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
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