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

[Adam Peake]

Parminder, I don't see much change from the press release announcing 
the MAG in August 2007 
<http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2007/pi1791.doc.htm>

"The 47 Advisory Group members will serve in their personal capacity. 
They have been chosen from Governments, the private sector and civil 
society, including the academic and technical communities, 
representing all regions.

As part of its mandate, the Advisory Group has been asked to enhance 
the transparency of the preparatory process by ensuring a continuous 
flow of information between its members and the various interested 
groups.  It has also been requested to make proposals on a suitable 
rotation among its members, based on recommendations from the various 
interested groups."

It also reflects the MAG's recommendations "Members should possess 
relevant knowledge and willingness to reach out and ensure continuous 
flow of information to and from interested groups." etc. 
<http://intgovforum.org/AGD/MAG.Summary.28.02.2008.v3.pdf>

The IGF website now has a note about renewal of the MAG and asks for 
proposals for new members.  It does not include the May 21 deadline 
and I wonder if this is a mistake (Markus mentioned May 21 as the 
deadline for proposing names on the MAG list a few days ago.  Will 
check.)

There' also a new note about workshops.  We can continue to edit 
workshop proposals until May 9.  After that the online form will be 
frozen until after the consultation when the pages will re-open and 
proposals can continue to be updated.

Adam




>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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