[IGFmaglist] Call for Nominations - 2016 MAG
Patrick Ryan
patrickryan at google.com
Sat Jan 9 15:57:24 EST 2016
Exactly. And there is no public criteria for how that works. Hopefully we
can change that this year.
El 9 ene. 2016 11:37 AM, "Avri Doria" <avri at acm.org> escribió:
> 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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