Hello, I fully support and second the nomination of Michael Oghia. Regards, Alejandro, El 13/12/16 a las 1:58 p.m., Ayden Férdeline escribió: > Greetings, all- > > As you may be aware, the purpose of the Multistakeholder Advisory > Group (MAG) is to advise the U.N. Secretary General on the programme > and schedule of the annual Internet Governance Forum. The MAG > comprises of 55 members from government, the private sector, and civil > society, and currently includes NCSG members Avri Doria, Renata Aquino > Ribeiro, and Ephraim Percy Kenyanito, among others (apologies if I > have missed any names). Those nominated are expected to attend two > virtual MAG meetings per month as well as three face-to-face meetings > per year. > > I would like the NCSG to consider nominating one of our members, > *Michael Oghia*, to serve on the MAG for 2017. I see Michael as a > bridge between stakeholder groups and regions, as he represents: > > * Developed nations (having been born and raised in the United States); > * MENA region (he is Lebanese, works with iGmena, and does > considerable work in the region); > * Europe (he currently lives in Serbia); > * Youth (he is 28); and > * Civil society. > > He is already heavily involved in IGF processes, such as the IXP and > IPv6 Best Practice Forums, spearheading work with Dynamic Coalitions > (DC), such as the DC on Core Internet Values and the DC on the > Internet and Climate Change, and has been involved in national and > regional IGF initiatives, such as the Southeastern European Dialogue > on Internet Governance (SEEDIG) and the European Dialogue on Internet > Governance (EuroDIG). > > He has also been an Internet Society Ambassador to the IGF twice, is > an active member of the Youth Coalition on Internet Governance where > he advocates for more youth involvement in the field, was a fellow at > EuroDIG and its youth pre-event, and he has been an NCUC and NCSG > member for the past 12 months where he has been instrumental in > developing the charter for the Middle East and Adjoining Countries > Special Working Group. > > Finally, I know Michael and he has the positive energy and > collaborative spirit that the MAG needs to get work done. He has a > quick mind, the ability to draw connections others don't see, and the > ability to draw out the talents of others. He is always listening and > motivating others with intelligent, constructive feedback. I can't > imagine anyone I'd want to work with more in the Internet governance > space. > > MAG nominations close on 16 December - I appreciate this nomination > has come through very last minute, but I hope we might consider > lending our support to one of our members. > > Best wishes, > > Ayden Férdeline > linkedin.com/in/ferdeline <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ferdeline> > >