[bestbits] Fwd: [discuss] /1net Steering/Coordination Commitee

Fri Dec 20 14:42:05 EST 2013

Ian,

You are correct.  A series of issues delayed the Call for Nominations until now, and that was very unfortunate.  The NomCom decided that given the onset of the holiday season, it would be unfair in a number of ways, especially to potential candidates, to accelerate the process to what we considered was a totally unrealistic set of deadlines

We're quite aware, as Carlos noted, that time is an independent variable in this process, and we understand the tension between the two.  I'm sure that both Carlos and we would have liked to have even more time, but there's only a limited amount of it. We both wish he world were more malleable to our desires, but that is not the reality of the situation.

George
(Chair, NomCom)  

On Dec 20, 2013, at 2:20 PM, Ian Peter wrote:

> am currently seeking some clarification on this. I note tech community have adopted a mid January deadline rather than December 31.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Adam Peake
> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 12:11 AM
> To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net Bits ; Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus - IGC
> Cc: Carlos A. Afonso
> Subject: [bestbits] Fwd: [discuss] /1net Steering/Coordination Commitee
> 
> A request for civil society to provide names by the end of the year (11 days) for two committees.  Carlos' email below, but quote:
> 
> "2-3 names for the HL committee and 2 names for the exec committee as, soon as possible (before this year ends)"
> 
> These committees are described in the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee's announcement of November 26 <http://www.nic.br/imprensa/releases/2013/rl-2013-62.htm> as:
> 
> 1. High-Level Multistakeholder Committee: Responsible for conducting the political articulation and fostering the involvement of the international community.
> 2. Executive Multistakeholder Committee: Responsible for organizing the event, including the agenda discussion and execution, and for the treatment of the proposals from participants and different stakeholders;
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>> From: "Carlos A. Afonso" <ca at cafonso.ca>
>> Date: December 20, 2013 10:01:48 PM GMT+09:00
>> To: Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com>, Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu>
>> Cc: discuss at 1net.org
>> Subject: Re: [discuss] /1net Steering/Coordination Commitee
>> 
>> Hi people,
>> 
>> Writing as a member of the local organizing group (LOG): we are
>> extremely worried because time is an independent variable and we badly
>> need a clear definition from all stakeholders as soon as possible.
>> 
>> To CS: please forget about the other stakeholders (they have their own
>> challenges and they will have to solve them). If CS is going to restart
>> the infighting to define representing names, now on who will sit at the
>> 1Net Steering Committee, instead of building upon the imperfect but
>> reasonable process we managed to do so far, you will be pushing LOG into
>> a corner as we have to define the committees ASAP.
>> 
>> LOG must have the two main committees (high level and executive)
>> basically defined by the end of this year. My *personal suggestion* is:
>> CS accepts for the 1Net Steering Committee the nominating group which we
>> defined for the Icann HL meeting, as proposed now. We will of course be
>> able to keep an eye on them as we usually do. And let CS try and define
>> the 2-3 names for the HL committee and 2 names for the exec committee as
>> soon as possible (before this year ends).
>> 
>> LOG agreed 1Net will be the conduit to send the names of all non-gov
>> sectors to it, since there is representation of all sectors in their
>> Steering Committee.
>> 
>> BTW, in this (imperfect) way CS will be *far better* than the business
>> community in terms of all balances. And please recall that the meeting
>> is planned for about 1,000 participants, so plenty of space to come to
>> SP and participate.
>> 
>> []s fraternos with eyes on the ticking clock...
>> 
>> --c.a.
>> 
>> On 12/20/2013 09:14 AM, Ian Peter wrote:
>>> Well dear fellow multistakeholders,
>>> 
>>> Here is the state of play as we enter the holiday period.
>>> 
>>> Business community chooses the biggest and richest without thought for
>>> balance.
>>> 
>>> Technical community needs more time to get the job done.
>>> 
>>> Academic community works hard on deciding what an academic is.
>>> 
>>> Civil society implodes.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> All sounds like business as usual to me (but maybe my cynicism will wear
>>> off by morning).
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I am not going to bore this list with a description of the civil society
>>> processes that came up with a very good representative set of names. If
>>> you want to know about the processes adopted, read the IGC or Best Bits
>>> archives (or email me). Having worked with the various civil society
>>> groups as an independent facilitator, I can tell you that the civil
>>> society reps involved knew their processes were imperfect, had little or
>>> no time to do anything about it, but ploughed ahead to come up with a
>>> very good and widely accepted result.
>>> 
>>> Those chosen for civil society were selected for their capacity to
>>> represent all of civil society, not just their own organisations, and to
>>> work collegiately with other stakeholder groups. In a less talented
>>> field perhaps Klaus or Michael, both of whom were candidates, might have
>>> been chosen.
>>> 
>>> Anyway
>>> 
>>> All the best to you all and I look forward to some positive advances in
>>> the new year!
>>> 
>>> Ian Peter
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> discuss mailing list
>>> discuss at 1net.org
>>> http://1net.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> discuss mailing list
>> discuss at 1net.org
>> http://1net.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ____________________________________________________________
> You received this message as a subscriber on the list:
>    bestbits at lists.bestbits.net.
> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit:
>    http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits 
> ____________________________________________________________
> You received this message as a subscriber on the list:
>     bestbits at lists.bestbits.net.
> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit:
>     http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits