[governance] IGC endorsements for MAG 2016 CS reps

Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com
Thu Jan 21 18:26:19 EST 2016 

I am interested in putting my name on the slate of names to be considered
for the MAG by the IGC.

I tried to avoid giving my names earlier due to conflicts as previous
co-coordinator to avoid influencing or apprehension of bias.

Let me know how I should proceed. I am also current President of the South
Pacific Computer Society and an Executive Council member of the South East
Asia Computer Confederation.

I am also a member of the Pacific Chapter of the Internet Society and there
are two organisations that I am a member of that are accredited At Large
Structures.

I currently manage the Japan Pacific ICT centre,
http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=11599#.VqFowst5bqA

Sincerely,
Salanieta Tamanikaiwamaro aka Sala T
On 21 Jan 2016 11:45 am, "Renata Aquino Ribeiro" <raquino at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>>>
>>>> *DiploFoundation upcoming online courses:*
>>>> http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses
>>>> * <http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses>*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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
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>>>>> <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
>>>>> *DiploFoundation upcoming online courses:*
>>>>> http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses
>>>>> * <http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses>*
>>>>>
>>>>>
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