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Ms. Constance Bommelaer,<br>
<br>
The document names the representatives from the technical and
academic communities as<br>
<br>
Ms. Constance Bommelaer, Director of Public Policy, The Internet
Society<br>
Mr. Alex Corenthin, Director of Information Systems, Cheikh Anta
Diop University<br>
Mr. Chris Disspain, Chief Executive Officer, .au Domain
Administration<br>
Mr. Baher Esmat, Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement for the
Middle East,Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers<br>
Mr. Andrés Piazza, External Relations Officer, Latin American and
Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry<br>
<br>
I assume the group would have members from the technical and
academic communities <br>
<br>
As the focal point for this group, can you please tell us who are
from the academic community in this list.<br>
<br>
Thanking you in anticipation.<br>
<br>
regards,<br>
Guru<br>
Gurumurthy Kasinathan<br>
Director, IT for Change<br>
<br>
<br>
On 03/26/2013 09:55 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote:<br>
<span style="white-space: pre;">> <br>
> Composition of the Working Group. All the best to those who
have been<br>
> selected. Note that meetings are likely to be open for
observers<br>
> <br>
> Anriette<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Dear members of the CSTD and other colleagues,<br>
> <br>
> As a follow up to my e-mail and Note on Composition and
Guidelines <br>
> for the CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation, which I <br>
> distributed on 13 February 2013, I am pleased to inform you
of the <br>
> final composition of the Working Group in the attached Note.
I also <br>
> am happy to report that Mr. Peter Major, Vice-Chair of the
CSTD from <br>
> Hungary, has agreed to serve as Chair of the Working Group.<br>
> <br>
> I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the
designated <br>
> focal points for each regional and stakeholder group, for
their <br>
> efforts in facilitating consultations on their respective <br>
> representatives, which was very useful for me in establishing
the <br>
> Working Group, keeping in mind paragraph 21 of the General
Assembly <br>
> resolution 67/195.<br>
> <br>
> There were many expressions of interest from people with
substantial <br>
> relevant expertise, which made selecting the representatives
a <br>
> challenging exercise. It was not possible to include all
requests<br>
> for membership in the Working Group.<br>
> <br>
> The Rules of Procedure of the ECOSOC and its Functional
Commissions <br>
> shall govern the work of the Working Group on Enhanced
Cooperation. <br>
> Discussions should be open and transparent and respect all
proposals <br>
> and opinions. The report of the Working Group will be adopted
by <br>
> consensus.<br>
> <br>
> I intend to have the meetings of the Working Group be open
for <br>
> observers, including Member States regardless of whether or
not they <br>
> are members of the CSTD, and representatives of business,
civil <br>
> society, technical and academic communities as well as other
<br>
> international and intergovernmental organizations. Observer <br>
> privileges will be in accordance with the Rules of Procedure
of the <br>
> ECOSOC and its Functional Commissions.<br>
> <br>
> Now that the Working Group membership and chairmanship have
been <br>
> determined, Mr. Peter Major will follow up shortly regarding
<br>
> preparations for the first meeting of the Working Group.<br>
> <br>
> Sincerely yours,<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Miguel Palomino de la Gala Chairman, the UN Commission on
Science<br>
> and Technology for Development<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> </span><br>
<br>
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