[seedig] Nomination / endorsement of Ucha Seturi for the MAG Re: IGF MAG renewal: one seat for Eastern Europe (private sector)

[Dušan Caf]

Dear all,

I am glad that Ucha's nomination has already been submitted to the IGF Secretariat. Without any doubt, he is a great nominee. 

As a multistakeholder body, SEEDIG is not entitled to submit nominations for a position on the MAG. 

Despite good intentions, it has been unfortunate that the discussion about the particular nomination on the community mailing list was against the SEEDIG principles of openness, inclusiveness, transparency and equal footing (also fairness), by excluding and alienating other potential candidates and depriving them of any chance of getting broader support.

It is important that we all respect SEEDIG principles when sharing our views on the community mailing list.

Kind regards,

Dušan


> On 28 Jun 2019, at 14:09, Sorina Teleanu <sorina.teleanu at seedig.net> wrote:
> 
> Dear everyone,
> 
> I am glad the reminder about the call for nominations for the IGF MAG has lead to this discussion.
> 
> Personally, I'd also be glad to see Ucha on the MAG, for reasons already underlined on the list. Now, speaking as the SEEDIG Executive Committee chair, I would like to kindly remind everyone that SEEDIG itself is not in a position to submit a nomination. According to the FAQs published by the IGF Secretariat, 'any interested individuals or organizations are welcome to put forward candidates for the MAG to represent their stakeholder group, or individuals may nominate themselves, using the online form provided on the IGF website. Stakeholder groups should nominate candidates from the stakeholder group that they belong to.'
> 
> However, I understand that at least one nomination has already been submitted to the IGF Secretariat with Ucha's name. As Aleksandar has said, more than one nomination can be submitted for the same individual, so if anyone else here from the private sector wants to further endorse Ucha, you can still do this by 30 June. And I am sure the IGF Secretariat will be glad to receive other nominations as well from our region. 
> 
> On a different note, it is great to see activity on this list and I hope it is just a starting point for making this space more active. So I am taking this opportunity to encourage everyone to use the list for discussions and sharing of information relevant for the community (of course, without spamming :) ).
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Sorina
> 
>  
> 
> 
> On 2019-06-28 12:07, Dusan Stojicevic wrote:
> 
>> Dear all,
>>  
>> Strongly believe that Ucha would be good, big and strong MAG member, in any sense ;), at least the volume of MAG will be dramatically increased, also in any sense ;). Therefore, I like to hear does he accept the nomination.
>>  
>> Cheers,
>> Dusan
>> 
>> 
>> pet, 28. jun 2019. 09:28 Yurii Kargapolov <yvk at uanic.net <mailto:yvk at uanic.net>> je napisao/la:
>> I know Ucha as strong specialist who can solve complicated issues and challenges; who can  distinguish and understand the complexities of the Internet governance
>> I fully support Aleksandar proposition.
>> 
>> Best Regards
>> Yuri Kargapolov
>> 
>> Friday, June 28, 2019, 12:03:08 AM, you wrote:
>> 
>>  	Dear community members,
>> 
>> Thank you Sorina for sharing this reminder distributed by the IGF Secretariat about the call for nominations for new members of the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG).
>> 
>> I think this is a perfect opportunity for this community to demonstrate transparency, unity and to stand behind one of it's members!  It is obvious, In our situation EE means SEEDIG !
>> When I read the propositions, "one seat to be filled for Eastern Europe,  within the private sector stakeholder group"  and  "nominations from countries that have so far not been represented on the MAG will have an advantage. According to the IGF Secretariat, these countries are Albania, Georgia, Montenegro and Slovenia, the idea came by itself!   We have the perfect candidate for nomination,  our fellow Ucha Seturi!
>> 
>> I don't think I need to explain ( at least to this group ) who is Ucha Seturi, a prominent member of the Georgian IG community, Coordinator of the Georgian National IGF and a brilliant co-host of the last year EuroDIG in Tbilisi!  And he comes from the private sector.
>> 
>> Subject to his definitive acceptance of this proposal / nomination, I call you to support Ucha as our / SEEDIG candidate for this one seat in the MAG.   I'm sure Ucha will represent not only Georgia but also his presence will bring the voice of SEEDIG in the MAG  !
>> 
>> Of course, you do not have to agree 100 % with me and you may have other favorites !    I do believe many other excellent candidates will be nominated for this one seat !  I wish them all good luck !
>> 
>>  Let's do our part and help the best candidate wins !      Hint :  As I understand, one person ( nominee ) can be nominated by more than one nominator  !  
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> 
>> Aleksandar Icokaev
>>  	----Original Message----
>> From: sorina.teleanu at seedig.net <mailto:sorina.teleanu at seedig.net>
>> Date: 26/06/2019 19:00
>> To: "Seedig"<seedig at rnids.rs <mailto:seedig at rnids.rs>>
>> Subj: [seedig] IGF MAG renewal: one seat for Eastern Europe (private sector)
>>  	Dear SEEDIG community,
>> At the request of the IGF Secretariat, I am kindly remining you about the call for nominations for new members of the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG). The role of the MAG is to assist the UN Secretary-General in convening annual IGF meetings, by advising on the programme and schedule.
>>  
>> The deadline for nominations is 30 June. As you can see in these notes <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-renewal-2020-general-guidance>, there is one seat to be filled for Eastern Europe, within the private sector stakeholder group. If you belong to this group or know someone who might be interested in joining the MAG, do consider s_ubmiting a nomination.
>>  
>> Kindly note that nominations for stakeholders coming from countries that have so far not been represented on the MAG will have an advantage. According to the IGF Secretariat, these countries are Albania, Georgia, Montenegro and Slovenia.
>>  
>> More details about the process are available at https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-2020-renewal <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-2020-renewal> and https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-renewal-2020-general-guidance <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-renewal-2020-general-guidance>.
>>  
>> Best regards,
>>  
>> Sorina
>>  

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