[IRP] IRP steering committee

Tue May 10 23:57:58 EEST 2011

I also would like to express appreciation to Lisa (and Dixie) for a job very
well and sensitively done!

I have no problem with either way of proceeding but it would be useful I
think if we could pointed to a listing of current menbers.

Tks,

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Bodle [mailto:irpbodle at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 9:15 AM
To: Lee W McKnight
Cc: Lisa Horner; Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza; Rafik Dammak; Marianne
Franklin; Anja Kovacs; Robert Guerra; Graciela Selaimen; HIBBARD Lee;
johan.hallenborg at foreign.ministry.se; Max Senges; shaila mistry; Olivier MJ
Crepin-Leblond; Michael Gurstein; parminder; Meryem Marzouki; Benedek,
Wolfgang (wolfgang.benedek at uni-graz.at); Dixie Hawtin; wysmith at syr.edu
Subject: Re: IRP steering committee

I am also very sorry to hear this, but very thankful for your excellent
leadership Lisa, and for taking IRP to the next level. I have especially
valued you're dynamism, dedication, and diplomacy - all truly admirable
leadership qualities.

+1 Dixie as interim, and keeping current procedure for elections.

Cheers,

Robert

On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Lee W McKnight <lmcknigh at syr.edu> wrote:

Lisa, Dixie,

OK I will intro  Dixie to the TEDxharlem crowd, (Dixie next call/meeting is
2nd Tuesday in June..I will try to make it in person.)

All's good after 1st TEDx meeting; meaning we are still on agenda : 0

Lee

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From: Lisa Horner [LisaH at global-partners.co.uk]

Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 7:15 AM
To: Lee W McKnight; 'Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza'; Rafik Dammak; 'Robert
Bodle'; 'Marianne Franklin'; 'Anja Kovacs'; 'Robert Guerra'; 'Graciela
Selaimen'; 'HIBBARD Lee'; johan.hallenborg at foreign.ministry.se; Max Senges;
shaila mistry; 'Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond'

Cc: Michael Gurstein; 'parminder'; 'Meryem Marzouki'; 'Benedek, Wolfgang
(wolfgang.benedek at uni-graz.at)'; Dixie Hawtin; wysmith at syr.edu
Subject: RE: IRP steering committee

Thanks Lee and Marianne for your kind words.

Lee - I think the TEDx event is very exciting and important for the
coalition.  For initiatives and events like this, Dixie is happy to step up
to the mark in terms of organization and coordination.  At least until we
have a new chair, and/or the coalition have had a chance to discuss more.
So I think it's probably best to put her name as the contact point at this
stage.  But it'd be great if you and Wyan could liaise on behalf of the
coalition whilst things are still firming up.

Thanks,
Lisa

-----Original Message-----
From: Lee W McKnight [mailto:lmcknigh at syr.edu]
Sent: 10 May 2011 12:06
To: Lisa Horner; 'Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza'; Rafik Dammak; 'Robert
Bodle'; 'Marianne Franklin'; 'Anja Kovacs'; 'Robert Guerra'; 'Graciela
Selaimen'; 'HIBBARD Lee'; johan.hallenborg at foreign.ministry.se; Max Senges;
shaila mistry; 'Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond'
Cc: Michael Gurstein; 'parminder'; 'Meryem Marzouki'; 'Benedek, Wolfgang
(wolfgang.benedek at uni-graz.at)'; Dixie Hawtin; wysmith at syr.edu
Subject: RE: IRP steering committee

Lisa,

I too am sorry to see you go, and greatly appreciate your efforts.

My immediate issue is the 1st organizing committee meeting for TEDxHarlem
is...starting in 3 hours.
I was going to introduce your name as the point person for the IRP
panel/session there, but suppose I should hold off and rep IRP for next 30
days/til next org comm meeting?

(Folks remember we are on agenda 10.18.2011, live from the Apollo Theater in
NYC, or virtually there, with possibly some 'guest' celebrities joining in
endorsing Internet Rig, and Principles, there...)

Anyway Lisa, before you step down please figure out how IRP wishes to handle
TEDx.

I am on org cte for TEDxHarlem and providing SU student interns; with Wyan
Smith cc'd as he is assisting me already on related matters. So Wyan and I
can help liaise for IRP but...our still fearless leader should figure out
how to manage the event itself. I think a few folkls spoke up when I raised
this a while back as a possibility....any volunteers to relieve Lisa of at
least this headache?

Or maybe Lisa you want to bow out with a final curtain call live on stage at
the Apollo? ; )

Lee

From: Lisa Horner [LisaH at global-partners.co.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 5:41 AM
To: 'Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza'; Rafik Dammak; 'Robert Bodle';
'Marianne Franklin'; 'Anja Kovacs'; 'Robert Guerra'; 'Graciela Selaimen';
'HIBBARD Lee'; johan.hallenborg at foreign.ministry.se; Max Senges; shaila
mistry; 'Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond'
Cc: Lee W McKnight; Michael Gurstein; 'parminder'; 'Meryem Marzouki';
'Benedek, Wolfgang (wolfgang.benedek at uni-graz.at)'; Dixie Hawtin
Subject: IRP steering committee

Hi all

I just wanted to send you (members of the IRP steering committee, plus a few
extra people who have been active in the coalition/with the charter) a note
to say that I will shortly be stepping down as chair of the coalition.

IRP steering committee elections are due at the next IGF according to our
internal procedure document (http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/node/9)
, as this will be our 2nd IGF with the current committee and chair.
However, rather than having elections there, I think it makes sense to have
a new chair (and committee?) in place before then so that they can prepare
properly for the IGF...so our energy there is focused on making impact
rather than on internal procedure.

I'm also  finding that I don't have as much time at the moment to dedicate
to driving the coalition forward as is needed and deserved.  I feel that
we're at quite a critical juncture in the development of the coalition, with
awareness and membership raised by the punchy principles, and solid work
being produced through the charter process.  I think we need someone to push
the coalition forwards at this important time so that we can really build on
what we've achieved so far.  It'll of course also be good to have someone
with renewed energy and fresh ideas at the helm.

I wanted to let you know before I send a note to the wider coalition.  It
would be good to hear your thoughts on how we should proceed, and if you
think we should have new steering committee elections as well as for the
chair. If we stick with our current rules of procedure, the steering
committee is elected, and then proceeds to elect its chair.  However, at the
last elections, quite a few of us thought this wasn't an ideal procedure, as
the coalition should have a chance to elect directly.  So that may mean that
we want to modify our rules of procedure. If we do that, I feel it might be
a good moment for the coalition to reflect on its overall strategy and
orientation...what kind of network we are, what we want to achieve etc.  I
think we've learnt a lot and come a long way over the past few years, and
it'd be great to capture and build on that.

Please let us know your thoughts, and we can then move on to have the
discussion with the wider coalition.

Thanks and all the best,
Lisa
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