[bestbits] Call for nominations for civil society representatives for the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory group (MAG)

Thu Sep 25 05:23:30 EEST 2014

Hello,

Just to mention that i also nominated someone (just incase it did not get
through details below)

Name: Ephraim Percy Kenyanito

Region of residence: Africa

Nationality: Kenya

Gender: Male

Ephraim brings a youth from developing countries perspective. He is a
member of the interim steering committee for the Youth Coalition on
Internet Governance
(a Dynamic Coalition of the IGF). He is an Internet Governance Reform
Fellow at Access (accessnow.org) and an affiliate at the Internet Policy
Observatory (IPO) (created by the Center for Global Communication Studies
at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of
Pennsylvania)

He is a previous attendee at IGF at both the global and African regional
level and more recently in Istanbul, he has engaged assertively as a
panelist on Developing countries participation in global IG, Youth and Net
Neutrality issues in developing countries.

In addition, he is a fellow of the African School on Internet Governance in
South Africa (run by APC and NEPAD).

Ephraim brings with him a wealth of experience on engaging with various
stakeholders from the developing world perspective.

Regards

On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 10:53 AM, William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> 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…
>
> Bill
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com>
> *Subject: **Re: [bestbits] Call for nominations for civil society
> representatives for the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory group (MAG)*
> *Date: *September 25, 2014 at 11:42:36 AM GMT+2
> *To: *Best Bits <bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>, Governance <
> governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
>
> Hello
>
> 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.
>
> Best,
>
> Bill
>
>
> On Sep 19, 2014, at 2:05 PM, William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> +1 on Avri and I’d like to nominate Lea Kaspar of Global Partners Digital
> for all the same reasons.
>
> Best
>
> Bill
>
> On Sep 18, 2014, at 9:26 PM, Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette at wzb.eu> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>
> jeanette
>
> Am 18.09.14 21:21, schrieb Jeremy Malcolm:
>
> This is a call for nominations for civil society representatives for the
> IGF Multistakeholder Advisory group (MAG).
>
> This nomination process in 2014 will be run across several civil society
> coalitions, including Best Bits, IGC, APC, Diplo, NCSG, and Just Net
> Coalition. You are welcome to nominate through any of the above groups.
> Nominations close on Tuesday, September 30
>
> If you wish to nominate via Best Bits, or you have been nominated and
> wish to accept, please do so either on list or by email to
> jmalcolm at eff.org.
>
> Please include in your nomination, the nominee's name, country of
> residence and nationality, and gender. Please also specifically address
> each of the selection criteria below, giving us examples and evidence of
> how the nominee meets each of the individual selection criteria.
>
> CRITERIA
>
> * Past record of active engagement as part of civil society groups
>  working on internet governance issues, acting or speaking out
>  assertively on behalf of public interest concerns.
> * Willingness and commitment to consult with and report back to CS
>  networks (including beyond those focused on internet governance
>  where appropriate) on MAG discussions.
> * Previous attendee at IGF at a global or regional level.
> * Willing, available and able to participate effectively and
>  constructively in the MAG deliberations.
>
> Existing MAG members seeking CSCG endorsement should also follow this
> process.
>
>
> Nominations must close on Tuesday, September 30. The list of candidates
> endorsed by CSCG will be published no later than October 16.
>
> --
> Jeremy Malcolm
> Senior Global Policy Analyst
> Electronic Frontier Foundation
> https://eff.org
> jmalcolm at eff.org
>
> Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161
>
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