<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Hi<div><br></div><div>Other CS networks are busy nominating people for the IGF MAG, and NCSG could do the same. Two members and a fellow traveler already nominated below, but more would be welcome…</div><div><br></div><div>Bill</div><div><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">William Drake <<a href="mailto:wjdrake@gmail.com">wjdrake@gmail.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Re: [bestbits] Call for nominations for civil society representatives for the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory group (MAG)</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">September 25, 2014 at 11:42:36 AM GMT+2<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">Best Bits <<a href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net">bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</a>>, Governance <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>><br></span></div><br><div>Hello<br><br>I would like to nominate Matt Shears (UK) of the Center for Democracy and Technology. Matt has a proven record of professionalism and ability to work constructively not only with civil society partners but also governments and others stakeholders in such settings as the WSIS & WSIS+10, IGF, ITU, CSTD, and beyond. He would be an excellent addition to the CS MAG contingent.<br><br>Best,<br><br>Bill<br><br><br>On Sep 19, 2014, at 2:05 PM, William Drake <<a href="mailto:wjdrake@gmail.com">wjdrake@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><blockquote type="cite">+1 on Avri and I’d like to nominate Lea Kaspar of Global Partners Digital for all the same reasons.<br><br>Best<br><br>Bill<br><br>On Sep 18, 2014, at 9:26 PM, Jeanette Hofmann <<a href="mailto:jeanette@wzb.eu">jeanette@wzb.eu</a>> wrote:<br><br><blockquote type="cite">I wish to nominate Avri Doria, US, female. She is well known on this list, very experienced and committed, and certainly willing and capable to report back. We need good people on the MAG, and Avri is one of the strongest candidates we can get for this job.<br><br><br>jeanette<br><br>Am 18.09.14 21:21, schrieb Jeremy Malcolm:<br><blockquote type="cite">This is a call for nominations for civil society representatives for the<br>IGF Multistakeholder Advisory group (MAG).<br><br>This nomination process in 2014 will be run across several civil society<br>coalitions, including Best Bits, IGC, APC, Diplo, NCSG, and Just Net<br>Coalition. You are welcome to nominate through any of the above groups.<br>Nominations close on Tuesday, September 30<br><br>If you wish to nominate via Best Bits, or you have been nominated and<br>wish to accept, please do so either on list or by email to<br><a href="mailto:jmalcolm@eff.org">jmalcolm@eff.org</a>.<br><br>Please include in your nomination, the nominee's name, country of<br>residence and nationality, and gender. Please also specifically address<br>each of the selection criteria below, giving us examples and evidence of<br>how the nominee meets each of the individual selection criteria.<br><br>CRITERIA<br><br>* Past record of active engagement as part of civil society groups<br> working on internet governance issues, acting or speaking out<br> assertively on behalf of public interest concerns.<br>* Willingness and commitment to consult with and report back to CS<br> networks (including beyond those focused on internet governance<br> where appropriate) on MAG discussions.<br>* Previous attendee at IGF at a global or regional level.<br>* Willing, available and able to participate effectively and<br> constructively in the MAG deliberations.<br><br>Existing MAG members seeking CSCG endorsement should also follow this<br>process.<br><br><br>Nominations must close on Tuesday, September 30. The list of candidates<br>endorsed by CSCG will be published no later than October 16.<br><br>--<br>Jeremy Malcolm<br>Senior Global Policy Analyst<br>Electronic Frontier Foundation<br><a href="https://eff.org">https://eff.org</a><br>jmalcolm@eff.org<br><br>Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161<br><br>:: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::<br><br><br><br>____________________________________________________________<br>You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br> bestbits@lists.bestbits.net.<br>To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit:<br> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits<br><br></blockquote>____________________________________________________________<br>You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br> <a href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net">bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</a>.<br>To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit:<br> <a href="http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits">http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits</a><br></blockquote><br>***********************************************<br>William J. 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