[cooperation-wg] Seeking technical community candidates for IGF MAG
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Michael Oghia
mike.oghia at gmail.com
Tue Nov 29 22:56:53 CET 2016
Hi Chris, To clarify the deadline, is it Dec. 6 or Dec. 16? Because it says Dec. 16 in the email but I'm not sure if there is a difference between the process in general vs. the process for the technical community. See you soon, -Michael On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 4:50 PM, Chris Buckridge <chrisb at ripe.net> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > As noted last week, there is currently an open call for anyone interested > to nominate as a technical community candidate for the Internet Governance > Forum Mutlistakeholder Advisory Committee. Please see below for all of the > details - the deadline is 6 December 2016. > > Cheers > Chris > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > Call for Nominations: 2017 MAG Renewal > > > > The Internet Society (ISOC) is facilitating a process leading to > recommendations from the Internet Technical Collaboration Group for > participation in the 2017 Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG). This > process is for the technical community candidates only and candidate > evaluations will include their relationship to that community. Other > communities have their own processes. > > > > The purpose of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) is to advise > the U.N. Secretary General on the programme and schedule of the Internet > Governance Forum meetings. The MAG comprises of 55 Members from > governments, the private sector and civil society, including > representatives from the academic and technical communities. Those > nominated should expect to attend two virtual MAG meetings per month as > well as typically three face to face meetings per year. > > > > Individuals interested in being suggested by the Nominating Committee > are invited to complete the Nomination Form in full and return it to > information.itcg at gmail.com by 2359 UTC on Tuesday, December 6th. In > addition, applicants are asked to provide responses to a set of Questions > that are specific to the Internet technical community. Applications with > incomplete responses to either set of questions will not be considered. > Preferred formats for document submissions are .pdf and .txt. ISOC will > transmit the names of nominees to the United Nations no later than December > 16th 2016. > > > > Both sets of questions should be answered completely. Responses need not > necessarily be lengthy, but they must be sufficiently content-full that the > Nominating Committee can accurately judge from them the extent and > specifics of your background. If the applicant believes that an existing CV > or biographical sketch would contribute to the Nominating Committee’s > understanding of the candidacy, such a document may be provided in either > PDF form or in the form of a link. > > > > In terms of attendance at physical meetings, potential funding for MAG > members (selected applicants) is available through the IGF “Participant > funding” program outlined at http://www.intgovforum.org/mul > tilingual/content/participant-funding. Note that this program is targeted > only toward participants from Least Developed Countries, Developing > Countries or Transitional Economies. > > > > 2017 MAG NomCom Members: > > • Michael Nelson > > • Scott Mansfield > > • Nigel Hickson > > • Chris Disspain > > • Adiel Akplogan > > • Pablo Hinojosa > > • Alejandro Pisanty > > > > Quick Links: > > > > • Nomination Form (2017): http://www.internetcollaborati > on.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/2017-MAG- > Nomination-Form_2017.docx > > • Supplementary Questions Form (2017): > http://www.internetcollaboration.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/ > Supplementary-Questions-Form-2017.docx > > • Submit both forms to: information.itcg at gmail.com > > • Potential UN funding for applicants for attendance at physical > meetings: http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/participant- > funding > > • UN Call for Nominations: http://www.intgovforum.org/mul > tilingual/content/announcement-from-mr-wu-hongbo-under- > secretary-general-for-economic-and-social-affairs > > > > Privacy Statement > > The nominating committee is required to forward information provided by > nominees on the MAG Nomination Form to the United Nations for purposes of > the nomination. With the exception of candidates naming themselves, > information provided to the NOMCOM for its consideration shall be treated > in the strictest confidence. > > > > > > > > On 25 Nov 2016, at 15:05, Chris Buckridge <chrisb at ripe.net> wrote: > > > > Dear colleagues, > > > > Please see the notice below - I will follow up when the application > details are available, but in the meantime, I am happy to answer any > questions that RIPE community members might have about this role (as, I’m > sure, could those community members who have previously served on the MAG). > > > > Cheers > > Chris > > > > —— > > > > Dear colleagues, > > > > This note is to inform you that ISOC is facilitating the organisaton of > a selection process to identify individuals from the Internet technical > community in response to the call for nominations to the 2017 > Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG). It is understood that other > processes, including self-nominations from individuals of the technical > community may occur at the same time. > > > > Details about this process and how to nominate will follow shortly, as > the NomCom is currently being formed, but we wanted to let you know that > this is underway as soon as possible given the short time-frame between the > UN’s announcement and the deadline for nominations. Please keep an eye out > on this list for more information. > > > > About the MAG > > The purpose of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) is to advise > the U.N. Secretary General on the programme and schedule of the Internet > Governance Forum meetings. The MAG comprises of 55 Members from > governments, the private sector and civil society, including > representatives from the academic and technical communities. Those > nominated should expect to attend two virtual MAG meetings per month as > well as typically three face to face meetings per year. > > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://lists.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/cooperation-wg/attachments/20161129/98cea2b7/attachment.html>
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