative to MAG.<div><div class="h5"><br><br>On Monday, January 25, 2016, Ginger Paque <<a href="mailto:gpaque@gmail.com" target="_blank">gpaque@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>I wish we had discussed this earlier - this is a great question. Here's my quick answer after my first year on the MAG:<br><br></div>The MAG sometimes requires a lot of time and energy, and other times none. The first year requires a lot of patience, as we learn the ropes, particularly how to manage 'negotiating' within the UN procedures. It also requires patience and mentoring from experienced members.<br><br></div>MAG members do have input, and are heard. Group work and strategies for supporting each other are important, and we have CS members who are very good at this. Candidates should be willing to learn, to adapt, and to work in a group. <br><br></div>I would say that MAG members also need more input from our groups. Sooo... that said, I guess we have to ask for more input, and you have to give more too.<br><br></div>If anyone wants specific points or issues introduced, they should write a contribution to the IGF right now, and then let the CS MAG members know about it so we can work on it together, if appropriate.<br><br></div>Cheers, Ginger<br><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;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)">Ginger (Virginia) Paque</div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;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)">DiploFoundation</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;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)"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><p style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><i>DiploFoundation upcoming online courses:</i><span style="font-family:Helvetica;text-align:-webkit-auto"> </span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-align:-webkit-auto" target="_blank">http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses</a></p></div></div><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;min-height:16px"></span><span style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-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></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 25 January 2016 at 09:47, Carolina Rossini <span dir="ltr"><<a>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">It would be great if previous MAG CS members shared their experience here and also how "hard" or not MAG can be. And how much they were actually able to influence in the decisions. That could help people decide their votes. <div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 10:31 AM, Miguel Ignacio Estrada <span dir="ltr"><<a>miestrada@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">+1 for all the candidates, +10 for Renata, I love everything she is doing for her community and the region</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 7:20 AM, Burcu Kilic <span dir="ltr"><<a>bkilic@citizen.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I guess Nadira missed my endorsements. +1 for the three candidates - particularly +++++ 1 for Jeremy
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Nadira Alaraj<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 25, 2016 10:23 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <<a>bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [bestbits] Short listing proposal of candidates to CSCG for MAG2016<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear BestBits members,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would like to thank all of you who took part in showing your interest and those who endorsed, to the candidacy of MAG2016.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Below is a summary of the correspondences on this regards.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As per requested by the CSCG to submit a maximum of 3 names and per the results of your endorsements. I would like to pass to the CSCG the names of the first three on the list below
because the 4th on this list got minimal endorsements. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I appreciate if you have any other opinion, please let me know in couple of hours before sending my recommendations by the end of the day in my time zone which will be 10PM UTC.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Endorsement with comments by Marilia Maciel<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">+1 endorsements<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jeremy Malcolm<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(USA)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(Interest date: Jan 4)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">+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.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ephraim Percy Kenyanito,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Becky Lentz,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">João Carlos R. Caribé,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carolina Rossini<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>off-list</b>: 2<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Renata Aquino Ribeiro<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(Brazil)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(Interest date: Jan 5)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">+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. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ephraim Percy Kenyanito,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Becky Lentz,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">João Carlos R. Caribé,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carolina Rossini,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nathalia Foditsch<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>off-list</b>:1<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Deirdre Williams<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(Santa Lucia)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(Interest date: Jan 12)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">+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. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Becky Lentz,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">João Carlos R. Caribé,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carolina Rossini<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>off-list</b>:2<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(Fiji)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(Interest date: Jan 22)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Liaise of BestBits nominees to the CSCG</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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