[IGFmaglist] Chair's Note

[Veronica Cretu]

Dear Janis,
As a former MAG member, I want to personally extend my thanks for your
great leadership, support and commitment to the MAG and to the IGF.
With warmest regards from Moldova,
Veronica​

-- 
*Veronica Cretu *

*MA in Contemporary Diplomacy*

*President, Open Government Institute**Republic of Moldova
- http://opengov.si.md/ <http://opengov.si.md/>*

*Member of the Steering Committee, *
*Open Government Partnership (OGP);*
*http://www.opengovpartnership.org/about/steering-committee/role-and-current-membership
<http://www.opengovpartnership.org/about/steering-committee/role-and-current-membership>*

*Email: veronicacretu at gmail.com
<veronicacretu at gmail.com> and/or veronica at cretu.md <veronica at cretu.md>*

*Skype: veronicacretu Phone: 373 067435000*

On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 11:19 PM, <karklinsj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear MAG members,
>
> At the moment of concluding my mandate as a MAG Chair I would like to
> thank you for hard and dedicated work in preparing the 2015 IGF in Joao
> Pessoa. Without your energy and time commitment the program of the
> conference wouldn’t be so rich, interesting and balanced.
>
> This was the year of experimentation. Continuation of the Best practice
> work stream, introduction of inter-sessional activities around the unifying
> theme of access and linking global IGF with national and regional
> initiatives as well as bringing to light the dynamic coalitions certainly
> were right decisions.
>
> I am particularly grateful to those MAG members who volunteered to
> shepherd these activities throughout the year as well as those who
> coordinated the preparations and moderated Main Sessions or contributed in
> any other way to the success of the meeting. It was additional time
> commitment on top of teamwork of the MAG during three f2f meetings and
> numerous phone calls.
>
> I would also like to thank the IGF Secretariat for the support to the MAG
> and effective implementation of MAG decisions. Gratitude also goes to
> UNDESA for the support to IGF.
>
> In preparation of the next IGF (provided that the mandate will be
> extended) the MAG needs to discuss if any changes should be introduced in
> the methodology of preparation of the IGF, including putting a cap on the
> number of main sessions, needs to formulate principles that would guide the
> work of dynamic coalitions, and maybe introduce the Digital Native (youth)
> stream (on its own rights) in the IGF. This year’s youth participation was
> successful innovation that may be worth continuing in the future.
>
> As my mandate as a MAG Chair expired with the 2015 IGF meeting you will
> hear from me another time on 16 December about the result of the WSIS+10
> review by the UN GA and its decision on the extension of the IGF. All other
> necessary communication will be done by the IGF Secretariat.
>
> I will write to the UN USG Mr Wu my positive assessment of the outcome of
> the 2015 IGF meeting as well as encourage UN DESA to take necessary steps
> towards partial renewal of the MAG and appointment of its Chair. I will
> indicate my availability to continue perform this function should the UN SG
> decides so. Otherwise, I will provide all assistance to the next MAG Chair.
>
> Remaining yours
>
> JK
>
>
> Sent from Surface
>
>
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