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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 suggest that we go into CS self-nomination
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>through a NomCom process</span></b> for the
membership of the <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>GAID Strategy Council</span></b>
(reminder: see GAID Secretariat note attached). As you know, 3-4 CS position of
this structure might be open for rotation. Nomination are open until 30
November 2007, so that a CS self-nomination process should be finalized by that
time (some flexibility might allow us to finish it in the early days of
December). <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><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Please start
volunteering</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> to the NomCom according to the proposed
guidelines below. I’ll inform you about the webpage in which the names
will be published. Depending on when the seeds for the randomization process in
selecting NomCom members would be drawn (I will have more information about
that very shortly), the various deadlines could be slightly adjusted, but the
process could remain unchanged.<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><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 a CS Nomination 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'>The Nom Com will be composed of 5 CS representatives,
acting in their personal capacity and randomly selected among those who would
volunteer. For the selection of 5 names to be random, we should try to have 5
times as many volunteers (25) for the volunteer pool as we want Nom Com
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'><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 for serving in the Nomination Committee
should announce themselves <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>no later than 20
November 2007 </span></b>(stating its name and CS affiliation at <a
href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org">wsis@ngocongo.org</a>).</span></font><span
lang=EN-GB> </span><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The list of names of the volunteers, ordered by date
of receipt of message indicating interest, will be published online.<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 Nom Com would be selected through a random
selection process on 21 November 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 style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=1 face=Symbol><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=1 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;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>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=1 face=Symbol><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=1 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Volunteering for the pool
does NOT disqualify anyone from selection for the Strategic Council, BUT
serving on the Nom Com (that is, if you are randomly selected) does. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=1 face=Symbol><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=1 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The more people who
volunteer the better chance we have to get a representative selection in the
Nom Com. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=1 face=Symbol><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=1 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial'>There will not be two
persons from the same organisation in the Nomination Committee.<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 Nomination Committee would start working on line
fairly intensively on 21 November 2007 until 30 November 2005. Its work will be
facilitated by a non voting facilitator (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>if
nobody volunteers to do so, and if nobody objects, I would be happy to serve in
this position</span></i>).<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'>If the number of volunteers to serve in the NomCom
does not reach 25 persons by 19 November, we would have to consider that there
is no interest among this group to go into a self-nomination process for the
Steering Committee CS membership. We would leave it completely to the GAID
Secretariat to identify such membership.<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><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'>Candidates
for the CS membership to the GA Strategy Council<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'>Candidatures for the CS membership to the GA Strategy
Council is open to all representatives from civil society, including CS
entities accredited to WSIS, NGOs with ECOSOC status and all other CS actors
interested in ICT for Development and involved in the UN development agenda
towards achieving the MDGs.<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'>Nominations (including self-nominations) and all
relevant information must be sent to the NomCom facilitator <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>NO LATER THAN 25 NOVEMBER 2007, 22:00 p.m. GMT / 24:00
p.m. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Geneva</st1:City></st1:place>
Time</span></b> with the following information:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Name:<br>
CS Affiliation(s):<br>
Country:<br>
</span></font></i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Gender:<br>
<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Age:<br>
Biographical Statement:<br>
Vision of their specific contribution to the GA Strategy Council:</span></i><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 members of the NomCom will determine in due time
their guidelines and criteria.<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'>They will be requested to come out with a
recommendation to be forwarded to the GAID Secretariat on 1 December 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'>Since there would be 3 or 4 seats to be opened to
rotation, it is expected that the NomCom recommends 4 to 6 names to the GAID
Secretariat, to allow for some flexibility in the final membership of 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'><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 a matter of principle, I strongly encourage you to
contribute to this CS self-nomination process and to make it successful.<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 reading you in this regard.<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 style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Best regards, <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 style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Philippe<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>
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line-height:120%'><st1:PersonName ProductID="Philippe Dam" w:st="on"><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Philippe Dam</span></font></b></st1:PersonName><b><font
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style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'>The Conference of NGOs (<u1:PLACE u2:st="on"><u1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><ns0:country-region u7:insAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"><ns0:place u7:insAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"><st1:country-region
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is an international, membership association that facilitates the participation
of NGOs in United Nations debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, <u1:PLACE u2:st="on"><u1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><st1:country-region
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major objective is to ensure the presence of NGOs in exchanges among the
world's governments and United Nations agencies on issues of global
concern. For more information see our website at <a
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