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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks for this Joana, it is useful but for me at least it raises more questions than it answers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I think that there is a need for some sort of continuing regular voice communiation where there can be queries and answers as they arise.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Does anyone have access to a teleconferencing voice bridge (do we need something like that) and could we start to schedule a regular (once every two weeks?) teleconference. Time zones of course will be a problem but if we rotate the hosting so that everyone gets there chance to be getting up at 3 am : ) perhaps it might work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>M<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net [mailto:bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Joana Varon<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 29, 2013 7:15 PM<br><b>To:</b> <,bestbits@lists.bestbits.net>,<br><b>Subject:</b> [bestbits] [Meeting Report]: friday meeting with fadi et all<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear people, <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please, find attached the report that Laura and I have prepared about the meeting of the “coalition/dialogue” (it doesnt has a name yet) that happened last friday, as a result of the meeting with civil society and Fadi on Thursday. Dear Carlos, please, feel free to add any further consideration. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sorry for being late with this, but since Bestbits server was down, in debates with BestBits steering committee and others colleagues, we have been trying to sort out what is the best way to report about that meeting and the one with the Brazilian delegation. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As there is some time sensitiveness, the report of the meeting with Fadi et all will be posted here, but this is what we found more suitable and will be important for the next reports and steps:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>We need to come to an arrangement that strikes the right balance between being inclusive and strategic as civil society, for example reporting back on the main list, but strategizing on closed lists or offlist. D<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>raft working procedures on the wiki reflect your concerns relatively well. But will attempt to integrate specific comments on those procedures once the server is back up.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>My view, and this is my personal view trying to address the concerns raised during BB meeting, is that the closed list for civil society will use the widest concept of civil society, or a definition by exclusion, meaning that all the people in bestbits list that are not strictly government or private sector will be included. Problems that might come out will be addressed as they show up, taking into account the goals of besbits. I do think it will be the only way forward to coordinate all the work we will have in the next months in a strategic manner concerning both the Brazilian Summit and our engagement with the coalition/dialogue. If any one have a major opposition to it, please, let us know. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Otherwise, let's start debating the engagement with this coalition/dialogue in a closed list?<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All the best, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Joana </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>-- <br><br>Joana Varon Ferraz<br>@joana_varon<br>PGP 0x016B8E73<br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>