[bestbits] Civil Society Representatives on IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) 2015
Fatima Cambronero
fatimacambronero at gmail.com
Sat Oct 11 17:50:34 EDT 2014
Dear All,
Thanks for this information.
I also want to thank you all for continuing to support me in this role of
MAG member as civil society representative.
I will do my best to represent our interests.
Congratulations to all the colleagues selected!
Best Regards,
Fatima
2014-10-11 14:17 GMT-03:00 Matthew Shears <mshears at cdt.org>:
> + 1 excellent choices!
>
>
> On 10/11/2014 2:29 AM, Jeanette Hofmann wrote:
>
> +1 jeanette
>
> Am 11.10.14 11:22, schrieb Lorena Jaume-Palasi:
>
> +1 to what Anja says!
>
> 2014-10-11 10:54 GMT+02:00 Anja Kovacs <anja at internetdemocracy.in
> <mailto:anja at internetdemocracy.in> <anja at internetdemocracy.in>>:
>
> This is an absolutely outstanding list of nominees!
>
> Thank you so much to all candidates for standing, and to the CSCG
> for coming up with such an impressive and balanced list of nominees.
>
> Also many congratulations to all those who have been nominated. If
> only we can get UNDESA to finally respect this year civil society's
> recommendations, I am sure that we will have a very strong
> representation of civil society's interests in the next year's MAG.
> It is really heartening to see that we can put forward such a strong
> yet varied list of names, and do so in unison.
>
> Finally, I also wanted to thank the outgoing civil society
> representatives, as well as Fatima, for all their hard work in the
> MAG over the years. You've been wonderful.
>
> Warm regards,
> Anja
>
>
> On 11 October 2014 03:03, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org
> <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org> <jmalcolm at eff.org>> wrote:
>
> The Internet Governance Civil Society Co ordination Group (CSCG)
> is pleased to be able to inform you of our recommendations as
> regards civil society representation on MAG 2015.
>
> As you know, CSCG is a "EURO oecoalition of coalitions"EURO of the major
> civil society groups involved in the internet governance arena
> and associated areas.(see details below). Our role in working
> together is to ensure a co-ordinated civil society response and
> conduit when it comes to making civil society appointments to
> outside bodies.
>
> *Nominations for 2015 MAG civil society representatives*
>
> After each of our coalition members published a Call for
> Nominations within their coalition, each member shortlisted the
> names from their individual coalition (if necessary) which would
> be further considered for endorsement.The CSCG Nominating
> Committee considered 29 names short-listed for final discussion,
> with the following criteria.
>
> 1. Past record of active engagement as part of civil society
> groups working on internet governance issues, acting or speaking
> out assertively on behalf of public interest concerns.
>
> 2 Willingness and commitment to consult with and report back to
> CS networks (including beyond those focused on internet
> governance where appropriate) on MAG discussions.
>
> 3. Previous attendee at IGF at a global or regional level.
>
> 4. Willing, available and able to participate effectively and
> constructively in the MAG deliberations.
>
> In considering names, our nominating committee firstly
> considered the advice from the Secretariat that 10 people
> considered to be civil society representatives were ending their
> terms this year -EURO " an unusually high number on an annual basis.
> Accordingly, we have selected 10 names for new members as
> outlined below.
>
> We recommend the following 10 names as the new representatives
> for civil society (in alphabetical order). Each will need to
> submit a full application with further details pertaining to
> their suitability as MAG members.
>
> *1.**Sunil Abraham*(India)
>
> *2.**Renata Avila*(Guatemala)
>
> *3.**Oh Byoungil*(South Korea)
>
> *4.**John Dada*(Nigeria)
>
> *5.**Avri Doria *(USA)
>
> *6.**Stuart Hamilton *(United Kingdom)
>
> *7.**Lea Kaspar *(Croatia).
>
> *8.**Jak SM Kee*(Malaysia).
>
> *9.**Ephraim Percy Kenyanito *(Kenya)
>
> *10.**Virginia Paque*(Venezuela)
>
> We also considered the remaining representatives whose three
> year terms have not expired, and we conclude that the only civil
> society person whose term has not expired is Fatima Cambronero
> (Argentina), We consider Fatima to be an excellent
> representative, and have no hesitation in supporting the
> continuation of her term of engagement. Accordingly, we also
> endorse the continued involvement of *Fatima Cambronero*
> (Argentina) as the only remaining civil society representative
> carried forward to 2015 MAG. In doing so we note that there are
> no other continuing members of MAG who are civil society
> representatives.
>
> In addition to the above names, the CSCG has considered a wide
> range of very talented civil society representatives it was not
> able to include in its recommendations. We are very thankful for
> all the applicants, despite their making our job much harder,
> and will advise the Secretariat that, should IGF require names
> of suitable and accomplished additional representatives in
> providing overall regional balance, we would be very pleased to
> provide additional names in confidence of further civil society
> people who could make an outstanding contribution to the 2015 MAG.
>
> We will be in contact with the selected CS representatives
> shortly to discuss some brief biographical details for our
> letter to the IGF Secretariat, and other details of their
> nominations. In the mean time, we thank everyone for their
> participation and co-operation in this exercise and believe that
> this effort has yielded some outstanding candidates to represent
> civil society.
>
> Sincerely
>
> *2015 CSCG MAG Nominating Committee*
>
> Norbert Bollow, Just Net Coalition representative
>
> Mawaki Chango, Internet Governance Caucus representative
>
> Robin Gross, Non Commercial Stakeholders Group representative
>
> Jeremy Malcolm, Best Bits Coalition representative
>
> Chat Garcia Ramilo, Association for Progressive
> Communicationsrepresentative
>
> Ian Peter, Independent Chair
>
> Note: Virginia Paque (Diplo Foundation) withdrew from Nominating
> Committee discussions before nominations were opened and
> criteria developed, as she intended to stand as a candidate.
> Mandeep Tiwana (Civicus) also did not participate in the
> Nominating Committee.
>
> *Member Organisations of Internet Governance Civil Society Co
> ordination Group -EURO " brief descriptions*
>
> ·Association for Progressive Communications, an international
> membership-based network founded in 1990 who work together in
> using ICTs to empower and support others to build strategic
> communities and promote easy and affordable access to a free and
> open internet.
>
> ·Best Bits, a network of civil society organisations from across
> the world, who come together to share and collaborate on
> individual and joint initiatives in support of human rights and
> other broadly shared civil society interests in Internet
> governance.
>
> ·Civicus, a global civil society alliance with over 1000 members
> in 120 countries
>
> ·Diplo Foundation, which has a focus on assisting participants
> from small and developing states to build the capacity to engage
> effectively in Internet Governance and diplomacy. Since 2003,
> Diploâ EURO (tm)s Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme
> (IGCBP) has involved over 1500 professionals and activists from
> 163 states.
>
> ·Internet Governance Caucus, an organisation with over 200
> organisational and individual members founded in 2004 to
> specifically address emerging internet governance issues.
>
> ·Just Net Coalition, formed in 2014, a global coalition with
> specific interests in democracy, human rights and social justice.
>
> ·Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group, (NCSG) an organization of
> more than 400 non-commercial organizations and individuals who
> develop Internet policy through participation in ICANN's policy
> development process.NCSG promotes noncommercial interests in the
> formulation of ICANN policy including human rights, academic,
> development, educational, and cultural interests.
>
>
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Twitter: @facambronero
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