[governance] IGC Nomcom - Slate of candidates

Milton L Mueller mueller at syr.edu
Thu Apr 24 09:51:11 EDT 2008 

Carlos,
You seem to be interpreting the number of names per region as an
indicator of the level of representation a region will get. This is
completely wrong, as others have explained. The MAG members from that
list -- if in fact there are any -- will be chosen by the Secretariat
and the UN SG. The lower the number of names in a region, the more
likely those people are to be selected if the UN SG chooses to get
someone from that region. Indeed, your LA&C caucus can submit 100 other
names directly to Kummer, and as far as we know those names have the
same chance as the IGC submissions.  

I think the caucus has more important things to discuss than the
difference between 2 and 3 names in a list that has no binding effect.
Can we move on, please?

Milton Mueller
Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: carlos a. afonso [mailto:ca at rits.org.br] 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 7:46 AM
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; vcretu at cmb.md
> Cc: Jeanette Hofmann; lists at privaterra.info; alc-cmsi at wsis-cs.org
> Subject: Re: [governance] IGC Nomcom - Slate of candidates
> 
> Dear people,
> 
> It is important to take into account that, as facilitator of 
> the online
> voting process by the LA&C Caucus, I am expressing these concerns
> regarding regional balance in the final list of indications by the IGC
> NomCom on behalf of the LA&C Caucus -- who has submitted a 
> list of five
> names to the IGC (and to the IGF secretariat as well), and 
> this is what
> makes it even more difficult to understand the NomCom's decision
> regarding our region.
> 
> frt rgds
> 
> --c.a.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vcretu at cmb.md
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org, "Carlos Afonso" <ca at rits.org.br>
> Cc: governance at lists.cpsr.org, "Jeanette Hofmann" <jeanette at wzb.eu>,
> lists at privaterra.info, alc-cmsi at wsis-cs.org
> Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:08:12 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Re: [governance] IGC Nomcom - Slate of candidates
> 
> > Greetings, just a brief comment/question: when we are talking about
> > Europe
> > we definitely do not see Central and Eastern Europe nor we see Newly
> > Independent States (NIS) either ... Any applications received from
> > these
> > parts of the world?!
> > 
> > regards from Moldova,
> > Veronica Cretu
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > Interesting... but argument valid for all regions, of 
> course. Still
> > does
> > > not explain why our region got only two indications as compared to
> > all
> > > others.
> > >
> > > frt rgds
> > >
> > > --c.a.
> > >
> > > Jeanette Hofmann wrote:
> > >> Hi Carlos,
> > >>
> > >> I am not sure the number of nominees really matters that much.
> > Since it
> > >> is unlikely that civil society will be able to increase its share
> > on the
> > >> MAG, less than half of the nominees have a chance to be selected.
> > More
> > >> candidates from a region means that the secretariat has more
> > choice. It
> > >> certainly won't lead to a larger representation from that region.
> > >> jeanette
> > >>
> > >> Carlos Afonso wrote:
> > >>> Hi people,
> > >>>
> > >>> My immediate reaction: Latin America and the Caribbean have only
> > two
> > >>> candidates indicated (none of the two are from the Caribbean),
> > while
> > >>> all other regions have at least three -- I note 
> particularly that
> > >>> Europe and North America (developed regions) have three each. I
> > do not
> > >>> think the NomCom was very successful regarding regional balance,
> > to
> > >>> put it diplomatically.
> > >>>
> > >>> fraternal regards
> > >>>
> > >>> --c.a.
> > >>>
> > >>> lists at privaterra.info wrote:
> > >>>> As IGC 08 Nomcom chair, it is my pleasure to announce the slate
> > of
> > >>>> candidates the nomcom has come to agreement on.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> A complete final report will follow ASAP documenting - process
> > >>>> followed by
> > >>>> the nomcom, evaluation criteria and issues discussed,
> > recommendation
> > >>>> for
> > >>>> IGC and future nomcoms to consider as well as set of complete
> > bio
> > >>>> profiles
> > >>>> for the candidates.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> The nomcom requests at this time that the candidates listed
> > below
> > >>>> please
> > >>>> send an email to - nomcom08 at lists.privaterra.org - confirming
> > two
> > >>>> things -
> > >>>> 1. their interest in being recommended to the MAG and 2.
> > committing to
> > >>>> regularly post updates to the IGC mailing list. The 
> confirmation
> > will
> > >>>> be
> > >>>> included in the final report.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I thank all the persons who submitted their name for
> > consideration
> > >>>> and the
> > >>>> nomcom for its very hard work and engaging discussions.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> We still have a report to complete, but our task is almost
> > done...
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> regards
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Robert Guerra
> > >>>> 2008 IGC Nomcom Chair.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> -----
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> # of nominations submitted: 33
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Total # of candidates recommended by Nomcom : 15
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Statistics:
> > >>>> - Regional allocation : Africa (3), Asia Pacific (4), Europe
> > (3), LAC
> > >>>> (2),
> > >>>> North America (3)
> > >>>> - Female: 7 (46.6%) , Male 8 (53.3%)
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Africa
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Natasha Primo
> > >>>> Dawit Bekele
> > >>>> Ken Lohento
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Asia
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Adam Peake
> > >>>> Izumi Aizu
> > >>>> Y. J. Park
> > >>>> Iffat Rose Gill
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Europe
> > >>>>
> > >>>> William Drake
> > >>>> Vittorio Bertola
> > >>>> Jeanette Hofmann
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> LAC
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Valeria Betancourt
> > >>>> Graciela Selaimen
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> North America
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Robin Gross
> > >>>> Milton Mueller
> > >>>> Michael Gurstein
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
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