<div dir="ltr">Hello Seun,<div><br></div><div>In my understanding as a MAG member, there are UN protocols that goes in the selection of a IGF host country and as much as i no, UN does the engagement </div><div><br></div><div>In any case, France has confirmed their interest but there is also other interested party that is yet to confirmed. I can understand the frustrations of the community and its only fair we give the MAG chair and the secretariat a little more time to conclude and officially announce the host country. It has being tough getting a host country this year.</div><div><br></div><div>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 4:28 PM, Seun Ojedeji <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:governance@lists.riseup.net" target="_blank">governance@lists.riseup.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hello Jeremy, all<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Just for my info, isn't the MAG(represented by the Chair) involved in the IGF host decision making process?<br><br>Regards<br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">Sent from my mobile<br>Kindly excuse brevity and typos</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="m_-3661229353415238589h5"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, 22 May 2018, 20:55 Jeremy Malcolm, <<a href="mailto:Jeremy@malcolm.id.au" target="_blank">Jeremy@malcolm.id.au</a>> wrote:<br></div></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="m_-3661229353415238589h5">
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If this is true, then the MAG have not been informed of the decision
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