[IGFmaglist] Call for Nominations - 2016 MAG
Carlos A. Afonso
ca at cafonso.ca
Sat Jan 9 15:36:11 EST 2016
Right on, Avri.
sent from a dumbphone
> On 9 de jan de 2016, at 17:36, Avri Doria <avri at acm.org> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I think that effect is because for most of the non governmental
> stakeholder groupings there isn't a single community mechanism. I.e.
> not all business is ICC, not all technical community is I* and not all
> civil society in CSCG. There are lots of other groups that send in
> nominations and UN/DESA accepts all of them into its considerations.
>
> avri
>
>> On 09-Jan-16 13:18, Patrick Ryan wrote:
>> Chengetai,
>>
>> There are a few cases that I hear about in different stakeholder
>> groups, but recently the example of Ellen Blackler comes to mind. She
>> was chosen by ICC but replaced by the UN after the nominations were
>> sent in.
>>
>> There are also cases in civil society and technical communities that I
>> would encourage representatives from those groups to bring up, if the
>> wish.
>>
>> Patrick
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 12:43 PM, Chengetai Masango <cmasango at unog.ch
>> <mailto:cmasango at unog.ch>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Patrick,
>>
>>
>>
>> To my recollection this has never happened. All past and present
>> MAG members have been chosen from the names put forward by
>> stakeholders.
>>
>>
>>
>> Can you give me some examples (on or off line).
>>
>>
>>
>> Best Chengetai
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:*Patrick Ryan [mailto:patrickryan at google.com
>> <mailto:patrickryan at google.com>]
>> *Sent:* Friday, 08 January 2016 9:27 PM
>> *To:* Chengetai Masango <cmasango at unog.ch <mailto:cmasango at unog.ch>>
>> *Cc:* igfmaglist at intgovforum.org <mailto:igfmaglist at intgovforum.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: [IGFmaglist] Call for Nominations - 2016 MAG
>>
>>
>>
>> What is there criteria that the UN uses to decide that a
>> stakeholder group's recommendation for a particular applicant
>> should be overridden and replaced by a UN candidate for that
>> group?
>>
>> This happens every year to there considerable frustration of
>> many. I don't see an answer to that question in your email,
>> and it would be extremely valuable if you could please share
>> some light on that point. It will give valuable guidance to
>> the groups and the candidates and reduce what is considered by
>> many to be arbitrary, unexplained, unappealable changes by the UN.
>>
>> Could we please have that point addressed?
>>
>> Patrick
>>
>> El 8 ene. 2016 12:14 PM, "Chengetai Masango" <cmasango at unog.ch
>> <mailto:cmasango at unog.ch>> escribió:
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Sorry for the late response as I am not in the office
>> this week.
>>
>> The MAG renewal always reinitializes some common questions
>> and discussions.
>>
>> Below are some answers to the questions asked:
>>
>> I would like to start by underlining that the call for
>> nominations is a call for names to be put forward for the
>> Secretary-General (through UNDESA) to consider when
>> appointing the new MAG as the mandate was given to the
>> Secretary-General. It is the prerogative of the
>> Secretary-General to appoint new members to his advisory
>> group. The MAG is mandated to advise the Secretary-General
>> on the schedule and programme of the annual IGF meeting.
>>
>> All interested individuals or organizations are welcome to
>> put forward candidates for a seat on the MAG to represent
>> their stakeholder group, or nominate themselves, using the
>> online form provided on the IGF website.
>>
>> Individuals will be identified with a stakeholder group
>> based on their classification in the submitted forms*,
>> although once on the MAG individuals serve in their
>> personal capacity. All applicants will be given equal
>> consideration in line with the MAG terms of reference:
>> http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/175-igf-2015/2041-mag-terms-of-reference
>>
>>
>> Candidates are assessed based on a number of factors such
>> as broadness of support and likely contribution. The aim
>> is to make the MAG as representative as possible
>> reflecting the diversity of viewpoints and geography found
>> on the Internet. Experts in subject areas as well as
>> apparent newbies are welcome as part of our capacity
>> building efforts.
>>
>> When submitting nominations it helps to add an explanation
>> of the process of how the names were chosen. In addition,
>> all acronyms should be spelled out on first usage as the
>> IGF Secretariat or our colleagues in New York may not be
>> familiar with the acronyms.
>>
>> The membership of the current and previous MAGs can be
>> found at the following url:
>> http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/magabout
>>
>> MAG members are appointed for a term of one year with a
>> possible extension up to two more years , subject
>> engagement in MAG activities. The MAG is rotated by
>> approximately one-third each year, in order to enhance
>> diversity and bring in new viewpoints.
>>
>>
>> The number of open seats for respective stakeholder groups
>> fluctuates slightly each year depending on whether or not
>> there is balance achieved among the groups, whether there
>> are current members eligible for renewal who choose to
>> step down, and whether priorities for gender balance and
>> representation from developing countries are met.
>>
>> Regarding funding, MAG members from developing countries
>> can apply to have their travel and/or accommodation be
>> financed by the IGF Secretariat, subject of the financial
>> resource availability in the IGF Trust Fund. The criteria
>> for this are spelled out at:
>> http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/mag/2144-eligibility-criteria-for-funding-a-participant
>>
>>
>>
>> The Secretariat will put up a FAQ on this as suggested.
>>
>>
>>
>> Many thanks and Best regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Chengetai
>>
>>
>>
>> (*and the Avri test)
>>
>>
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