I am also not supporting the letter, but I am fine with NCSG expressing its support for it since so many of its members wants to support it. Nicolas On 09/09/2014 3:01 PM, Milton L Mueller wrote: > > I do not support the letter but will refrain from raising any objection. > > Milton L Mueller > > Laura J and L. Douglas Meredith Professor > > Syracuse University School of Information Studies > > http://faculty.ischool.syr.edu/mueller/ > > *From:*NCSG-Discuss [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf > Of *Maria Farrell > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 09, 2014 6:50 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [NCSG-Discuss] [urgent/important] cross-stakeholders > IGF renewal letter > > 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] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > +1 for NCSG > > > Em 06/09/2014, às 03:13, Clarinettet <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> escreveu: > > > > > +1 > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > >> On 6 Sep 2014, at 00:17, Fouad Bajwa <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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 <http://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] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > >>> Stephanie Perrin, Non-commercial Stakeholders Group, ICANN, > >>> [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Regards. > >> -------------------------- > >> Fouad Bajwa > >> ICT4D and Internet Governance Advisor > >> My Blog: Internet's Governance: > http://internetsgovernance.blogspot.com/ > <http://internetsgovernance.blogspot.com/> > >> Follow my Tweets: http://twitter.com/fouadbajwa >