[Gaid-cs] RE: CS Membership in GAID structures: CS self-nomination?

Tue Nov 6 00:35:23 GMT 2007

Hi Philippe,

I'll volunteer to participate in the nominating process as might be useful.

Thanks for taking this initiative.

Best,

MG

Michael Gurstein, Ph.D.

Centre for Community Informatics Research, Training and Development

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Cc: 'GAID-CS'
Subject: CS Membership in GAID structures: CS self-nomination? 
Importance: High

Dear CS members of GAID structures, 

This is to come back to you regarding the nomination process, currently on
going, for the Strategy Council and the Steering Committee of GAID. See
below the information I just sent to the CS Plenary listserv.

As you may know, one CS member of the Steering Committee might be renewed.
The last time the issue came up in August, it was supported that a
self-recommendation should be pursued among civil society to make a
recommendation to the UNSG and the GAID Secretariat. It was also supported
that the CS recommendation for the Steering Committee CS membership should
rather come up from current members of the Strategy Council and of the HL
Panel of Advisors (meaning: you).

If we keep that line, we need some volunteers from this group of people to
work on a recommendation (at least 5 of you to make this process
representative + ideally a volunteer non voting facilitator). The final
recommendation should ideally reach the GAID Secretariat on 30 November
(some flexibility might allow us to get back to them in the early days of
December).

If we have not enough volunteers to self-run this process among civil
society by the end of Thursday 8 November 2007, we would have to consider
that there is no interest among this group to go into a self-nomination
process for the Steering Committee CS membership. We would leave it
completely to the GAID Secretariat to identify such membership.

Looking forward to read your feedback and your volunteering!

Best,

Philippe

  _____  

De : CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam [mailto:wsis at ngocongo.org] 
Envoyé : vendredi, 2. novembre 2007 18:43
À : 'Virtual WSIS CS Plenary Group Space'; governance at lists.cpsr.org;
gov at wsis-gov.org
Cc : 'Renata Bloem'; 'CONGO - Philippe Dam'
Objet : TR: [GAID Steering] Renewal of Membership in the GAID Strategy
Counciland Steering Committee
Importance : Haute

Dear all, 

This is the note of the GAID Secretariat regarding the renewal of membership
of the GAID Strategy Council and Steering Committee. 

I also re-attached the recent e-mail I circulated in this regard a couple of
days ago.

As discussed, the deadline for nominations is 30 November 2007. As
previously announced, we have not yet any idea of who, among the outgoing
Strategy Council (see membership here
<http://www.un-gaid.org/en/council/members> ) and Steering Committee members
(see membership here <http://www.un-gaid.org/en/steering/members> ), will be
maintained and which ones will go out.

I’ll come back to you early next week with some proposals regarding a CS
self nomination process (please send any comment on that matter).

The timeline as confirmed by the GAID Secretariat note is as follows:

GAID Steering Committee

GAID Strategy Council

Deadline for expression of renewal by outgoing members

15 August 2007

30 November 2007

Deadline for new nominations for membership 

30 November 2007

30 November 2007

Announcement of the Appointment of new members

End of December 2007

End of December 2007

Office taking of the new members

1 April 2008

1 April 2008

Date of the GAID structure with its renewed membership

May 2008

Kuala Lumpur

May 2008

Kuala Lumpur

Best regards, 

Philippe Dam

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De : steering-bounces at un-gaid.org [mailto:steering-bounces at un-gaid.org] De
la part de Sarbuland Khan
Envoyé : lundi, 29. octobre 2007 15:38
À : steering at un-gaid.org
Objet : [GAID Steering] Renewal of Membership in the GAID Strategy
Counciland Steering Committee

Dear Colleagues, 

To ensure continuity and renewal of membership in the GAID Strategy Council
and Steering Committee, the GAID Secretariat initiated a nomination process
last 31 July 2007 for membership in both bodies. It is envisioned that
approximately one-third of the membership in the Strategy Council and
Steering Committee should rotate. 

According to the Terms of Reference adopted at the 27 September 2006 meeting
of the Steering Committee (see attached), the term of the members of the
GAID Steering Committee was due to end in September 2007, and the term of
members of the GAID Strategy Council will conclude before the next meeting
of the Strategy Council on May 2008 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during the
World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT)). 

However, as agreed by the Steering Committee in its meeting last 19
September 2007 in New York, more time is needed for the consultation process
for nominations, particularly to membership in the Steering Committee. It
has been agreed that the term of the present membership in the Steering
Committee be continued through March 2008 and to extend the Steering
Committee consultation process to align with the timeframe for the process
of rotation in the Strategy Council. 

The terms of the next GAID Steering Committee and Strategy Council would,
therefore, run as follows: 

Steering Committee (one year term) 
1 April 2008 - 31 March 2009 

Strategy Council (two year term) 
1 April 2008    31 March 2010 

RENEWAL OF MEMBERSHIP OF EXISTING MEMBERS 

The Secretariat kindly requests current members, who have not yet done so,
to indicate whether they would be available and interested to be considered
as a candidate for renewal. 

We would be grateful to receive this information (addressed to
dejesus3 at un-gaid.org) no later than 30 November 2007, both for Steering
Committee members and Strategy Council members. 

NOMINATIONS OF NEW CANDIDATES 

The Secretariat invites nominations for new candidatures for the Steering
Committee for approximately 4 seats, and the Strategy Council for
approximately 20 seats (1/3 of the membership of each stakeholder group) by
30 November 2007. (Please see http://www.un-gaid.org/en/about/howgaidworks
for the list of current members.) 

As is established practice, nominations for Member States are being
solicited through the United Nations regional groups. Civil society and
trade organizations are being invited to identify nominations from among
their constituencies. There is no limit to the number of nominations that
may be submitted. Qualified organizations may also independently express
interest in membership. Nominations should be submitted to the Secretariat
by the appropriate deadline noted above through the email address
nominate at un-gaid.org. 

APPOINTMENT 

The list of recommended candidates will be developed, following
consultations with the Strategy Council and the Steering Committee, and
approved on behalf of the Secretary-General by the Under-Secretary-General
of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The appointment of new
members is anticipated to be announced by the end of December 2007. 

With my best personal regards, 

Sincerely, 

Sarbuland Khan

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