<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Alex Corenthin is not only an academic, he is also the manager of Senegalese ccTLD: .sn</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>He is the co-covener of the Senegal IGF and has been a convener of West Africa IGF.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style:
normal;"><span>Just for the info.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Happy Easter</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>N</span></div><div></div><div> </div><div><br style="font-family: courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;"><br></div> <div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new
york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> governance@lists.igcaucus.org; Guru गुरु <Guru@itforchange.net> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> bommelaer@isoc.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, March 29, 2013 2:18 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [governance] Fwd: Final composition of the CSTD Working Group
on Enhanced Cooperation<br> </font> </div> <br>On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 4:23 AM, Guru गुरु <<a ymailto="mailto:Guru@itforchange.net" href="mailto:Guru@itforchange.net">Guru@itforchange.net</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> On 03/27/2013 08:52 AM, McTim wrote:<br>>><br>>> On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 6:01 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian<br>>> <<a ymailto="mailto:suresh@hserus.net" href="mailto:suresh@hserus.net">suresh@hserus.net</a>> wrote:<br>>>><br>>>> There is an individual identified from a university in Senegal. Do<br>>>> university administrative staff not qualify as "academic community"?<br>>><br>>> 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.<br>><br>><br>> Admin
staff of a University as the sole* 'academic community' representative<br>> on the WG? I think the academic community would find this quite absurd.<br><br><br>I don't think they would if they read this:<br><br><a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Corenthin" target="_blank">http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Corenthin</a><br><br>><br>><br>>> In any case, here is a rejoinder from another IT for Change complaint<br>>> about CSTD politics:<br>>><br>>><br>>> <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2013/03/reflecting-my-role-interim-chair-open-consultations-and-mag-meetings" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2013/03/reflecting-my-role-interim-chair-open-consultations-and-mag-meetings</a><br>>><br>> McTim, can you please point to when and where did IT for Change complain<br>> against appointment of Markus as the interim chair<br><br>Are you in favor of this appointment? If so, I
would welcome that. I<br>may shave conflated Jeremy's opposition to this appointment with<br>Parminder's opposition to the T&A FP's choices or manner of choosing.<br>If so, I apologize unreservedly for lumping all attacks on the T&A<br>folk together.<br><br>.... In one earlier<br>> occasion, I remember, you had levelled unfounded allegations against<br>> Parminder on this list<br><br>refresh my memory please?<br><br><br>, and when he challenged you to substantiate, you just<br>> did not respond.<br><br>Sometimes, there is silly stuff on this list that I just can't be<br>bothered to reply to!<br><br><br><br>> Also, what does CSTD have to do with IGF appointments? Kindly avoid bringing<br>> in red herrings to deflect from the<br>> serious_issue_of_the_legitimacy_of_the_selection_process_for the T&A<br>> community for CSTD WG.<br><br>Which is not really our concern IMHO. We have zero chance of<br>influencing the
T&A FP, and can only further dilute our standing with<br>continued insistence that they change their mind!<br><br>-- <br>Cheers,<br><br>McTim<br>"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A<br>route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel<br><br>____________________________________________________________<br>You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br> <a ymailto="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org" 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" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance</a><br>To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see:<br>
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