[WSIS CS-Plenary] Nominations: Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG)
L. D. Misek-Falkoff
ldmf at att.net
Tue Sep 7 05:48:31 BST 2004
Dear Adam,
Thank you for your further explanations and acknowledgments of my
submission. I noticed the September 9 date, after a solid two weeks at the
Disability Convention 4th Ad Hoc Meetings, from which we all just returned;
and, after just as brief breather, early in the morning (just a few hours)
will be leaving for the U.N. annual NGO summit meetings, returning possibly
not until around the 14th due to other obligations. I will be back at that
time and hope that the prior submission will serve as a place holder, and I
thank you very much for the response. May I take this opportunity to mention
that the Internet and its governance as well as its bounties are very
frequent and intense topics there and in regard to the Millenium Development
Goals, in focus at this year's Conference over over 2500 pre-registrants.
Sending best wishes, Dr. L. D. Misek-Falkoff.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Peake" <ajp at glocom.ac.jp>
To: <plenary at wsis-cs.org>
Cc: <governance at lists.cpsr.org>; <ldmf at att.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Nominations: Working Group on Internet
Governance (WGIG)
Dear Linda,
Thank you for your email.
I wonder if you could discuss this with your
colleagues in the PWD caucus? It is not
necessary for nominations to be submitted via a
caucus or working group, but it would be a great
help in terms of limiting the numbers.
But of course any individual can make
nominations, including self-nominations, but
could you follow the format mentioned in our
email, and send to the email address
<mailto:igov at tla.crepundia.net>igov at tla.crepundia.net
We will collate all nominations.
Kind regards,
Adam
At 9:54 PM -0400 9/6/04, L. D. Misek-Falkoff wrote:
>Dear Adam:
>
>I would like to submit my name (my self) as one
>advisory to the Members of the Working Group.
>This would therefore not take up a Member seat
>unless thought proper to apply as Member. My
>Internet and other network experience spans
>early 1960's through the present and hopefully
>will continue.
>
>I attended WSIS-I in Geneva and participated in
>several fora; there are in the air invitations
>to do some teaching in Tunis. I have the honor
>and experience of being on the Net from early
>ARPANet days, being on the small team at IBM
>Research which designed GML / SGML, and
>forerunners e.g. of xml. I now look to my golden
>anniversary (that is 50 years) in computing and
>online. Some of my early software science and
>other is /it /ict) publications are online via
>the ACM and ERIC and other systems. The works of
>my students also can be found on the Net.
>
>In law, I have litigated cyberlibel and other
>internet related cases in court. Here as well
>as in matters of technical and systems venues,
>governance on a values base is very important
>and the issues are many.
>
>I am intimately participating in the current
>meetings toward a Disability Convention (Treaty)
>at the U.N. in New York, where access and
>governance are major concerns. The recent call
>for multistakeholder constituency emphasis at
>the evolving U.N. is also related.
>
>I hold Ph.D.'s in Computing and the Humanities,
>have four decades of work in online systems and
>text processing/analysis and document matters of
>wide scope as well as particular applications -
>from requirements through design and coding,
>evaluation and delivery.
>
>I am and believe I am considered an informal
>person and friendly, a Californian by birth now
>in NY.
>
>If you have other questions please just let me
>know. I hope you will not mind this note.
>Having been through around four decades of
>governance as well as systems and technical
>topics regarding computing and information
>systems, I would be delighted to participate
>respective to the S. General and everyone's
>interests and participation.
>
>Please call on me, in any aspect, where you feel I can be of help.
>
>And sending best wishes, LDMF, Linda D. Misek-Falkoff, Ph.D., J.D..
>
>For Identification: President and
>International Ambassador, The National
>Disability Party;
>Member Planning Committee 57th Annual U.N. DPI
>NGO Fall Meetings at the U.N. in NYC;
>Member Disability Caucus to the U.N. Disability
>Convention (Treaty); and Caucus Steering
>Comittee.
>Recording Secretary & Member of the Board of
>Directors, Communications Coordination Committee
>for the U.N.;
>(<http://www.cccun.org>www.cccun.org), Member
>Subcommittee on Older Women (of the Committee on
>the Status of Women; other U.N. and outside
>human rights and information intensive NGO's.
>Internet Presence (Design, Use) 1960s -
>including member of design team for GML
>forerunner of HTML, XML, and founding/moderating
>online discussion lists.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Adam Peake" <<mailto:ajp at glocom.ac.jp>ajp at glocom.ac.jp>
>To: <<mailto:plenary at wsis-cs.org>plenary at wsis-cs.org>
>Cc: <<mailto:governance at lists.cpsr.org>governance at lists.cpsr.org>
>Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 9:35 PM
>Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Nominations: Working
>Group on Internet Governance (WGIG)
>
> > To Members of WSIS Civil Society, Caucuses and Working Groups
> >
>> The WSIS Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus hopes to assemble a
>> list of candidates for membership in the Working Group on Internet
>> Governance (WGIG). The purpose of the list is to give Mr. Kummer and
>> Mr. Annan a set of candidates from which they can select members for
>> the WGIG. This list will not be the only input into the membership
>> decision process, and does not prevent any group or individual from
>> submitting her or his recommendations. We wish to provide the
>> collective recommendations of WSIS caucuses and working groups.
>>
>> After much deliberation on the process by which the candidate list
>> would be compiled, we, as coordinators of the Internet Governance
>> caucus have made the decision to invite each of the WSIS civil
>> society caucuses and working groups to suggest between one (1) and
>> three (3) names for inclusion on the candidate list.
>>
>> There is not agreement for this course of action among members of the
>> IG Caucus, but time is pressing and we feel WSIS Civil Society must
>> have an opportunity to participate in this process. This can work if
>> we all try to make it work. It means trying to think what is best
>> for civil society, and not any particular interest group. Please
>> read this note carefully. And refer to the draft statement on
>> structure of the WGIG you can find at this URL
>>
>><<http://www.too-much.tv/internet_governance/>http://www.too-much.tv/inter
net_governance/>
>>(Spanish, French,
>> English and Portuguese.)
>>
>> One of the goals for this candidate list is to make sure that all of
>> the topical areas that might be included in the governance debate are
>> covered. Indications are that the WGIG will take a broad view of
>> Internet governance, and issues will include ICANN, Spam, information
>> and network security, privacy and other ICT rights issues,
>> intellectual property rights, and interconnection agreements to name
>> just a few. Asking the other caucuses and working groups for
>> recommendations is considered the best way to make sure that all
>> topics of concern to WSIS civil society are present.
>>
>> Note that our recommendations about the structure of the WGIG (here
>>
>><<http://www.too-much.tv/internet_governance/>http://www.too-much.tv/inter
net_governance/>)
>>say we think the group
>> should be small, between 19 and 31 total core members. By asking for
>> nominations from all of WSIS civil society we are inviting a
>> potentially large number of names to be submitted. Some means of
>> reducing the composite list we receive may be required. We look
>> forward to your advice on how we might handle this situation, it is
>> quite likely. We suggest discussions about this are started now on
>> the CS plenary list.
>>
>> Please attempt to prioritize your nominations. If you are unable to
>> do so please state clearly that your list is not prioritized.
>> Coordination of nominations among caucuses/working group will be very
>> helpful.
>>
>> Individual members of the CS plenary may also submit nominations.
>> Individuals should submit their nominations based on the criteria
>> explained below.
>>
>> As background for making the caucus/working group decision on the
>> candidates, a draft of the WSIS Civil Society caucus's contribution
>> on the WGIG can be found online at
>>
>><<http://www.too-much.tv/internet_governance/>http://www.too-much.tv/inter
net_governance/>.
>>These notes discuss
>> some of the contents of the contribution.
>>
>> We consider it critical that a balanced WGIG be drawn from a multi
>> dimensional consideration of diversity. That is, diversity in terms
>> of sector, region, gender, and language background, among others,
>> must be considered in assembling the WGIG. It is also important that
>> there be a balance between members from developing and developed
>> countries. It is also considered very important that candidates have
>> a degree of knowledge of the issues, including policy, legal and
>> technical, involved in the Internet governance debate. We also
>> suggest candidates should have experience working in an international
>> committee environment, be aware of ICT for development issues and
> > human rights. No candidate is expected to have all these qualities,
>> but we are suggesting they should be people with broad experience.
>>
>> It is considered critical that though all participants come from
>> different perspectives, they should be people who are willing to
>> listen and consider carefully the views of others. It is expected
>> that the best outcome for the WGIG will come from an assembly of open
>> minded individuals who can share their knowledge and expertise in an
>> cooperative manner.
>>
>> Finally it is considered important that any individual nominated as a
>> candidate understand the amount of work this assignment would involve
>> and indicate a readiness to participate. While the work plan of the
>> WGIG has yet to be determined, it is expected that the WGIG will
>> begin work in the final months of 2004 and finish by July 2005. The
>> schedule will most probably involve, email discussions,
>> teleconferences and up to four (4) face to face meetings. We
>> anticipate that the working language of the WGIG itself will be
>> English. It is expected, however, that there will be a great
>> sensitivity to language issues as the WGIG conducts its work and
>> consultations.
>>
>> In making your caucuses/working groups recommendation, we request
>> that you submit the following information, which will be passed on to
>> Mr. Kummer, with the names of the candidates:
>>
>> - Reliable contact information for the candidate; i.e. email,
>> telephone, fax and postal address.
>>
>> - A statement indicating the qualities that the person would bring to
>> the WGIG. While no particular content is being required, it is
>> recommended that this section include a discussion of the concerns
>> mentioned above and a discussion of the experience and perspective
>> the candidate would bring to the WGIG discussions.
>>
>> - A statement of the person's governance related affiliations. That
>> is information such as: which sector does the person belong to
>> (government, industry or civil society), what caucuses/working groups
>> do they participate in, employer, national background, and language
>> skills.
>>
>> - An indication from the candidate that they understand the work load
>> they are volunteering for and that they are available during the
>> expected period of deliberations.
>>
>> - A short statement about your caucus/working group. Include
>> information about the group's background and history, membership
>> (numbers), and achievements or other information you think relevant.
>> Please give a URL for a website if you have one.
>>
>> It is recommended that these statements be no more then two pages in
>> length. Candidate information will be collated and published on the
>> Internet
>><<http://www.too-much.tv/internet_governance/>http://www.too-much.tv/inter
net_governance/>
>>(with
>> candidates personal contact information removed.)
>>
>> Members of the Internet governance caucus will aggregate the names
>> received and send them along with the name of the caucus/working
>> groups that made the nomination to Markus Kummer. If any
>> reconsideration of names is required in light of issues arising from
>> the WGIG consultation on September 20-21 we will hold any relevant
>> discussions about this on the plenary mailing list.
>>
>> Time is short on gathering the list of candidates and you are
>> requested to submit the candidate statements within the next two
>> weeks. The deadline for submission of candidate statements is 20
>> Sept, 2004. All statements should be sent to:
>>
> > <mailto:igov at tla.crepundia.net>igov at tla.crepundia.net
>>
>> In concluding, we thank you for helping us complete this important task.
>>
>> Please try to coordinate your nominations with other caucuses and
>> working groups. And please consider the qualities your nominations
>> will bring to the WGIG carefully. If you have questions about the
>> process please contact the coordinators of the Caucus:
>>
>> Jeanette Hofmann and Adam Peake
>> Coordinators, Internet Governance Caucus
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