Thank you Robin for sharing these informations with us. Good luck to the candidates. 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Violators may face court persecution. > > On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 4:25 PM, Robin Gross <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Please see the below correspondence from the Civil Society Coordination >> Group (CSCG) Chair Ian Peter to UN DESA regarding the civil society >> nominations for attending the IGF retreat in New York next month. >> >> Best, >> Robin >> >> *From:* Ian Peter <[log in to unmask]> >> *Sent:* Monday, June 06, 2016 6:46 PM >> *To:* [log in to unmask] >> *Subject:* Civil Society Nominations for IGF PLanning Retreat, 14-16 July >> >> >> Dear Chengetai, >> We are pleased to forward the names of civil society representatives nominated >> for the IGF Retreat on Advancing the 10-Year Mandate of the Internet >> Governance Forum on 14-16 July 2016. >> >> >> Our understanding is that you want from us 2 designated participants, >> plus 3-4 additional nominees. This is in addition to the MAG member’s >> nomination of *Lea Kaspar*, which you will already be aware of. >> >> >> Our two designated attendees are: >> >> *1. Stuart Hamilton* – Netherlands -Deputy Secretary General, >> International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) >> >> *2 Anriette Esterhuysen* – South Africa – Executive Director, >> Association for Progressive Communications (APC) >> >> >> Our additional nominations are: >> >> *3. Jac S M Kee* – Malaysia – Manager Women’s Rights Program, APC >> >> *4. Cisse Kane* -Senegal - Chair, African Civil Society on the >> Information Society (ACSIS) >> >> *5. Analia Apsis* – Argentina – Co-coordinator, Internet Governance >> Caucus >> >> *6. Renata Ribeiro* – Brazil - IT Professor, Federal University of >> Ceará, Brazil. >> >> >> I believe you will have biographical details of all of these nominations, >> as we believe they all also applied by your online system; but please >> contact us if you need further information on any of these applicants. >> >> These names have been selected after following as best possible in the >> time available our established procedures, which are outlined at >> http://www.internetgov-cs.org/procedures. They were chosen from 10 >> people who made direct contact with us seeking endorsement as civil society >> representatives. (Their names are included in Appendix A). >> >> We commend these excellent representatives of civil society to you. >> >> Additionally, and in the spirit of co-operation to ensure the best >> possible representivity for civil society stakeholders as such events, I >> wonder if you could take on board the following suggestions on conducting >> future such exercises, and circulate these to relevant colleagues? >> >> The recommendations are based on the best practice we have observed with >> other organisations in selecting multistakeholder representatives. We are >> aware that on this occasion there have been some problems with the way this >> event was announced, but we will keep our comments to some positive >> suggestions on procedures for selecting applicants. >> >> 1. The process you ran necessitated all civil society applicants >> applying via your advertised procedures, and then separately to us. Most >> organisations these days run a transparent process whereby applications >> details are shared with stakeholder groups. This is not a privacy problem >> if people are advised beforehand. We commend this method to you as one >> which is easier for applicants, and also allows for better sharing of >> information towards selecting the best possible candidates. >> 2. An unusual feature of the way this selection was managed is >> that we needed to tell you our selections at the same time as you were >> still receiving applications (our deadline was the same as the applicant’s >> deadline). This was further complicated by the MAG members selecting their >> representative at the same time. May we suggest that, in allocating >> timeframes for such processes, you allow a period of time after individual >> nominations have closed to receive stakeholder group nominations? This >> makes for a less messy process all round. >> >> 3. We understand that, in finalising stakeholder representatives, >> you wish to ensure that you achieve the best possible gender and geographic >> balance across stakeholder groups. Your process for doing this on this and >> other occasions has been to make final selections yourselves without >> further consultation with stakeholder groups. This can sometimes be >> problematic, as you cannot possibly be aware of the ramifications of some >> such choices within stakeholder groups. >> >> The way other organisations have handled this is to arrange a >> simultaneous phone hookup with representatives of stakeholder groups to >> discuss such final balance issues. You will find that we actually work >> quite well together in such circumstances, and we believe that the results >> will be more acceptable to stakeholder groups if this quick final >> consultation is included. This is also more aligned with the recommendation >> of the Working Group on Improvements to the IGF, later endorsed by the UN >> General Assembly, seeking self-management of stakeholder representative >> processes by respective stakeholder groups. Your current practices need to >> move further in this direction. >> >> We offer the above suggestions in the spirit of co-operation with you, as >> we also want to see the best possible representation of stakeholders. And >> again, we offer our services to work with you and other stakeholder groups >> to refine procedures to ensure more acceptable and more representative >> results. >> >> >> Sincerely, >> >> >> Ian Peter – Independent Chair, Internet Governance Civil Society >> Coordination Group (CSCG) >> >> (The Civil Society Coordination Group (CSCG) exists solely to ensure a >> coordinated civil society response and conduit when it comes to making >> civil society appointments to outside bodies. It comprises representatives >> of the coalition members of the Best Bits, Association for Progressive >> Communications, Internet Governance Caucus, Just Net Coalition, and >> Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group of ICANN. Together the reach of these >> groups extends to many hundreds of non-governmental organisations, as well >> as a much greater number of individuals. ) >> >> >> >> >> APPENDIX ONE – >> >> >> APPLICANTS ASSESSED >> Analia Apsis * >> Tijani Ben Jemaa >> Deborah Brown >> Anriette Esterhuysen ** >> Stuart Hamilton ** >> Cisse Kane * >> Jac SM Kee * >> Remmy Nweke >> Renata Ribeiro * >> Klaus Stoll >> >> >> > -- *Olévié Ayaovi Agbenyo KOUAMI* *Directeur-Adjoint de O and K IT SOLUTIONS sarl **Editeur de logiciels de gestion (PGI/ERP) S.I.G.E. 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