[governance] another letter -- MAG rotation, no news

[Ian Peter]

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Milton L Mueller [mailto:mueller at syr.edu]
> Sent: 13 August 2008 05:57
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Adam Peake
> Subject: RE: [governance] another letter -- MAG rotation, no news
> 
> I strongly support this letter.
> 
> Milton Mueller
> Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
> XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
> ------------------------------
> Internet Governance Project:
> http://internetgovernance.org
> 
> 
> > 14, August 2008
> > Dear Mr. Desai, Mr. Kummer:
> >
> > We are writing to express our disappointment at the lack of news
> > regarding the announcement the new multi-stakeholder advisory group
> > (MAG) of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF).
> >
> > The next IGF consultation will begin in less than five weeks. It is
> > extremely difficult and costly to make necessary travel and
> > accommodation arrangements in such a short period of time.  It will
> > be even more difficult for new members, up to one third of the group,
> > and particularly for those from developing countries and from civil
> > society.
> >
> > We hope the Secretary General will take note of the problems caused
> > by these delays (renewal of the MAG in 2007 was equally slow and the
> > IGF was less effective than it might have been as a result) and
> > ensure any future rotation is announced in good time.
> >
> > Please note MAG members serve as volunteers and in their personal
> > capacity, many may lack institutional support for their work on the
> > MAG and find these delays difficult and personally costly to manage.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus.
> >
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