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<DIV><SPAN class=821112816-23082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Phillipe and all,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=821112816-23082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=821112816-23082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Further to my earlier note I have just now approached a colleague with
both a global perspective and very important grassroots experience about being
nominated for the GAID Steering Committee. Here is his
reply: </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=821112816-23082007></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=821112816-23082007><EM> </EM></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><EM>Dear
Michael</EM></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><EM></EM></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><EM>Thanks for the
idea, but I’m hesitating, because I haven’t a strong financial basis for
continual international work.<SPAN
class=821112816-23082007>..</SPAN></EM></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><EM><SPAN
class=821112816-23082007></SPAN></EM></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><SPAN
class=821112816-23082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>My feeling is
that many (most?) of those who might be most qualified and useful in their
participation on the GAID from a CS perspective would necessarily disqualify
themselves for similar reasons. Unless we as CS deal with this issue then
I think our effective participation within the GAID and thus the GAID's
effectiveness itself will be significantly
diminished.</FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><SPAN
class=821112816-23082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><SPAN
class=821112816-23082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I'm not clear how
this should/could be dealt with in light of the request from the GAID and the
tight time-lines presented, but this issue has been raised with the
GAID at various times and I think now would be a good time to re-open these
discussions with the GAID secretariat and to work actively towards
a resolution. </FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoAutoSig><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><SPAN
class=821112816-23082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Best,</FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><SPAN
class=821112816-23082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Mike
Gurstein</FONT> </SPAN> </o:p></SPAN></P><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT size=2>
<P>Michael Gurstein, Ph.D.</P>
<P>Centre for Community Informatics Research, Training and Development</P>
<P>Ste. 2101-989 Nelson St.</P>
<P>Vancouver BC CANADA v6z 2s1</P>
<P></FONT><A href="http://www.communityinformatics.net/"><U><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>http://www.communityinformatics.net</U></FONT></A></P><FONT size=2>
<P>tel./fax +1-604-602-0624</P></FONT></o:p></SPAN>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></o:p></SPAN> </P></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
gaid-cs-bounces@wsis-cs.org [mailto:gaid-cs-bounces@wsis-cs.org] <B>On Behalf
Of </B>CONGO - Philippe Dam<BR><B>Sent:</B> August 22, 2007 10:45
AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam'; 'GAID-CS'<BR><B>Cc:</B>
tracey@traceynaughton.com; bruck@research.at; rbissio@chasque.apc.org;
Henning.Wegener@t-online.de; ershova@iis.ru; alain.berranger@gmail.com;
rinalia@gkpsecretariat.org.my; rodrigob@cdi.org.br; titi@mindset.co.za;
anriette@apc.org; Astrid.Dufborg@gesci.org; hiroshikawamura@attglobal.net;
dcogburn@syr.edu; george.sadowsky@attglobal.net; gurstein@ADM.NJIT.EDU;
bnnrc@siriusbb.com; kayadi@planet.tn; st.amour@isoc.org; iza@anr.org;
jrmathia@maxwell.syr.edu; wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de;
pape.diouf@iued.unige.ch; drake@hei.unige.ch;
qshatti@safat.kisr.edu.kw<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Gaid-cs] Suggested Guidelines
for Nominations Committee - Renewalof GAID Steering
Committee<BR><B>Importance:</B> High<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear all,
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">As you know the GAID Secretariat
recently circulated a note on the partial renewal of the membership of the
GAID governing structures. In particular, it was announced that one of the two
seats reserved to civil society representatives in the GAID Steering Committee
should be renewed before the next Steering Meeting taking place in <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State> on 19
September 2007. The GAID Secretariat invited civil society to identify
nominations from among their constituencies, through a self-nomination
process. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Timelines for the renewal of
Steering Committee membership are as follows:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></TD>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">GAID Steering
Committee<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Deadline for outgoing
members <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">to express their interest in
a renewal <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">of their
terms<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></TD>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">15 August
2007<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Deadline for new nominations
for membership <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></TD>
<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=1><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1 September
2007<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Date of the membership
renewal <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></TD>
<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">19 September
2007<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">New
York</SPAN></FONT></st1:State></st1:place><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Based on the experiences of the CS
Nomination Committee for the IGF Advisory Group and GAID governing structures
in the first half of 2006, we proposed that we use of similar model for this
process. However, due to the very short time available and to the fact that
only one seat is going to be renewed, and in order to increase the
representative ownership of the nomination to be done, we also proposed that a
Nominations Committee to submit a recommendation for the member of the
Steering Committee should be identified among the outgoing civil society
members of the GAID Strategy Council and High Level Panel of Advisors. Those
two proposals received several supports among CS constituencies.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Selection
of the CS Nominations Committee <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Members of the Nominations
Committee will preferably have to demonstrate a long-standing engagement in
the Information Society-related processes within the UN, in particular WSIS,
as well as a good experience of civil society self-organised working
processes. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Out of the 25 civil society
members of the Strategy Council and of the High Level Panel of Advisors (see
list attached), at least 5 individuals should volunteer to serve within the
Nominations Committee. The final number of members of the Nominations
Committee could be flexible (preferably between 5 and 10 persons). They would
act in their personal capacities. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Volunteers should announce their
wish to participate in the Nominations Committee <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">no later than Friday 24 August 2007 at 12:00 am
GMT</SPAN></B>. The NomCom’s final recommendations would have to be forwarded
to the GAID Executive Director no later than 1 September 2007.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The work of the Nominations
Committee would be facilitated by a non-voting facilitator (I propose my
service to serve in that capacity and to use the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">CONGO</st1:place></st1:country-region> website
for more transparency and updates if needed). <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks for your attention.
<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">We will try to make it as simple as
possible for volunteers serving in the nominations committee</SPAN></B>. I’ll
circulate some more information on proposed timelines for identification of
candidates and proposed guidelines for selection
tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Looking forward to your reactions.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">All the best,
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Philippe<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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