[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, Ians and mine:
>
>The last elections were held in November 2006
>immediately after IGFs 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.
>
>Ians 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 IGCs 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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