[bestbits] Best Bits MAG nominations for your approval - URGENT
Mishi Choudhary
mishi at softwarefreedom.org
Wed Nov 20 10:03:14 EST 2013
Jeremy,
My apologies, I missed this email and assumed my name was still on this
list. SFLC.in endorses all these candidates and support Anja's
recommendation of adding William Drake to it. Thanks!
On 11/20/2013 09:27 AM, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote:
> Dear all
>
> It is one of those weeks for me. Sorry.. I have not been able to
> follow this adequately. We are revising proposals, logframes and we
> are having an APC council meeting.
> I just wanted to add one piece of clarification. The current CS MAG
> members have all served for under 2 years, with one exception. For
> reasons that I still don't fully understand, the UN over-rotated CS
> members on the MAG. This had a very dramatic impact on CS's influence
> in the MAG.
>
> Other stakeholder groups have not been as dramatically rotated, and
> there are some individuals that have stayed on since the beginning.
> The reason this happens I can share because I demanded to know and
> managed to get clarification from New York. The reason is that tech
> and business re-nominate people every year, and they give the
> secretariat a 'full slate' that includes names to be retired, and
> names to be added.
>
> Coming back to CS. Here is the current listing of people and the year
> they joined. As you can see, they joined in May 2012 or later, with
> one exception. This does not mean we don't need rotation. There are
> some people that have not worked hard enough for reasons of being too
> busy, unableI to come to meetings (funding is not always available),
> or just lacking confidence. MAG work is not easy. In my view that
> means they should not remain. But there are some people on this list
> who have worked very hard, and who have managed to push through some
> difficult and challenging debates and I do think that it is important
> to keep them.
>
> *_Ms. Esterhuysen, Anriette_*
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/114-preparatory-process/951-mag-bio-esterhuysen>:
> _anriette at apc.org_ <mailto:anriette at apc.org>2012_
> _*_Mr. Aizu, Izumi_*
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/114-preparatory-process/942-mag-bio-aizu>*:
> *_iza at anr.org_ <mailto:iza at anr.org>_ _2012_
> _*_Mr. Guo, Liang_*
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/114-preparatory-process/954-mag-bio-guo>:
> _guoliang at gmail.com_ <mailto:guoliang at gmail.com>2012_
> _*_Ms. Mangal, Anju_*
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/114-preparatory-process/957-mag-bio-mangal>:
> _anjum at spc.int_ <mailto:anjum at spc.int>2012_
> _*_Ms. Cretu, Veronica: _*_veronica at cretu.md_
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/114-preparatory-process/947-mag-bio-cretu>2012_
> _*_Ms. Kelly, Sanja_*
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/114-preparatory-process/955-mag-bio-kelly>:
> _kelly at freedomhouse.org_ <mailto:kelly at freedomhouse.org>2012_
> _*_Ms. Morenets, Yuliya_*
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/114-preparatory-process/959-mag-bio-morenets->:
> _contact at againstcybercrime.eu_ <mailto:contact at againstcybercrime.eu>2012_
> _*_Mr. Radunovic, Vladimir: _*_vladar at diplomacy.edu**_
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/114-preparatory-process/966-mag-bio-radunoic>_ _2012_
> __Ms. Zachariah, Desiree: dazachariah at gmail.com _
> <mailto:Ms.Zachariah,Desiree:dazachariah at gmail.com>2013_
> _*_Mr. Drake, William_*
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/114-preparatory-process/949-mag-bio-drake->:
> _william.drake at uzh.ch_ <mailto:william.drake at uzh.ch>2012_
> _*_Ms. Fell, Lucinda_*
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/114-preparatory-process/952-mag-bio-fell>:
> _lucinda at childnet.com_ <mailto:lucinda at childnet.com>2012_
> _*_Ms. Cambronero, Fátima: _*_fatimacambronero at gmail.com_
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/mag/45-mag-membership/1294-ms-fatima-cambronero>2013*__*
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/mag/45-mag-membership/1294-ms-fatima-cambronero>_
> _*_Ms. Nalwoga, Lillian_*
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/114-preparatory-process/960-mag-bio-nalwoga>_lnalwoga at gmail.com_
> <mailto:lnalwoga at gmail.com>2012_
> _*_Ms. Okite, Judith_*
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/114-preparatory-process/961-mag-bio-okite>_judyokite at gmail.com_
> <mailto:judyokite at gmail.com>2012_
> _*_Mr. Al Shatti, Qusai_*
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/qusai>_qshatti at gmail.com_
> <mailto:qshatti at gmail.com>2006
> Subi Chaturvedi: 2013
>
> Anriette - writing in my capacity as an individual who has served on
> the MAG since May 2012 and who would like to remain for another term.
>
>
> On 20/11/2013 16:09, Joana Varon wrote:
>> 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 <mailto: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
>>> <mailto: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
>>>>
>>>> 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:
>>>>
>>>>> 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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