<div dir="ltr">Dear Colleagues,<div>A day is not a very long time to wait for comments, but I think it's all we can spare at the moment. And since there has been no objection I am assuming that IGC will countenance me as a substitute for Analia and Arsene to manage the call for nominations within the IGC, and to represent the IGC in place of Arsene during the CSCG selection process ON THIS OCCASION ONLY.</div><div>Lee asks how this would fit in the framework of the IGC Charter. I would suggest that the Mission:</div><div><p style="margin:14px 0px;padding:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(61,61,61);font-family:arial,freesans,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Mission</span></p><p style="margin:14px 0px;padding:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(61,61,61);font-family:arial,freesans,sans-serif;font-size:12px">The mission of the Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) is to provide a forum for discussion, advocacy, action, and for representation of civil society contributions in Internet governance processes. The caucus intends to provide an open and effective forum for civil society to share opinion, policy options and expertise on Internet governance issues, and to provide a mechanism for coordination of advocacy to enhance the utilization and influence of Civil Society (CS) and the IGC in relevant policy processes.</p><p style="margin:14px 0px;padding:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(61,61,61);font-family:arial,freesans,sans-serif">supports the urgency of the need for an appropriate arrangement to allow IGC to be part of the CSCG selection process</p><p style="margin:14px 0px;padding:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(61,61,61);font-family:arial,freesans,sans-serif">Under Decisions (later in the Charter) there is this provision:</p><p style="margin:14px 0px;padding:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(61,61,61);font-family:arial,freesans,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,freesans,sans-serif;font-size:12px">If neither of the IGC coordinators can be physically present in face-to-face meetings, they will delegate coordination to another participant of such events. This delegation should, if possible, be made before the meeting and with the advice of the caucus.</span><br></p><p style="margin:14px 0px;padding:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(61,61,61);font-family:arial,freesans,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,freesans,sans-serif">Although this provision refers to a rather different situation, it seems reasonable that it could be applied in this case. The delegation is being made before the CSCG process begins, and the IGC appears to be giving its support by offering no objections.</span></p><p style="margin:14px 0px;padding:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(61,61,61);font-family:arial,freesans,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,freesans,sans-serif">And the delegation to me is being made to the "immediate past co-coordinator" and so to the most recent person, apart from Analia and Arsene, to have been endorsed by an IGC voting process.</span></p><p style="margin:14px 0px;padding:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(61,61,61);font-family:arial,freesans,sans-serif">(References above from </span><font color="#3d3d3d" face="arial, freesans, sans-serif"><a href="http://igcaucus.org/charter">http://igcaucus.org/charter</a>)</font></p><p style="margin:14px 0px;padding:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#3d3d3d" face="arial, freesans, sans-serif">I will represent IGC to the best of my ability. However I would remind you that to make this representation effective IGC members will have to advise me by registering a response to nominations when they are made, and while +1 is helpful, a brief "reason why" helps even more.</font></p><p style="margin:14px 0px;padding:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#3d3d3d" face="arial, freesans, sans-serif">Meanwhile, and with Wisdom's knowledge, I would agree with the proposal that the issue of "representing civil society" is better discussed when this selection process has been completed, with the proviso that nominees should be absolutely clear that the current process is to select a MAG member who will represent the "civil society" perspective.</font></p><p style="margin:14px 0px;padding:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(61,61,61);font-family:arial,freesans,sans-serif">Thank you for trusting me again.</span><font color="#3d3d3d" face="arial, freesans, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:14px 0px;padding:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(61,61,61);font-family:arial,freesans,sans-serif">Deirdre</span></p><p style="margin:14px 0px;padding:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(61,61,61);font-family:arial,freesans,sans-serif">(PS A correction to Arsene's message. "</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">This means Deidre will be temporarily IGC Coordinator." This is not the case. My function is limited to the MAG nominations, and the CSCG selection process. Analia and Arsene continue to be the IGC co-coordinators for everyday business of the caucus.)</span></p></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 30 November 2016 at 10:44, Analia Aspis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:analia.aspis@gmail.com" target="_blank">analia.aspis@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>Dear Lee,<br><br></div>Thanks for your comments. 2 points:<br><br></div>1. CSCG has decided not to accept Wisdom as IGC representative upong CSCG for this election. This is a decition taken within CSCG. In a normal scenario, Arsene would have replace him, since CSCG decitions for CS MAG selection requires only one represent for each coalition. Since Arsene ins self-nominating himself (and so do I), both Arsene and I, plus all CSCG coaltions has decided that Deidre, as former co-chair would be a neutral profile for such role.<br><br></div>2. Secondly, any IGC member who is representing Gov at MAG, for obvious reasons, is not able to represent CS at the same time. The sprit of the IGC charter is to envolve CS. This does not mean that Wisdom cannot participate in our debates. It does only mean that for this particular role he should excuse himself, since transparency of the process is involved. A Gov MAG representative is, indeed, representing goverments interest which are different for CS interest.<br><br></div><div>3. We will have time to discuss in IGC about it. We are just focusing in this particular deadline and then concentrate our energy for an open debate<br></div><div><br></div>I hope this clarifies the scenario.<br><br></div>Analía<br><div><div><br></div></div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Lee W McKnight <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lmcknigh@syr.edu" target="_blank">lmcknigh@syr.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p>Hi,</p>
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<p>Understanding everyone is acting with the best intent on short deadlines: </p>
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<p>I encourage someone close to the process to review the IGC Charter quickly and prepare a brief couple line note on how this fits within the framework.</p>
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<p>Or, if it doesn't quite fit and a quick acclamation/affirmation of Deirdre re-stepping up (thanks Deirdre!) is useful, then that could be suggested. (Hopefully not deemed necessary.)<br>
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<p>As I recall we have been flexible to accommodate circumstances in past so believe this does not fall outside de facto if not de jure precedents.
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<p>But just for procedural clarity...please.<br>
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<p>Lee <br>
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<div id="m_8397587665438013506m_-6243466644940619187divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org" target="_blank">governance-request@lists.igcau<wbr>cus.org</a> <<a href="mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org" target="_blank">governance-request@lists.igca<wbr>ucus.org</a>> on behalf of Analia Aspis <<a href="mailto:analia.aspis@gmail.com" target="_blank">analia.aspis@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 30, 2016 8:35 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org" target="_blank">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a><wbr>>; Renata Aquino Ribeiro<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [governance] Urgent: Few announcements before the CS MAG 2017 Nomination process</font>
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<div>Thanks Renata and Akinremi Peter for your comments.<br>
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I do share your opinions Renata, from my point of view.<br>
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And with regard Wisdom's role, the decision to get a replacement until this is solved, was taken at the CSCG, by the two co-chairs (Richard Hill and Analía Aspis) and with fully support of all the members, and of course, prior information to Wisdom.<br>
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However, as Arsene said, we will disucss this issue openly after CS MAG process. We do have all the information of this prior SOI and all tracking of the mails.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 7:59 AM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro <span dir="ltr">
<<a href="mailto:raquino@gmail.com" target="_blank">raquino@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hi<br>
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I think Peter has good questions there.<br>
<br>
Also I'd like to address earlier messages on open/closed MAG renewal<br>
process. As CSCG is now getting involved, I see the process as almost<br>
a repeat of the IGF retreat procedures, where CSCG was involved but a<br>
form was also created to send in names. CSCG did its process in a<br>
public manner and I am in favor of supporting openness for<br>
transparency. When the names get to UN Secretariat, the process is<br>
then closed. The UN has a vetting process, it is good that this<br>
exists, but yes, studying how to make this process open is a<br>
challenge. The process of MAG renewal is not only for CS so other<br>
stakeholders would have also to be willing to re-examine process and<br>
this takes a coordination effort I'm not sure can be done.<br>
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It is good that CSCG is now getting involved with the CS process.<br>
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Thanks Arsene and Analia for publicly sharing the info of your intent<br>
to run for MAG renewal and recusing yourselves from CSCG momentarily<br>
for the sake of transparency.<br>
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Thanks Deirdre for volunteering to take over CSCG responsibilities temporarily.<br>
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Time is of the essence since MAG Renewal only goes until 16dec<br>
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Wisdom is someone who has fought CS battles many times but does have<br>
the cap of government on the IGF MAG so, indeed, there is a conflict<br>
when it comes to CSCG but I do hope this is a step away only from CSCG<br>
coordination rather than being a collaborator with civil society as<br>
whole. Civil society needs those willing to collaborate as we are all<br>
volunteers, sometimes overstretched ones.<br>
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Best<br>
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Renata<br>
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> Do we have provision for this in the IGC chater? Was there not enough<br>
> information in the Statement of interest of Wisdom when vying to represent<br>
> the interest of IGC on CSCG, How do we called this? Was there no background<br>
> check at all to have know the position of candidates in the poll before<br>
> elect.<br>
><br>
> Best<br>
> Peter.<br>
><br>
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 5:47 AM, Arsène Tungali <<a href="mailto:arsenebaguma@gmail.com" target="_blank">arsenebaguma@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Dear all,<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Please read this carefully, there are some important updates. This is an<br>
>> unusual situation, so hope I will be clear enough when trying to explain it:<br>
>><br>
>> 1. Both Analia and myself (Arsene) will be nominating ourselves for<br>
>> the Civil Society MAG 2017 position. In that sense, since we are both IGC<br>
>> Co-coordinators, we cannot oversee the nomination process on the IGC list;<br>
>> we need to recuse ourselves for a short period of time to allow a fair,<br>
>> transparent selection process.<br>
>><br>
>> That’s why we have contacted Mrs. Deidre Williams (former IGC<br>
>> Co-coordinator) to support us during this period until the selection process<br>
>> is concluded (up to 10 days). This means Deidre will be temporarily IGC<br>
>> Coordinator.<br>
>><br>
>> 2. The CSCG (Civil Society Coordination Group, where IGC is a<br>
>> member) has decided to temporarily (until we gather more details and make an<br>
>> appropriate decision) to remove Mr. Wisdom Donkor (current 2nd IGC Rep on<br>
>> CSCG) from the Civil Society (CS) selection discussions given that we found<br>
>> out that he is representing the Government in the current MAG.<br>
>><br>
>> In that sense, since he cannot represent both CS and Government at the<br>
>> same time and to avoid any possible conflict of interest, he will not<br>
>> represent IGC on the CSCG for now. We will start discussing his case within<br>
>> the IGC after we have gathered more information for an appropriate decision.<br>
>> Until then, Deidre Williams will be our 2nd IGC Representative on the CSCG.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> We welcome Deidre (again) and leave it to her to conduct the consultations<br>
>> and quick start the nomination process.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Should you have any question or need any clarification on the above,<br>
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>><br>
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>> Arsene<br>
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