[IRP] meeting before xmas
Anriette Esterhuysen
anriette
Mon Dec 21 22:32:04 EET 2009
Hi all
Congratulations to the new steering committee and to Lisa. Max, thanks
for the hard work during the past few years.
I can also not make the call this week... and also agree with not
fragmenting lists at this point.
Best
Anriette
On Mon, 2009-12-21 at 11:37 +0000, Lisa Horner wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> Firstly, thanks to everyone who voted in the IRP elections, and
> congratulations to all new steering committee members. I'm really
> looking forward to working more closely with you over the next year.
> I'm happy to serve for two years.
>
> Thanks also for the nominations for chair - I'd be happy to accept.
> I'm afraid I can't make the call this week, but looking forward to
> hearing about discussions about how the chair will be decided.
>
> We should also put the 15th January deadline for submitting comments
> to the IGF about the 2010 programme on our radars, and start
> discussion about that asap. Anyone wany to volunteer to coordinate
> that and pull our contribution together?
>
> I'd like to echo Anja's point about not having a separate steering
> committee list for the time being. I think we shouldn't fragment the
> conversations at this stage. We could maybe have a notice board or
> chat type space on the website?
>
> I'll put some thoughts about the charter process in a separate email.
>
> All the best,
> Lisa
>
>
>
> ______________________________________________________________________
> From: maxsenges at gmail.com on behalf of Max Senges
> Sent: Mon 21/12/2009 09:08
> To: Bodle, Robert
> Cc: Biel Company Perez; irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org;
> Robert Guerra; M.I.Franklin; anja; Lauren Movius; Matthias C.
> Kettemann; rafik, dammak; Emily Laidlaw; Graciela Selaimen;
> rudi.vansnick; Jac sm Kee; Carlos, Affonso Pereira de Souza; HIBBARD
> Lee; Andrea Beccalli; Lisa Horner; Shaila Mistry; Olivier MJ
> Crepin-Leblond; johan.hallenborg; Jaco Aizenman; Sylvia Caras;
> malte.spitz; Heike Jensen; Elfa.Gylfadottir; me
> Subject: meeting before xmas
>
>
> hello everyone
>
> > For me, Tues is better than Wed to meet at 18:00 CET.
>
> i understand that many of you are already in xmas mode, but for those
> who are available, I think it would be good to get together to
>
> a) think about a last round of input for the charter
> b) the mandate for the expert review group
> c) a procedure/schedule for choosing the chair
>
> @robert: we can look at the website move (and the setup to acceppt
> donations)
>
> i just had a meeting come up tuesday from 18:00 to 18.30 so I'd prefer
> a bit earlier, but let's see who else wants to join
>
> best
> max
>
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> ________________________________________
> From: maxsenges at gmail.com [maxsenges at gmail.com] On Behalf Of
> Max Senges [max at supercoolschool.com]
> Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 6:41 AM
> To: Biel Company Perez
> Cc: irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org; Bodle, Robert;
> Robert Guerra; M.I.Franklin; anja; Lauren Movius; Matthias C.
> Kettemann; rafik, dammak; Emily Laidlaw; Graciela Selaimen;
> rudi.vansnick; Jac sm Kee; Carlos, Affonso Pereira de Souza;
> HIBBARD Lee; Andrea Beccalli; Lisa Horner; Shaila Mistry;
> Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond; johan.hallenborg; Jaco Aizenman;
> Sylvia Caras; malte.spitz; Heike Jensen; Elfa.Gylfadottir; me
> Subject: Re: [IRP] IRP-DC elections results
>
>
> Dear Biel, dear steering committee peers, dear IRPlers
>
> @Biel: thanks for managing the election process. we all know
> that error is human and while i would have appreciated to work
> with Heike in the steering committee, I am positive that her
> participation (as well as that of the other candidates who
> ran) will be very valuable and valued no matter in whether
> they are in the steering committee or not.
>
> @the freshly elected steering committee (SC) coleagues:
> (1) CONGRATULATIONS - This is going to be an exciting year and
> I am very much looking forward to working with you.
>
> (2) we now have to proceed to elect a chair amongst the 14 SC
> members. The charter simply says elect, which in my
> understanding could be via vote or consensus. I think it would
> be ideal to find consensus, but let's open the floor for
> nominations and then deliberate.
>
> I would like to nominate Lisa Horner as IRP Chair. Lisa has
> been continuously furthering the development of our coalition
> and in fact many times she was the leading force behind
> organizing and running meetings and collabowritings. Thanks
> for all the work you did so far, I hope you accept the
> nomination.
>
> Maybe the easiest would be to have a conference call? I would
> be happy to meet next tuesday or wednesday? Given that we have
> two SC members from Asia I would suggest to stick to the 18.00
> CET time, but I am of course flexible.
>
> (3) all steering committee members will have to choose whether
> you want to serve one or two years on the steering committee -
> please announce your choice on the list. Our charter states:
> "IRP will elect a steering committee, at least two of which
> will serve for one year and at least two of which will serve
> for two years. [...] Nominees will select which term length
> they prefer.
>
> I am happy to serve for two years.
>
> (4) I propose that we setup a separate steering committee
> mailing-list which all SC members give high priority when
> dealing with their email. We all know that email traffic can
> be overwhelming and to have a method to quickly discuss and
> decide on a time-critical matter (e.g. whether or not to
> endorse an appeal or other document) would be very helpful.
>
> @all IRPlers: thanks for voting and for your continued
> interest and participation in our cause! The number of 44
> votes might sound little, however this is a significant
> organizational development from the 8 folks who simply
> volunteered in the first year of the steering committee's
> existence, and the "improvised steering committee" we setup in
> the wake of the merger last year.
>
> In closing, I would be very interested to discuss and hear
> your perception of the mandate / schedule for the Expert
> Review & Consolidation of our "Charter of Human Rights and
> Principles on the Internet" sent by Meryem and forwarded by me
> on Dec. 14th ("Re: Proposal for IRP Charter Revision")
>
> And of course it would be good to have some more community
> input for the Charter itself.
>
> To a good year for Internet Rights and Principles!
>
> Max
>
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