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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 all, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thank you Parminder and
others for raising this issue.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Further to my previous
e-mail on the renewal of the Steering Committee membership, all CS members of GAID
Strategy Council and Panel of Advisors were contacted and very little feedback
was received. We have therefore been unsuccessful in leading a CS self
nomination process fir the Steering Committee membership.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>There is a large agreement
on this list that the Strategy Council membership renewal should give way to a
wider CS self nomination process. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The NomCom methodology
used the last time in May 2006 can be used as a basis again here (fyi, the May
2006 process was described at <a
href="http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=pag&id=10220">http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=pag&id=10220</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Let me remind the
deadlines for the Strategy Council renewal:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>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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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>1 October 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Deadline for new
nominations for membership <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>30 November 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Date of the GAID
structure with its renewed membership<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>May 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Kuala Lumpur</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We therefore have two and
a half months ahead of us. To secure transparency and inclusiveness, the
process of identifying a Nominations Committee and a call for candidates to the
Strategy Council should be ready to start as of 1<sup>st</sup> October (at that
time we would have more information on which out-going members are willing to
stay and which CS seats will have to be renewed). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Best, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Philippe<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>De :</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
plenary-bounces@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-bounces@wsis-cs.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>De la part de</span></b> Parminder<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Envoyé :</span></b> dimanche, 9.
septembre 2007 16:40<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>À :</span></b> 'Virtual <st1:PersonName
ProductID="WSIS CS Plenary" w:st="on">WSIS CS Plenary</st1:PersonName> Group
Space'; governance@lists.cpsr.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Objet :</span></b> RE: [WSIS CS-Plenary]
TR: Suggested Guidelines forNominationsCommittee - Renewal of GAID Steering
Committee</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Philippe<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Will you want to declare what happened with the GAID
steering committee nomination process (we did discuss it in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Geneva</st1:City></st1:place> recently, but it is good to declare it
here as well), and what do we intend to do with nominations for the strategy
council… I am only taking suggestions form everyone here, and not
necessarily implying <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">CONGO</st1:country-region></st1:place>
must take this role up.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'> I am afraid CS will completely lose out in the
new post-WSIS multistakeholder processes. And the absence of any
self-organizing process of CS will be used by the powers-that-be to make it
into a system of ‘nominating’ CS ‘reps’ from the
top, which serves to create the illusion of CS representation without it really
being so. And then in the name of CS involvement and multistakeholderism
dominant ideological and policy positions can get promoted, which leaves us
worse off them without any multistakeholder structures at all.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>I wonder if there are actors here who have any
interest in this issue. Is so, we may need to act now. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Best<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Parminder <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:gray'>Parminder
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
plenary-bounces@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-bounces@wsis-cs.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>CONGO WSIS - <st1:PersonName
ProductID="Philippe Dam" w:st="on">Philippe Dam</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, August 22, 2007
11:20 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Virtual <st1:PersonName
ProductID="WSIS CS Plenary" w:st="on">WSIS CS Plenary</st1:PersonName> Group
Space'; governance@lists.cpsr.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [WSIS CS-Plenary] TR:
Suggested Guidelines for NominationsCommittee - Renewal of GAID Steering
Committee<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Importance:</span></b> High</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span 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 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'>For your information and based on your feedback, I proposed
this process to the 25 CS members of GAID 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'>It includes most of the comments made so far, while
keeping them somewhat flexible. <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'>We will try to make this process as simple and as
little time-consuming as possible, given the timelines.<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'>It is of course understood that a nomination process
for GAID Strategy Council membership should be wider and more inclusive.<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'>Thanks for your understanding.<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'>Best, <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'>Ph<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>De :</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> CONGO - <st1:PersonName
ProductID="Philippe Dam" w:st="on">Philippe Dam</st1:PersonName>
[mailto:philippe.dam@ngocongo.org] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Envoyi :</span></b> mercredi, 22. ao{t
2007 18:45<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>@ :</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">'CONGO
WSIS - Philippe Dam'</st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">'GAID-CS'</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc :</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">'kayadi@planet.tn'</st1:PersonName>;
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">'rodrigob@cdi.org.br'</st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">'bruck@research.at'</st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">'Astrid.Dufborg@gesci.org'</st1:PersonName>;
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">'hiroshikawamura@attglobal.net'</st1:PersonName>;
'jlongmore@dotrust.org'; 'tracey@traceynaughton.com'; 'bnnrc@siriusbb.com'; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">'st.amour@isoc.org'</st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">'wanyeki@iconnect.co.ke'</st1:PersonName>;
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">'rinalia@gkpsecretariat.org.my'</st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">'alain.berranger@gmail.com'</st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">'iza@anr.org'</st1:PersonName>;
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">'qshatti@safat.kisr.edu.kw'</st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">'rbissio@chasque.apc.org'</st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">'dcogburn@syr.edu'</st1:PersonName>;
'pape.diouf@iued.unige.ch'; 'drake@hei.unige.ch'; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">'ershova@iis.ru'</st1:PersonName>;
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">'anriette@apc.org'</st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">'gurstein@ADM.NJIT.EDU'</st1:PersonName>; 'akigua@telia.com'; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">'wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de'</st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">'jrmathia@maxwell.syr.edu'</st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">'george.sadowsky@attglobal.net'</st1:PersonName>;
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">'Henning.Wegener@t-online.de'</st1:PersonName>;
'titi@mindset.co.za'; 'Renate Bloem'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Objet :</span></b> Suggested Guidelines
for Nominations Committee - Renewal of GAID Steering Committee<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Importance :</span></b> Haute</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>
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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 you know the GAID Secretariat recently circulated
a note on the partial renewal of the membership of the GAID governing
structures. In particular, it was announced that one of the two seats reserved
to civil society representatives in the GAID Steering Committee should be
renewed before the next Steering Meeting taking place in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">New York</st1:State></st1:place> on 19 September 2007. The GAID
Secretariat invited civil society to identify nominations from among their
constituencies, through a self-nomination process. <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><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Timelines for the renewal of Steering Committee
membership are as follows:<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'>GAID
Steering Committee<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 outgoing members <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'>to express their interest in a renewal <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'>of their terms<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'>15
August 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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'>Deadline for new nominations for membership <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'>1
September 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 membership renewal <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Based on the experiences of the CS Nomination
Committee for the IGF Advisory Group and GAID governing structures in the first
half of 2006, we proposed that we use of similar model for this process.
However, due to the very short time available and to the fact that only one
seat is going to be renewed, and in order to increase the representative
ownership of the nomination to be done, we also proposed that a Nominations
Committee to submit a recommendation for the member of the Steering Committee
should be identified among the outgoing civil society members of the GAID
Strategy Council and High Level Panel of Advisors. Those two proposals received
several supports among CS constituencies. <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><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'>Selection
of the CS Nominations Committee <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'>Members of the Nominations Committee will preferably
have to demonstrate a long-standing engagement in the Information
Society-related processes within the UN, in particular WSIS, as well as a good
experience of civil society self-organised working processes. <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><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Out of the 25 civil society members of the Strategy
Council and of the High Level Panel of Advisors (see list attached), at least 5
individuals should volunteer to serve within the Nominations Committee. The
final number of members of the Nominations Committee could be flexible
(preferably between 5 and 10 persons). They would act in their personal
capacities. <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><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Volunteers should announce their wish to participate
in the Nominations Committee <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>no later than
Friday 24 August 2007 at 12:00 am GMT</span></b>. The NomCom’s final
recommendations would have to be forwarded to the GAID Executive Director no
later than 1 September 2007. <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 work of the Nominations Committee would be
facilitated by a non-voting facilitator (I propose my service to serve in that
capacity and to use the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">CONGO</st1:country-region></st1:place>
website for more transparency and updates if needed). <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'><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'>Thanks for your attention. <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>We will try to make it as simple as possible for volunteers serving in
the nominations committee</span></b>. I’ll circulate some more
information on proposed timelines for identification of candidates and proposed
guidelines for selection tomorrow.<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'>Looking forward to your reactions. <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'>All the best, <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'>Philippe<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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