Author: Internet Technical Collaboration Group (ITCG)

The Internet Technical Collaboration Group (ITCG) is launching a process to identify individuals who may serve as members of the 2024 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), on behalf of the Internet technical community. The ITCG will endorse qualified candidates for a one-year position on the MAG (renewable up to a maximum of three years), to be taken up at the invitation of the United Nations Secretary-General.

The MAG advises the U.N. Secretary General on the programme and schedule of the Internet Governance Forum meetings. It comprises approximately 40 Members from governments, the private sector, civil society, and technical communities. MAG members are expected to attend one to two MAG meetings in Geneva, ‎Switzerland, in addition to the annual IGF meeting. They should participate actively in the ‎preparatory process throughout the year, through engagement in the online multilateral ‎dialogue among MAG members. Please note that candidates should be able to fund their travel to these events (though some MAG members may be eligible to receive some funding support from the UN). It is expected that in this year’s renewal there will be approximately four seats to be filled by stakeholders from the Internet technical community.

Individuals may apply directly to the United Nations for a seat on the MAG; however, each stakeholder group (such as the private sector and civil society) has established its own processes to recommend well-qualified candidates that can represent its interests and concerns. The ITCG has historically played such a role for the global technical community stakeholder group, and seeks to recommend candidates with strong links to the technical community. Learn more about the ITCG and its set of standards.

Individuals interested in being suggested by the Nominating Committee are invited to use the online form to submit a nomination. You may also download the Nomination Form and return it, along with a biography or CV, to [email protected] by 15 June 2023, 23:59 UTC. It is possible to nominate another person for consideration, as long as the person is aware that you have put forward his/her name. Preferred formats for document submissions are .pdf and .txt.

The ITCG IGF MAG 2024 Nominating Committee will transmit the names of selected nominees to the United Nations by the deadline to be announced by the IGF Secretariat.

Nominations are now closed.

The Internet Technical Collaboration Group (ITCG) is launching a process to identify individuals who may serve as members of the 2023 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), on behalf of the Internet technical community. The ITCG will endorse qualified candidates for a one-year position on the MAG (renewable up to a maximum of three years), to be taken up at the invitation of the United Nations Secretary-General.

The MAG advises the U.N. Secretary General on the programme and schedule of the Internet Governance Forum meetings. It comprises approximately 40 Members from governments, the private sector, civil society, and technical communities. MAG members are expected to attend two to three MAG meetings in Geneva, ‎Switzerland, in addition to the annual IGF meeting. They should participate actively in the ‎preparatory process throughout the year, through engagement in the online multilateral ‎dialogue among MAG members. Please note that candidates should be able to fund their travel to these events–some MAG members may be eligible to receive some funding support from the UN. It is expected that in this year’s renewal there will be approximately four seats to be filled by stakeholders from the Internet technical community.

Individuals may apply directly to the United Nations for a seat on the MAG; however, each stakeholder group (such as the private sector and civil society) has established its own processes to recommend well-qualified candidates that can represent its interests and concerns. The ITCG has historically played such a role for the global technical community stakeholder group, and seeks to recommend candidates with strong links to the technical community. More information about the ITCG and its set of standards is available here.

Individuals interested in being suggested by the Nominating Committee are invited to use the online form to submit a nomination. You may also download the Nomination Form and return it, along with a biography or CV, to [email protected] by 24 August 2022, 23:59 UTC. It is possible to nominate another person for consideration, as long as the person is aware that you have put forward his/her name. Preferred formats for document submissions are .pdf and .txt.

The ITCG IGF MAG 2023 Nominating Committee will transmit the names of selected nominees to the United Nations by 5 September 2022.

Nominations are now closed.

The Internet Technical Collaboration Group (ITCG) is launching a process to identify individuals who may serve as members of the 2022 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), on behalf of the Internet technical community. The ITCG will endorse qualified candidates for a one-year position on the MAG (renewable up to a maximum of three years), to be taken up at the invitation of the United Nations Secretary-General.

The MAG advises the U.N. Secretary General on the programme and schedule of the Internet Governance Forum meetings. It comprises approximately 40 Members from governments, the private sector, civil society, and technical communities. MAG members are expected to attend two to three MAG meetings in Geneva, ‎Switzerland, in addition to the annual IGF meeting. They should participate actively in the ‎preparatory process throughout the year, through engagement in the online multilateral ‎dialogue among MAG members. Please note that candidates should be able to fund their travel to these events–some MAG members may be eligible to receive some funding support from the UN. It is expected that in this year’s renewal there will be approximately four seats to be filled by stakeholders from the Internet technical community.

Individuals may apply directly to the United Nations for a seat on the MAG; however, each stakeholder group (such as the private sector and civil society) has established its own processes to recommend well-qualified candidates that can represent its interests and concerns. The ITCG has historically played such a role for the global technical community stakeholder group, and seeks to recommend candidates with strong links to the technical community. More information about the ITCG and its set of standards is available here.

Individuals interested in being suggested by the Nominating Committee are invited to use the online form to submit a nomination. You may also download the Nomination Form and return it, along with a biography or CV, to [email protected] by 00:00 UTC on 5 September 2021. It is possible to nominate another person for consideration, as long as the person is aware that you have out forward their name. Preferred formats for document submissions are .pdf and .txt.

The ITCG IGF MAG 2022 Nominating Committee will transmit the names of selected nominees to the United Nations by 10 September 2021.

Nominations are now closed.

The Internet Technical Collaboration Group (ITCG) is launching a process to identify individuals who may serve as members of the 2021 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), on behalf of the Internet technical community. The ITCG will endorse qualified candidates for a one-year position on the MAG (renewable up to a maximum of three years), to be taken up at the invitation of the United Nations Secretary-General.

The MAG advises the U.N. Secretary General on the programme and schedule of the Internet Governance Forum meetings. It comprises approximately 50 Members from governments, the private sector, civil society, and technical communities. MAG members are expected to attend two to three MAG meetings in Geneva, ‎Switzerland, in addition to the annual IGF meeting. They should participate actively in the ‎preparatory process throughout the year, through engagement in the online multilateral ‎dialogue among MAG members. Please note that candidates should be able to fund their travel to these events–some MAG members may be eligible to receive some funding support from the UN. It is expected that in this year’s renewal there will be approximately five seats to be filled by stakeholders from the Internet technical community.

Individuals may apply directly to the United Nations for a seat on the MAG; however, each stakeholder group (such as the private sector and civil society) has established its own processes to recommend well-qualified candidates that can represent its interests and concerns. The ITCG has historically played such a role for the global technical community stakeholder group, and seeks to recommend candidates with strong links to the technical community. More information about the ITCG and its set of standards is available here.

Individuals interested in being suggested by the Nominating Committee are invited to use the online form to submit a nomination. You may also download the Nomination Form and return it, along with a biography or CV, to [email protected] by 00:00 UTC on 3 August 2020. It is possible to nominate another person for consideration, as long as the person is aware that you have out forward their name. Preferred formats for document submissions are .pdf and .txt.

The ITCG IGF MAG 2021 Nominating Committee will transmit the names of selected nominees to the United Nations by 21 August 2020.

Nominations are now closed.

The 2019 Nomination Committee (NOMCOM) that arose from the Internet Technical Collaboration Group (ITCG) working along with the Internet Society (ISOC) is pleased to put forward the following slate of new candidates for consideration by the United Nations as representatives to the 2020 Internet Governance Forum’s Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG):

• Kevon Swift, Trinidad and Tobago
• Eduardo Santoyo, Colombia

In addition to these new candidates, the Internet Society would like to endorse the continuing participation in the MAG of the following individuals:

• Sylvia Cadena
• Veni Markovski
• Karen McCabe
• Lucien Castex
• Rajesh Chharia
• Afi Edoh

Finally, a justification for each individual has been filed online with the UN.

This NOMCOM has been convened after the call for MAG candidates was issued, and worked through the months of May and June. Given the UN parameters, applications were proposed from the Latin American and the Caribbean technical community list. In making our selection, the NOMCOM has taken the individuals’ abilities and accomplishments into account, as well as the UN candidate requirements. The NOMCOM considered the need for continuity within the MAG when examining continuing candidates.

The NOMCOM would like to thank all applicants for their applications and willingness to devote time to this important process.

The members of the Internet Technical Collaboration Group NOMCOM for 2019 were:

• Miguel Estrada (chair)
• Nigel Hickson
• Pablo Hinojosa
• Michael Nelson
• Raquel Gatto
• Paula Real (ISOC support)