[governance] IGF MAG Chair

Fri Jun 28 07:20:59 EDT 2019

Arsene and Helani

While I agree there is no need for formality.UN  can appoint  (but is not
obliged)  based on the names it receives.
MAG members have to have strong ties with their stakeholder group. This has
been the problem we have been having all along that some.civil society MAG
members don't even inform the community about the issues or how they make
decisions. This is why every year we see irrelevant workshops or duplicates
are held at IGF by civil society orgs  This is why we are somehow powerless
in influencing the MAG civil soc decision at IGF.   Everyone has her/his
own agenda.
Arsene, you have been consulting with us and that is nice but we need to be
better informed and if you are discussing appointment of MAG chair within
civil society at IGF MAG I'd be grateful if you could let us know what the
process is how you are advancing and what names if any are being discussed.
You are the decision makers (can put whatever name forward) but
consultation with the community should happen. And I mean full consultation
not just what criteria we want.

This also keeps happening for the closing ceremony and opening ceremony
civil society speakers. We are not informed and someone out of the blue is
chosen. (Not addresed to current MAG)

Helani and Arsene, please keep us in the loop if something is happening
that is related to MAG chair appointment. Also about other evelopments IGF.
Thanks

On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 6:59 AM Arsène Tungali <governance at lists.riseup.net>
wrote:

> MAG Chair selection has always been the responsibility of the UN, through
> the UNDESA as far as i know. This year, MAG members have been asked to
> discuss and suggest names. There is no point for this to go through any
> formal CS consultation
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 28 Jun 2019, at 11:52, Sheetal Kumar <sheetal at gp-digital.org> wrote:
>
> Dear Helani, Arsene, all
>
> Thanks for sharing this information. Is there any information on the
> process for selection? Is there a timeline in mind? We could request CSCG
> to run this,
>
> Best
>
> On Fri, 28 Jun 2019 at 10:27, Helani Galpaya <helani at lirneasia.net> wrote:
>
>> Dear Aresene and others:
>> Where is the discussion and nomination process taking place for the Civil
>> Society nomination(s) for MAG chair?
>> I mean in which list?
>> Apologies if these questions were answered elsewhere and I'm just not
>> seeing it.
>> Thanks.
>> Helani
>>
>>
>>
>> Helani Galpaya
>> LIRNEasia
>> www.lirneasia.net
>> +94 77 3600 766 (m-LK); +44 7415 865222 (m-UK)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 9, 2019 at 7:39 PM Arsène Tungali <
>> governance at lists.riseup.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> As you know, the current MAG Chair is Lynn St Amour, she is ending her
>>> term this year!
>>>
>>> There is a need to have another chair starting right after IGF Berlin.
>>> Was wondering, maybe we need to discuss the profile of a good MAG Chair?
>>>
>>> Though we will not choose on this list, but wanted to share that
>>> consultations are going on within different stakeholder groups within the
>>> MAG, each one of them being asked to suggest a name (s) to the IGF
>>> Secretariat.
>>>
>>> Just throwing this out here.
>>>
>>> Arsene
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