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

[Carlos Afonso]

Ditto.

--c.a.

Milton L Mueller wrote:
> I strongly support this letter. 
> 
> Milton Mueller
> Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
> XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
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> Internet Governance Project:
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> 
>> 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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