<div>I enjoyed watching the video cast and hearing the different perspectives. One thing is certain, is that we can do what we can to being an appreciation of "internet governance" amongst those in governments, particularly here in Oceania, where IG is virtually new.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 1:25 AM, John Curran <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jcurran@arin.net">jcurran@arin.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div class="im">On Dec 15, 2010, at 5:02 AM, Drake William wrote:<br><br>> The government representatives were all on topic. With a few exceptions, the nongovernmental representatives were typically off topic, long self indulgent speeches about their own activities, views on the state of the world, etc. It's hard to see how that helped make the case for the superiority and necessity of a multistakeholder process. Reminiscent of some similar WSIS episodes, and arguably underscores that Geneva is a better setting for us than NYC.<br>
><br>> Hopefully the Brazil-India-South Africa text proposing a strictly intergovernmental group will be posted somewhere….<br>><br>> Best,<br>><br>> Bill<br><br></div>Bill -<br><br> Did you feel that the NRO or ISOC comments were off-topic?<br>
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