[governance] CS speaker suggestions for the opening and closing
Valeria Betancourt
valeriab at apc.org
Mon Aug 23 11:52:00 EDT 2010
Dear Ginger,
I accept the nomination.
Best,
Valeria
On 22/08/2010, at 19:38, Ginger Paque wrote:
> 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
>>
>> I nominate Wolfgang Kleinwachter, who I think could hit the right
>> political notes re: IGF renewal etc.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Bill
>>
>> On Aug 22, 2010, at 12:54 PM, Ginger Paque wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> Thank you for the nominations of:
>>> Valeria Betancourt (not confirmed)
>>> Fatimata Seye Sylla
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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:
>>>>
>>>> An excellent prospect!
>>>>
>>>> Carlton Samuels
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 8/20/2010 11:03 AM, Tijani BEN JEMAA wrote:
>>>> Ginger,
>>>>
>>>> Now that Fatimata accepted the nomination, I attach her short Bio.
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Tijani BEN JEMAA
>>>> Vice Chairman of CIC
>>>> World Federation of Engineering Organizations
>>>> Phone : + 216 70 825 231
>>>> Mobile : + 216 98 330 114
>>>> Fax : + 216 70 825 231
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 8/20/2010 8:45 AM, Fatimata Seye Sylla wrote:
>>>> Hello Ginger,
>>>>
>>>> I accept Tijani's nomination!
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Fatimata
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Ginger Paque <gpaque at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> Best, Ginger
>>>>
>>>> On 8/19/2010 7:28 AM, AHM Bazlur Rahman wrote:
>>>> Dear Ginger Paque,
>>>> Who will from Asia ?
>>>> I would like to propse Mr. Adam Peake from Asia.
>>>> With best regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> House: 13/1, Road: 2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207
>>>> Post Box: 5095, Dhaka 1205 Bangladesh
>>>>
>>>> Phone: 88-02-9130750, 88-02-9138501
>>>> Cell: 01711881647 Fax: 88-02-9138501-105
>>>> E-mail: ceo at bnnrc.net www.bnnrc.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: Ginger Paque
>>>> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org ; McTim
>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 5:41 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [governance] CS speaker suggestions for the opening
>>>> and closing
>>>>
>>>> Noted, McTim, thank you!
>>>>
>>>> Hartmut, would you please post a one-paragraph summary for those
>>>> who are not familiar with your work? Thanks! Best, Ginger
>>>>
>>>> On 8/19/2010 6:11 AM, McTim wrote:
>>>> I would like to nominate Hartmut Glaser as speaker as well.
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
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>> William J. Drake
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>> Centre for International Governance
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>> Development Studies
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Valeria Betancourt
Coordinadora / Coordinator
Programa de Políticas de TIC en América Latina / Latin American ICT
Policy Programme
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