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<DIV>FYI below is a copy of a letter just sent to Michael Gurstein as regards
his recent request to join this group.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ian Peter</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ian.peter@ianpeter.com
href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com">Ian Peter</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 23, 2013 8:12 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=gurstein@gmail.com
href="mailto:gurstein@gmail.com">Michael Gurstein</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> civil society coordination group
membership</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Dear
Michael,</FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I am replying to your
request to the civil society coordination group to make you a member of the
group, representing Community Informatics. You have suggested that no reply from
us affirming you as a member in a time frame of about 30 hours would be
considered by you as a “no”, <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and
that you would be informing others and taking various
actions.</FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">You have also pointed out
in correspondence that the “decision that you folks make will have quite serious
ramifications both for yourselves, for civil society in internet governance, and
perhaps even for internet governance itself”</FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">We also take this decision
seriously. We do not think it is appropriate to make such a decision without due
consideration, including considering a number of other organisations who would
have equal and perhaps better cases to make as regards joining a co-ordination
group which must be kept to a manageable size.</FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Accordingly, and because
any decisions we make here can have substantial ramifications, we have decided
to delay any decisions on expansion of membership of the co ordination group
until they can be considered properly. In the current circumstances of limited
availability for many people, that will be after we have completed the Brazil
committee nomination processes in mid January. With the holiday season and other
commitments as well as the Brazil processes, we simply do not have time to do
this now with the thoroughness it deserves.</FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">We understand the sincerity of your desire to have your
groups viewpoints heard and considered, which prompted your actions. I can
assure you that the members of the co-ordination group take their roles
seriously, and are determined that their actions and the representatives
appointed through this process will represent the diversity of viewpoints and
perspectives held within civil society, and not just individual
organisations.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">I will be copying this reply to the Best Bits and IGC
lists so that others are also aware of this situation and our reasons for not
making a decision at this stage.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Sincerely,</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Ian Peter</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-au"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">for Co-ordination Group - Virginia Paque (Diplo), Robin
Gross (NCSG), Chat Ramilo (APC), Jeremy Malcolm (Best Bits) ; replacement member
for IGC still being
determined.</FONT></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>