[governance] Re: [bestbits] Formation of a joint steering Committee - as received

[Ian Peter]

all I would add Adam was that  by the time all names had been gathered from multiple lists we had less than 48 hours to arrive at combined names to meet the deadline – the London meeting is only 2 weeks away. So this called for a pretty quick methodology. (and this at a time when people were travelling from ICANN meetings etc and working through time zones).

I should add that in addition to the two candidates mentioned we will be arguing strongly for Jovan to also be included as an independent facilitator.

Our other option in the time frame, I think, was to do nothing.

I should add that Anriette was not involved in any decision to include her name. That was a unanimous decision from others who participated.

Yes, an imperfect process. But one that gave us good well supported names in a very  limited timeframe.

Ian



From: Jeremy Malcolm 
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 4:46 PM
To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net ; governance at lists.igcaucus.org 
Subject: Re: [bestbits] Formation of a joint steering Committee - as received

Moving Adam Peake's question from another thread:


I have a concern.  But first could you please explain who was involved in the selection process, who from which organizations, what criteria considered, who were the candidates considered.

Also cc'ing the governance list, because this is not a Best Bits-specific issue (the new joint civil society committee is not a Best Bits committee, I've merely been put forward as the liaison from Best Bits to sit on it).

So who was involved in the selection process?  Everyone who has been involved in discussions in the networks that are on the steering committee.  The liaisons from each network have been passing those discussions on.  Who are those liaisons?  One from each of the civil society networks that is currently on the joint committee, viz. Sala (and formerly Norbert) from IGC, Robin Gross from NCSG, myself from Best Bits, Ginger Paque from Diplo, Anriette from APC and Ian Peter as an independent chair.

Those members are not set in stone, they just volunteered to fill an urgent need for a way of nominating civil society representatives to various processes jointly.  We are going to be suggesting, and opening for discussion, some criteria for other groups to join.  Other groups who already expressed interest are Michael Gurstein on behalf of his community informatics network, and the Internet Rights and Principles coalition.  But meanwhile, we have put aside further process-tweaking in order to deal with the urgent task at hand.

As for what criteria and what candidates were considered, there is a thread on this with discussion back and forth, and it would take some time to go back and summarize it.  But amongst the candidates considered were:

  a.. William Drake 
  b.. Valeria Betancourt 
  c.. Anriette Esterhuysen 
  d.. Vladimir Radunovik 
  e.. Michael Gurstein 
  f.. Thomas Lowenhaupt 
  g.. Grace Githaiga 
  h.. Nnenna Nwakanma 
  i.. Avri Doria 
  j.. Jeanette Hoffman 
  k.. Milton Mueller 
  l.. Stephanie Perrin 
  m.. Tara Taubman 
  n.. Judy Okite 
  o.. Anju Magnal 
  p.. Jovan Kurbalija

The main criterion was how much support existed within the individual networks that had put forward the names in question.  Also considered important was that there should be at least one person who can represent internal ICANN issues, and one person to represent wider issues.  The candidates should also have been involved with the communities that were nominating them.

That's about all that I have to say for now.  Ian, as the independent chair, may wish to address any further questions that you might have.


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