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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dear Philippe<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks again for keeping us posted. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I agree with the basic strategy outlined
below<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>>I would suggest that while to the Strategy
Council CS self-nomination process should be broad and open to reach out to a
large number of constituencies, a Steering >Committee self-nomination
process, due to the short deadline and the fact that only one seat might be
open to renewal, should rather involve a smaller number of >persons. I would
suggest that current CS members of the Strategy Council (+ CS High Level
Advisors?) should be asked to identify and select the CS member of the >Steering
Committee to be appointed in September by the UN SG.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> can initiate a process for the strategy council like the one last
year. For the one seat in the steering committee, I am agreeable to a group of
CS members in strategy council and high level advisory group to form a committee
and choose 3 names which could be one two from among themselves and one from
outside (or the other way around)..<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>However, this committee may only include those
who are at least in some degree involved with collective CS processes – during
WSIS and/ or later. Is it possible for you, Philippe to draw such a list –
and any other from these two groups who watches this list can come in as well,
so that there will be no arbitrariness about the list ……. These people
can then work over an email list, and come up with recommendations. Others can
suggest their recommendations for this group to consider over the plenary list.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>This is one way to do it, others may have
other suggestions, but time is short, and suggestions should come in right away…
But they should be practical suggestions making possible recommendation of 2-3
names by the month’s end…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> CONGO WSIS -
Philippe Dam [mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, August 06, 2007
10:13 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> plenary@wsis-cs.org;
bureau@wsis-cs.org; governance@lists.cpsr.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> rbloem@ngocongo.org; '<st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">CONGO</st1:place></st1:country-region> -
Philippe Dam'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [governance] TR: [GAID
Steering] Renewal of membership in the GAID Strategy Counciland Steering
Committee<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Importance:</span></b> High</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dear all, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This is to inform about the recent announcement
circulated by the GAID Secretariat regarding the renewal of membership in GAID
Structures (Steering Committee and Strategy Council). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>As the first step of the renewal process, current
members are requested to indicate whether they are interested and available to
be candidate for renewal of their terms. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The GAID Secretariat proposed to renew the Steering
Committee and Strategy Council membership through a principle of rotation, in
order to ensure some kind of continuity, before the next meetings of those two
structures. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The GAID Secretariat also invited civil society to
identify nominations from among its constituencies. A process similar to the
self-nomination process used in May 2006 for the first terms of GAID structures
will therefore be appropriate. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>See more details attached in Mr. Sarbuland
Khan’s e-mail. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Deadline for outgoing members to express their interest
in a renewal of their terms<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>15
August 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>1
October 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Deadline for new nominations for membership <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>1
September 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>30
November 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Date of the GAID structure with its renewed
membership<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
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face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>19
September 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>New York</span></font></st1:State></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>May
2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Kuala Lumpur</span></font></st1:City></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>CS
self-nomination process: suggestions<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Any CS self nomination process for Strategy Council
membership should be initiated in the course of September as regards the
Strategy Council. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>As regards the Steering Committee, any self nomination
process should be identified no later than 31 August. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I would suggest that while to the Strategy Council CS
self-nomination process should be broad and open to reach out to a large number
of constituencies, a Steering Committee self-nomination process, due to the
short deadline and the fact that only one seat might be open to renewal, should
rather involve a smaller number of persons. I would suggest that current CS
members of the Strategy Council (+ CS High Level Advisors?) should be asked to identify
and select the CS member of the Steering Committee to be appointed in September
by the UN SG.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Please share your comments on that last proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I would also invite current members of GAID
structures to also inform through the CS list serves whether they are
interested and available to continue serving in GAID structures. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Sarbuland Khan<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Envoyé :</span></b> mardi, 31. juillet
2007 23:04<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>À :</span></b> steering@un-gaid.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Objet :</span></b> [GAID Steering]
Renewal of membership in the GAID Strategy Counciland Steering Committee</span></font><span
lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></font><font size=2><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt'>Dear
colleagues, </span></font><span lang=FR><br>
<br>
</span><font size=2><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt'>According to the
Terms of Reference adopted at the 27 September 2007 meeting of the Steering
Committee (see attached), the term of the members of the GAID Steering
Committee is due to end this September 2007, and the term of members of the
GAID Strategy Council will conclude before the next meeting of the Strategy
Council (to be held in May <st1:metricconverter ProductID="2008 in" w:st="on">2008
in</st1:metricconverter> Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during the World Congress on
Information Technology (WCIT)). </span></font><span lang=FR><br>
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<br>
<br>
</span><font size=2><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt'>Consequently, there
is a need to initiate the process for the rotation of the membership. In order
to ensure both continuity and renewal, it is envisioned that approximately
one-third of the membership of each body should rotate. </span></font><span
lang=FR><br>
<br>
</span><b><font size=2><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>RENEWAL
OF MEMBERSHIP OF EXISTING MEMBERS</span></font></b><span lang=FR> <br>
<br>
</span><font size=2><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt'>The Secretariat
would be grateful for an indication from current members as to whether they
would be available and interested to be considered as a candidate for renewal.
We would be grateful to receive this information (addressed to <u><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>stafford@un.org</span></font> </u>and <u><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>dejesus3@un.org</span></font> </u> no
later than <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>15 August 2007,</span></b> for
Steering Committee Members and by <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>1 October
2007,</span></b> for Strategy Council Members. </span></font><span lang=FR><br>
<br>
</span><b><font size=2><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>NOMINATIONS
OF NEW CANDIDATES</span></font></b><span lang=FR> <br>
<br>
</span><font size=2><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt'>The Secretariat
invites nominations for new candidatures for the<b><span style='font-weight:
bold'> </span></b>Steering Committee<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>for
2 governments, 1 civil society/not-for profit, 1 international organization and
1 media organization by <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>1 September 2007,</span></b>
and the Strategy Council for approximately 20 seats (1/3 of the membership of
each stakeholder group) by <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>30 November 2007</span></b>.
(Please see <u><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>http://www.un-gaid.org/en/about/howgaidworks</span></font></u>
for the list of current members.) </span></font><span lang=FR><br>
<br>
</span><font size=2><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt'>As is established
practice, nominations for Member States are being solicited through the United
Nations regional groups. Civil society and trade organizations are being
invited to identify nominations from among their constituencies. There is no
limit to the number of nominations that may be submitted. Qualified
organizations may also independently express interest in membership.
Nominations should be submitted to<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>the
Secretariat by the appropriate deadline noted above through the email address <u><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>nominate@un-gaid.org</span></font></u>.
Information on the nomination process is being published on the GAID website. </span></font><span
lang=FR><br>
<br>
</span><b><font size=2><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>APPOINTMENT</span></font></b><span
lang=FR> <br>
<br>
</span><font size=2><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt'>The list of
recommended candidates will be developed following consultations with the
Strategy Council and the Steering Committee and presented to the
Secretary-General for his approval. The appointment of new members is
anticipated to be announced in September 2007 for the Steering Committee and by
the end of December 2007 for the Strategy Council. </span></font><span lang=FR><br>
<br>
</span><font size=2><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt'>If you have any
questions on the process, please contact Ms. Cheryl Stafford (<u><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>stafford@un.org</span></font></u>, +1 (917)
367-3116) or Mr. Robert de Jesus (<u><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>dejesus3@un.org</span></font></u>,
+1 (917) 367-2432). </span></font><span lang=FR><br>
<br>
</span><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>With my best personal regards,</span></font><span lang=FR> <br>
<br>
</span><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sincerely,<br>
</span></font><span lang=FR><img border=0 width=290 height=116 id="_x0000_i1025"
src="cid:image001.gif@01C7DEAA.3ECCBC40"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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