<div dir="ltr">I strongly agree with Farza. <div>However there are two major issues (among many others) that we (civil society) need to do something about -</div><div>1. How to we manage and winnow priorities from the sheer volume of information and initiatives that are bombarding us all of the time?</div><div>2. How do we establish a mechanism for appropriate consultation and decision-making (takes time) in a world where, increasingly, those decisions are demanded NOW!</div><div>Deirdre</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 28 Jun 2019 at 07:21, farzaneh badii <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.riseup.net">governance@lists.riseup.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div dir="auto">Arsene and Helani</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">While I agree there is no need for formality.UN can appoint (but is not obliged) based on the names it receives. </div><div dir="auto">MAG members have to have strong ties with their stakeholder group. This has been the problem we have been having all along that some.civil society MAG members don't even inform the community about the issues or how they make decisions. This is why every year we see irrelevant workshops or duplicates are held at IGF by civil society orgs This is why we are somehow powerless in influencing the MAG civil soc decision at IGF. Everyone has her/his own agenda. </div><div dir="auto">Arsene, you have been consulting with us and that is nice but we need to be better informed and if you are discussing appointment of MAG chair within civil society at IGF MAG I'd be grateful if you could let us know what the process is how you are advancing and what names if any are being discussed. You are the decision makers (can put whatever name forward) but consultation with the community should happen. And I mean full consultation not just what criteria we want. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">This also keeps happening for the closing ceremony and opening ceremony civil society speakers. We are not informed and someone out of the blue is chosen. (Not addresed to current MAG) </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Helani and Arsene, please keep us in the loop if something is happening that is related to MAG chair appointment. Also about other evelopments IGF. Thanks </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 6:59 AM Arsène Tungali <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.riseup.net" target="_blank">governance@lists.riseup.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">MAG Chair selection has always been the responsibility of the UN, through the UNDESA as far as i know. This year, MAG members have been asked to discuss and suggest names. There is no point for this to go through any formal CS consultation <br><br><div id="gmail-m_-4743560661204908217m_1143381660764901132AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><br>On 28 Jun 2019, at 11:52, Sheetal Kumar <<a href="mailto:sheetal@gp-digital.org" target="_blank">sheetal@gp-digital.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Helani, Arsene, all <br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for sharing this information. Is there any information on the process for selection? Is there a timeline in mind? We could request CSCG to run this,</div><div><br></div><div>Best<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 28 Jun 2019 at 10:27, Helani Galpaya <<a href="mailto:helani@lirneasia.net" target="_blank">helani@lirneasia.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear Aresene and others: <div>Where is the discussion and nomination process taking place for the Civil Society nomination(s) for MAG chair? </div><div>I mean in which list? </div><div>Apologies if these questions were answered elsewhere and I'm just not seeing it. <br><div>Thanks. </div><div>Helani</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_-4743560661204908217m_1143381660764901132gmail-m_3743553964838982254m_359724032549313878gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br><div dir="ltr">Helani Galpaya<br>LIRNEasia<br><a href="http://www.lirneasia.net" target="_blank">www.lirneasia.net</a><br>+94 77 3600 766 (m-LK); +44 7415 865222 (m-UK)<br><br></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jun 9, 2019 at 7:39 PM Arsène Tungali <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.riseup.net" target="_blank">governance@lists.riseup.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Dear all,<br>
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As you know, the current MAG Chair is Lynn St Amour, she is ending her term this year!<br>
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There is a need to have another chair starting right after IGF Berlin. Was wondering, maybe we need to discuss the profile of a good MAG Chair? <br>
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Though we will not choose on this list, but wanted to share that consultations are going on within different stakeholder groups within the MAG, each one of them being asked to suggest a name (s) to the IGF Secretariat.<br>
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Just throwing this out here.<br>
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Arsene<br>
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