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

Wed Nov 20 09:09:27 EST 2013

Dear all,

Please, allow me to raise a suggestion of the broader procedure:

I see this issue is getting complicated and sensitive and, particularly
reading Mawaki's email, I sense that there is some misunderstandings that
are particularly coming up from the fact that part of the people in the
list didn't attend BB meeting in Bali and deserve some clarification about
what happened there.

I know that everybody is really busy as since Bali the pace of events is
accelerated (and on my case particularly overwhelmed with Brazil meeting
issues), but I might be really useful if the steering make a joined effort
to manage to report back from the meeting, particularly about the session
on BB structure, so whoever that reads the wiki procedures will also have
this background info.

In the main while, let's try to trust each other a little bit... I'm pretty
totally comfortable to reaffirm that there is a lot of good will within the
steering, sometime we stumble in procedures, true, we are all testing
methods, its part of the task, but are also truly open for suggestions and
to implement changes. So, please, be sure concerns raised here are being
heard. Let's just not block important things to get done.

Therefore, I would suggest that we keep this thread to at least have the
list of people that BB would like to suggest, having in mind the issue
raised about indicating or not people that are already there. Deciding if
it is going through IGC or not would be the next (complicated) step.

all the best

joana

On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Marianne Franklin <m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk
> wrote:

>  Dear all
>
> Could I suggest that all the names of anyone going up for the MAG from
> both current slates (i.e. run by the IGC and being collated through Best
> Bits) be posted so that we can inform other networks of who is standing.
>
> Whether they are looking to stand as an IGC nominee or Best Bits nominee
> can be noted.
>
> Ongoing, and important discussions about the Best Bits governance
> structure need to continue, and as a member of the interim BB Steering as
> well as co-Chair of the IRP Coalition I support the need for clarity here
> too. But right at this moment as the list and candidates form, it would be
> good for anyone else considering standing for the MAG to know who is
> currently doing so. If a person is standing in two places could they
> nominate which one they are opting for too to save space and time?
>
> Also, I join those affirmations of the work done by all standing MAG
> members, in this case from civil society, who are continuing. Thank you all
> for the hard and often unrewarded and unrelenting work on this group.
>
> best
> MF
>
>
>
> On 20/11/2013 10:17, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
>
> (Replying from phone.) I had suggested off this list that we omit any
> mention of the incumbent MAG members and limit our candidates to those who
> will fill slots that will be open anyway. If we clarify that we support the
> continuation of the candidates who are eligible for continuing, and drop
> the specific candidates mentioned, this may help?
>
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> On 20 Nov 2013, at 6:10 pm, Poncelet Ileleji <pileleji at ymca.gm> wrote:
>
>    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
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> On 20 November 2013 10:05, William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch> wrote:
>
>> 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> wrote:
>>
>>  On 20 Nov 2013, at 1:25 pm, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
>>
>>  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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