[bestbits] Formation of a joint steering Committee - as received

[Nnenna Nwakanma]

Thanks Jeremy, for the update.

Ian, was ISOC contacted? I recall someone mentioned that in the IGC list. I
believe the  community is huge.

Best

Nnenna


On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org> wrote:

> On 21 Nov 2013, at 10:05 pm, michael gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> As the host/enabler of the global Community Informatics network which
> incorporates some 1500+ practitioners, researchers and policy folks
> concerned with the grassroots use of ICTs I think that I/we should be
> represented/participating in that Steering Committee and subsequent
> discussions.
>
> I see no one else on this steering committee who would effectively present
> the position of grassroots ICT users and ICT enabled marginalized
> communities and I feel it necessary to insist that their voices have a
> chance to be heard in these discussions.
>
> I believe that our network has as much legitimacy as other members of this
> steering committee, with rather larger numbers and with significantly
> broader representation than most.
>
>
> First, I've suggested that the joint steering committee be termed a joint
> nomination committee or nomcom, instead - because that's what it is.  As
> far as I'm aware, there are no proposals that it do anything more than act
> as a joint civil society nominating body, and only that because of the
> current circumstances of exigency.  Given how sensitive the term "steering
> committee" apparently is, it seems for the best to avoid that.
>
> Second, that committee is now considering its own inclusiveness and
> whether there are other networks, such as your Community Informatics
> network, that need to be included.  But that won't be a Best Bits decision,
> so we'll take that off-list - save to request that you send any updates on
> your development of a decision-making structure for that network to Ian (as
> the interim chair of the joint committee) or myself (who seems to have been
> accepted as its liaison for Best Bits).
>
> Third, the first and most pressing decision of the joint committee (apart
> from constituting itself) is indeed the nomination of an extra civil
> society member (or indeed two) on the ICANN high level panel.  So far Bill
> Drake has been strongly supported, and you suggested Eben Moglen.  If
> anyone wishes the joint committee to consider other possible nominees,
> please send them through to the list, or directly to me, to pass on.
>
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