[governance] CSCG OPEN CALL FOR INTERESTED IGC MEMBERS FOR NOMINATION (IGF MAG 2019)
Arsène Tungali (via governance Mailing List)
governance at lists.riseup.net
Mon Sep 3 11:24:30 EDT 2018
Hi Peter,
Thanks for the reminder. I will be submitting my nomination soon.
Regards,
Arsene
2018-09-03 14:07 UTC+01:00, Akinremi Peter Taiwo <compsoftnet at gmail.com>:
> Dear all,
>
> This is to remind everyone that the call to be nominated by CSCG for MAG
> seat close today at 23:59 UTC. Please make sure to submit your application
> before the deadline.
>
> NB: Please can someone acknowledge this email.
>
> Regards.
> Peter
>
> Regard.
> Peter.
>
> On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 4:01 PM Akinremi Peter Taiwo
> <compsoftnet at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I trust my email meets you well!
>>
>> As the IGC representative on the NOMCOM12 to the Civil Society
>> Coordination Group (CSCG), kindly refer to the information below if you
>> are
>> interested to be considered for a nomination by the CSCG. For those that
>> are willing to give it a shot, do ensure you put me in the copy (
>> compsoftnet at gmail.com) while submitting your nomination and don’t forget
>> to comply with the criteria listed in the call.
>>
>> Goodluck!
>>
>>
>>
>> Please find below the details of the process by which all IGC members are
>> invited to submit nominations to the Civil Society Coordination Group
>> (CSCG) as part of the 2019 elections for the IGF Multistakeholder
>> Advisory
>> Group (MAG). Our procedures of appointments can be found at this link:
>> http://www.internetgov-cs.org/procedures
>> <http://www.internetgov-cs.org/procedures>
>>
>> The CSCG exists solely to ensure a coordinated civil society response and
>> conduit when it comes to making civil society appointments to outside
>> bodies.
>>
>> A dedicated Nomination Committee (or NomCom) has been set up to
>> facilitate
>> this process within the CSCG. The NomCom is comprised of one (1)
>> representative from our coalition members, namely the Association for
>> Progressive Communications (APC), Best Bits, Just Net Coalition (JNC),
>> ICANN’s NCSG and the Internet Governance Caucus (IGC). The NomCom is
>> coordinated by a non-voting chair (Poncelet Ileleji ), supported by CSCG
>> Co-chair (Richard Hill). You will find all the necessary information
>> below.
>>
>>
>> The NomCom has been tasked by the Civil Society Coordination Group (CSCG)
>> to run the process of selection and endorsement of civil society
>> candidates
>> nominated for the 2019 IGF MAG selection round.
>> Based on this information (
>> https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-renewal-2019-general-guidance),
>> this year, there are 4 seats available for civil society candidates, the
>> CSCG has decided to endorse a pool of up to 6 names where the IGF
>> Secretariat will choose from. The deadline for nominations to be sent to
>> the NomCom is *September 03.*
>>
>>
>> Thank you for being part of this process and please let me know should
>> you
>> have any questions.
>>
>> ===========
>> *2019 IGF MAG Selection Round – Nominations Selection criteria*
>> =============
>>
>> · Candidates should have extensive linkages with civil society
>> groups.
>>
>> · Candidates must be able to provide advice on the programme and
>> main themes of the next meeting of the IGF.
>>
>> · Candidates must be able attend two to three MAG meetings in
>> Geneva, Switzerland, in addition to the annual IGF meeting.
>>
>> · They should participate actively in the preparatory process
>> throughout the year, through engagement in the online multilateral
>> dialogue
>> among MAG members.
>>
>> · Candidates should address these selection criteria in their
>> statement.
>>
>> · Self-nominations are allowed.
>>
>> Note, we strongly encourage candidates from the underrepresented regional
>> groups, which for the 2019 MAG refers to the LAC and Africa regions.
>> Although regional group will not be weighted above other criteria in
>> choosing a candidate, the NomCom will consider regional group in
>> appropriate balance with other criteria listed above.
>>
>>
>>
>> *Timetable for the process*
>>
>> ==============
>> Here are important dates to consider for this process:
>>
>> · *August 27:* NomCom 12 agree on the process which will be
>> included in the call for nominations;
>>
>> · *COB August 28:* Nomination opens.
>>
>> · *September 03:* Deadline for nominations from CSCG
>> constituencies to be sent to the CSCG NomCom
>>
>> · *4-6 September*: NomCom shortlist and decide on the 6 names to
>> send to the IGF Secretariat
>>
>> · *September 7th:* Notification to selected candidates.
>>
>> · *September 10-12:* NomCom Chair will fill in the nomination
>> form (as Nominator) as well as communicate with the IGF Secretariat
>> through
>> an official letter.
>>
>>
>>
>> *How to seek CSCG endorsement?*
>> ================
>> Candidates who are willing to go through the endorsement process by the
>> CSCG should do the following:
>> Produce a Statement of Interest (SOI) of no more than 2 pages where they
>> address the selection criteria as set above ;
>> Send their SOI (in .doc format) to nomcom12 at internetgov-cs.org
>> <nomcom11 at internetgov-cs.org>
>> copying their constituency’s mailing list and/or their NomCom
>> representative (for Bestbits this is *sheetal at gp-digital.org
>> <sheetal at gp-digital.org>*) with email subject: “My[Family Name] 2019 IGF
>> MAG SOI”;
>> In their SOI, they should include the following information required in
>> the IGF MAG application form:
>>
>> · Gender
>>
>> · Family Name
>>
>> · Given Name
>>
>> · Organization
>>
>> · Job Title
>>
>> · Email
>>
>> · Contact Telephone (including country code)
>>
>> · Regional Group
>>
>> · Nationality (ies) (multiple nationalities can be specified, must be UN
>> countries)
>>
>> · Country of Residence
>>
>> · City of Residence
>>
>> · Justification for the nomination, providing relevant background
>> information (no more than 200 words)
>>
>> *What is the IGF MAG?*
>> =================
>> Here is some background information with regards to the IGF MAG:
>> The 2019 Renewal Call with information about number of available seats
>> for Civil Society as well as the names of MAG members who are stepping
>> down:
>> https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-renewal-2019-general-guidance
>> The 2019 Nomination Form can be accessed here:
>> https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-nomination-2019
>>
>>
>>
>> *Who is in the Nomcom 12?*
>>
>> =================
>>
>> 1.Poncelet Ileleji – Non-voting Chair – CS Coordination
>>
>> 2. Sheetal Kumar – BestBits
>> 3. Deborah Brown – APC
>> 4. Akinremi Peter Taiwo – IGC Rep
>> 5. David Cake - NCSG
>>
>> 6. Parminder Jeet Singh – Just Net Coalition
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Akinremi Peter Taiwo*
>> [ West Africa Coordinator ]
>> African Civil Society on Information Society (*ACSIS*)
>> *Website: *www.acsis-scasi.org
>>
>> *Chief E*xecutive Consultant.
>> [ Compsoftnet Enterprise ]
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>> Nigeria
>>
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>>
>> *Phone:* +2347-0638-30177, +2348-1874-76292
>> *twitter:* @compsoftnet
>> *Skype:* akinremi.peter
>>
>>
>
> --
> *Akinremi Peter Taiwo*
> [ West Africa Coordinator ]
> African Civil Society on Information Society (*ACSIS*)
> *Website: *www.acsis-scasi.org
>
> *Chief E*xecutive Consultant.
> [ Compsoftnet Enterprise ]
> www.compsoftnet.com.ng
> Nigeria
>
> *T*echnical Consultant
> [ RetailPoint ]
> Lagos
> Website: www.retailpos.com.ng
>
> *Phone:* +2347-0638-30177, +2348-1874-76292
> *twitter:* @compsoftnet
> *Skype:* akinremi.peter
>
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