[governance] MAG mandate extended, call for new members: deadline May 21

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

That actually doesn't translate into *accountability*.

Whoever is nominated serves as a PoC for multiple stakeholder groups he may
be linked to is all that's said here.

	suresh

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Parminder [mailto:parminder at itforchange.net]
> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 8:37 AM
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; 'Adam Peake'
> Subject: RE: [governance] MAG mandate extended, call for new members:
> deadline May 21
> 
> 
> 
> I find the following part form the UN press release significant, and
> also
> relevant to some of the discussion we have on CS and IGC sponsored MAG
> members on this list.
> 
> " All members serve in their personal capacity, but are expected to
> have
> extensive linkages with relevant stakeholder groups.  Members need to
> be
> willing to reach out and ensure continuous flow of information to and
> from
> interested groups.........."
> 
> Earlier, if I remember right, it was only 'serve in their personal
> capacity'. Some kind of representative aspect is now clearly built in,
> and
> also post- nomination accountability in form of clear proof of
> willingness
> to reach and out and ensure continuous flow of information to and from
> interested groups...
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Parminder
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Adam Peake [mailto:ajp at glocom.ac.jp]
> > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 9:44 PM
> > To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
> > Subject: [governance] MAG mandate extended, call for new members:
> deadline
> > May 21
> >
> > Markus Kummer just sent a note to the MAG list about the group's
> > mandate: the mandate's been extended, and the secretariat is now able
> > to issue a formal call for new members.  The deadline will be May 21.
> > More about this on the IGF website soon.
> >
> > Nitin Desai has been asked to continue as chair.
> >
> > Press release below. The secretary general accepted the MAG's advice
> > from the February meeting about rotating up to one third.
> >
> > (as this list has a delay I expect I won't be the only one sending
> > this info...)
> >
> > Adam
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/pi1829.doc.htm
> >
> > MANDATE OF ADVISORY GROUP OF INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM EXTENDED
> >
> > The mandate of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group of the Internet
> > Governance Forum has been extended.  The Special Adviser for Internet
> > Governance to the Secretary-General, Nitin Desai, has been asked to
> > continue as the Chairman of the Advisory Group, which will meet again
> > on 13 to 15 May in Geneva before handing over to a renewed group to
> > prepare the next Internet Governance Forum meeting in Hyderabad,
> > India, on 3 to 6 December.
> >
> > The Advisory Group will renew up to one third of its members within
> > each stakeholder group.  All relevant stakeholder groups,
> > representing Governments, private sector and civil society, including
> > the academic and technical communities will submit names to the
> > Internet Governance Forum Secretariat.  All members serve in their
> > personal capacity, but are expected to have extensive linkages with
> > relevant stakeholder groups.  Members need to be willing to reach out
> > and ensure continuous flow of information to and from interested
> > groups and to participate actively and constructively in the Group's
> > work.  More details are available on the Internet Governance Forum
> > website:  www.intgovforum.org.
> >
> > The Internet Governance Forum is an outcome of the Tunis phase of the
> > World Summit on the Information Society, which took place in 2005.
> > In the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, Governments asked
> > the Secretary-General to convene a "new forum for policy dialogue" to
> > discuss issues related to key elements of Internet governance and set
> > out the Forum's mandate.
> >
> > The Forum's first two meetings took place in Athens in November 2006
> > and in Rio de Janeiro in November 2007.  A stock-taking session in
> > Geneva on 26 February 2008 showed broad support for a continuation of
> > the multi-stakeholder preparatory process.
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