[bestbits] Joint civil society endorsements for London meeting of High-Level Panel

Marianne Franklin m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk
Fri Nov 29 08:36:17 EST 2013


*1 from me. Thanks Nnenna

best
MF

On 29/11/2013 13:33, Nnenna Nwakanma wrote:
> Hi Jeremy, all
>
> I have nothing againt the two nominees.   The whole part of 1Net, what 
> is it doing on the HLP? These are two different issues.  I went to the 
> pad and canceled out the paragraph on 1Net, but there is still 1Net on 
> the  very first paragraph.
>
> I do NOT think this letter is clear. In such communications, the 
> shorter the better. If HLP  is mixed with 1Net, Fadi can decide to 
> construe it the way he wants. One possible misunderstanding will be 
> that the two are being proposed for the HLP and also for 1Net..
>
> My suggstion will be to have a 2 paragraph letter saying:
>
>  1. We had informed you that we wanted more CS representation on the HLP
>  2. We formed a joint committee of several CS networks
>  3. We have consulted as rapidly as possible to be able to  have the
>     suggested reps integrated in time for London
>  4. Here are the suggestions
>
> Just keep the communication to London and leave 1Net alone
>
>
> My 2 cents
>
>
> N
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Anja Kovacs 
> <anja at internetdemocracy.in <mailto:anja at internetdemocracy.in>> wrote:
>
>     Dear all,
>
>     The two nominees have my full support, but again, I have
>     considerable issues with the letter in which their nomination is
>     supposed to be shared with ICANN - in fact so much so that I was
>     wondering whether this was written in jest, to see if someone
>     would pick up on these issues?
>
>     In any case, just in case it wasn't in jest: I do not remember
>     anyone ever claiming that the panel was a 1net panel. It was very
>     clear that it emerged out of ICANN, and though some who are
>     involved in 1net might have been consulted on it to a greater
>     extent than others, that doesn't change this fundamental fact. The
>     letter thus confuses issues, and by doing so, is unnecessarily
>     antagonistic. More importantly, it therefore also gives the panel
>     a weight that not all on this list (and on the IGC list, as far as
>     I could see) feel it deserves - in fact, some are quite clear it
>     does not, and the panel thus should not be sanctified in ways that
>     have not been agreed on.
>
>     There are also a few strange terms being used in the letter. As
>     far as I know, the panel was never named the "CEO's High Level
>     Panel". Also, if someone could guide me to a space where I can
>     find out more about "multi-equal-stakeholderism" and its origins,
>     I'd be grateful - first time I hear about this.
>
>     In its current form, I find it quite unacceptable to send this.
>
>     My 2 paise,
>     Anja
>
>
>
>
>     On 29 November 2013 10:52, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org
>     <mailto:jeremy at ciroap.org>> wrote:
>
>         On 29/11/13 13:18, Adam Peake wrote:
>>         Hi Jeremy,
>>
>>         Thanks for this.
>>
>>         I have a concern.  But first could you please explain who was involved in the selection process, who from which organizations, what criteria considered, who were the candidates considered.
>>
>>         My experience of trying to co-coordinate CS contributions to IG topics for a couple of years during the Tunis phase of WSIS and later involvement with the first couple of years of IGF, this just doesn't sit well with me.
>
>         I will address this in the old thread (Re: [bestbits]
>         Formation of a joint steering Committee - as received).  This
>         thread is not for process concerns, just for comments on the
>         two names.
>
>
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