[IGFmaglist] Welcome to the 2022 IGF MAG

Sun Jan 16 00:52:45 EST 2022

Dear Paul,

Thank you very much for your welcoming email. Congratulations on your
appointment! As an incoming MAG member, I look forward to working with you.

With best wishes from sunny Central Asia,

Talant

~~~

Talant Sultanov

Co-Founder of the Kyrgyz Internet Society (https://isoc.kg/) and IlimBox
Online School (https://ilimbox.kg/)

Twitter: @talant

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/talant-sultanov-78a2091/

On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 7:20 AM 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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