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<DIV>Hi everyone,</DIV>
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<DIV>Just a reminder about this – we are looking for nominations by
Sunday.</DIV>
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<DIV>And perhaps an explanation – I really believe it is time I should step down
from this, because it is important that someone more intimately involved with
the range of civil society activities takes over. I find more and more, because
I don’t travel to a lot of northern hemisphere meetings, I am dealing with
people I have not had the opportunity to meet, and I think it is better someone
more active at these meetings take over. </DIV>
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<DIV>I am more than happy to undertake some role to work with or assist whoever
takes over, if that would help. I am also happy to make myself available if
anyone wants to talk to me about this privately.</DIV>
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<DIV>CSCG has begin to earn the trust of a number of outside bodies, not only
IGF, in putting forward names of civil society speakers and representatives for
various organisations and events. I think it is important that this role
continue, and I ask that you give serious consideration to making sure a
suitable person comes forward.</DIV>
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<DIV>Details below.</DIV>
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<DIV>Many Thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Ian Peter</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=williams.deirdre@gmail.com
href="mailto:williams.deirdre@gmail.com">Deirdre Williams</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 03, 2015 11:47 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=governance@lists.igcaucus.org
href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">Internet Governance</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [governance] EOI for Independent Chair for the Civil
Society Coordination Group (CSCG)</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">(posted as requested by Ian Peter,
the current Independent Chair)</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND NOMINATIONS INVITED –
INDEPENDENT</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">CHAIR FOR CIVIL SOCIETY COORDINATION GROUP
(CSCG)</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> You are invited to present
nominations for an Independent Chair</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">for CSCG, to replace Ian Peter whose term expires
shortly. Ian has</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">indicated he will not be renominating.</SPAN><BR
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> The Independent Chair facilitates the
work of CSCG in providing</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">a consolidated nomination process for civil society
representatives</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">to outside bodies. Current members are representatives
of</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Association
for Progressive Communications, Best Bits Coalition,</SPAN><BR
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Internet Governance
Caucus, Just Net Coalition, and Non Commercial</SPAN><BR
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Stakeholders Group of
ICANN.</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> Nominations are now open and will
close on Sunday, November 22.</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">The new Independent Chair will be chosen by a consensus
process of</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">the
current member representatives.</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> The
successful candidate will need to have skills in</SPAN><BR
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">facilitating and leading
selection processes in a timely and</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">efficient manner. The person will need to be able to
work beyond</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">their immediate opinions on issues to ensure that all
civil society</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">voices are heard and considered in selection processes.
They will</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">also
be expected to further assist the development and</SPAN><BR
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">consolidation of CSCG
during their two year tenure. The work</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">involves 3-4 selection processes per annum, often with
very tight</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">deadlines requiring short periods of fairly intensive
work.</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> Expressions of Interest or confirmed
nominations should be</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">forwarded to </SPAN><A style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"
href="mailto:eoichair@internetgov-cs.org">eoichair@internetgov-cs.org</A><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"> no later than midnight UTC,</SPAN><BR
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Sunday November 22. The
new Independent Chair will be announced shortly</SPAN><BR
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">thereafter.</SPAN><BR
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