[bestbits] Best Bits MAG nominations for your approval - URGENT
Mishi Choudhary
mishi at softwarefreedom.org
Wed Nov 20 09:49:45 EST 2013
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On 11/20/2013 05:45 AM, matthew shears wrote:
> 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>
>> 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.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Jeremy Malcolm PhD LLB (Hons) B Com
>>
>> Internet and Open Source lawyer, consumer advocate, geek
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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:
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> *Andrew Puddephatt***| *GLOBAL PARTNERS*DIGITAL
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>>
>> *From:*bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net
>> <mailto:bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net>
>> [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>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 20 November 2013 10:05, William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch
>> <mailto: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
>> <mailto:jeremy at ciroap.org>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
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>> On 20 Nov 2013, at 1:25 pm, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net
>> <mailto: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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