[bestbits] Re: [governance] Call for Nominations - Brazil committees

parminder parminder at itforchange.net
Tue Jan 7 09:14:36 EST 2014


I too strongly support Norbert's candidature. In fact, in preference to 
my own...

Now, if this is not too complex a deal for the selecting committee to 
understand and undertake, I suggest the following:

That the committee considers Norbert's name in preference to mine, and 
*if* he is selected for the executive committee, I will consider myself, 
and those nominating me, represented.

  However if he is not being selected, *my nomination stands*.... 
Request, not to make any mistake on this :) .

Same for the High Level Committee about Roberto Savio, Sean O Siochru 
and Roberto Bissio (and Louis Pouzin, if as Daniel indicated, he is 
being considered). *If* any of these are being selected for the HL 
Committee, I have no desire to be considered. But again, if they are 
not, *my nomination stands*...

Hoping that this makes the task of the committee simpler, which is the 
intention, rather than make it more complex.

parminder


On Tuesday 07 January 2014 06:47 PM, anita wrote:
> I would also like to strongly support Norbert's candidature
>
> anita
>
> On Tuesday 07 January 2014 02:36 PM, Jean-Louis FULLSACK wrote:
>>
>> + one for Norbert
>>
>> with my best wishes for a succesful mandate
>>
>> Jean-Louis Fullsack
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>     > Message du 07/01/14 08:25
>>     > De : "Grace Githaiga"
>>     > A : "governance at lists.igcaucus.org" , "Mawaki Chango"
>>     > Copie à : "Norbert Bollow" , "Ian Peter" , "Jeremy Malcolm"
>>     > Objet : RE: [governance] Call for Nominations - Brazil committees
>>     >
>>     >
>>     + 1 for Nobert.
>>     >
>>     >
>>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>     CC: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; nb at bollow.ch;
>>     ian.peter at ianpeter.com; jeremy at ciroap.org
>>     > From: ecrire at catherine-roy.net
>>     > Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 18:15:04 -0500
>>     > To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; kichango at gmail.com
>>     > Subject: Re: [governance] Call for Nominations - Brazil committees
>>     >
>>     >
>>     I also support Norbert's candidacy.
>>
>>     >
>>     Cheers,
>>
>>     > --
>>     Catherine Roy
>>     www.catherine-roy.net <http://www.catherine-roy.net>
>>
>>     > On 2014-01-06, at 18:01, Mawaki Chango <kichango at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:kichango at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>     >
>>     >
>>
>>         I support Norbert's self-nomination/expression of interest to
>>         serve on the Executive Committee.
>>         I am confident he will be a great asset for ensuring the
>>         inclusion of broader civil society perspectives during the
>>         agenda setting exercise for the BR meeting.
>>         Thanks,
>>
>>         >
>>         Mawaki
>>         >
>>
>>         >
>>
>>         >
>>
>>         >
>>         >
>>         On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 9:33 PM, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch
>>         <mailto:nb at bollow.ch>> wrote:
>>         >
>>
>>             Jeremy and Ian and all,
>>             >
>>             > this is an expression of interest to serve on the
>>             Executive Committee
>>             > for the São Paulo meeting.
>>             >
>>             > My chief interest in this context is to contribute to
>>             ensuring that
>>             > the agenda setting process for the São Paulo meeting
>>             will be
>>             > sufficiently inclusive of all relevant perspectives: Of
>>             course a single
>>             > two-days event that aims to reach a consensus on an
>>             outcome document
>>             > cannot productively address a too big range of topics,
>>             but I would
>>             > insist that it is critically important to carefully
>>             ensure that the
>>             > framing of the discourse on those topics is open enough
>>             that no kinds
>>             > of perspectives, especially no civil society
>>             perspectves, are excluded
>>             > from the outset.
>>             >
>>             > Brief biography: Born in Germany in 1968 and attended
>>             public schools
>>             > there; moved to Switzerland in 1985 and studied
>>             mathematics and physics
>>             > and some informatics in Zurich. Significant technical
>>             experience
>>             > especially with FOSS technologies and standardization
>>             work. Active in
>>             > organized civil society processes related to IT and the
>>             Internet since
>>             > 2004. Careful to keep the topics of civil society
>>             engagement separated
>>             > clearly from the topics of business interests.
>>             >
>>             > Relevant experience includes:
>>             > * Chairmanship of the “Swiss Internet User Group”
>>             (SIUG), 2006-2009.
>>             > * Having successfully negotiated, as a civil society
>>             person, with
>>             >   Microsoft a fix to their patent non-assertion pledge
>>             regarding OOXML
>>             >   and some other specifications to resolve a potential
>>             patent threat
>>             >   to GPL-licensed software. (PJ of Groklaw was so
>>             surprised that she
>>             >   published a picture of a flying pig, in relation to
>>             this.)
>>             > * Chairmanship of the Swiss mirror committee for
>>             international
>>             >   standards on “Document Description and Processing
>>             Languages".
>>             > * Participation in the drafting process for the outcome
>>             document of
>>             >   the 2013 WSIS+10 review event in Paris.
>>             > * Having served as a co-coordinator of the IGC for most
>>             of 2013.
>>             > * Participated and organized workshops at multiple
>>             IGFs. This includes
>>             >   successful cooperation with the “focal points” for
>>             the CSTD Enhanced
>>             >   Cooperation WG for all non-governmental stakeholder
>>             constituencies to
>>             >   hold a workshop at the Bali IGF on “MS selection
>>             processes:
>>             >   accountability and transparency” (workshop 127).
>>             >
>>             > Greetings,
>>             > Norbert
>>             >
>>             >
>>             >
>>             > Am Sun, 22 Dec 2013 15:41:17 +1100
>>             > schrieb "Ian Peter" <ian.peter at ianpeter.com
>>             <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com>>:
>>             >
>>
>>             > > This is a call for nominations to represent civil
>>             society on planning
>>             > > committees in preparations for the “Global
>>             Multistakeholder Meeting
>>             > > on Internet Governance”, to be held in Sao Paulo
>>             Brazil on April 23
>>             > > and 24 2014.
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > > • Committee No. 1:  Multistakeholder High­Level
>>             Committee (HLC)
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > > This committee will set the high ­level political
>>             tone and objectives
>>             > > of the
>>             > >
>>             > > conference.  Committee members will engage on a
>>             global level with
>>             > > stakeholders to
>>             > >
>>             > > encourage participation in the conference and
>>             maximize its chances of
>>             > > success.
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > > This committee will include 4 civil society
>>             representatives.
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > > • Committee No. 3:  Multistakeholder Executive
>>             Committee (EC)
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > > This committee owns the full responsibility of
>>             organizing the event,
>>             > > including: defining
>>             > >
>>             > > conference purpose/agenda, managing invitations,
>>             organizing input
>>             > > received into a coherent set of proposals for the
>>             conferees to
>>             > > address, managing conference proceedings and process,
>>             and directing
>>             > > all communications activities pre/­during/­post
>>             conference.  This
>>             > > committee will include 2 civil society representatives
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > > The deadline for submitting expressions of interest
>>             is midnight UTC 7
>>             > > January 2014.
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > > If you are interested, you are invited to send a
>>             brief biography and
>>             > > a statement of relevant background and experience in
>>             response to this
>>             > > topic, or if you would prefer, you can send it to
>>             > > ian.peter at ianpeter.com
>>             <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com> (pending the appointment
>>             of a replacement IGC
>>             > > representative on the co-ordination group). At the
>>             closing date for
>>             > > nominations, nominations submitted to various civil
>>             society networks
>>             > > will be compiled and assessed by the Civil Society Co
>>             ordination
>>             > > Group.
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > > Please indicate clearly at the beginning of your
>>             application whether
>>             > > it is for the High Level Committee (HLC) or Executive
>>             Committee (EC)
>>             > > or both.
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > > CRITERIA
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > > The following factors (among others) will be used to
>>             assess the
>>             > > suitability of candidates
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > > 1.      Able to represent civil society as a whole,
>>             not just your
>>             > > individual civil society organisation(s)
>>             > >
>>             > > 2.      Able to work collegiately with other
>>             stakeholder groups in a
>>             > > multistakeholder setting
>>             > >
>>             > > 3.      Able to consult widely with civil society
>>             groups and to
>>             > > report back as the process progresses
>>             > >
>>             > > 4.      Ability to represent civil society at a
>>             senior level in these
>>             > > discussions
>>             > >
>>             > > 5.      Broad knowledge of internet governance issues
>>             and the range
>>             > > of civil society perspectives on these issues
>>             > >
>>             > > 6.      Capacity to participate assertively and
>>             creatively
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > > Explanation of process
>>             > >
>>             > > The civil society coordinating group is a loose peak
>>             body that came
>>             > > together this year to facilitate joint civil society
>>             participation in
>>             > > several nominating processes.  It currently comprises
>>             persons from
>>             > > the most active civil society coalitions or networks
>>             in the Internet
>>             > > governance space, which in no particular order are
>>             the Internet
>>             > > Governance Caucus, Diplo Foundation, Best Bits, the
>>             Non Commercial
>>             > > Stakeholder Group of ICANN, and the Association for
>>             Progressive
>>             > > Communications.  The current liaisons are Virginia
>>             Paque, Jeremy
>>             > > Malcolm, Robin Gross and Chat Garcia Ramilo, with Ian
>>             Peter as an
>>             > > independent facilitator.  Its current composition is
>>             imperfect - the
>>             > > boundary between an organisation and network is grey,
>>             and so is the
>>             > > scope of "Internet governance".  In particular, we
>>             are reaching out
>>             > > to other civil society networks to further broaden
>>             the inclusiveness
>>             > > of the group and have developed a draft set of
>>             criteria to assist in
>>             > > this process.
>>             > >
>>             > > Likewise, the process for gathering and reaching
>>             consensus is also a
>>             > > work in progress, but progressive improvements to the
>>             process have
>>             > > been put in place since the group's first nomination.
>>              These
>>             > > improvements include refinement of criteria for each
>>             member network
>>             > > to consider when putting forward names for
>>             consideration.  Other
>>             > > suggested changes to the process, such as the use of a
>>             > > randomly-selected nominating committee, have not met
>>             with consensual
>>             > > support from within the group and so have not been
>>             adopted for this
>>             > > nomination.  However, the coordinating group welcomes
>>             other
>>             > > suggestions for improvement of the joint process.
>>             > >
>>             > > Ian Peter
>>             >
>>             >
>>             >
>>
>>             >
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