<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Charles,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Thanks! Any advice you could give would be great. I am concerned that IP interests specifically (and business interests generally) don't pay as much attention to IGF, IGF-MAG, etc. as we should. Meanwhile, there's a virtual pipeline of civil society, academics and think tank types to these groups. On issues where we are all aligned, that's not too big a problem. But on the issues where IP/business is on the other side of issues, our voice may not be heard strongly enough. The "trend line" seems to be headed in the wrong direction. Any effort to increase representation for IP/business perspectives is a step in the right direction, in my opinion.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Greg</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 2:47 AM, Charles Shaban <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cshaban@agip.com" target="_blank">cshaban@agip.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1f497d">Colleagues:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1f497d">As an old MAG member (from 2006 – 2012) and currently Chairing the Arab regional MAG, I am ready to support and help anyone interested to join.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1f497d">Best regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1f497d">Charles<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:ipc-gnso-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">ipc-gnso-bounces@icann.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:ipc-gnso-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">ipc-gnso-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Greg Shatan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 5, 2016 7:46 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> IPC-GNSO<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [IPC-GNSO] Fwd: [ccwg-internet-governance] NOMINATIONS FOR THE IGF MAG LAUNCHED<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div class="h5">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">IGF-MAG nominating period has opened (see below). For those interested in Internet Governance beyond ICANN, this is a potential opportunity.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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From: <b>Nigel Hickson</b> <<a href="mailto:nigel.hickson@icann.org" target="_blank">nigel.hickson@icann.org</a>><br>
Date: Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 11:56 AM<br>
Subject: [ccwg-internet-governance] NOMINATIONS FOR THE IGF MAG LAUNCHED<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Good afternoon; yesterday the UN launched the annual process for seeking nominations for the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG). The link to process is at <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Collaboration Group decided today to launch a Call (by end of week). I will circulate this when published. Likely that names will be solicited for by 22/1. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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