Hi Michael, Agreed, the email is a little difficult to follow in this regard. My understanding is that nominations to the technical community Nomination Committee should be received no later than 6 December, giving the Nomination Committee 10 days in which to decide on a set of agreed MAG nominees to forward to the UN on 16 December.
Hope that helps clarify things! Chris > On 29 Nov 2016, at 22:56, Michael Oghia <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 <[email protected]> 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 > > [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. > > > > > > > > >
