[bestbits] v2 Short notice: Call for comment for MAG 2016 CS reps

Nadira Alaraj nadira.araj at gmail.com
Mon Jan 25 01:14:18 EST 2016


Thanks Ephraim for taking part of supporting MAG nominees.
On Jan 22, 2016 10:59 PM, "Ephraim Percy Kenyanito" <ephraim at accessnow.org>
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> +1. Really excellent candidates.
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> On 22 Jan 2016 23:45, "Nadira Alaraj" <nadira.araj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thank you Marilia for your heads up in endorsing the nominees.
>> I was thinking, that no one reads the contributions on this list.
>> Best wishes,
>> Nadira
>> On Jan 22, 2016 9:27 PM, "Marilia Maciel" <mariliamaciel at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Truly remarkable candidates!
>>>
>>> +1 to Jeremy, publicly thanking you for all the work you have put in the
>>> evaluation sheets this year. It would be of great importance to have Jeremy
>>> on the MAG to strengthen its outcome-oriented feature.
>>>
>>> +1 to Renata, who has been such an active and vocal member of our
>>> Brazilian IG community and a contributor to global debates in ICANN and
>>> IGF.  Her academic expertise can be very useful to the group.
>>>
>>> +1 to Deirdre who has a tremendous experience in IG issues acquired
>>> throughout the years, always showing in her positions a deep concern with
>>> the "human" aspect of our discussions and with the end user.
>>>
>>> All the best!
>>> Marília
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 10:27 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro <
>>> raquino at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> * My candidacy is about the context of internet governance debates
>>>> within sustainable and regional development initiatives. I was nominated by
>>>> a citizen of João Pessoa, Brazil, where the last IGF occurred and part of
>>>> the region I am currently living in. Bringing regional voices to IGFs is a
>>>> mission for me, I've also been to conferences in Mexico, where the next IGF
>>>> will be, and I am part of Latin-American groups and engaged in their
>>>> demands.
>>>>
>>>> * My goals as a MAG member would be to overturn the lack of access to
>>>> IG initiatives by a great deal of CS organizations due to language
>>>> barriers, cultural differences and simple misinformation about what the IGF
>>>> truly is and how to go on to participate on it. I've seen resistence,
>>>> disinformation, discouragement upfront and how to deal with it.
>>>>
>>>> * Prior to IGF in Brazil I've participated in other IG debates in
>>>> regional IGFs, CGI.br courses, ICANN events (all as a fellow or similar
>>>> initiatives) and for 15+ years I've been advocating for the increase in
>>>> connectivity in schools and universities and professional development
>>>> programs for teacher w/ technology.
>>>>
>>>> So, again, thank you all in this community for the space in which to
>>>> put forward those plans and I ask for your consideration of these efforts
>>>> with the MAG nomination support
>>>>
>>>> Thank you
>>>>
>>>> Renata
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 8:25 PM, Nadira Alaraj <nadira.araj at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Apologies for putting the wrong month,
>>>>> It is too late here,
>>>>> This email is the corrected one
>>>>> ----
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear BestBits members,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The Civil Society Coordination Group just announced the following
>>>>> dates for the endorsements for MAG 2016 CS representatives.
>>>>>
>>>>> *February 1st * when the CSCG submits their list of endorsements to
>>>>> the CS MAG slot.
>>>>>
>>>>> *January 25th* when I will submit BestBits  nominee list and compiled
>>>>> comments to the CSCG
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hence from now until *Januray *25th,  I encourage the comments or dialog
>>>>> between you and BestBits  nominees.  I also encourage nominees to let
>>>>> us know what they would do in their role as MAG CS representative.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Here they are  (*listed according to the date they submitted their
>>>>> nomination starting from the older day*)
>>>>>
>>>>>    - *Jeremy Malcolm*
>>>>>    - *Renata Aquino Ribeiro*
>>>>>    - *Deirdre Williams*
>>>>>
>>>>> Please notify me if I missed any other names on BestBits list.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I copied the nominees emails below -*in the same above order-* so you
>>>>> can check their statement or bio.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Looking forward to find BestBits representative in MAG 2016.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>>
>>>>> Nadira
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>> From: *Jeremy Malcolm* <jmalcolm at eff.org>
>>>>> Date: Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 9:42 PM
>>>>>
>>>>> .....
>>>>>
>>>>> .....
>>>>>
>>>>> I've never been on the MAG (the UN's "black box" doesn't like me, so
>>>>> I'd given up applying), but based on my experiences with the attempted
>>>>> introduction of more deliberative processes to the 2015 IGF such as the
>>>>> pilot use of Idea Rating Sheets and the Deliberative Poll side event—which
>>>>> were strongly resisted by (some) private sector MAG members—I perceive that
>>>>> it would be very useful this year to have someone with direct experience of
>>>>> these pilots to be "on the inside" to advocate for such innovations in IGF
>>>>> processes.  Therefore I would like to be nominated this year.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Jeremy Malcolm
>>>>>
>>>>> Senior Global Policy Analyst
>>>>>
>>>>> Electronic Frontier Foundation
>>>>>
>>>>> https://eff.org
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>> From: *Renata Aquino Ribeiro* <raquino at gmail.com>
>>>>> Date: Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 2:41 AM
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd like to nominate myself as LAC participant.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm an ICANN53 fellow, LACRALO participant and a graduate from the
>>>>> Brazilian Internet School of Governance of CGI.br in the 1st class
>>>>> (2014). Recently I've also joined NCUC, Giganet, AIR, IAMCR and
>>>>> Internet Society Brazil (official membership).
>>>>> I've also been recently to the UN in the WSIS+10 event and the CTEC
>>>>> event last 17th.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am geographically nearer the Caribbean than subtropical Latin
>>>>> American (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro), however I've done my doctorate
>>>>> in Catholic University of São Paulo and my research group has
>>>>> representatives both in SP and Rio. Also, me and other interested
>>>>> parties in Internet Governance in Brazil articulate ourselves via an
>>>>> online group of 600+ members, a national mobile messaging group of
>>>>> +/-50 and a Northeastern Brazil chapter with +/-20 members.
>>>>>
>>>>> I was subscribed in all IGF lists the last edition - including as
>>>>> observer, I've participated in some and also a few online meetings.
>>>>> I've also been to IGF as a former student of CGI.br representative of
>>>>> the Northeastern Brazil region.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm also an university teacher in a new IT Campus, I have some
>>>>> flexibility to travel. I'm mainly trying to engage students in
>>>>> research in Internet Governance and seeking paths to continue studying
>>>>> the topics myself.
>>>>>
>>>>> As for civil society engagement, I've been a project coordinator and
>>>>> volunteer in ONGs, a writer/reviewer for activism blogs and tech
>>>>> journalism media and I've acted towards policy development for
>>>>> education and technology in public schools and universities.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you
>>>>>
>>>>> Renata Aquino Ribeiro
>>>>> https://pesquisaeducacao.wordpress.com/in-english-bio-and-etc/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>> From: *Deirdre Williams* <williams.deirdre at gmail.com>
>>>>> Date: Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 5:28 PM
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Bestbits members,
>>>>>
>>>>> I would like to seek your support for nomination as a civil society
>>>>> representative for the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) of the
>>>>> Internet Governance Forum (IGF).
>>>>>
>>>>> I have been involved with Internet Governance (IG) since 2008 and have
>>>>> been working to strengthen the links that bring Latin America and the
>>>>> Caribbean (LAC) together since the early 1990s. I have attended every IGF
>>>>> meeting since Hyderabad in 2008 (Nairobi 2011 virtually), and also all of
>>>>> the regional - Latin America and Caribbean Preparatory Meeting for the IGF
>>>>> (LACIGF), and sub-regional – Caribbean IGF, since 2009. My attendance at
>>>>> these meetings was due to a broad range of funders to all of whom I am very
>>>>> grateful.
>>>>>
>>>>>    - Within the IGF environment I have worked, and am working,
>>>>>    particularly with the Dynamic Coalition for Access and Disability (DCAD),
>>>>>    with the MAG Remote Participation Working Group, and the now dormant Coalition
>>>>>    Dynamique pour la Diversité Linguistique
>>>>>    <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/dynamic-coalitions/73-linguistic-diversity>
>>>>>    I have contributed to the work of the Dynamic Coalition on
>>>>>    Internet Rights and Principles
>>>>>    <https://www.intgovforum.org/cms/dynamiccoalitions/72-ibr> and Dynamic
>>>>>    Coalition on Public Access in Libraries
>>>>>    <https://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/114-preparatory-process/1003-dynamic-coalition-on-public-libraries>
>>>>>    - I follow discussions on Bestbits and the Justnet Coalition
>>>>>    Forum, as well as on the Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) list, and in
>>>>>    other areas where IG is discussed. I try to be aware of those issues that
>>>>>    unite civil society, as well as of those issues about which there are
>>>>>    strongly divergent opinions
>>>>>    - For the last two years I have been one of the Co-coordinators of
>>>>>    the IGC.
>>>>>    - In 2014 I had the honour to be selected as the speaker from
>>>>>    civil society at the opening ceremony of the IGF in Istanbul.
>>>>>    - I was invited, in several different capacities, to be part of
>>>>>    the pilot Stanford Deliberative Poll organised for this year’s IGF
>>>>>    - I have good relationships across the group that identifies
>>>>>    itself as civil society and also with those belonging to other
>>>>>    constituencies. This is useful because the MAG should finally aim for
>>>>>    consensus across all of its constituent groups.
>>>>>    - My own priorities are in involving ordinary end users in the IG
>>>>>    process despite barriers of disability, language and culture, gender,
>>>>>    education, geographic location, etc. This brings with it a strong interest
>>>>>    in the facilitation and improvement of remote participation.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you
>>>>>
>>>>> Deirdre
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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