[bestbits] Best Bits MAG nominations for your approval - URGENT

Wed Nov 20 05:45:30 EST 2013

Andrew completely agree.  Civil society inside and outside the MAG 
should push for full transparency and 3 year term limits, and these 
should be added to the (growing) list of things that need to change 
before IGF 2014.

On 20/11/2013 10:36, Andrew Puddephatt wrote:
>
> Thanks Jeremy – that’s what I thought.
>
> I’m not getting involved in the conversation about who is nominated 
> and how, as it is a crowded field.
>
> I would simply ask _anyone_ that BB nominates/supports/passes on, 
>  tells the list what they think of this secretive unaccountable black 
> box in the MAG and what they would like to do about it.     If we 
> believe in multi-stakeholder processes and the IGF – we should do 
> something about it
>
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> *From:*Jeremy Malcolm [mailto:jeremy at ciroap.org]
> *Sent:* 20 November 2013 10:23
> *To:* Andrew Puddephatt
> *Cc:* Poncelet Ileleji; William Drake; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net&gt 
> Best Bits; Parminder Singh
> *Subject:* Re: [bestbits] Best Bits MAG nominations for your approval 
> - URGENT
>
> There should be, but no. 1/3 are meant to retire each year which would 
> imply a 3 year term limit. In reality some members have never been 
> rotated off. This is a deficiency of the "black box" selection system 
> which the MAG refuses to change.
>
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> On 20 Nov 2013, at 6:16 pm, Andrew Puddephatt <Andrew at gp-digital.org 
> <mailto:Andrew at gp-digital.org>> wrote:
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>     Is there a term limit for service on the MAG?  Most organisations
>     I know regard it as essential to have a turnover of membership
>     after a suitable period of time.
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>     *From:*bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net
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>     [mailto:bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net] *On Behalf Of
>     *Poncelet Ileleji
>     *Sent:* 20 November 2013 10:11
>     *To:* William Drake
>     *Cc:* Jeremy Malcolm; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>     <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>&gt Best Bits; Parminder Singh
>     *Subject:* Re: [bestbits] Best Bits MAG nominations for your
>     approval - URGENT
>
>     Hello Colleagues,
>
>     Good day, I think its important for continuity especially as in my
>     opinion  the current CS MAG members are doing a great work and
>     have really put in a lot of time to this  , I concur will Bill and
>     strongly belief in the overall continuity of all current CS MAG
>     members
>
>     Regards
>
>     Poncelet
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>     On 20 November 2013 10:05, William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch
>     <mailto:william.drake at uzh.ch>> wrote:
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>     Hi
>
>     Just woke up and am rushing to a meeting but would appreciate
>     clarification.  When was the call for nominations, when was the
>     deadline for submission, and when was the period in which list
>     members then expressed views either way before you decided to go
>     ahead?  Some of us are a bit busy in Buenos Aires dealing with
>     Brazil meeting and such and are awash in a tidal wave of
>     communications and meetings, so I at least missed all this.
>
>     By selecting these six names, including just two current CS MAG
>     members, do you wish to convey to the Secretariat and DESA that
>     you do not support the continued participation of all the current
>     CS MAG members not listed, irrespective of the time and work
>     they’ve put in, how long they’ve been been on it, etc?
>
>     It seems unduly abrupt, so please note my objection as well.
>
>     Thanks
>
>     Bill
>
>     On Nov 20, 2013, at 4:15 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org
>     <mailto:jeremy at ciroap.org>> wrote:
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>
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>     On 20 Nov 2013, at 1:25 pm, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net
>     <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>> wrote:
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>
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>     As said before, I do not agree to steering committee choosing MAG
>     nominees, or other kinds of reps, or next steering committee's
>     membership, and so on.... These are serious. important issues
>     which should have a clear, transparent, accountable and thus
>     legitimate process around it. And I dont see that in place.
>
>     We have not chosen the MAG nominees, we have simply collected the
>     nominations, suggested criteria that could be used to evaluate
>     them, and forwarded them back to the main list with a
>     recommendation.  Although your objection was noted, most others
>     were comfortable with this process and since we do not have voting
>     or membership as such, we decided to go ahead.  If appropriate
>     your objection could probably be noted in some way in the letter
>     that goes to the MAG.
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