[IGFmaglist] Welcome to the 2022 IGF MAG

Fri Jan 7 11:47:40 EST 2022

Dear Paul,

Thank you so much for the warm welcome and introduction, and for keeping a
positive spirit about this year's work, especially after almost two very
hard years of remote work.

As an incoming MAG member I would like to say that I am very much looking
forward to working with all of you in the upcoming year and continuing the
valuable and outstanding work previous MAG cohorts, chairs and the IGF
Secretariat have been performing (heres to looking at you @Anriette
Esterhuysen <anriette at gmail.com>).

Happy new year to everyone !

Best,

On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 3:13 PM Courtney Radsch <cradsch at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Paul,
>
> Thank you for the warm welcome and your introduction. I look forward to
> working with you on the MAG and continuing our collaborations to realize
> the benefits and potential of internet technologies and governance. As a
> second year MAG member who has only joined during the fully-remote MAG
> experience, I also hope we have a chance to work in person this year!
> Best,
> Courtney
> --
> *Dr. Courtney C. Radsch *
> *Fellow, UCLA Institute forTechnology, Law and Policy*
> *Senior Fellow, Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)*
> *Visiting Scholar, Center for Media at Risk (Annenberg)*
> *Fellow, Center for Media Data and Society (CEU)*
> *U.S. and Tech Policy Advisor, *ARTICLE 19
> *Tech policy strategist, *Global Forum for Media Development
>
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> *Cyberactivism and Citizen Journalism in Egypt: Digital Dissidence and
> Political Change
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> Pronouns: she/her
>
> On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 8:22 PM Paul Mitchell <paul.mitchell at outlook.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear MAG Members,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am delighted to welcome you to the Internet Governance Forum
>> Multistakeholder Advisory Group for 2022.  I am honored to be your chair
>> and am looking forward to working together to build upon the work of
>> previous MAGs to continue to safeguard and enhance the multistakeholder
>> model of Internet Governance that has fueled unprecedented innovation and
>> brought previously unimaginable benefits to societies around the world.
>> Over the past 16 years, the IGF has evolved and innovated, and we owe a
>> debt of gratitude to those who have participated on previous MAGs.
>>
>>
>>
>> I want to particularly thank Anriette Estherhuysen, my immediate
>> predecessor as chair, for her stewardship of the IGF MAG over the past two
>> years.  Anriette, and the others that have gone before her, have nourished
>> and shaped the IGF and given life to the multi-stakeholder ethos that has
>> enabled the IGF to grow in stature and relevance over the past 16 years.
>>
>>
>>
>> This is an unprecedented time for the Internet.  For over 2 years the
>> Corona Virus pandemic has forced us to adapt and innovate across the range
>> of human activities. Even while we have faced shutdowns, travel
>> restrictions, changes to our working environments, supply shortages, and
>> isolation, the Internet has played a critical role allowing us to adapt to
>> keep things going.  It has become central in our lives.  But that
>> centrality has also highlighted the disparities and marginalization of some
>> people, the threats to governance, and the abuses that erode trust.
>>
>>
>>
>> And therein is the opportunity.
>>
>>
>>
>> It has been 19 years since the Geneva Declaration of Principles
>> <https://www.itu.int/net/wsis/outcome/booklet/declaration_A.html> was
>> developed. In that time period there have been successes and failures. The
>> first IGF drew only a few hundred people.  The most recent IGF drew several
>> thousand – due in part to the investment in foundational technologies and
>> broadband infrastructure, and sub-sea connectivity and facilitating policy
>> developments. Our world has profoundly changed and there is ever increasing
>> interest in Internet Governance from every stakeholder group.  The UN’s
>> Our Common Agenda <https://www.un.org/en/un75/common-agenda>, The
>> Roadmap for Digital Cooperation
>> <https://www.un.org/en/content/digital-cooperation-roadmap/>, and the
>> discussions around the High Level Panel on Digital Cooperation
>> <https://www.un.org/en/sg-digital-cooperation-panel>, are just a few
>> examples of the work since the Geneva declaration in 2003. I recommend a
>> readthrough of these documents for context if you haven’t done so recently.
>>
>> In my new role as MAG Chair, I look forward to working with you and the
>> IGF Secretariat, as well as the wider community, to ensure that the
>> Internet continues to evolve to enable people to realize the benefits of
>> innovation while staying true to the founding values that have made it so
>> crucial to businesses, governments, and users alike.
>>
>>
>>
>> We will shortly begin our work together so I would like to articulate a
>> few key points that I hope can help us work together collaboratively and
>> efficiently.
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. The primary purpose of the MAG is to *advise* the
>>    Secretary-General on the programme and schedule of the Internet Governance
>>    Forum meetings.
>>    2. The IGF is a UN Project and its deliberations and outputs can help
>>    inform a variety of other UN activities.
>>    3. Diversity is a key strength of the MAG and I hope for your full
>>    participation – respecting differences and striving for consensus.
>>    4. Maintaining focus is key – particularly in our role as advisor.
>>    Our work will be necessarily focused on our Terms of Reference and
>>    available resources.
>>    5. I strive for an atmosphere of collegiality.  While we may not all
>>    agree, we should endeavor to understand the differences that may exist and
>>    express ourselves respectfully.
>>
>> The Secretariat will soon be sending out a *call for issues for the
>> IGF2022 *and logistical details for our initial meeting which will be
>> scheduled shortly.
>>
>>
>>
>> I look forward to meeting with you then. In the meantime, I extend an
>> invitation to each of you to reach out if there is anything you would like
>> to discuss with me. I am based in Seattle, Washington, UTC-8.  To
>> facilitate collaboration, I will try to keep office hours as follows:
>>
>>
>>
>>    - Monday and Tuesday:  16:00-17:30 UTC
>>    - Wednesday and Thursday: 02:00 – 3:30 UTC
>>
>> We are broadly scattered around the world with several people in multiple
>> time-zones.  I ask you to consider all colleagues and adopt at least a
>> minimum expected 48 hour read-and-respond expectation for most
>> communications.
>>
>> I can be reached through my email address and Skype address,
>> paul.mitchell at outlook.com, and my LinkedIn profile, Paul Mitchell |
>> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-w-a-mitchell/>.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>>
>>
>> *Paul Mitchell*
>>
>> *Chair**,* *M**ultistakeholder **A**dvisory **G**roup** (MAG) *
>>
>> *United Nations Internet Governance Forum** (UN-IGF)  *
>>
>> *Email/Skype*: paul.mitchell at outlook.com
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
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*Bruna Martins dos Santos *

German Chancellor Fellow 21' (Bundeskanzler-Stipendiatin) | Alexander von
Humboldt Foundation <https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/>

Visiting Researcher (Gastwissenschaftlerin) | Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin
für Sozialforschung (WZB) <https://wzb.eu/en>

Member | Coalizão Direitos na Rede <https://direitosnarede.org.br/>
Chair | Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group at ICANN
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/about/stakeholders-constituencies/ncsg>
Co-Coordinator | Internet Governance Caucus  <https://igcaucus.org/>

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