[bestbits] IGF MAG 2015 members announced

Fri Nov 14 04:25:00 EST 2014

Congrats to everyone, you've got your plates full already and I wish you
all the best as you embark on your new roles.

Victor
On 14 Nov 2014 12:15, "Lorena Jaume-Palasi" <lorena at collaboratory.de> wrote:

> congratulations to all who got elected! Good idea with the hangout!
> I'd like to make a proposal with regard to the future composition of the
> MAG. This year I feel really happy to see that one youth got elected into
> the MAG: Bianca Ho. However I think youth had a rather ornamental position
> within the IGF and needs a substantial backing of their role. This could be
> achieved by establishing a youth category in the composition of future
> MAGs. It would be great if we could discuss this and make it part ot the CS
> agenda at the MAG.
> Many thanks in advance and kind regards,
> Lorena
>
> 2014-11-13 20:00 GMT+01:00 Ephraim Percy Kenyanito <ekenyanito at gmail.com>:
>
>> +1 to having a hangout to plan.
>>
>> Thanks for CSCG for all their hard working putting together an excellent
>> list of civil society nominations. I am humbled for the consideration. I
>> hope this will be a great opportunity for CS nominees to be at the
>> forefront in advancing priorities of concern to CS.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> 
>> *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito*
>> Website: http://about.me/ekenyanito
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>>
>> On 13 November 2014 19:16, Carolina Rossini <carolina.rossini at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Congrats Lea. Maybe when you have more clear some of the next steps, we
>>> could also arrange a Hangout with the CS representatives to discuss some
>>> topics that might be relevant for all of us. C
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> As you may have heard by now, the UN has just issued a formal press
>>>> release announcing the 2015 MAG membership:
>>>> http://www.un.org/press/en/2014/pi2104.doc.htm
>>>>
>>>> Thank you once again to the BestBits network for putting my name
>>>> forward and to Ian Peter and the CSCG for the hard work they put in in
>>>> coordinating civil society nominations. Congratulations to all civil
>>>> society colleagues who got selected, and a big thank you to all outgoing CS
>>>> reps - we're counting on your knowledge and guidance to get us through this
>>>> transitional period.
>>>>
>>>> On a more pragmatic note, it would be useful to follow up with the IGF
>>>> Secretariat to shed some light on why the CSCG recommendations were not
>>>> fully taken on board. It is also unclear (to me, at least) who the civil
>>>> society MAG members are at the moment, which makes it difficult to
>>>> coordinate (or hold someone to account).
>>>>
>>>> I'm still not fully sure how the whole thing works (we have been
>>>> threatened with an induction process), but I plan to do my best to
>>>> represent the views of the community as a civil society member. The first
>>>> MAG meeting to welcome incoming members will take place in a few weeks (Dec
>>>> 1-3) and the agenda is available here: http://tinyurl.com/ka2w5sp. If
>>>> you have thoughts on what the priorities for those of us representing civil
>>>> society at that meeting should be - please share them here.
>>>>
>>>> Looking forward to working with you all.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> *Lea Kaspar*
>>>>
>>>> Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
>>>>
>>>> Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT
>>>>
>>>> T: +44 (0)20 7549 033*7* | M: +44 (0)7583 929216 | Skype: l.kaspar
>>>>
>>>> gp-digital.org
>>>>
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