<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>Point well spoken, I suggest:</DIV>
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<DIV> "an association of individuals of the international civil society who<BR>are actively engaged in the foundations and formulation of internet governance and the IGF."</DIV>
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<DIV>(I recognize this may be a bit at odds with McTims indicated belief that we are actively involved in governing, but maybe I am wrong)<BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 1/13/10, David Souter <I><david.souter@runbox.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV class=plainMail>My point about the preamble is simply this: If the IGC is an association of<BR>individuals, it should not represent itself as a coalition of organisations<BR>- a description which it could not sustain if it were challenged. I would<BR>suggest something like "an association of individuals in civil society who<BR>are actively engaged in internet governance and the IGF." But there are<BR>many formulations that would work.<BR><BR>David Souter<BR><BR><BR>Message sent by:<BR><BR>David Souter<BR>Managing Director, ict Development Associates ltd<BR>Visiting Professor in Communications Management, Business School, University<BR>of Strathclyde<BR>Visiting Senior Fellow, Department of Media and Communications, London<BR>School of Economics<BR>Associate of the International Institute for Sustainable Development<BR> <BR>145 Lower Camden, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5JD<BR>(+44) (0)20 8467 1148 (fixed line)<BR>(+44) (0)7764
819974 (cellular line)<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Jeremy Malcolm [mailto:<A href="http://us.mc839.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jeremy@ciroap.org" ymailto="mailto:jeremy@ciroap.org">jeremy@ciroap.org</A>] <BR>Sent: 13 January 2010 20:19<BR>To: <A href="http://us.mc839.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=governance@lists.cpsr.org" ymailto="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</A>; McTim<BR>Subject: Re: [governance] PLEASE RESPOND - draft statement on reform of the<BR><BR>On 13/01/2010, at 7:24 PM, McTim wrote:<BR><BR>> David,<BR>> <BR>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 9:48 PM, David Souter <<A href="http://us.mc839.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=david.souter@runbox.com" ymailto="mailto:david.souter@runbox.com">david.souter@runbox.com</A>><BR>wrote:<BR>>> Dear Jeremy:<BR>>> <BR>>> I think there is a question here about IGC membership and how the IGC<BR>>> presents itself.<BR>>>
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