<div dir="auto">What a load of rubbish!<div dir="auto">The elections need to take place asap.</div><div dir="auto">The preparations for the IGF can continue simultaneously.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Get it together!</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 17 Jul 2019, 11:37 am Sheetal Kumar, <<a href="mailto:sheetal@gp-digital.org">sheetal@gp-digital.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear all, <br></div><div><br></div><div>I'm happy to be part of a leadership or steering group, if everyone is ok with that. Apart from Bruna, I would also suggest that Farzaneh is involved in such a group if she can be.<br></div><div><br></div><div>And thank you Arsene for your help and efforts so far, much appreciated. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Best</div><div>Sheetal.<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 17 Jul 2019 at 11:29, Arsène Tungali <<a href="mailto:arsenebaguma@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">arsenebaguma@gmail.com</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">Thanks for sharing that, Ian.<br>
<br>
I really don't see a point of having elections now in the middle of an<br>
important process that we all look forward to. I think we should aim<br>
at concluding this by the end of the year, at the latest so that<br>
January 2020, we have everything in place? IGF is in November, we<br>
should be sufficiently advanced by then because that's the only big<br>
physical gathering for most of us here for the year and then comes<br>
holidays in December. All major discussions (and decisions?) should be<br>
taken by Berlin?<br>
<br>
If the list is happy, I am stepping down (i know I should have done<br>
this long time ago but if you have been following, I have only been<br>
doing my best to help out here) and will no longer take an official<br>
position here. I remain a member and will leave it to Bruna who is<br>
still a legitimate Co-coordinator, I believe, and Sheetal who has been<br>
leading this process (merger, etc). Can we trust at least the two<br>
individuals to lead us to a new IGC in the next few months?<br>
<br>
This said, from now on, I will be acting as a member so please<br>
consider my emails not as a Co-coordinator but a member.<br>
<br>
I hope this helps.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Arsene<br>
<br>
2019-07-17 12:18 UTC+02:00, <a href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</a> <<a href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</a>>:<br>
> Thanks for that update Arsene.<br>
><br>
> If you are adopting a new charter as well as everything else you<br>
> mention, it looks to me like a long drawn out process which will go well<br>
> into 2020. That may well be the best path forward, but I think in the<br>
> circumstances it would be appropriate for this list to endorse a<br>
> leadership group who will guide this process forward. I would like to<br>
> feel that a step has been taken to ensure the list is happy with the<br>
> directions being discussed and agreeable to a leadership group taking it<br>
> forward.<br>
><br>
> That would add a lot of credibiity IMHO.<br>
><br>
> I won't be joining the call, but I think it is very important that it<br>
> reports back to here, as Parminder and others have mentioned, and that<br>
> steps forward are discussed here on list and endorsed.<br>
><br>
> Ian Peter<br>
> ------ Original Message ------<br>
> From: "Arsène Tungali" <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.riseup.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">governance@lists.riseup.net</a>><br>
> To: "Sheetal Kumar" <<a href="mailto:sheetal@gp-digital.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">sheetal@gp-digital.org</a>><br>
> Cc: "<a href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</a>>; "Salanieta T.<br>
> Tamanikaiwaimaro" <<a href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>>; "Parminder"<br>
> <<a href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">parminder@itforchange.net</a>>; "governance" <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.riseup.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">governance@lists.riseup.net</a>><br>
> Sent: 17/07/2019 7:55:02 PM<br>
> Subject: Re: [governance] Reviving IGC: Merging Bestbits in, IGF Day<br>
> zero event and other subjects<br>
><br>
>>Good point, Sheetal and I agree with you.<br>
>><br>
>>I had briefly discussed the election issue with Bruna during the last<br>
>>ICANN meeting and we agreed that the best time to conduct co-co<br>
>>elections is right after the merger step is completed, the new charter<br>
>>has been adopted and we have a unified list. I am sure Bruna was<br>
>>planning to report this to the list at some point, but here you are.<br>
>><br>
>>I would suggest we all plan to attend the call and agree on next steps.<br>
>><br>
>>Regards,<br>
>>Arsene<br>
>><br>
>>2019-07-17 11:44 UTC+02:00, Sheetal Kumar <<a href="mailto:sheetal@gp-digital.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">sheetal@gp-digital.org</a>>:<br>
>>> Dear all,<br>
>>><br>
>>> While the closure of Bestbits is an internal matter for Bestbits, we<br>
>>> have<br>
>>> agreed for it to be closed and so I'd say any IGC conversations need to<br>
>>> take that into account. We're at that point where the closure has been<br>
>>> agreed but there are still people on Bestbits who are not on IGC but<br>
>>> likely<br>
>>> will sign up to be part of the discussions soon.<br>
>>><br>
>>> As such, shouldn't we wait for those from Bestbits who want to join to<br>
>>> join<br>
>>> and we can then get the IGC coordinator elections going? The call to<br>
>>> agree<br>
>>> next steps and make sure everyone is on the same page is going to be<br>
>>> w/c<br>
>>> August 5.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Best<br>
>>> Sheetal<br>
>>><br>
>>> On Wed, 17 Jul 2019 at 06:29, <a href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</a><br>
>>> <<a href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</a>><br>
>>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>>> Bruna,<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On a more substantive matter -<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Can you also advise us on how progress is going as regards getting the<br>
>>>> IGC<br>
>>>> Coordinator elections (which were due last January) underway? On June<br>
>>>> 26<br>
>>>> you advised the list that you. would be talking to Arsene and would<br>
>>>> get<br>
>>>> back to the list ASAP. Do you have an update?<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Ian Peter<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> ------ Original Message ------<br>
>>>> From: "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.riseup.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">governance@lists.riseup.net</a>><br>
>>>> To: "Parminder" <<a href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">parminder@itforchange.net</a>><br>
>>>> Cc: "governance" <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.riseup.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">governance@lists.riseup.net</a>><br>
>>>> Sent: 17/07/2019 2:14:13 PM<br>
>>>> Subject: Re: [governance] Reviving IGC: Merging Bestbits in, IGF Day<br>
>>>> zero<br>
>>>> event and other subjects<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Agree with Parminder.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On Wed, 17 Jul 2019, 5:11 am parminder, <<a href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">parminder@itforchange.net</a>><br>
>>>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>> HI Bruna/ All<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Good morning to all!<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Bestbits' merging into the IGC is their internal matter.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> As for a day zero event at the IGF for the IGC, when do you plan<br>
>>>>> it...<br>
>>>>> Just Net Coalition has an event post lunch on day zero, and please<br>
>>>>> ensure<br>
>>>>> that these do not clash. Thanks.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> While as a secondary or adjunct method call based discussions can be<br>
>>>>> done<br>
>>>>> among however wishes to do so, the charter clearly says that the main<br>
>>>>> and<br>
>>>>> authoritative space of IGC's work will be this e-list, which I<br>
>>>>> request<br>
>>>>> everyone's attention to.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> thanks and best regards<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> parminder<br>
>>>>> On 17/07/19 7:32 AM, Bruna Martins dos Santos (via governance Mailing<br>
>>>>> List) wrote:<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Dear IGC members,<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> As some of you might be aware, there has been some discussions around<br>
>>>>> the<br>
>>>>> merger of BestBits and IGC going on for the past months.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Back in Tunis, @RightsCon <<a href="mailto:rightscon@accessnow.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rightscon@accessnow.org</a>>, some of us<br>
>>>>> convened<br>
>>>>> to discuss further steps for Civil Society Coordination and that also<br>
>>>>> entailed the merger debate. The summary of the discussion, as well as<br>
>>>>> the<br>
>>>>> decision on closing BestBits can all be found at the BestBits list<br>
>>>>> <<a href="http://lists.bestbits.net/arc/bestbits/2019-07/msg00001.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.bestbits.net/arc/bestbits/2019-07/msg00001.html</a>>.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Past this moment, theres a need to arrange a call to discuss our next<br>
>>>>> steps, including a Day Zero Event at the IGF, later in November.<br>
>>>>> Another<br>
>>>>> agenda items are also reviving the IGC website, IGC co-coordinators<br>
>>>>> elections and our charter. Additionally to IGC related subjects,<br>
>>>>> there<br>
>>>>> is<br>
>>>>> also the need to discuss a proper closure for BestBits, as well as<br>
>>>>> proper<br>
>>>>> outreach in a transparent way and the possibility for members to join<br>
>>>>> IGC.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> For this reason, @Sheetal Kumar <<a href="mailto:sheetal@gp-digital.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">sheetal@gp-digital.org</a>> created this<br>
>>>>> doodle for all interested members to indicate their availability for<br>
>>>>> the<br>
>>>>> call: <a href="https://doodle.com/poll/fy4mgf68qehhhh26" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://doodle.com/poll/fy4mgf68qehhhh26</a><br>
>>>>> <<a href="https://doodle.com/poll/fy4mgf68qehhhh26" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://doodle.com/poll/fy4mgf68qehhhh26</a>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Best Regards,<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> --<br>
>>>>> *Bruna Martins dos Santos *<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Skype ID: bruna.martinsantos<br>
>>>>> @boomartins<br>
>>>>><br>
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>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> *Sheetal Kumar*<br>
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>>--<br>
>>------------------------<br>
>>**Arsène Tungali* <<a href="http://about.me/ArseneTungali" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://about.me/ArseneTungali</a>>*<br>
>>Co-Founder & Executive Director, *Rudi international<br>
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>><br>
>>2015 Mandela Washington Fellow<br>
>><<br>
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>><br>
>>(YALI) - ICANN GNSO Council Member<br>
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