[governance] co-coordinator election results

Hakikur Rahman email at hakik.org
Thu Aug 21 00:17:17 EDT 2008


With my little experience in the NomCom I found 
Ian's high quality professional capacity. I hope 
as the Coordinator, he will be able to discharge 
his potentialities. Congratulations to Ian and thanks to Parminder.

Best regards,
Hakik


At 01:32 PM 8/20/2008, Parminder wrote:
>
>On the issue of the period of co-coordinatorship, Ian’s and mine:
>
>The last elections were held in November 2006 
>immediately after IGF’s first meeting in Athens. 
>As per the charter the annual elections are to 
>be held in June of each month, or as close as 
>possible to it. Each co-coordinator is elected 
>for 2 years. However, it was found desirable 
>that both co-coordinators do not change at the 
>same time and that one of them is replaced each 
>year. To put this processes into motion the 
>first set of two co-coordinators were elected 
>for different terms – one for a year, and the 
>other for two years. Vittorio was elected for a year and I for two years.
>
>2007 elections were due in June, 2007, but that 
>would have given Vittorio only a few months. I 
>proposed that Vittorio continues till IGF, Rio, 
>in November, 2007. I also proposed that the IGC 
>co-coordinator election cycle coincide with the 
>annual IGFs as the IGF is a primary institution of engagement by the IGC.
>
>Accordingly, the elections should have been held 
>soon after Rio. These got postponed for a 
>variety of reasons which I would not go into now.
>
>Ian’s term, if the present one to be considered 
>the 2007 elections, would be till June 2009. But 
>I suggest that it be till December, 2009, i.e. 
>the close of IGF-4 in Cairo. And along with the 
>2009 election we get into a cycle of 
>co-coordinator elections immediately after the annual IGF meet.
>
>As for my term, it ends immediately as Ian 
>decides to hold elections and the new 
>co-coordinator takes up. These elections are due 
>and can be conducted at the earliest possible 
>time. I personally am now keen to step down.
>
>On another, but connected note, I suggest that 
>we explore the possibility of developing a 
>funding proposal for an intern or someone to 
>support the IGC co-coordinators, plus a couple 
>of travel grants for the co-coordinators to 
>attend important meetings. This will immensely 
>enhance the capacity of the co-coordinators, and 
>the effectiveness of the caucus. This may not 
>easy but is worth giving a try with some likely funders.
>
>The IGF has recognized the IGC’s strong position 
>in the IG civil society area with a green light 
>to three workshops sponsored by us plus one that 
>we co-sponsored. This is a monumental step 
>forward. However, to meet the consequent 
>expectations and responsibilities well we need 
>to pull ourselves together as a more coherent 
>working unit. Ian is an energetic person driven 
>by keen purposefulness. I am sure he will 
>provide us strong leadership in this regard. But 
>we need to start hearing from the members more, 
>and more often, on these organizational issues.
>
>Thanks
>
>Parminder
>
>
>
>
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