[governance] Re: Feb 2012 Geneva meetings [Answers]

[William Drake]

Hi YJ

Good to hear from you, sorry you can't attend.  

Personally, I wouldn't think we need to identify particular people who could stand in for the absent members at this point.  Wouldn't it be better for Sala and Izumi to send Chengetai and the Azeri VM a letter expressing concern about CS' underrepresentation and asking that remedial action be allowed, options x and y?

As to Roland's points, sure, but having 5 or 6 empty CS seats (all women, BTW) is hardly going to be better for gender and geographic diversity than letting those who'll be here participate under whatever rubric.

BTW I would argue that the diversity obligation should apply to each stakeholder group on the MAG, not just to the MAG as a whole.  

Best

Bill

On Feb 9, 2012, at 3:18 PM, YJ Park wrote:

> Hi Bill and all,
> 
> Thank you for raising the issues of securing voices from civil society
> in this process.
> I initially considered attending the meeting in person given the
> significance of this meeting at this juncture of our IG journey.
> However, I cannot...
> 
> It is great to see a proctive proposal from Bill to delegate
> "representation" if it is accepted. Noticed Roland's points. As
> addressed, I myself would be quite sensitive to the geographical
> diversity/gender issues.
> 
> Given the criticality of this upcoming MAG meeting and my difficulty
> with attending the meeting in person, I would be happy to delegate my
> MAG access to Bill, if this is permitted.
> 
> If Bill is willing to ensure civil society's roles in a responsible
> manner, it would be appreciated.
> 
> My apology for not attending the upcoming meeting.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> YJ
> 
> 
> On 2/9/12, William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch> wrote:
>> Hi
>> 
>> I just spoke with Chengetai, who by the time you see this will have written
>> to the MAG list.
>> 
>> * No Exec. Coordinator (no money) or Special Advisor yet
>> 
>> * Open consultation and MAG meeting will be chaired by the host, the Vice
>> Minister from Azerbaijan
>> 
>> * No MAG rotation, the existing MAG remains in place for this meeting per
>> Sha's letter.
>> 
>> * The IGF date will be announced next week, it's in November
>> 
>> So at the MAG meeting next week, able to speak for civil society would be
>> 
>> Mr. Al Shatti, Qusai
>> Mr. Bajwa, Fouad
>> Ms. Betancourt, Valeria
>> Ms. Hofmann, Jeanette
>> Ms. Park, Y. J.
>> Ms. Primo, Natasha
>> Ms. Rodriguez Pereda, Katitza
>> Ms. Selaimen, Graciela
>> 
>> Sorry if I missed anyone in cutting and pasting from the IGF site.   It's a
>> fair bet that not all of the above will be in attendance.  It would be
>> helpful to know who from the current MAG will be here.  And on the
>> assumption that we will not be fully represented, it might be sensible to
>> ask the chair to allow observers to participate rather than sitting
>> silently.  Or if he thinks that'd be inappropriate, for CS to be able to
>> designate temporary alternates for its missing MAG members.
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> Bill
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Feb 8, 2012, at 10:59 PM, Kleinwächter, Wolfgang wrote:
>> 
>>> Avri:
>>> 
>>> I suppose by default it may end up the lead organizer from Azerbaijan. Or
>>> maybe one of the DESA people will do this meeting while all remains in
>>> flux.
>>> 
>>> Wolfgang:
>>> 
>>> The host country is always the Co-Chair. The other question is: Will Sha
>>> Zukang make this decision or will he leave this in the hands of the next
>>> Under Secretary Generel for Social and Economic Affairs. His terms ends in
>>> June 2012 and it is unclear whether he will continue. His relationship
>>> with Ban Kin Moon is not really a friendly one and after BKM was reelected
>>> as SG he will have his own ideas for his deputies. What does it mean? Be
>>> prepared for a continuation of an unclear situation which is not so bad
>>> (as long as the key players in the MAG drive the process) and it will
>>> strengthen the position of Chengetai (which is very good) .
>>> 
>>> 
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