[governance] Fwd: [igf_members] MAG Renewal for 2013

Suresh Ramasubramanian suresh at hserus.net
Sun Jan 6 19:11:54 EST 2013 

Wouldn't that argue that we certainly don't represent all of civil society? There obviously will always be organizations or people who, while not full time engaged in tracking igov, may respond to significant events such as MAG nominations. 

--srs (htc one x)


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From: "Thomas Lowenhaupt" <toml at communisphere.com>
To: <governance at lists.igcaucus.org>, "Robert Guerra" <rguerra at privaterra.org>
Subject: [governance] Fwd: [igf_members] MAG Renewal for 2013
Date: Mon, Jan 7, 2013 1:20 AM


+1 especially to the suggestion

>  civil society should coordinate among itself and send a single list 
> of names it "recommends" to the UN. Competing lists, lessen the impact 
> of the IGC on the decision making process 

As the "fill-in" chair of last year's MAG nomcom, I was quite 
disappointed to learn that ours was just one of the lists from civil 
society that was submitted to the MAG. I would not advocate for the 
creation of an official list by a MAG designated body (a channel for 
self nominations by outsiders is helpful), but submissions from a 
scattering of civil society sources puts too much power in the hands of 
MAG central to pick and choose. A submission by a civil society "joint- 
board" seems worth considering.

Tom Lowenhaupt


On 1/5/2013 11:04 AM, Robert Guerra wrote:
> My quick thoughts, in no particular order,  on this are as follows:
>
> - Do we know the details of the persons rotating off the MAG (ie. 
> gender, Stakeholder groups & regions) If so, can someone share that - 
> thanks!
> - The IGC needs to setup a transparent, open and inclusive process 
> that builds on lessons learned.
> - If possible, civil society should coordinate among itself and send a 
> single list of names it "recommends" to the UN. Competing lists, 
> lessen the impact of the IGC on the decision making process
>
> regards
>
> Robert
>
>
> On 2013-01-04, at 10:47 PM, parminder wrote:
>
>>
>> IGC may want to do something about this.... parminder
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: 	[igf_members] MAG Renewal for 2013
>> Date: 	Wed, 2 Jan 2013 13:03:57 +0100
>> From: 	Chengetai Masango <cmasango at unog.ch>
>> To: 	igf Forum <igf_members at intgovforum.org>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Happy New year to you all.  I hope you had a restful holiday season. 
>> It was a pleasure working with you all in 2012  and look forward to 
>> continuing to do so in 2013.
>>
>> Please find below a message from Under-Secretary-General Mr. Wu 
>> Hongbo concerning the MAG renewal. It is posted on the IGF website 
>> and I would be grateful if you could distribute it among your 
>> respective stakeholder groups.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Chengetai
>>
>> _________________________________
>>
>>
>> The Internet Governance Forum's Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group 
>> (MAG) has been instrumental in planning the programme of the annual 
>> IGF meetings.
>>
>> We would like to express our gratitude to all past and present 
>> members of MAG who have donated their time, effort and valuable 
>> guidance in ensuring the smooth running of the IGF.
>>
>> On behalf of the United Nations Secretary-General, the Department of 
>> Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) requests nominations from all 
>> stakeholder groups, according to the established principles and 
>> practices of MAG on the rotation and selection of its members. 
>> Governments, the private sector, civil society, and technical 
>> communities should submit names of candidates from developed and 
>> developing countries as well as from economies in transition. 
>> Successful nominees will become part of MAG for a period of one year 
>> and will contribute to the multi-stakeholder consultation process, 
>> bringing the perspectives of their respective groups on Internet 
>> governance. Group nominees should be members who have actively 
>> participated in IGF meetings and activities in the past. As in 
>> previous years, stakeholder groups can resubmit the names of current 
>> MAG members for re-election and are expected to publicize the 
>> selection and nomination process.
>>
>> Please submit the names of nominees to the IGF Secretariat by *20 
>> January 2013* via email:magrenewal2013 at intgovforum.org 
>> <mailto:magrenewal2012 at intgovforum.org>, using the attached 
>> submission template. The aim is to rotate one third of MAG members.
>>
>> Selection and Operation Principles:
>>
>> (i) MAG members are selected to achieve a balance among all 
>> stakeholder groups, while retaining regional and gender 
>> representation, according to established procedures;
>>
>> (ii) All MAG members serve in their personal capacity but are 
>> expected to have extensive linkages with their respective stakeholder 
>> groups;
>>
>> (iii) The main task of MAG is to provide advice on the programme and 
>> main themes of the next meeting of the IGF;
>>
>> (iv) MAG members are expected to attend two to three MAG meetings in 
>> Geneva, Switzerland, in addition to the annual IGF meeting. They 
>> should participate actively in the preparatory process throughout the 
>> year, through engagement in the online multilateral dialogue among 
>> MAG members;
>>
>> (v) MAG meetings are open to Intergovernmental organizations.
>>
>> Thank you and I look forward to the continued success of the Internet 
>> Governance Forum.
>>
>>
>> (Signed)
>> Wu Hongbo
>> Under-Secretary-General
>> Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
>>
>>
>>
>>
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