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

[Meryem Marzouki]

Apologies to the list moderators. Please discard the previous mail  
sent from a non recognized address. Meryem

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> De : Meryem Marzouki <Meryem.Marzouki at iris.sgdg.org>
> Date : 13 avril 2006 19:54:00 HAEC
> À : governance at lists.cpsr.org
> Objet : Réexp : Additional HR Caucus nominations for the MAG  
> through IGC nomcom
>
> FYI. Meryem
>
> Début du message réexpédié :
>
>> De : Meryem Marzouki <Meryem.Marzouki at iris.sgdg.org>
>> Date : 13 avril 2006 19:53:16 HAEC
>> À : IGC-nomcom at wsis-cs.org
>> Cc : Cedric Laurant <chlaurant at epic.org>,  
>> Meryem.Marzouki at iris.sgdg.org
>> Objet : Additional HR Caucus nominations for the MAG through IGC  
>> nomcom
>>
>> Dear IGC nomcom members,
>>
>> Please find below information on an additional candidate, Cédric  
>> Laurant, 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.
>> We apologize for this late nomination. We hope you would  
>> nevertheless accept to consider it. If you don't find this  
>> possible, we would perfectly understand your decision.
>>
>> Don't hesitate to contact me in case you need additional information.
>> Best regards,
>> Meryem Marzouki
>> WSIS CS HR Caucus Co-chair
>>
>> =======
>>
>> Name: Cédric Laurant
>>
>> Name of nominator (or self): WSIS Civil Society Human Rights  
>> Caucus (contact: Meryem Marzouki, co-chair,  
>> Meryem.Marzouki at iris.sgdg.org)
>>
>> Nationality: Belgian
>>
>> Country of Residence: United States
>>
>> Gender: Male
>>
>> Short Bio relevant to IG:
>> Cédric Laurant is an attorney and international privacy policy  
>> expert in Washington, D.C. He is the Director of the International  
>> Privacy Project, and Policy Counsel since 2001, with the  
>> Electronic Privacy Information Center, a public interest research  
>> center in Washington, D.C.. Cédric Laurant has advised policy  
>> makers on privacy issues and comparative policy and legal aspects  
>> of privacy regimes in Europe, the United States and Canada, Latin  
>> America, Africa and the Middle East. He has testified before the  
>> U.S. Congress and the European Parliament.  He is actively  
>> participating to the negotiation of the APEC Privacy Framework and  
>> its implementation scheme.  He is the main editor of "Privacy and  
>> Human Rights" 2003, 2004 and 2005, EPIC's comprehensive  
>> international survey of privacy laws and developments in the world.
>>
>> Cédric Laurant has organized coalitions with several NGOs around  
>> the world on issues of global significance for the right to  
>> privacy, consumer protection and emerging international privacy  
>> issues in Europe, Latin America and Africa. He coordinated EPIC's  
>> advocacy actions within international coalitions of consumer  
>> privacy and human rights advocates around the world.  He is a  
>> member of the Asia-Pacific Privacy Charter Council and the  
>> International Working Group on Data Protection in  
>> Telecommunications.  Through EPIC, he is active within several  
>> organizations, including the Organization for Economic Cooperation  
>> and Development (OECD) and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation  
>> (APEC).
>>
>> Cédric Laurant holds a licence en droit (law degree) from the  
>> University of Louvain, a Master of Laws from Columbia University  
>> School of Law, a European Master of Arts in Science, Technology  
>> and Society (London), and a Diploma in Print and Broadcast  
>> Journalism (Brussels).  He is licensed to practice law in the  
>> District of Columbia and is a member of the D.C. Bar.  He is a  
>> native French speaker, fluent in English and Spanish, and  
>> proficient in Dutch and Portuguese.
>>
>> Why the (self) nominee is a good choice for the MAG:
>> A member of the caucus and active throughout the WSIS process,  
>> Cédric Laurant has developed since 1999 a thorough understanding  
>> of the key policy and legal privacy issues in the online world and  
>> especially at an international level. His experience as a CS  
>> observer at several international fora where privacy and other  
>> human rights topics have been discussed, and his legal background  
>> in both European civil law and US common law, specially allow him  
>> to deal with privacy and civil liberties issues in the IGF  
>> context, in line with the caucus recommendations.
>>
>> Willingness to serve on MAG: Confirmed
>>
>


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