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<font face="Verdana">BTW, the definition employed by the OECD for
technical community in our very area of Internet governance in
terms of forming stakeholder groups can be seen <a
href="http://www.internetac.org/?p=22">here</a>.<br>
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You will see non ISOC, non ICANN, non RIR organisations as
founding members of the Technical Community Advisory Group to OECD
Intern policy making process. Organisations like Internet2 which
is '</font><font face="Verdana">community of U.S. and
international leaders in research, academia, industry and
government who create and collaborate via innovative
technologies'.<br>
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And these are just founding members of the Technical Community
Advisory Group, others can join in. But what we have from the
definition that was employed by the Focal point for selecting
technical and academic community reps to the WG on EC, someone
applying say from the "internet2' project/ community would not
have qualified. <br>
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Strange that they qualify for OECD body as technical community but
not for the UN system..... <br>
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Evidently, the definition of even the technical community part of
the 'technical and academic community' employed by the Focal point
is erronoeus, what to say about the 'academic community' part
which seem to have simply been banished.<br>
<br>
A strong stench of power capture is evident here, but our own
colleagues will have it that we behave as well manner status
quoists and not raise such pesky issues. <br>
<br>
parminder <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On Friday 29 March 2013 01:53 PM, Guru
गुरु wrote:<br>
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<blockquote cite="mid:51554F91.9000401@ITforChange.net" type="cite">
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On 03/27/2013 08:52 AM, McTim wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 6:01 PM, Suresh
Ramasubramanian
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<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:suresh@hserus.net"><suresh@hserus.net></a> wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">There is an individual identified from a
university in Senegal. Do university administrative staff not
qualify as "academic community"?
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Alex is not just admin staff of the Uni, but a great teacher and
<br>
network builder in West and Central Africa. Last time I saw him
he
<br>
was waiting all night for a flight to ouagadougou to teach at
the Uni
<br>
there.
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Admin staff of a University as the sole* 'academic community'
representative on the WG? I think the academic community would
find this quite absurd.
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(* I am waiting to hear from the focal point for T&A community
on who are the academic community representatives in this group)
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<blockquote type="cite">In any case, here is a rejoinder from
another IT for Change complaint
<br>
about CSTD politics:
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2013/03/reflecting-my-role-interim-chair-open-consultations-and-mag-meetings">http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2013/03/reflecting-my-role-interim-chair-open-consultations-and-mag-meetings</a>
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</blockquote>
McTim, can you please point to when and where did IT for Change
complain against appointment of Markus as the interim chair.... In
one earlier occasion, I remember, you had levelled unfounded
allegations against Parminder on this list, and when he challenged
you to substantiate, you just did not respond.
<br>
<br>
Also, what does CSTD have to do with IGF appointments? Kindly
avoid bringing in red herrings to deflect from the
serious_issue_of_the_legitimacy_of_the_selection_process_for the
T&A community for CSTD WG.
<br>
<br>
Guru
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