Hello Anriette,<div><br></div><div>These is unfortunate news... I hope there is still some other way out...</div><div><br></div><div>I think I will be there, although the issue of the ticket is still not resolved: CSTD Secretariat agreed to cover expenses, but the booking is taking longer than expected and as far as I understand their internal deadline to buy the ticket has already passed. Hope to have a more clear position before Friday.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Marília<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anriette@apc.org">anriette@apc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
I think it would be good go suggest that some Geneva-based CS attend.<br>
Unfortunately I will not be able to attend as there is no financial<br>
support available and APC does not any project funds that can go towards<br>
covering my participation.<br>
<br>
Marilia, Parminder, will you be there?<br>
<br>
Anriette<br>
<div class="im"><br>
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On 12/10/11 17:49, Marilia Maciel wrote:<br>
> +1<br>
><br>
> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 12:35 PM, William Drake <<a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch">william.drake@uzh.ch</a><br>
</div><div><div></div><div class="h5">> <mailto:<a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch">william.drake@uzh.ch</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Hi<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Oct 6, 2011, at 1:02 PM, Marilia Maciel wrote:<br>
><br>
>> The next meeting of the CSTD WG for IGF improvement has been<br>
>> scheduled for 31 Oct until 02 Nov, in Geneva. Apparently, it will<br>
>> be open only for participants of the WG, but as the chair has<br>
>> changed, I think it could be useful to write to him and ask about<br>
>> the possibility of allowing observers in the room.<br>
><br>
> Apparently the CSTD secretariat believes this to be a very highly<br>
> sensitive and political process that should be restricted to members<br>
> and existing participants. As such, a letter just from CS seems<br>
> unlikely to have much impact. If, however, there was a joint letter<br>
> with the technical and business communities asking for an acceptably<br>
> sized peanut gallery of silent observers, and some member<br>
> governments expressed support for the principle, we might get<br>
> somewhere. Perhaps our coordinators could reach out to ISOC and ICC<br>
> and see if there'd be any interest? The meeting's less than three<br>
> weeks off, so anything would have to happen soon…<br>
><br>
> Bill<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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