[governance] A process suggestion for IGF nominations

[William Drake]

Hi,

Well, now that it's been framed as a civic duty, I too would be happy to join the nomcom, although I too would be interested in participating in the MAG.

But, is anyone actually keeping track of the names of people that have volunteered?

Maybe I've lost the thread amidst too many list discussions, but I don't have the sense that we've made progress on developing a standardized list of qualifications that MAG candidates should address.  Did I miss something?  Presumably we and the UN would want to have more info than just people's names and affiliations to go on.  At the same time, we don't want to over-bureaucratize the process...

Would this make sense: three paragraphs in which MAG candidates list:
1.  General background qualifications, who they are, what they do/have done in real life;
2.  Previous roles in/contributions to the caucus or CS more generally (since the idea is they're to be accountable representatives, although absent clarity on the who the electorate/constituency is---the SQ plus issue---this is a little awkward;
3.  Why they want to be on the MAG, what substantive and procedural/institutional issues they'd hope to promote.

Something like that?

Best,

Bill



  -----Original Message-----
  From: governance-bounces at lists.cpsr.org [mailto:governance-bounces at lists.cpsr.org]On Behalf Of Bertrand de La Chapelle
  Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 3:00 PM
  To: ajp at glocom.ac.jp
  Cc: governance at lists.cpsr.org; avri at psg.com
  Subject: Re: [governance] A process suggestion for IGF nominations


  Dear all,

  I appreciate Milton's and Adam's comments. It is indeed a form of civic duty and I also volunteer for the NomCom, although I am interested in the MAG. 

  Avri's comment in a prliminary mail was as usual right on spot : "even people who might be willing to serve on the MAG should volunteer for the nomcom pool and trust that fate, or chance, will put you in the job you can do the most good in". 

  Without making it a compulsory rule, it is probaly something that should be encouraged : anybody contemplating participating in the MAG should ideally previously volunteer for the NomCom. Not doing so would only mean they are more eager to get the - supposedly - prestigious status rather than the more humble - and somewhat likely to be under fire - one. 

  Best

  Bertrand



   
  On 3/23/06, Adam Peake (ajp at glocom.ac.jp) < apeake at gmail.com> wrote: 
    On 3/23/06, Milton Mueller <Mueller at syr.edu > wrote:
      >>> Jeanette Hofmann < jeanette at wz-berlin.de> 3/22/2006 10:42 AM >>>
      >I think this depends on whether or not all those who would like to get 
      >nominated are nonetheless willing to volunteer for nomcom. I am willing 
      >to volunteer. And I will send a message to the german WSIS list asking
      >all the silent subscribers to the IG caucus list to volunteer too. If
      >others do the same, we should have no problem at all to get 25 and more. 

      I will volunteer for the nomcom as well. If not selected for the Nomcom via random means, I would like to be a North American representative on the MAG, but it is I think serious participants in the caucus to take the obligation for the caucus to function seriously enough to get their priorities straight. 


    Seems like a bit of civic duty, I'll volunteer. Like jury duty, hope I'm not picked!

    I need to think a bit more about the advisory group, I'm interested, problem might be finding time. But I don't particularly like the idea of regional representation (for myself at least.) 
     

    Adam





      I just discussed this with a colleague here at Syracuse and I think he intends to volunteer too. 




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