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 > [email protected] 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/multilingual/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.internetcollaboration.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: [email protected] > • 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/multilingual/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 <[email protected]> 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. > > >
