<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:10pt"><div>I always wonder about this "from" approach. Perhaps you could give me some insight as to why it is applied in this situation. </div><div><br></div><div>Once I did some research in a fairly warring area. I went to the soldiers who were "in it" and found quickly that their insights were very helpful in understanding their individual situations,, but very much for the most part very ignorant and outright wrong in trying to get a handle on the cause of the conflict.</div><div><br></div><div>In international trade the custom is in fact to introduce someone regarding where they are from ---- and that basically is the end of that except for small talk.The worth of their comments and insight is and should not be effected or affected by where they are from.</div><div>In
marketing we call it the testimonial effect "this housewife uses xxx so it must be good" But in fact she is either an actor or a paid shill.</div><div><br></div><div>There are good reasons to reach out and bring in folks who are really experiencing an issue "from" where they are at, but they are witnesses not "speakers". And lastly, it would seem one would want Victors speaking at such matters - a How I did it, approach, not victims.</div><div><br></div><div>(apologies to all if that is politically incorrect or insulting to a funding model)</div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><br><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Sivasubramanian M <isolatedn@gmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> governance@lists.cpsr.org<br><b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thu, July 8, 2010 9:57:14 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [governance] request for help in identifying speakers from Developing and Developed Countries<br></font><br>
Hello<br><br>There are one or two slots for panelists for the IGF workshop No 80<br>"International Trade and Internet Governance" . The workshop proposal<br><span>is described at page: <a target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/vigf80">http://tinyurl.com/vigf80</a></span><br><br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=WSProposals2010View&wspid=80">http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=WSProposals2010View&wspid=80</a></span><br><br>The workshop would seek to answer questions such as "Has the<br>International Trade framework progressed at the rate of Internet's<br>technological progress? Have<br>Governments empowered business and consumers as much as Technology has<br>empowered them? Is there any resistence on the part of Governments to<br>adopt to the changes of the times?"<br><br>I am looking for IGF participants who have
an extensive understanding<br>of the issues outlined as the theme of this workshop. Please suggest<br>names of International Trade Experts from Developing and Developed<br>Countries.<br><br>The workshop is scheduled for Day 4, 14.30 - 18.30, Friday, September<br>17, 2010 and will take place at Room No 8.<br><br>Thank you<br>Sivasubramanian M<br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://isolatednetworks.com">http://isolatednetworks.com</a></span><br><br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.isocmadras.com">http://www.isocmadras.com</a></span><br><span>facebook: <a target="_blank" href="http://is.gd/x8Sh">http://is.gd/x8Sh</a></span><br><span>LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" href="http://is.gd/x8U6">http://is.gd/x8U6</a></span><br><span>Twitter: <a target="_blank" href="http://is.gd/x8Vz">http://is.gd/x8Vz</a></span><br>____________________________________________________________<br>You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br>
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