FYI > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Chris Buckridge <[email protected]> > Subject: [ripe-list] 2022 IGF MAG Nominations Open > Date: 26 August 2021 at 14:53:36 CEST > To: [email protected] > > Dear colleagues, > > The UN Secretary General has put out a call for nominations to join the > Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), the > IGF’s guiding body. > > As in previous years, individuals can put their names forward directly to the > UN, or can nominate themselves (or someone else) via the Internet Technical > Collaboration Group (ITCG), which has made recommendations to the UN for > technical community MAG nominees in past years. > > The open call from the ITCG is pasted below and has more details, but please > feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions regarding the role. > > Best regards, > > Chris Buckridge > RIPE NCC > >> —— >> >> ITCG Call for Nominations: 2022 MAG Renewal >> >> The Internet Technical Collaboration Group (ITCG) is launching a process to >> identify individuals who may serve as members of the 2022 Internet >> Governance Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), on behalf of >> the Internet technical community. The ITCG will endorse qualified candidates >> for a one-year position on the MAG (renewable up to a maximum of three >> years), to be taken up at the invitation of the United Nations >> Secretary-General. >> >> The MAG advises the U.N. Secretary General on the programme and schedule of >> the Internet Governance Forum meetings. It comprises approximately 40 >> Members from governments, the private sector, civil society, and technical >> communities. MAG members are expected to attend two to three MAG meetings in >> Geneva, Switzerland, in addition to the annual IGF meeting. They should >> participate actively in the preparatory process throughout the year, >> through engagement in the online multilateral dialogue among MAG members. >> Please note that candidates should be able to fund their travel to these >> events–some MAG members may be eligible to receive some funding support from >> the UN. It is expected that in this year’s renewal there will be >> approximately five seats to be filled by stakeholders from the Internet >> technical community. >> >> Individuals may apply directly to the United Nations for a seat on the MAG; >> however, each stakeholder group (such as the private sector and civil >> society) has established its own processes to recommend well-qualified >> candidates that can represent its interests and concerns. The ITCG has >> historically played such a role for the global technical community >> stakeholder group, and seeks to recommend candidates with strong links to >> the technical community. More information about the ITCG and its set of >> standards is available here: >> https://www.internetcollaboration.org >> >> Individuals interested in being suggested by the Nominating Committee are >> invited to use the online form to submit a nomination: >> https://www.internetcollaboration.org/2022-igf-mag-nomination-form/ >> >> You may also download the Nomination Form and return it, along with a >> biography or CV, to [email protected] by 00:00 UTC on 5 >> September 2021: >> >> It is possible to nominate another person for consideration, as long as the >> person is aware that you have out forward their name. Preferred formats for >> document submissions are .pdf and .txt. >> >> The ITCG IGF MAG 2022 Nominating Committee will transmit the names of >> selected nominees to the United Nations by 10 September 2021. >> >> ——
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