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<div>Dear all, <br></div><div><br></div><div><span class="gmail-im">
<div>Please find below the details of the process by which all Bestbits
members are invited to submit nominations to the Civil Society
Coordination Group (CSCG) as part of the 2019 elections for the IGF
Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG).
Our procedures of appointments can be found at this link:<a href="http://www.internetgov-cs.org/procedures" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"> http://www.internetgov-cs.org/<wbr>procedures</a></div><div><br></div><div>The CSCG exists solely to ensure a
coordinated civil society response and conduit when it comes to making
civil society appointments to outside bodies.</div><div><br></div><div>A
dedicated Nomination Committee (or NomCom) has been set up to
facilitate this process within the CSCG. The NomCom is comprised of one
(1) representative from
our coalition members, namely the Association for Progressive
Communications (APC), Best Bits, Just Net Coalition (JNC), ICANN’s NCSG
and the Internet Governance Caucus (IGC). The NomCom is coordinated by a non-voting chair (Poncelet<span name="Poncelet Ileleji" class="gmail-m_-5990544831823795398gmail-m_-277534307830952970gmail-m_355995883376086969gmail-gD"> Ileleji</span>), supported by CSCG Co-chair (Richard
Hill). You will find all the necessary information below. <br></div><br></span><div><span class="gmail-im">The
NomCom have been tasked by the Civil Society Coordination Group (CSCG)
to run the process of selection and endorsement of civil society
candidates nominated for the 2019 IGF MAG selection round.<br>
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Based on this information (<a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-renewal-2019-general-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.intgovforum.org/m<wbr>ultilingual/content/mag-renewa<wbr>l-2019-general-guidance</a>),
this year, there are 4 seats available for civil society candidates,
the CSCG has decided to endorse a pool of up to 6 names where the IGF
Secretariat will choose from. The deadline for nominations to be sent to
the NomCom is <span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)"><u><b>September 03</b><b>.</b></u></span><br></div><span class="gmail-im"><div><br></div><div>Thank you for being part of this process and please let me know should you have any questions. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Best</div><div>Sheetal.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="gmail-im"></span></div><div><span class="gmail-im">
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2019 IGF MAG Selection Round – Nominations Selection criteria</b><br>
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Candidates should have extensive linkages with civil society groups.</li><li>
Candidates must be able to provide advice on the programme and main themes of the next meeting of the IGF.</li><li>
Candidates must be able attend two to three MAG meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, in addition to the annual IGF meeting. <br></li><li>They
should participate actively in the preparatory process throughout the
year, through engagement in the online multilateral dialogue among MAG
members.</li><li>
Candidates should address these selection criteria in their statement.</li><li>
Self-nominations are allowed.</li></ul></span><div>
Note, we strongly encourage candidates from the underrepresented
regional groups, which for the 2019 MAG refers to the LAC and Africa
regions. Although regional group will not be weighted above other
criteria in choosing a candidate, the NomCom will consider regional
group in appropriate balance with other criteria listed above.</div><span class="gmail-im"><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Timetable for the process</b><br></div>
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Here are important dates to consider for this process:<br></span></div></span><div><ul><li><b><i>August 27:</i></b> NomCom 12 agree on the process which will be included in the call for nominations;</li><li><i><b>COB August </b></i><b><i>28:</i></b> Nomination opens. <br></li><li><i><b>September 03:</b></i> Deadline for nominations from CSCG constituencies to be sent to the CSCG NomCom<br></li><li><b><i>4-6 September</i></b>: NomCom shortlist and decide on the 6 names to send to the IGF Secretariat</li><li>
<i><b>September 7th:</b></i> Notification to selected candidates.</li><li>
<i><b>September 10-12:</b></i> NomCom Chair will fill in the nomination
form (as Nominator) as well as communicate with the IGF Secretariat
through an official letter.</li></ul></div>
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<b>How to seek CSCG endorsement?</b><br>
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Candidates who are willing to go through the endorsement process by the CSCG should do the following:<br>
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Produce a Statement of Interest (SOI) of no more than 2 pages where they address the selection criteria as set above ;<br>
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Send their SOI (in .doc format) to <a href="mailto:nomcom11@internetgov-cs.org" target="_blank">nomcom12@internetgov-cs.org</a><br>
copying their constituency’s mailing list and/or their NomCom representative (for Bestbits this is <i><a href="mailto:sheetal@gp-digital.org" target="_blank">sheetal@gp-digital.org</a></i>) with email subject: “My<br>
[Family Name] 2019 IGF MAG SOI”;<br>
<br>In their SOI, they should include the following information required in the IGF MAG application form:<br><ul><li>
Gender</li><li>
Family Name</li><li>
Given Name</li><li>
Organization</li><li>
Job Title</li><li>
Email</li><li>
Contact Telephone (including country code)</li><li>
Regional Group</li><li>
Nationality (ies) (multiple nationalities can be specified, must be UN countries)</li><li>
Country of Residence</li><li>
City of Residence</li><li>
Justification for the nomination, providing relevant background information (no more than 200 words)</li></ul>
<div><div><div><div><div class="gmail-im"><div><b>What is the IGF MAG?</b><br>
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Here is some background information with regards to the IGF MAG:<br>
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The 2019 Renewal Call with information about number of available seats<br>
for Civil Society as well as the names of MAG members who are stepping<br>
down: <a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-renewal-2019-general-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.intgovforum.org/mu<wbr>ltilingual/content/mag-renewal<wbr>-2019-general-guidance<br>
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The 2019 Nomination Form can be accessed here:<br><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-nomination-2019" target="_blank">
https://www.intgovforum.org/mu<wbr>ltilingual/content/mag-nominat<wbr>ion-2019</a></div></div></div></div></div>
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<div><b>Who is in the Nomcom 12?</b><br></div><div>
================= </div><div>1. Poncelet Ileleji – Non-voting Chair – CS Coordination</div><span class="gmail-im"></span><span class="gmail-im"></span><div><div class="gmail-yj6qo gmail-ajU"><div class="gmail-adL"><span class="gmail-im">2. Sheetal Kumar – BestBits<br>3. Deborah Brown – APC<br>4. Akinremi Peter Taiwo – IGC Rep<br>5. David Cake - NCSG<br>6. Parminder Jeet Singh – Just Net Coalition </span></div></div></div>
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