AW: [governance] MAG interim chair question (was Re: Preliminary List of Nominees...)

Robert Guerra rguerra at privaterra.org
Wed Jan 16 11:53:07 EST 2013


MAG folks on this list,

Has there been a departure from having the upcoming host country co-chair the MAG meetings? 

Robert

On 2013-01-16, at 11:38 AM, Kleinwächter, Wolfgang wrote:

> If I recollect correctly there was a proposal to ask Peter Major, the chair of the UNCSTD IGF Improvement WG, to act as an Interim Chair until the Paris meeting but nothing was decided because it was an "informal" MAG meeting and only half of the MAG members were present. However there was a clear call for a solution along the lines "if the UN Secretary General does not act than the MAG itself - in a bottom up process - should take the initiative and elect an (Interim) chair itself". 
> 
> wolfgang
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> Von: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org im Auftrag von Norbert Bollow
> Gesendet: Mi 16.01.2013 17:25
> An: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; Anriette Esterhuysen
> Betreff: [governance] MAG interim chair question (was Re: Preliminary List of Nominees...)
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> 
> Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org> wrote:
> 
>> Some MAG members put forward a position to say that as the meeting was
>> not formally constituted, or called in good time, its recommendations
>> regarding the chairing of the MAGshould be seen as informal.
>> 
>> When Izumi called the meeting he made it clear it would be informal,
>> so this was not really controversial. I think it is a pity that the
>> rest of the MAG did not accept that 'informal' meetings proposals
>> with regard to having an interim chair, and co-chairs, but I would
>> not really call this controversial.
> 
> What is the current state of things regarding this issue?
> 
> Is there now a de facto interim chair? Or a process to appoint one?
> 
> Greetings,
> Norbert
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