We seem to have a very good level of support for this. As PC co-chair, here's my official request: are there any OBJECTIONS to us signing this as the NCSG? Please let me know by replying to this email within the next 24 hours. All the best, Maria On 6 September 2014 01:31, Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > +1 for NCSG > > > Em 06/09/2014, às 03:13, Clarinettet <[log in to unmask]> escreveu: > > > > +1 > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > >> On 6 Sep 2014, at 00:17, Fouad Bajwa <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> > >> I believe this is right on the spot! +1 from my side! > >> > >> Best > >> > >> Fouad > >> > >>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 5:42 PM, Rafik Dammak <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >>> Hi everyone, > >>> > >>> 2 members of NCSG worked on letter to be signed by the different > >>> stakeholders about the renewal of IGF. I think that is an effort we can > >>> support and a letter we can sign. the time-window to act is quite > short and > >>> I would like to know if there is support for this letter and if we can > sign > >>> it as NCSG. > >>> I think several members from NCSG already expressed support in other > spaces > >>> regarding this letter. > >>> > >>> Best, > >>> > >>> Rafik > >>> .................. > >>> > >>> Dear colleagues and fellow stakeholders of the Internet Governance > Forum: > >>> > >>> At the 9th meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, various > >>> stakeholders discussed their common desire to request an immediate > >>> extension of the IGF mandate, in order to create stabiity for the > >>> organization and predictability for those engaged in seeking funding > for > >>> projects. We have drafted a statement to send to the UN, to request > not > >>> just an immediate renewal of the IGF mandate, but rather an open-ended > >>> re-authorization of the IGF as a voluntary, multistakeholder forum. We > >>> request that other participants in the IGF also support this message on > >>> or before November 1. > >>> > >>> We will be creating a neutral website for this project at > >>> www.IGFcontinuity.org very shortly, to accept sign-ons of > organizations, > >>> countries, and individuals. In the meantime, the undersigned will > >>> collect your signatures and description of your organization if you are > >>> able to endorse this letter by the time of the closing ceremony at IGF > >>> 2014. The deadline to be included in the letter presented via the > Chair > >>> will be 11am UTC, Friday September 5. > >>> Examples of how you will be listed appear below: > >>> 1. Jane Smith Individual > >>> 2. Acme Industry Association Association representing 150 > >>> manuacturers of widgets > >>> 3. State of [x] Country > >>> > >>> Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions. > >>> > >>> Jeanette Hofmann, Berlin Social Science Center, [log in to unmask] > >>> Stephanie Perrin, Non-commercial Stakeholders Group, ICANN, > >>> [log in to unmask] > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Regards. > >> -------------------------- > >> Fouad Bajwa > >> ICT4D and Internet Governance Advisor > >> My Blog: Internet's Governance: > http://internetsgovernance.blogspot.com/ > >> Follow my Tweets: http://twitter.com/fouadbajwa >