[governance] CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

It is because he cares about process and propriety that he is not taking this group headlong into conflict with other civil society organizations, and nor is he going to split hairs and pettifog about these, to no apparent benefit except for possibly a desire to play divisive politics.

No, you won't get group consensus - if you wish you can form a rump caucus (and it WILL be a tiny splinter rump given the very few people I have seen supporting your viewpoint) and go off to send whatever letter to whoever - but representing that caucus, not the larger community here.  

I suspect I am not the only one here who categorically opposes sending such letters.

--srs (iPad)

On 19-Mar-2013, at 7:30, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:

> 
> On Monday 18 March 2013 08:29 PM, Adam Peake wrote:
>> I doubt that will work.  There's much to do, that why there are two
>> coordinators.  In my experience.
> 
> Great that you are such a stickler for process and propriety. BTW, that does it make it a little odd that you are not at all enthusiastic about requesting some simple definitional clarifications from those who recently managed the very public process of appointing members of an important public body. What is it that saying about sauce, geese and gander......
> 
> parminder
>> 
>> Adam
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 10:27 PM, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> wrote:
>>> Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I think as coordinator it's best if you take a step back from
>>>> discussions.  You will find it easier to help the caucus reach
>>>> consensus if you are not personally involved.  At least I think most
>>>> of us who have been coordinators attempted that.
>>> I agree that helping the Caucus (or any group for that matter) reach
>>> consensus is not possible while at the same time vigorously arguing
>>> a viewpoint that has turned out to be controversial.
>>> 
>>> It is good that the Caucus has two coordinators. So it should be
>>> possible for either of the coordinators to recuse him- or herself
>>> from exercising the coordinator role with regard to any particular
>>> topic on which he or she has (what turns out to be) controversial
>>> views, and feels strongly about them.
>>> 
>>> Sala, would be possible for you to handle the consensus process(es)
>>> regarding the issue about representation of communities of non-technical
>>> academics in the CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation?
>>> 
>>> This would in particular include the consensus process for the proposed
>>> letter to the Chair of the CSTD.
>>> 
>>> Greetings,
>>> Norbert
> 
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