[governance] Fwd: HR Caucus nominations for the MAG through IGC nomcom

Wed Apr 12 09:05:52 EDT 2006

Hi all,

Below is the recommendation sent by HR caucus to IGC nomcom. This  
will also be sent to the IGF.

Début du message réexpédié :

> De : Meryem Marzouki <Meryem.Marzouki at iris.sgdg.org>
> Date : 12 avril 2006 15:03:21 HAEC
> À : IGC-nomcom at wsis-cs.org
> Cc : Meryem.Marzouki at iris.sgdg.org, Rikke Frank Joergensen  
> <rfj at humanrights.dk>, Robin Gross <robin at ipjustice.org>
> Objet : HR Caucus nominations for the MAG through IGC nomcom
>
> Dear IGC nomcom members,
>
> Please find below information on the two candidates the WSIS CS HR  
> Caucus would like to recommend for your consideration, in view of  
> the nomination of IGC list of candidates to the MAG.
> These two candidates are: Rikke Frank Joergensen and Robin D. Gross
>
> Don't hesitate to contact me in case you need additional information.
> Best regards,
> Meryem Marzouki
> WSIS CS HR Caucus Co-chair
>
> =======
> Name: Rikke Frank Joergensen
>
> Name of nominator (or self): WSIS Civil Society Human Rights Caucus  
> (contact: Meryem Marzouki, co-chair, Meryem.Marzouki at iris.sgdg.org)
>
> Nationality: Danish
>
> Country of Residence: Denmark
>
> Gender: Female
>
> Short Bio relevant to IG:
> Rikke Frank Jørgensen is employed as Special Adviser at The Danish  
> Institute for Human Rights working with national human rights  
> protection. She was adviser to the Danish Delegation to the World  
> Summit on the Information Society (2003-2005) and is co-coordinator  
> of the WSIS civil society's human rights caucus. In 2000 she co- 
> founded the Danish NGO Digital Rights, and is currently on their  
> board. She also serves on the board of European Digital Rights, and  
> the Advisory Board of Privacy International. Rikke Frank Jørgensen  
> has authored a number of articles and presentations on human rights  
> implications of the information society, and is editor of the  
> forthcoming "Human Rights in the Global Information Society" (MIT  
> Press May 2006).
>
> Rikke Frank Jørgensen has previously been employed as a special  
> adviser in the Danish Ministry of Science and Technology, dealing  
> with the social impacts of information technology. Rikke holds a  
> Master in Information Science and a European Master in Human Rights  
> and Democratization, specializing in Internet and freedom of  
> expression.
>
> Why the (self) nominee is a good choice for the MAG:
> The WSIS Civil Society Human Rights Caucus, which includes more  
> than 65 members, international and national civil society  
> organizations from all around the world, has been one of the most  
> active CS constituencies during WSIS both phases. It has decided to  
> remain involved, as a caucus, in post-WSIS developments, to ensure  
> that the WSIS commitment to an information society respecting and  
> protecting human rights and the rule of law will also be the  
> guiding principle for the governance of this information society.  
> The caucus contribution to IGF substantive agenda setting has been  
> proposed in this light.
> As a caucus co-chair since its creation in 2002, and willing to  
> serve on the MAG, Rikke Frank Jørgensen will be able to help the  
> IGF put into practice, in the information society context, the  
> interrelation and interdependence of all human rights, civil and  
> political rights as well as economic, social and cultural rights,  
> and the right to development.
>
> Willingness to serve on MAG:
> Confirmed
>
> =======
> Name: Robin D. Gross
>
> Name of nominator (or self): WSIS Civil Society Human Rights Caucus  
> (contact: Meryem Marzouki, co-chair, Meryem.Marzouki at iris.sgdg.org)
>
> Nationality: US citizen
>
> Country of Residence: United States
>
> Gender: Female
>
> Short Bio relevant to IG:
> Robin D. Gross is an attorney in San Francisco, California. She is  
> the Founder and Executive Directive of IP Justice an international  
> civil liberties organization that promotes balanced intellectual  
> property law and protects freedom of expression. Ms. Gross advises  
> policy makers throughout the world on the impact of intellectual  
> property rules in national legislatures, international treaties,  
> and trade agreements. Before founding IP Justice in 2002, Ms. Gross  
> was the first Staff Attorney for Intellectual Property with cyber- 
> liberties organization the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF),  
> where she began the group’s campaign in intellectual property  
> issues in 1999.
>
> Ms. Gross teaches international copyright law at Santa Clara  
> University, where she also serves as a member of the Santa Clara  
> University School of Law High Technology Legal Advisory Board.
> Ms. Gross is a Member of the ICANN GNSO Policy Council,  
> representing the Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC). She sits  
> on the Board of Directors for the Union for the Public Domain, a  
> nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C. that is dedicated to  
> protecting the public domain.
>
> A graduate of Santa Clara University’s High Technology Law Program,  
> Ms. Gross is licensed to practice law in California. A Michigan  
> native, she graduated from Michigan State University’s James  
> Madison College in 1995 with degrees in political philosophy and  
> international relations.
>
> Why the (self) nominee is a good choice for the MAG:
> Robin D. Gross has been working to protect digital rights since  
> 1999 and has developed a fundamental understanding of the key  
> policy and technical issues in the online world.
> She has been an active participant of both phases of the World  
> Summit of the Information Society (WSIS). She is a participant of  
> the WSIS Civil Society Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks (PCT)  
> Working Group and the WSIS Human Rights Caucus. Her additional  
> experience at ICANN as representative of NCUC and at WIPO as a  
> civil society observer, makes her a particularly good candidate to  
> help deal with Internet governance issues towards the global public  
> interest, inclusion, and respect of civil rights, in line with the  
> WSIS Civil Society Human Rights caucus recommendations.
>
> Willingness to serve on MAG:
> Confirmed
>  =======
>
> --
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>
>

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