I support Chris' nomination Byron From: owner-ccnso-council@icann.org [mailto:owner-ccnso-council@icann.org] On Behalf Of Lesley Cowley Sent: January-15-13 5:46 AM To: ccNSO Council Cc: Bart Boswinkel Subject: [ccnso-council] Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) Dear Councillors, As you will recall, Chris Disspain, the CEO of AUDA and the previous Chair of the ccNSO, has been a member of the IGF MAG since 2006.He has served in a personal capacity, as per the guidelines, representing the ccTLD community and our interests. Just yesterday, a request was received for nominations, copied below for information: On behalf of the United Nations Secretary-General, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) requests nominations from all stakeholder groups, according to the established principles and practices of MAG on the rotation and selection of its members. Governments, the private sector, civil society, and technical communities should submit names of candidates from developed and developing countries as well as from economies in transition. Successful nominees will become part of MAG for a period of one year and will contribute to the multi-stakeholder consultation process, bringing the perspectives of their respective groups on Internet governance. Group nominees should be members who have actively participated in IGF meetings and activities in the past. As in previous years, stakeholder groups can resubmit the names of current MAG members for re-election and are expected to publicize the selection and nomination process. Please submit the names of nominees to the IGF Secretariat by 20 January 2013 Given that a) Chris has done a great job and b) the deadline is just 5 days away, I propose that we re-nominate Chris to the MAG for a further term. If any Council member is against this course of action, please could you advise as a matter of urgency. I will also ask the Secretariat to liaise with the IGF Secretariat regarding the timing of nominations on 2014, so that we can build this into our work programme. Kind regards, Lesley Lesley Cowley, OBE CEO Nominet Minerva House Edmund Halley Road Oxford Science Park Oxford, OX4 4DQ UK Tel: +44-(0)-1865-332211 http://www.nominet.org.uk/