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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good afternoon:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For your information, the Embassy of India in
Brussels thismorning accepted the IGF confirmation of Registration e-mail,
supported by a copy of a faxed document dated 22.10.2008, that the
New Delhi Foreign Ministry has send to all Indian Missions Posts Abroad, to the
effect that the Conference Visa should be delivered Gratis for IGF
participants.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was given a copy of the latter document by chance
from a friend who is also going to Hyderabad. I guess it might be useful for
some participants if the IGF Secretariat were to post a scan of it somewhere . .
. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards to you all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CW</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=parminder@itforchange.net
href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net">Parminder</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=governance@lists.cpsr.org
href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</A> ; <A
title=karenb@gn.apc.org href="mailto:karenb@gn.apc.org">'karen banks'</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 06, 2008 1:09
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [governance] visas for
india?</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">As per MAG
discussions and also IGF website FAQs (new addition) if the IGF registration
does not work, one has to write to Dr Govind at drgovind[at]nic.in. To quote
‘you will need to provide your full name, nationality, profession and passport
number’.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Parminder
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> karen
banks [mailto:karenb@gn.apc.org] <BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, November 04, 2008 3:39
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <A
href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</A>; William
Drake; <A
href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</A>;
Parminder<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re:
[governance] visas for india?</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">hi bill<BR><BR>Who did the letter for
you?<BR><BR>karen<BR><BR>At 19:51 03/11/2008, William Drake
wrote:<BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hi,<BR><BR>I went today and was told all is in order
and I can pick up <BR>tomorrow. The interventions from Markus,
Shanker/MAG, and folks here <BR>seem to have made a difference. However,
I was still asked to bring <BR>an invite letter from the government,
which I had, but shouldn't have <BR>needed. I hope more consulates
will read the fax correctly, that <BR>registration alone is
sufficient.<BR><BR>Bill<BR><BR>On Nov 3, 2008, at 11:24 AM, Parminder
wrote:<BR><BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR>The enclosed Govt of India's fax to all its
missions abroad requesting<BR>gratis visa to be granted to all registered IGF
participants is now <BR>posted<BR>at <A
href="http://igf2008.in/Travel.aspx"
eudora="autourl">http://igf2008.in/Travel.aspx</A>.<BR><BR>Parminder<BR><BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Roland Perry [<A
href="mailto:roland@internetpolicyagency.com" eudora="autourl">
mailto:roland@internetpolicyagency.com</A>]<BR>Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008
1:02 PM<BR>To: governance@lists.cpsr.org<BR>Subject: Re: [governance] visas
for india?<BR><BR>In
message<BR><fecfce260810311534v6c0f2380vef650e448b5014f8@mail.gmail.com>,
at<BR>04:04:48 on Sat, 1 Nov 2008, Sivasubramanian
Muthusamy<BR><isolatedn@gmail.com>
writes<BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">As a person living in India, I sent a note to the
Government of <BR>India<BR>to take note of this discussion four days ago
and the Ministry of<BR>Information Technology was prompt to send a reply to
say "I think <BR>the<BR>Visa issue stands resolved."<BR><BR>The
Government of India might already have taken steps to ensure
<BR>that<BR>participants do not have problems with VISAs to visit India
to <BR>attend<BR>the IGF. Perhaps it takes just a little more time for
the steps <BR>taken<BR>by GOI on this issue to take
effe<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR>Thank you for your efforts, and those of the
organisers and Indian<BR>Government, in this regard. I understand that a copy
of the<BR>"instructions to Indian Missions Abroad" will be available on
the <BR>host<BR>country website soon, which will confirm the gratis-Visa
arrangements<BR>including the status of the registration confirmation as
an <BR>invitation.<BR>--<BR>Roland
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