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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ian Peter<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 6, 2015 4:45 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> governance@lists.igcaucus.org; bestbits@lists.bestbits.net; forum@justnetcoalition.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [governance] CSCG and the speaker selection process for WSIS+10<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Dear Civil Society members, (with apologies for cross posting)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Below is a letter just sent by CSCG to the organisers of the WSIS speaker selection process, a matter which has been under discussion on various
lists. (and as a result much discussion within CSCG)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">This is also to let you know that CSCG has also decided to endorse Ian Peter and Lea Kaspar to represent its interests on the selection committee,
and they will be forwarding details in due course. We acknowledge and respect the decision of JNC not to participate in the process as outlined by DESA, and hence in the selection of candidates to be endorsed by CSCG for their proposed selection committee. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">We imagine that some discussions will take place in forthcoming days as regards the issues raised in our letter. We will keep you informed of any
major developments.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">LETTER FOLLOWS</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Co-facilitators of WSIS + 10 process,
<br>
<br>
We are writing to you on behalf of the Internet Governance Civil Society <br>
Coordination Group (CSCG), a “coalition of coalitions” working actively on <br>
internet governance issues. Our member coalitions (Association for <br>
Progressive Communications, Best Bits Coalition, Internet Governance Caucus, <br>
Just Net Coalition, and Non Commercial Stakeholders Group of ICANN) extends <br>
to some thousands of individual members and hundreds of civil society <br>
organisations working actively on internet governance issues. Many have been <br>
involved with the WSIS process since its inception.<br>
<br>
Firstly, we wish to commend you for your efforts to include voices of <br>
non-governmental actors in the WSIS + 10 process.<br>
<br>
However, we would like to raise a serious concern about one part of the <br>
process, whereby selection of civil society speakers for various events <br>
appears to be being done by a selection committee which includes <br>
representatives of other non-governmental stakeholder groups.<br>
<br>
You will understand that it is of utmost importance for maintaining the <br>
independence of civil society that its representatives are chosen by civil <br>
society alone, and having other stakeholder representatives as part of a <br>
selection committee for civil society representation, or as final arbiters <br>
of our representation, is problematic for us.<br>
<br>
Indeed, in the evolution of the multistakeholder model of internet <br>
governance, this was made quite clear in the Netmundial Outcomes <br>
Declaration. I quote:<br>
<br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">"Stakeholder representatives appointed to multistakeholder Internet
</span></em><i><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">governance processes should be selected through open, democratic, and
</span></em><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">transparent processes. Different stakeholder groups should self - manage
</span></em><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">their processes based on inclusive, publicly known, well defined and
</span></em><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">accountable mechanisms."</span></em><br>
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In accordance with this principle, CSCG has established its own internal <br>
selection processes, which can be found at <br>
<a href="http://www.internetgov-cs.org/procedures">http://www.internetgov-cs.org/procedures</a>. These are transparent processes, accepted and adopted by a wide range of civil society organisations, and used effectively in the past for selection of civil society
representatives for e.g. IGF’s Multistakeholder Advisory Group, Speakers for IGF Opening and Closing ceremonies, The Netmundial meeting, and various other UN and international events where CS speakers and representatives have been required. These procedures
take into account gender and geographic balance as a central matter of our determinations.
<br>
<br>
Since some deadlines are quite close with respect to the currently announced <br>
process, we request your urgent intervention in this regard. Our proposal is <br>
that each stakeholder group choose its own speaker representatives and put <br>
these forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
We do realise that increasing - both as widening and as deepening - civil<br>
society engagement with the UN is a challenging and complex process, and we <br>
salute your pioneering efforts in this regard. The Internet Governance Civil <br>
Society Co-ordination Group (CSCG) remains available to assist you in this <br>
matter.<br>
<br>
<br>
Sincerely<br>
<br>
Ian Peter<br>
Independent Chair, Internet Governance Civil Society Coordination Group<br>
<br>
Endorsed by CSCG Members:<br>
<br>
Chat Garcia Ramilo, Association for Progressive Communications<br>
Jeremy Malcolm, Best Bits Coalition<br>
Deirdre Williams and Analia Apsis, Internet Governance Caucus,<br>
Norbert Bollow, Just Net Coalition<br>
Robin Gross, Non Commercial Stakeholders Group of ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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