[governance] IGC endorsements for MAG 2016 CS reps

Renata Aquino Ribeiro raquino at gmail.com
Wed Jan 20 18:44:07 EST 2016 

Dear Ginger and all

Thank you for the extra information about the process.
It is indeed important to have this panoramic view.
I will go on working on gathering support for CS participation in IGF
whether I'm chosen or any of the other CS members

[]s
Renata


On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Ginger Paque <gpaque at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Renata and all,
>
> Parminder has written to me offlist, to point out some miscommunication
> from my post (thanks Parminder).
>
> 1. The CSCG NomCom can and does consider any CS nominations sent to it,
> from CS organisations, from individuals, and other groups, whether within
> or outside of endorsements by organisations. We have in fact, received such
> requests for consideration from groups/individuals not represented in the
> CSCG already this year.
>
> In addition, please remember that the IGF Secretariat/UNDESA considers ALL
> nominations made through the IGF application process, by no means only
> those endorsed by the CSCG and others. Every application is taken seriously
> on its own merit.
>
> 2. The IGC has no procedure in place for this endorsement process as it is
> being handled in the short time allowed this year. The IGC should normally
> constitute a NomCom, as per the charter of the IGC, which seems not to be
> practical, given the timeline.
>
> In addition, Parminder did not mention this, but I am aware that it is not
> my place to make the post that I did, as I cannot in any way suggest that
> the IGC do things in a particular way, except as any other member of the
> IGC can do. I took the liberty of making my post because of the short
> timeline, and the need I felt to push the process along. I appreciate your
> accepting my post in the spirit it was made, that of offering information
> in the hope of a more transparent and effective process.
>
> It is important that we learn from this year's experience, so that we put
> in place better and more transparent strategies and processes for next year.
>
> Thanks to all.
> Ginger
>
> Ginger (Virginia) Paque
> DiploFoundation
>
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>
>
> On 20 January 2016 at 07:05, Renata Aquino Ribeiro <raquino at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Ginger, Arsene and IGC
>>
>> Thank you for the clarification. I'll follow the recommendations.
>>
>> Some of the groups that I am involved in are not interacting in IGC so
>> I'll forward their messages.
>>
>> As for IGC, I had assumed that the community would have to gather the
>> names of their members that were nominated and follow if they have support.
>>
>> Therefore, I'd just confirme
>>
>> *  I have been nominated for the MAG and accepted it in the beginning of
>> January.
>>
>> * My candidacy is about the context of internet governance debates within
>> sustainable and regional development initiatives. I was nominated by a
>> citizen of João Pessoa, Brazil, where the last IGF occurred and part of the
>> region I am currently living in. Bringing regional voices to IGFs is a
>> mission for me, having also worked already in Guadalajara, Mexico, this
>> aspect rings close to home again.
>>
>> * My goals as a MAG member would be to overturn the lack of access to IG
>> initiatives by a great deal of CS organizations due to language barriers,
>> cultural differences and simple misinformation about what the IGF truly is
>> and how to go on to participate on it. I've seen resistence,
>> disinformation, discouragement upfront and how to deal with it.
>>
>> * Last by not least, prior to IGF in Brazil I've participated in other IG
>> debates in regional IGFs, CGI.br courses, ICANN events (all as a fellow or
>> similar initiatives) and for 15+ years I've been advocating for the
>> increase in connectivity in schools and universities and professional
>> development programs for teacher w/ technology.
>>
>> Recently, I've joined efforts with Amazon Federal Rural University
>> Computer Science researchers and we've now merged North and Northeastern
>> Brazilian activists groups for internet governance and open standards
>> research. Opening up internet governance debates to the Amazon region is
>> strategic and fundamentally challenging.
>>
>> So, again, thank you all in this community for the space in which to put
>> forward those plans and I ask for your consideration of these efforts with
>> the MAG nomination support
>>
>> []s
>>
>> Renata
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 8:43 AM, Ginger Paque <gpaque at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Renata, Arsene, and all.
>>> The confusion is understandable, Renata. Arsene answered with the short
>>> version (thanks). Here is the long version.
>>>
>>> The IGF Secretariat/UNDESA application process closes Feb. 1st (not 31
>>> January as I said). BUT that also means that the CSCG must submit our
>>> letter of endorsements by then also.
>>>
>>> Anyone who wants to, from any stakeholder group, can submit a nomination
>>> application until Feb. 1st.
>>>
>>> The Civil Society Coordination Group - CSCG  channels civil society
>>> endorsements to assist the selection process, working to ensure that the
>>> final selections are in line with the consensus/preferences of as many CS
>>> members as possible, so that CS has a voice in the selection of our
>>> representatives.
>>>
>>> If someone wants the CSCG to consider them for endorsement to the IGF
>>> Secretariat/UNDESA MAG selection process, they must be endorsed by their
>>> civil society representative group(s). In this case, it would seem that you
>>> should ask for endorsement by the IGC (this list), and the IGC should, as a
>>> group, discuss all IGC CS endorsement requests. The IGC co-coordinators
>>> should submit the IGC endorsements through your representative on the CSCG
>>> -- in this case, Analia.
>>>
>>> In order for the CSCG NomCom to carefully consider the names from member
>>> groups of the CSCG, we need to have the names of nominees from the CSCG
>>> groups by 25 January.
>>>
>>> I  hope this helps. If you have any other questions, please let me know,
>>> here on the list, or offlist.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ginger
>>>
>>> Ginger (Virginia) Paque
>>> DiploFoundation
>>>
>>> *DiploFoundation upcoming online courses:*
>>> http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses
>>>
>>> Ginger (Virginia) Paque
>>> DiploFoundation
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> On 20 January 2016 at 01:56, Arsene TUNGALI (Yahoo) <
>>> arsenebaguma at yahoo.fr> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Renata, I think you got it right.
>>>>
>>>> CSCG needs to submit their nominations/endorsements to the IGF
>>>> Secretariat before Feb 1st, that's my understanding of Ginger's email.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> A
>>>>
>>>> *------------------------------------------------------*
>>>> *Arsène Tungali,*
>>>> Co-founder and Executive Director, Rudi International
>>>> <http://www.rudiinternational.org/>
>>>> Founder, Mabingwa Forum <http://www.mabingwa-forum.com/>
>>>>
>>>> Work email: arsenebaguma at gmail.com
>>>> Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/arsenebaguma> - Twitter
>>>> <http://twitter.com/arsenebaguma> - LinkedIn
>>>> <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/arsene-tungali/40/825/344/>
>>>> Internet Governance - Blogger - ISOC Member - ICANN Fellow - IGF Fellow.
>>>> Democratic Republic of Congo
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Le Mercredi 20 janvier 2016 0h25, Renata Aquino Ribeiro <
>>>> raquino at gmail.com> a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Ginger
>>>>
>>>> I'm a bit confused by the timeline
>>>> In the call, the nomination period ends at Feb 1st
>>>> http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/magabout/mag-renewal-announcement
>>>>
>>>> However, CSCG slate must be appointed before that time?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you
>>>>
>>>> Renata
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 7:11 PM, Ginger Paque <gpaque at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>> I have not seen any discussion on this list about the IGC endorsements
>>>> for MAG 2016 CS slots. The IGC is a member of the CSCG, and should present
>>>> its endorsements for consideration. This requires group consensus.
>>>>
>>>> Although we do not know how many CS MAG members will be appointed, we
>>>> should/will present a good slate of CS endorsements to the IGF Secretariat.
>>>>
>>>> The CSCG need the list of IGF endorsements (nominees should already
>>>> have submitted their applications to the IGF Secretariat), ideally a
>>>> maximum of 3, with short bios/qualifications, by 25 January, so that the
>>>> CSCG NomCom can make final selections, and send them to the IGF
>>>> Secretariat/UNDESA.
>>>>
>>>> To avoid unnecessary controversy, you/we should be doing this in an
>>>> open and transparent manner, facilitated by your co-coordinators, with
>>>> members discussing qualifications and characteristics, and expressions of
>>>> support, so that the IGC can reach consensus on your endorsements.
>>>>
>>>> If you have any questions, Analia, your CSCG representative, should
>>>> answer them for you, although Ian and I, as independent co-chairs are also
>>>> willing to assist.
>>>>
>>>> Expressions of support for your colleagues might be a good way to start.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards to all,
>>>> Ginger
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ginger (Virginia) Paque
>>>> DiploFoundation
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>>>>
>>>>
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