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<td>[igf_members] MAG Renewal for 2013</td>
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<td>Wed, 2 Jan 2013 13:03:57 +0100</td>
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<td>Chengetai Masango <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:cmasango@unog.ch"><cmasango@unog.ch></a></td>
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<td>igf Forum <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:igf_members@intgovforum.org"><igf_members@intgovforum.org></a></td>
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<div>Dear All,</div>
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<div>Happy New year to you all. I hope you had a restful holiday
season. It was a pleasure working with you all in 2012 and look
forward to continuing to do so in 2013.</div>
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<div>Please find below a message from Under-Secretary-General Mr.
Wu Hongbo concerning the MAG renewal. It is posted on the IGF
website and I would be grateful if you could distribute it among
your respective stakeholder groups.</div>
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<div>Best regards </div>
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<div>Chengetai </div>
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<div>The Internet Governance Forum's Multi-stakeholder
Advisory Group (MAG) has been instrumental in planning the
programme of the annual IGF meetings.</div>
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<div>We would like to express our gratitude to all past and
present members of MAG who have donated their time, effort
and valuable guidance in ensuring the smooth running of the
IGF.</div>
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<div>On behalf of the United Nations Secretary-General, the
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) requests
nominations from all stakeholder groups, according to the
established principles and practices of MAG on the rotation
and selection of its members. Governments, the private
sector, civil society, and technical communities should
submit names of candidates from developed and developing
countries as well as from economies in transition.
Successful nominees will become part of MAG for a period of
one year and will contribute to the multi-stakeholder
consultation process, bringing the perspectives of their
respective groups on Internet governance. Group nominees
should be members who have actively participated in IGF
meetings and activities in the past. As in previous years,
stakeholder groups can resubmit the names of current MAG
members for re-election and are expected to publicize the
selection and nomination process.</div>
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<div>Please submit the names of nominees to the IGF
Secretariat by <b>20 January 2013</b> via email:<a
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href="mailto:magrenewal2012@intgovforum.org">magrenewal2013@intgovforum.org</a>,
using the attached submission template. The aim is to rotate
one third of MAG members.</div>
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<div>Selection and Operation Principles:</div>
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<div>(i) MAG members are selected to achieve a balance among
all stakeholder groups, while retaining regional and gender
representation, according to established procedures;</div>
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<div>(ii) All MAG members serve in their personal capacity but
are expected to have extensive linkages with their
respective stakeholder groups;</div>
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<div>(iii) The main task of MAG is to provide advice on the
programme and main themes of the next meeting of the IGF;</div>
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<div>(iv) MAG members are expected to attend two to three MAG
meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, in addition to the annual
IGF meeting. They should participate actively in the
preparatory process throughout the year, through engagement
in the online multilateral dialogue among MAG members;</div>
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<div>(v) MAG meetings are open to Intergovernmental
organizations.</div>
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<div>Thank you and I look forward to the continued success of
the Internet Governance Forum.</div>
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