<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Absolutely!! I only saw Bill's clarification after sending my message in response to your initial one. </div><div><br></div><div>A shorter list with new names is a very straight forward and strategic step. Wishing the NomCom all the best for this endeavor. </div><div><br></div><div>Best, </div><div><br></div><div>Valeria </div><br><div><div>On 15/01/2013, at 12:45, Thomas Lowenhaupt wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <div text="#000000" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> Valeria,<br> <br> You said:<br> <blockquote> <div>Dear Thomas, </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Just a brief note to inform you (and the rest of NomCom members) that I do not see my name included in the list. I have expressed my interest to continue serving in the MAG in 2013. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Please find attached the nomination template.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Best, <br> </div> </blockquote> <blockquote> <div>Valeria Betancourt</div> </blockquote> Thank you for that question as it was one we had during the last MAG NomCom. <br> <br> I do believe some clarity was recently added to the situation by Bill Drake - see below. <br> <br> I'd say the NomCom's responsibility is to provide a set of names to IGF that they may use should they desire to rotate out existing members. As you are a current MAG members, you need not be concerned about the current NomCom activities.<br> <br> I hope this answers you question satisfactorily.<br> <br> Best,<br> <br> Tom Lowenhaupt<br> <div class="moz-forward-container"><br> <hr size="2" width="100%"><br> -------- Original Message -------- <table class="moz-email-headers-table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">Subject: </th> <td>Re: [governance] Preliminary List of Nominees for the 2013 MAG - REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION</td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">Date: </th> <td>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:01:51 +0100</td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">From: </th> <td>William Drake <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch"><william.drake@uzh.ch></a></td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">To: </th> <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>, Thomas Lowenhaupt <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:toml@communisphere.com"><toml@communisphere.com></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> <br> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> Hi <div><br> </div> <div>Thanks for this, Thomas. In light of the complexities of the discussions here around MAG rotation and names, and in the hope of reducing unnecessary cycles, I decided to make a local call to the IGF secretariat and ask for clarification of what DESA is looking for. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Bear in mind they are only looking to rotate out 1/3rd of the MAG, e.g. long-serving (and I would guess, comparatively inactive) members. Not the people selected less than a year ago. And that CS is just one of four SG groups among which this 1/3rd would be divided. And that the IGC cannot claim to be the sole representative of global civil society.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Put all that together, and the recommendation was: come up with like five new names that are not already on the MAG. Names on a smaller list have a higher probability of being viewed as strongly supported and eventually picked than names on a big long list. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>The noncom's task will be easier if you skip adding steps DESA didn't ask for like re-certifying extant members, and work off a shorter list with new names…</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Cheers,</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Bill</div> <div><br> <br> <div> <div>On Jan 15, 2013, at 7:32 AM, Thomas Lowenhaupt <<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:toml@communisphere.com">toml@communisphere.com</a>> wrote:</div> <br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> <blockquote type="cite"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <div text="#000000" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> IGC List Members,<br> <br> The below 36 people have been self nominated or were nominated by another IGC member to be on the 2013 MAG (the Internet Governance Forum's Multistakeholder Advisory Group). <br> <br> It's a far larger list than any previous one with which I am familiar. And the Nominating Committee has very little time to make a selection. <br> <br> So that we may properly review all eligible candidates, the Nominating Committee would greatly appreciate your addressing the following as soon as practicable. <br> <ul> <li>If you are<b> not on this</b> list and were inadvertently left off, please inform the NomCom immediately.</li> <li>If you are <b>on the list</b> and wish to be removed - that is, you do not wish to serve on the 2013 MAG - please inform the NomCom as soon as possible.</li> <li>Those indicating an interest in serving on the MAG and wishing to send supporting documents, or having others send supporting documents to their nominations, should assure their arrival by c.o.b. Thursday. This is extremely tight but we must have the final decision completed by Saturday with nominations to IGF by January 21.<br> </li> </ul> The preliminary full list of nominees are:<br> <ol> <li>Anriette Esterhuysen</li> <li>Baudouin SCHOMBE </li> <li>Brenden Kuerbis</li> <li>Chaitanya Dhareshwar </li> <li>Cheryl Langdon-Orr </li> <li>Excel Asama Abel </li> <li>Fatima Cambronero </li> <li>Fouad Bajwa </li> <li>Francis Augusto Medeiros </li> <li>Gideon Rop </li> <li>Ginger Paque </li> <li>Graciela Selaimen </li> <li>Hempal Shrestha </li> <li>Imran Ahmed Shah </li> <li>Izumi Aizu </li> <li>Jamil Goheer </li> <li>Jean-Yves Gatete </li> <li>Jeremy Malcolm </li> <li>Joao Carlos Caribe </li> <li>José Félix Arias Ynche </li> <li>Jose Francisco Callo Romero </li> <li>Juan Manuel Rojas </li> <li>Karim ATTOUMANI MOHAMED </li> <li>Kossi AMESSINOU </li> <li>Michael Gurstein</li> <li>Mohamed Zahran </li> <li>Mohamed Tijani BEN JEMAA </li> <li>Robert Guerra </li> <li>Robin Cross</li> <li>Rudi Vansnick </li> <li>Shahid Akbar </li> <li>Shaila Mistry </li> <li>Sonigitu Ekpe </li> <li>Susan Chalmers</li> <li>Tijani BEN JEMAA </li> <li>Tim McGinnis </li> </ol><p>Sincerely,<br> </p><p>Thomas Lowenhaupt, Non-voting chair<span class="acl-entry-item-name"> </span><br> The Nominating Committee</p><p><span class="acl-entry-item-name"></span><span class="acl-entry-item-name">Voting Members of the NomCom:<br> </span></p><p><span class="acl-entry-item-name"></span><span class="acl-entry-item-name">Wilson Abigaba<br> Shahid Akbar<br> </span><span class="acl-entry-item-name">Devon Blake <br> </span><span class="acl-entry-item-name">Dixie Hawtin</span><br> <span class="acl-entry-item-name">Asif Kabani</span> <span class="acl-entry-item-name"><br> </span></p><p><span class="acl-entry-item-name"><br> </span></p><p><span class="acl-entry-item-name"><br> <br> </span></p><p><span class="acl-entry-item-name"><br> </span></p><p><br> </p> </div> ____________________________________________________________<br> You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a><br> To be removed from the list, visit:<br> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing">http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing</a><br> <br> For all other list information and functions, see:<br> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance">http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance</a><br> To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see:<br> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.igcaucus.org/">http://www.igcaucus.org/</a><br> <br> Translate this email: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://translate.google.com/translate_t">http://translate.google.com/translate_t</a><br> </blockquote> </div> <br> </div> <br> </div> <br> </div> ____________________________________________________________<br>You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br> <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a><br>To be removed from the list, visit:<br> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing">http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing</a><br><br>For all other list information and functions, see:<br> <a href="http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance">http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance</a><br>To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see:<br> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/">http://www.igcaucus.org/</a><br><br>Translate this email: <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate_t">http://translate.google.com/translate_t</a><br></blockquote></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; 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