[IGFmaglist] 2014 Interim Chair Selection

[Raul Echeberria]

Sorry for jumping in due to the fact that I am now a former MAG member. 

I would like to say that I share Bill concerns with regard to the need of strengthening the IGF in this particular moment. 
What Chengetai says in the sense that the UN SG is already taking measures for appointing the Special Advisor is a very good news. This has to be done soon. If not we will face the same challenge of appointing another Interim chair in a short time. 

please Chengetai, keep us as informed as possible. 

Raúl 



El 23/01/2014, a las 06:41, William Drake escribió:

> Umm, sorry…I must remember to be clearer when writing email before the morning coffee has fully kicked in…
> 
> To be clear, while my message was prompted by Chengetai’s announcement, my suggestions were directed to the group, not to the secretariat.
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
> On Jan 23, 2014, at 9:27 AM, William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Chengetai
>> 
>> On Jan 20, 2014, at 5:06 PM, Chengetai Masango <CMASANGO at unog.ch> wrote:
>> 
>>> With the announcement of the renewed MAG, the next step is to select an interim chair, to chair the open consultations and MAG meetings for the preparation of the  programme and schedule of the 2014 annual IGF meeting
>> 
>> So I guess this means that DESA has no intention of filling the two posts that have been open for years any time soon, and we should just continue to reappoint interim chairs and crawl along that way?  I’m not sure this is the best solution at a time when the IG landscape is heating up and the need for the IGF to be strengthened is increasing, at least in the view of many folks. I would assume that funders would like more clarity too…although maybe it’s already all clear to them, I’m out of that loop and wouldn’t know.
>> 
>> Perhaps this is naive, but is there any way to get some sort of declaration of intent out of DESA?   
>> 
>> If there’s no alternative given the timeline and UN politics and we must appoint an interim, could we perhaps tie this to a MAG statement saying we do not want to continue with this model beyond 2014 and need the open positions to be filled with full-fledged appointments thereafter?
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> Bill
>> 
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