[governance] CS speaker suggestions for the opening and closing
Ian Peter
ian.peter at ianpeter.com
Sun Aug 22 20:55:13 EDT 2010
Just to move this along -
If you are shy of self nomination, I am very happy to nominate people if
they want to indicate to me that they will be attending and wish to be
considered (if I don’t feel I can do so in your particular case I’ll let you
know privately!)
Ian Peter
From: Ginger Paque <gpaque at gmail.com>
Reply-To: <governance at lists.cpsr.org>, Ginger Paque <gpaque at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:08:56 -0430
To: William Drake <william.drake at graduateinstitute.ch>
Cc: <governance at lists.cpsr.org>, Wolfgang Kleinw‰chter
<wolfgang.kleinwaechter at medienkomm.uni-halle.de>, Valeria Betancourt
<valeriabet at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [governance] CS speaker suggestions for the opening and closing
Thanks Bill,
Wolfgang, and Valeria, could you please confirm your acceptance of the
nominations?
We now have:
Valeria Betancourt (not confirmed)
Fatimata Seye Sylla
Wolfgang Kleinwachter (not confirmed)
Best, Ginger
On 8/22/2010 9:10 AM, William Drake wrote:
> Hi Ginger
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> I nominate Wolfgang Kleinwachter, who I think could hit the right political
> notes re: IGF renewal etc.
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> Thanks,
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> Bill
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> On Aug 22, 2010, at 12:54 PM, Ginger Paque wrote:
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>> Hi everyone,
>> Thank you for the nominations of:
>> Valeria Betancourt (not confirmed)
>> Fatimata Seye Sylla
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>> While these are two excellent candidates, I repeat my call for nominations
>> for IGC Civil Society speakers for the opening and closing main sessions at
>> the IGF Vilnius 2010.
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>> We are looking for excellent and representative speakers for CS as a first
>> priority, and aim to help the balance of diversity in all of its facets in
>> the program. I understand that it is taking time to confirm availability, but
>> ask that nominations be submitted as soon as possible, as the IGF Secretariat
>> needs to finalize the program and speakers.
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>> If you have any questions, do not hesitate to email me/Jeremy privately.
>>
>> Best, Ginger
>>
>> On 8/20/2010 1:28 PM, SAMUELS,Carlton A wrote:
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>>> An excellent prospect!
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>>> Carlton Samuels
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>>> From: Ginger Paque [mailto:gpaque at gmail.com]
>>> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 10:43 AM
>>> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Tijani BEN JEMAA
>>> Cc: 'Ginger Paque'; 'Fatimata Seye Sylla'
>>> Subject: Re: [governance] CS speaker suggestions for the opening and
>>> closing
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>>> I am pasting Fatimata's short Bio here, for those who may not be able to
>>> receive the attachment:
>>>
>>> Fatimata Seye Sylla, Senegal (Africa)
>>>
>>> Fatimata Seye Sylla holds a Master of Science from the Media Lab at
>>> Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a DUT in Computer Science from
>>> IUT du Havre in France, a Certificate of Business Administration from CESAG,
>>> Dakar, the regional management school for Africa.
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>>>
>>> After several years of experience in the field of ICT for development in
>>> Africa, she is now the National Coordinator of the USAID/EDB project, in
>>> charge of the integration of ICTs in teaching/learning practices in Middle
>>> Schools for quality education in Senegal.
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>>> Madam Sylla is the author of several publications and studies in the fields
>>> of ICT, Education, gender and development, ICT and democracy and Internet
>>> Governance. She is a founder member of several associations (ISOC Senegal,
>>> OSIRIS, FOSSFA, ACSIS, REGENTIC, Bokk Jang). She was nominated member of the
>>> ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee (ICANN ALAC) on November 2007 and also
>>> elected President of the African Regional At-Large Organisation (AFRALO) in
>>> 2009.
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>>> Fatimata participated actively in the World Summit on Information Society
>>> (WSIS) since the first PrepCom of its first phase. She also participated in
>>> all the IGF editions at the national, regional and international levels.
>>>
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>>> On 8/20/2010 11:03 AM, Tijani BEN JEMAA wrote:
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>>> Ginger,
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>>> Now that Fatimata accepted the nomination, I attach her short Bio.
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>>> Tijani BEN JEMAA
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>>> Vice Chairman of CIC
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>>> World Federation of Engineering Organizations
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>>> Phone : + 216 70 825 231
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>>> Mobile : + 216 98 330 114
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>>> Fax : + 216 70 825 231
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>>> De : Ginger Paque [mailto:gpaque at gmail.com]
>>> Envoyé : vendredi 20 août 2010 14:23
>>> À : governance at lists.cpsr.org; Fatimata Seye Sylla
>>> Cc : Ginger Paque
>>> Objet : Re: [governance] CS speaker suggestions for the opening and closing
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>>> Thanks, Fatimata for accepting the nomination, that's great. Could you
>>> please post a short bio and explain why you would be good for this speaking
>>> slot? You might want to keep Bill Drake's previous post in mind... (see
>>> below)
>>> Best, Ginger
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>>> Just a small suggestion—with whether and in what form the IGF will be
>>> renewed up in the air and a lot of back channel politics in
>>> intergovernmental and UN circles taking place, it would be desirable for CS
>>> interventions in the opening and closing sessions to be fully sensitive to
>>> what's going on and calibrated accordingly. Presumably it would be a bad
>>> idea to adopt a negative tone and directly take on the actors who are
>>> pushing for a more intergovernmental and/or NY-based configuration. But the
>>> case for retaining the core features we favor could be made in a positive
>>> manner that nevertheless effectively responds to the arguments for
>>> "improvements." Given the stakes at this particular juncture, we should be
>>> somewhat strategic about how we use these opportunities and perhaps even
>>> coordinate a bit on the message. This relates to selecting nominees as
>>> well—consider the panels they'll be on, the kinds of people and discussions
>>> (texts and subtexts) that will be involved, and optimize to these
>>> parameters.
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>>> On 8/20/2010 8:45 AM, Fatimata Seye Sylla wrote:
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>>> Hello Ginger,
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>>> I accept Tijani's nomination!
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>>> Best,
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>>> Fatimata
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>>> On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Ginger Paque <gpaque at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Yes, Bazlu, we would like geographic and other balance. Point noted, and
>>> nomination of Adam Peake noted.
>>>
>>> Adam, will you please post one paragraph for those who need a refresher?
>>>
>>> Will all nominators (Tijani Ben Jemaa, Tracy Hackshaw, McTim, AHM Bazlur
>>> Rahman) please check with their nominees (Mrs Fatimata Seye Sylla,
>>> Ginger/Marilia, Hartmut Glaser, Adam Peake) to make sure they are willing to
>>> speak, expect to be at the meeting, and post their one-paragraph bios?
>>> Additional nominations should do the same.
>>>
>>> Thanks! Please do not 'reply all' to this email, as I am ccing those named
>>> above.
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>>> Best, Ginger
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>>> On 8/19/2010 7:28 AM, AHM Bazlur Rahman wrote:
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>>> Dear Ginger Paque <mailto:gpaque at gmail.com> ,
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>>> Who will from Asia ?
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>>> I would like to propse Mr. Adam Peake from Asia.
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>>> With best regards,
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>>> Bazlu
>>> _______________________
>>> AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR
>>> Chief Executive Officer
>>> Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC)
>>> [NGO in Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social
>>> Council]
>>> &
>>> Head, Community Radio Academy
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>>> House: 13/1, Road: 2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207
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>>>> ----- Original Message -----
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>>>> From: Ginger Paque <mailto:gpaque at gmail.com>
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>>>> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org ; McTim <mailto:dogwallah at gmail.com>
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>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 5:41 PM
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>>>> Subject: Re: [governance] CS speaker suggestions for the opening and
>>>> closing
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>>>> Noted, McTim, thank you!
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>>>> Hartmut, would you please post a one-paragraph summary for those who are
>>>> not familiar with your work? Thanks! Best, Ginger
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>>>> On 8/19/2010 6:11 AM, McTim wrote:
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>>>> I would like to nominate Hartmut Glaser as speaker as well.
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