Fwd: Additional HR Caucus nominations for the MAG through IGC nomcom

[Meryem Marzouki <Meryem.Marzouki@iris.sgdg.org>]

FYI, Cedric's candidacy has been sent.
Meryem

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> De : Meryem Marzouki <Meryem.Marzouki@iris.sgdg.org>
> Date : 13 avril 2006 19:53:16 HAEC
> À : IGC-nomcom@wsis-cs.org
> Cc : Cedric Laurant <chlaurant@epic.org>,  
> Meryem.Marzouki@iris.sgdg.org
> Objet : Additional HR Caucus nominations for the MAG through IGC  
> nomcom
>
> Dear IGC nomcom members,
>
> Please find below information on an additional candidate, Cédric  
> Laurant, the WSIS CS HR Caucus would like to recommend for your  
> consideration, in view of the nomination of IGC list of candidates  
> to the MAG.
> We apologize for this late nomination. We hope you would  
> nevertheless accept to consider it. If you don't find this  
> possible, we would perfectly understand your decision.
>
> Don't hesitate to contact me in case you need additional information.
> Best regards,
> Meryem Marzouki
> WSIS CS HR Caucus Co-chair
>
> =======
>
> Name: Cédric Laurant
>
> Name of nominator (or self): WSIS Civil Society Human Rights Caucus  
> (contact: Meryem Marzouki, co-chair, Meryem.Marzouki@iris.sgdg.org)
>
> Nationality: Belgian
>
> Country of Residence: United States
>
> Gender: Male
>
> Short Bio relevant to IG:
> Cédric Laurant is an attorney and international privacy policy  
> expert in Washington, D.C. He is the Director of the International  
> Privacy Project, and Policy Counsel since 2001, with the Electronic  
> Privacy Information Center, a public interest research center in  
> Washington, D.C.. Cédric Laurant has advised policy makers on  
> privacy issues and comparative policy and legal aspects of privacy  
> regimes in Europe, the United States and Canada, Latin America,  
> Africa and the Middle East. He has testified before the U.S.  
> Congress and the European Parliament.  He is actively participating  
> to the negotiation of the APEC Privacy Framework and its  
> implementation scheme.  He is the main editor of "Privacy and Human  
> Rights" 2003, 2004 and 2005, EPIC's comprehensive international  
> survey of privacy laws and developments in the world.
>
> Cédric Laurant has organized coalitions with several NGOs around  
> the world on issues of global significance for the right to  
> privacy, consumer protection and emerging international privacy  
> issues in Europe, Latin America and Africa. He coordinated EPIC's  
> advocacy actions within international coalitions of consumer  
> privacy and human rights advocates around the world.  He is a  
> member of the Asia-Pacific Privacy Charter Council and the  
> International Working Group on Data Protection in  
> Telecommunications.  Through EPIC, he is active within several  
> organizations, including the Organization for Economic Cooperation  
> and Development (OECD) and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation  
> (APEC).
>
> Cédric Laurant holds a licence en droit (law degree) from the  
> University of Louvain, a Master of Laws from Columbia University  
> School of Law, a European Master of Arts in Science, Technology and  
> Society (London), and a Diploma in Print and Broadcast Journalism  
> (Brussels).  He is licensed to practice law in the District of  
> Columbia and is a member of the D.C. Bar.  He is a native French  
> speaker, fluent in English and Spanish, and proficient in Dutch and  
> Portuguese.
>
> Why the (self) nominee is a good choice for the MAG:
> A member of the caucus and active throughout the WSIS process,  
> Cédric Laurant has developed since 1999 a thorough understanding of  
> the key policy and legal privacy issues in the online world and  
> especially at an international level. His experience as a CS  
> observer at several international fora where privacy and other  
> human rights topics have been discussed, and his legal background  
> in both European civil law and US common law, specially allow him  
> to deal with privacy and civil liberties issues in the IGF context,  
> in line with the caucus recommendations.
>
> Willingness to serve on MAG: Confirmed