[urgent/important] cross-stakeholders IGF renewal letter

[Maria Farrell]

Yep, I think Avri has it in terms of affecting the weather Sam speaks of
rather than being the official request.

Milton - your view is noted with thanks.

I'll arrange to get the letter submitted.

All the best and thanks to everyone, Maria

On 10 September 2014 02:20, Norbert Klein <nhklein at gmx.net> wrote:

> Supporting.
>
> Norbert Klein
>
> =
>
> On 9/9/2014 5:50 PM, Maria Farrell wrote:
>
>> We seem to have a very good level of support for this.
>>
>> As PC co-chair, here's my official request: are there any OBJECTIONS to
>> us signing this as the NCSG?
>>
>> Please let me know by replying to this email within the next 24 hours.
>>
>> All the best, Maria
>>
>> On 6 September 2014 01:31, Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza <
>> caffsouza at gmail.com <mailto:caffsouza at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     +1 for NCSG
>>
>>     > Em 06/09/2014, às 03:13, Clarinettet <clarinettet at GMAIL.COM
>>     <mailto:clarinettet at GMAIL.COM>> escreveu:
>>     >
>>     > +1
>>     >
>>     > Sent from my iPad
>>     >
>>     >> On 6 Sep 2014, at 00:17, Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa at GMAIL.COM
>>     <mailto:fouadbajwa at GMAIL.COM>> wrote:
>>     >>
>>     >> I believe this is right on the spot! +1 from my side!
>>     >>
>>     >> Best
>>     >>
>>     >> Fouad
>>     >>
>>     >>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 5:42 PM, Rafik Dammak
>>     <rafik.dammak at gmail.com <mailto:rafik.dammak at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>     >>> Hi everyone,
>>     >>>
>>     >>> 2 members of NCSG worked on letter to be signed by the different
>>     >>> stakeholders about the renewal of IGF. I think that is an
>>     effort we can
>>     >>> support and a letter we can sign. the time-window to act is
>>     quite short and
>>     >>> I would like to know if there is support for this letter and
>>     if we can sign
>>     >>> it as NCSG.
>>     >>> I think several members from NCSG already expressed support in
>>     other spaces
>>     >>> regarding this letter.
>>     >>>
>>     >>> Best,
>>     >>>
>>     >>> Rafik
>>     >>> ..................
>>     >>>
>>     >>> Dear colleagues and fellow stakeholders of the Internet
>>     Governance Forum:
>>     >>>
>>     >>> At the 9th meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, various
>>     >>> stakeholders discussed their common desire to request an immediate
>>     >>> extension of the IGF mandate, in order to create stabiity for the
>>     >>> organization and predictability for those engaged in seeking
>>     funding for
>>     >>> projects.  We have drafted a statement to send to the UN, to
>>     request not
>>     >>> just an immediate renewal of the IGF mandate, but rather an
>>     open-ended
>>     >>> re-authorization of the IGF as a voluntary, multistakeholder
>>     forum.  We
>>     >>> request that other participants in the IGF also support this
>>     message on
>>     >>> or before November 1.
>>     >>>
>>     >>> We will be creating a neutral website for this project at
>>     >>> www.IGFcontinuity.org <http://www.IGFcontinuity.org> very
>>     shortly, to accept sign-ons of organizations,
>>     >>> countries, and individuals.  In the meantime, the undersigned will
>>     >>> collect your signatures and description of your organization
>>     if you are
>>     >>> able to endorse this letter by the time of the closing
>>     ceremony at IGF
>>     >>> 2014.  The deadline to be included in the letter presented via
>>     the Chair
>>     >>> will be 11am UTC, Friday September 5.
>>     >>> Examples of how you will be listed appear below:
>>     >>> 1.  Jane Smith  Individual
>>     >>> 2.  Acme Industry Association Association representing 150
>>     >>> manuacturers of widgets
>>     >>> 3.  State of [x]  Country
>>     >>>
>>     >>> Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions.
>>     >>>
>>     >>> Jeanette Hofmann, Berlin Social Science Center,
>>     jeanette at wzb.eu <mailto:jeanette at wzb.eu>
>>     >>> Stephanie Perrin, Non-commercial Stakeholders Group, ICANN,
>>     >>> stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca
>>     <mailto:stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca>
>>     >>
>>     >>
>>     >>
>>     >> --
>>     >> Regards.
>>     >> --------------------------
>>     >> Fouad Bajwa
>>     >> ICT4D and Internet Governance Advisor
>>     >> My Blog: Internet's Governance:
>>     http://internetsgovernance.blogspot.com/
>>     >> Follow my Tweets: http://twitter.com/fouadbajwa
>>
>>
>>
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