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MR AMAR SINGH SIDHU GGS INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION<BR>
SECRETARY GENERAL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY INDIA<BR>
MEMBER OF UNICT,UNESCO,UNWTO,WTO,FAO 9827 ST NO 6 JOSHI NAGAR<BR>
UN HABITAT,NGODPI,WSIS,ISOC ITU,IAS LUDHIANA PUNJAB INDIA<BR>
COMMONWEALTH BUSINESS COUNCIL AND<BR>
EUROPEAN COMMISSION<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
NO 193/ASS/P DAT5ED 20 NOV 2007<BR>
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TO ALL ADDRESSEE<BR>
<BR>
SUBJECT; SUBMISSION OF NOMINATION FOR NON COM AND volunteers to serve in the NomCom and of self nominations for the CS membership into the GAID Strategy Council description of the whole FOR THIS the following names is enclosed herewith<BR>
<BR>
Name Capt manjeet Singh Dhindsa<BR>
<BR>
>>CS Affiliation(s):GGS ICT UN NGO INDIA<BR>
>>Country: INDIA<BR>
>>Gender: MALE<BR>
>>Age:66 Years 19.12.1942<BR>
>>Biographical Statement:He retired from Army as Capt and from Punjab Govt as PCS Deputy Director Sainik Welfare Officer and Administrator Heart Institute Patial. Now he is working with GGS NGO UN INDIA wef Jan 2000 as Principal Secretary.<BR>
<BR>
>>Vision of their specific contribution to the GA Strategy Council:<BR>
very good exempalory work for the nations.<BR>
<BR>
thanks<BR>
<BR>
with best wishes<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
amar singh sidhu<BR>
secretary general<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 Hakikur Rahman wrote :<BR>
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>_______________________________________<BR>
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>Please add my name in the NomCom.<BR>
><BR>
>Best regards,<BR>
>Hakik<BR>
><BR>
>Dr. Md. Hakikur Rahman<BR>
>Chairman<BR>
>SchoolNet Foundation Bangladesh<BR>
>web: www.schoolnetbd.org, www.hakik.org<BR>
>email: email@hakik.org, hakikur.rahman@gmail.com<BR>
><BR>
>At 09:28 PM 11/20/2007, CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam wrote:<BR>
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>>_______________________________________<BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>>Thanks Lisa,<BR>
>><BR>
>>Yes there is on line a list of volunteers to serve in the NomCom and of self nominations for the CS membership into the GAID Strategy Council we received so far. The description of the whole process as previously circulated on this list is available on: <http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=news&id=10462>http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=news&id=10462. As you know, the GAID Secretariat announced that 3 to 4 CS seats in the Strategy Council will be renewed (corresponding to approximately one third of the 10 CS members of the Strategy Council, composed of a total of 40 members).<BR>
>><BR>
>>- <http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=pag&id=10463>Volunteers to serve in the NomCom: We only have 13 volunteers so far and as you know we would need 25 to make the selection completely random. The deadline for volunteering is TODAY at 0.00. The random selection process will indeed take place tomorrow. If we don’t reach this number of 25, we would have to consider cancelling the whole self nomination process and would not be in a position to submit a recommendation for the new CS members of the Strategy Council to the GAID Secretariat.<BR>
>><BR>
>>- <http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=pag&id=10464>Nominated candidates for the GAID Strategy Council: I only received so far 4 nominations. We also need much more to make this process meaningful. Deadline for nominations of candidates is 25 November. Nominations could be self-candidatures of nominations by others. To nominate through this process, send to <mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org>wsis@ngocongo.org the following information:<BR>
>>Name:<BR>
>>CS Affiliation(s):<BR>
>>Country:<BR>
>>Gender:<BR>
>>Age:<BR>
>>Biographical Statement:<BR>
>>Vision of their specific contribution to the GA Strategy Council:<BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>>In parallel to that, one CS seat of the GAID steering committee is also going to be open to rotation. The Steering Committee is composed of 10 members, including 2 from civil society. As also previously announced, I am also trying to mobilize the CS outgoing members of the Strategy Council and the HL Advisors to make a recommendation to the GAID Secretariat on the CS seat of the GAID Steering Committee to be renewed. I would come back to you later about that.<BR>
>><BR>
>>Best,<BR>
>><BR>
>>Philippe<BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>>----------<BR>
>>De : plenary-bounces@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-bounces@wsis-cs.org] De la part de McLaughlin, Lisa M. Dr.<BR>
>>Envoyé : vendredi, 16. novembre 2007 21:27<BR>
>>À : Virtual WSIS CS Plenary Group Space<BR>
>>Objet : Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Update on the CS self-nomination process for GAID Strategy Council - need more volunteers and more candidates<BR>
>><BR>
>>Philippe, I volunteer to be a member of the noncom. Please will you share the list of those who’ve already volunteered as well as the names of those put forward for nomination to the strategy council?<BR>
>><BR>
>>Best,<BR>
>><BR>
>>Lisa McLaughlin<BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>>Lisa McLaughlin, Ph.D.<BR>
>>Mass Communication & Women’s Studies<BR>
>>Williams Hall<BR>
>>Miami University, Ohio 45056<BR>
>>USA<BR>
>>tele: +1 513 5293547<BR>
>>fax: +1 513 5291835<BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>>On 11/16/07 11:09 AM, "CONGO - IS" <wsis@ngocongo.org> wrote:<BR>
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>> From: "CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam" <wsis@ngocongo.org><BR>
>>Sender: <plenary-bounces@wsis-cs.org><BR>
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>>Cc: "'CONGO - Philippe Dam'" <philippe.dam@ngocongo.org>,<BR>
>> <rbloem@ngocongo.org><BR>
>>Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Suggested guidelines - CS Self-Nomination processfor GAID Strategic Council membership<BR>
>>Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 19:06:15 +0100<BR>
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>>Dear all,<BR>
>><BR>
>>This is to suggest that we go into CS self-nomination through a NomCom process for the membership of the GAID Strategy Council (reminder: see GAID Secretariat note attached). As you know, 3-4 CS position of this structure might be open for rotation. Nomination are open until 30 November 2007, so that a CS self-nomination process should be finalized by that time (some flexibility might allow us to finish it in the early days of December).<BR>
>><BR>
>>Please start volunteering to the NomCom according to the proposed guidelines below. I’ll inform you about the webpage in which the names will be published. Depending on when the seeds for the randomization process in selecting NomCom members would be drawn (I will have more information about that very shortly), the various deadlines could be slightly adjusted, but the process could remain unchanged.<BR>
>><BR>
>>Selection of a CS Nomination Committee<BR>
>>The Nom Com will be composed of 5 CS representatives, acting in their personal capacity and randomly selected among those who would volunteer. For the selection of 5 names to be random, we should try to have 5 times as many volunteers (25) for the volunteer pool as we want Nom Com members.<BR>
>><BR>
>>Volunteers for serving in the Nomination Committee should announce themselves no later than 20 November 2007 (stating its name and CS affiliation at <mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org>wsis@ngocongo.org). The list of names of the volunteers, ordered by date of receipt of message indicating interest, will be published online.<BR>
>><BR>
>>The Nom Com would be selected through a random selection process on 21 November 2007.<BR>
>><BR>
>>· 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.<BR>
>>· Volunteering for the pool does NOT disqualify anyone from selection for the Strategic Council, BUT serving on the Nom Com (that is, if you are randomly selected) does.<BR>
>>· The more people who volunteer the better chance we have to get a representative selection in the Nom Com.<BR>
>>· There will not be two persons from the same organisation in the Nomination Committee.<BR>
>><BR>
>>The Nomination Committee would start working on line fairly intensively on 21 November 2007 until 30 November 2005. Its work will be facilitated by a non voting facilitator (if nobody volunteers to do so, and if nobody objects, I would be happy to serve in this position).<BR>
>><BR>
>>If the number of volunteers to serve in the NomCom does not reach 25 persons by 19 November, 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.<BR>
>><BR>
>>Candidates for the CS membership to the GA Strategy Council<BR>
>>Candidatures for the CS membership to the GA Strategy Council is open to all representatives from civil society, including CS entities accredited to WSIS, NGOs with ECOSOC status and all other CS actors interested in ICT for Development and involved in the UN development agenda towards achieving the MDGs.<BR>
>><BR>
>>Nominations (including self-nominations) and all relevant information must be sent to the NomCom facilitator NO LATER THAN 25 NOVEMBER 2007, 22:00 p.m. GMT / 24:00 p.m. Geneva Time with the following information:<BR>
>><BR>
>>Name:<BR>
>>CS Affiliation(s):<BR>
>>Country:<BR>
>>Gender:<BR>
>>Age:<BR>
>>Biographical Statement:<BR>
>>Vision of their specific contribution to the GA Strategy Council:<BR>
>><BR>
>>The members of the NomCom will determine in due time their guidelines and criteria.<BR>
>>They will be requested to come out with a recommendation to be forwarded to the GAID Secretariat on 1 December 2007.<BR>
>>Since there would be 3 or 4 seats to be opened to rotation, it is expected that the NomCom recommends 4 to 6 names to the GAID Secretariat, to allow for some flexibility in the final membership of the Strategy Council.<BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>>As a matter of principle, I strongly encourage you to contribute to this CS self-nomination process and to make it successful.<BR>
>>Looking forward to reading you in this regard.<BR>
>><BR>
>>Best regards,<BR>
>><BR>
>>Philippe<BR>
>><BR>
>>Philippe Dam<BR>
>>CONGO - WSIS CS Secretariat<BR>
>>11, Avenue de la Paix<BR>
>>CH-1202 Geneva<BR>
>>Tel: +41 22 301 1000<BR>
>>Fax: +41 22 301 2000<BR>
>>E-mail: <mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org>wsis@ngocongo.org<BR>
>>Website: <blocked::http://www.ngocongo.org>www.ngocongo.org<BR>
>><BR>
>>The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international, membership association that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United Nations debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, CONGO's major objective is to ensure the presence of NGOs in exchanges among the world's governments and United Nations agencies on issues of global concern. For more information see our website at <blocked::http://www.ngocongo.org/>www.ngocongo.org<BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>>Reply-To: "Virtual WSIS CS Plenary Group Space" <plenary@wsis-cs.org><BR>
>> From: "CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam" <wsis@ngocongo.org><BR>
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>>Cc: "'CONGO - Philippe Dam'" <philippe.dam@ngocongo.org>,<BR>
>> "'Renata Bloem'" <rbloem@ngocongo.org><BR>
>>Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] TR: [GAID Steering] Renewal of Membership intheGAID Strategy Counciland Steering Committee<BR>
>>Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 18:43:21 +0100<BR>
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>>Dear all,<BR>
>><BR>
>>This is the note of the GAID Secretariat regarding the renewal of membership of the GAID Strategy Council and Steering Committee.<BR>
>>I also re-attached the recent e-mail I circulated in this regard a couple of days ago.<BR>
>><BR>
>>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 <http://www.un-gaid.org/en/council/members>membership here) and Steering Committee members (see <http://www.un-gaid.org/en/steering/members>membership here), will be maintained and which ones will go out.<BR>
>><BR>
>>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).<BR>
>><BR>
>>The timeline as confirmed by the GAID Secretariat note is as follows:<BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>>GAID Steering Committee<BR>
>>GAID Strategy Council<BR>
>>Deadline for expression of renewal by outgoing members<BR>
>><BR>
>>15 August 2007<BR>
>><BR>
>>30 November 2007<BR>
>>Deadline for new nominations for membership<BR>
>><BR>
>>30 November 2007<BR>
>><BR>
>>30 November 2007<BR>
>>Announcement of the Appointment of new members<BR>
>><BR>
>>End of December 2007<BR>
>><BR>
>>End of December 2007<BR>
>>Office taking of the new members<BR>
>><BR>
>>1 April 2008<BR>
>><BR>
>>1 April 2008<BR>
>>Date of the GAID structure with its renewed membership<BR>
>>May 2008<BR>
>>Kuala Lumpur<BR>
>>May 2008<BR>
>>Kuala Lumpur<BR>
>><BR>
>>Best regards,<BR>
>><BR>
>>Philippe Dam<BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>>----------<BR>
>>De : steering-bounces@un-gaid.org [mailto:steering-bounces@un-gaid.org] De la part de Sarbuland Khan<BR>
>>Envoyé : lundi, 29. octobre 2007 15:38<BR>
>>À : steering@un-gaid.org<BR>
>>Objet : [GAID Steering] Renewal of Membership in the GAID Strategy Counciland Steering Committee<BR>
>><BR>
>>Dear Colleagues,<BR>
>><BR>
>>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.<BR>
>><BR>
>>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)).<BR>
>><BR>
>>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.<BR>
>><BR>
>>The terms of the next GAID Steering Committee and Strategy Council would, therefore, run as follows:<BR>
>><BR>
>>Steering Committee (one year term)<BR>
>>1 April 2008 - 31 March 2009<BR>
>><BR>
>>Strategy Council (two year term)<BR>
>>1 April 2008 31 March 2010<BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>>RENEWAL OF MEMBERSHIP OF EXISTING MEMBERS<BR>
>><BR>
>>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.<BR>
>><BR>
>>We would be grateful to receive this information (addressed to dejesus3@un-gaid.org) no later than 30 November 2007, both for Steering Committee members and Strategy Council members.<BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>>NOMINATIONS OF NEW CANDIDATES<BR>
>><BR>
>>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.)<BR>
>><BR>
>>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@un-gaid.org.<BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>>APPOINTMENT<BR>
>><BR>
>>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.<BR>
>><BR>
>>With my best personal regards,<BR>
>><BR>
>>Sincerely,<BR>
>><BR>
>>Sarbuland Khan<BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>>Reply-To: "Virtual WSIS CS Plenary Group Space" <plenary@wsis-cs.org><BR>
>> From: "CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam" <wsis@ngocongo.org><BR>
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>>Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Up date on renewal of GAIDstructures(StrategyCouncil and Steering Committee)<BR>
>>Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:13:28 +0100<BR>
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>>Dear all,<BR>
>><BR>
>>As indicated in my previous e-mails, the renewal of the membership of GAID structures was postponed, to allow for greater consultation among stakeholders’ groups. The deadline for nominations is 30 November 2007. We therefore have until that date to come out with a CS self-organised recommendation on the membership of both the Steering Committee and the Strategy Council. Is there anyone among you willing to moderate any of these self-nomination processes?<BR>
>><BR>
>>Our problem so far is that we have not yet any idea of who, among the outgoing StratC and Steering Committee members, will be maintained and which ones will go out. The GAID Secretariat had asked all outgoing members to express their interest to continue.<BR>
>><BR>
>>As regards the Steering Committee, I understood that both Titi and Renate informed the GAID Secretariat of their interest to continue one more year. But there is no more information so far on who would stay on Board. There were also some discussions on whether the Steering Committee membership should be increased to 12 members (currently 10), but there is not yet any definite information on this (hopefully this would be one more for CS).<BR>
>><BR>
>>As for the Strategy Council, it is understood that approximately one-third of the membership should rotate. But I have very little information of who expressed the willingness to continue. Out of 10 CS members so far, this would mean that 3 or 4 new members should be identified. But the deadline for expression of renewal by outgoing members is also 30 November, meaning that we would not be able to know before 30 Nov. who would go out…<BR>
>><BR>
>>We would anyway need to have 2 parallel processes to go with by 30 November, in identifying one individual for the Steering Committee membership. Any process such as this one would approximately need one month to be finalised, so that we need to start both no later that end October (next week!).<BR>
>><BR>
>>A note by the GAID secretariat might be circulated soon, but I preferred to forward you what we knew so far!<BR>
>><BR>
>>Let me remind that the deadlines for the nominations and appointment processes are as follows:<BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>>GAID Steering Committee<BR>
>>GAID Strategy Council<BR>
>>Deadline for expression of renewal by outgoing members<BR>
>><BR>
>>15 August 2007<BR>
>><BR>
>>30 November 2007<BR>
>>Deadline for new nominations for membership<BR>
>><BR>
>>30 November 2007<BR>
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>>30 November 2007<BR>
>>Announcement of the Appointment of new members<BR>
>><BR>
>>End of December 2007<BR>
>><BR>
>>End of December 2007<BR>
>>Office taking of the new members<BR>
>><BR>
>>1 April 2008<BR>
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>>1 April 2008<BR>
>>Date of the GAID structure with its renewed membership<BR>
>>May 2008<BR>
>>Kuala Lumpur<BR>
>>May 2008<BR>
>>Kuala Lumpur<BR>
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>>All the best,<BR>
>><BR>
>>Philippe<BR>
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>><BR>
>>Philippe Dam<BR>
>>11, Avenue de la Paix<BR>
>>CH-1202 Geneva<BR>
>>Tel: +41 22 301 1000<BR>
>>Fax: +41 22 301 2000<BR>
>>E-mail: <mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org>wsis@ngocongo.org<BR>
>>Website: <blocked::http://www.ngocongo.org>www.ngocongo.org<BR>
>><BR>
>>The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international, membership association that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United Nations debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, CONGO's major objective is to ensure the presence of NGOs in exchanges among the world's governments and United Nations agencies on issues of global concern. For more information see our website at <blocked::http://www.ngocongo.org/>www.ngocongo.org<BR>
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