[governance] WSIS principles and conferences

[David Goldstein]

Hi all

Given there are others on this list who are in a
better position to be on an Advisory Group, I am happy
to nominate myself to be on the Nominating Committee
should others on the list desire.

Cheers
David
--- Milton Mueller <mueller at syr.edu> wrote:

> Congratulations, Danny. I was feeling pretty sure
> that Avri's proposed method would fail
> because...well, because all of the active people on
> this list want to be on the Advisory Group (yes,
> that includes me), so I thought no one would
> volunteer for the Nominating Committee. But you
> proved me wrong. So that's one down, 4 to go. ;-)
> 
> I also am concerned about the fact that we have no
> coordinators and no established procedure for making
> decisions, and now we are faced with a need for
> fairly quick action. 
> 
> We have no real means of authoritatively choosing a
> Nominating Committee, except via some form of
> consensus or passive acquiescence on the list. But
> if we can choose 5 nomcom members that way, why
> can't we select 10 IGF-MAG nominees that way also,
> and eliminate a (potentially time consuming) step? 
> 
> --MM
> 
> >>> Danny Butt <db at dannybutt.net> 3/17/2006 7:29:41
> PM >>>
> Could someone clarify the likely role of the IGF
> advisory group?
> 
> If the advisory group will be establishing a process
> for the forum,  
> then our initial role in that should probably be
> finding CS members  
> with process expertise to put forward. I think that
> WGIG members  
> might be precisely the most useful people for that
> advisory process.  
> This might be different than the kind of
> representation we would want  
> for this caucus as a mechanism for CS participation
> in the IGF itself  
> - where particular areas of domain expertise would
> be useful, and  
> where broader outreach will be valuable.
> 
> I support Avri's suggestion of a nominating
> committee that excludes  
> IGF-MAG participants, and also the use of the
> process in RFC3797.
> 
> We currently have no way of gauging consensus, but
> if the nomcom idea  
> is agreed to, I am happy to volunteer for the
> nominating committee.
> 
> I can also work on a charter for the group, but I
> think this is going  
> to take a bit longer, can it can come after we get
> through the IGF- 
> MAG process? But I agree with Bill that there is a
> good opportunity  
> here and it should be taken.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Danny
> 
> 
> On 18/03/2006, at 6:12 AM, Vittorio Bertola wrote:
> 
> >
> > Personally, I will be happy to work on a charter
> for the group, with
> > whoever else wants to join. We haven't decided
> what we want the  
> > group to
> > be - procedure only or also substance related, for
> example - but I  
> > guess
> > we can follow the proactivity rule: those who
> really care will work  
> > out
> > the details, and others will follow as long as
> they make good choices.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Danny Butt
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