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| Name | Jeanette Hoffman |
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| Nationality | German |
| Country of Residence | Germany |
| Nominated by | Lee McKnight
Internet Governance Project |
| Endorsed by Desiree Miloshevic | I would like to second Lee McKnight's nomination of Jeanette Hofmann to the Advisory Group and use the slate he emailed earlier for her nomination.
Kind regards,
Desiree Miloshevic
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| Nationality | German |
| Country of Residence | Germany |
| Gender | Female |
| Short Bio relevant to Internet Governance | Jeanette Hofmann is a researcher at the Social Science Research Center Berlin with a focus on the interface of politics and technology. She came across Internet Governance at a time when the term didn't yet exist and the Net was still run by engineers. A case study on the IETF and the development of IPv6 in the mid 1990s constituted her first practical experience with decision-making procedures on the Net. A few years later ICANN was founded, and she became involved both as a researcher and as an "At Large Membership" activist.
In 2000, she was a European candidate in ICANN's first and only online election. In the following year, she participated in an NGO and Academic Study Group (NAIS) which produced a number of proposals regarding the structure of ICANN's "At Large Membership". In 2004 and 2005 she served on ICANN's nomcom. In Fall 2003 Jeanette Hofmann joined the WSIS Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus. Throughout 2004 and 2005 she served, together with Adam Peake, as co-coordinator of the IG caucus. During the same period, she was a member of the German delegation to the World Summit representing the German WSIS civil society coordination group (WKK).
Jeanette Hofmann publishes articles on Internet Governance, and gives talks on this subject.
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| Why the (self)nominee is a good choice for the IGF | Jeanette Hofmann is an expert on Internet Governance, and she has been a committed civil society participant throughout the WSIS process. She has a great interest in the emergence of legitimate structures of transnational decision-making, and she can make substantial contributions towards their establishment and success.
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| Capacity to serve on MAG | Confirmed |
| Comments | On behalf of the the Internet Governance Project, www.internetgovernance.org, I am pleased to nominate Jeanette Hoffman, John Mathiason, and Milton Mueller (listed alphabetically), to be considered as Civil Society candidates for the MAG, to be recommended by the Internet Governance Caucus nominating committe which you are chairing.
The extensive records and diverse but complementary achievements and
abilities of all 3 are well-known by civil society. Their commtment
to the successful conclusion of the first Internet Governance Forum
is also unquestionable.
The documents below follow the suggested format and provide you and the other nomcom members with the requested information; should further questions arise please do not hesitate to contact me, or the nominees themselves directly.
best regards, and thanks again for your personal commitment and contributions,
Lee McKnight
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