<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Given past experiences, my recommendation would be that - as a minimum workshop proposals that touch on Free expression and/or rights issues need to not only be supported - but also carefully monitored to make sure there isn't undue interference from the Azeri hosts and/or UN </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>regards</div><div><br></div><div>Robert<br><div>
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<br><div><div>On 2012-05-02, at 10:24 AM, Katitza Rodriguez wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Hola Robert,<br><br>comments below:<br><br>On 5/2/12 9:15 AM, Robert Guerra wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">On 2012-05-02, at 3:13 AM, Roland Perry wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">In message<<a href="mailto:855077AC3D7A7147A7570370CA01ECD214F43D@SUEX10-mbx-10.ad.syr.edu">855077AC3D7A7147A7570370CA01ECD214F43D@SUEX10-mbx-10.ad.syr.edu</a>>, at 22:03:02 on Tue, 1 May 2012, Milton L Mueller<<a href="mailto:mueller@syr.edu">mueller@syr.edu</a>> writes<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Do you at least agree it wasn't a "workshop"? I know it sounds pedantic,<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">[Milton L Mueller] It was a reception with food. And your point is...?<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">A workshop is part of the official programme, and both interruptions and poorly briefed organisers would be more serious.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">The incident in Sharm was not the only one where the IGF secretariat has stepped in and stopped a critical conversation related to rights.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Last year's workshop session in Nairobi on - The Internet in the Post-Revolution Phase — Challenges of Political Engagement and the Safety of Citizens" was cancelled for reasons unknown at the very last minute. However, the people stayed in the room and a very lively and engaging conversation took place. In fact, the session - according to Keith Drazek from Verisign proved to be one of the successes of the whole event.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">IGF Nairobi - Success of the Multi-stakeholder Model<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/igf_nairobi_success_of_the_multi_stakeholder_model/">http://www.circleid.com/posts/igf_nairobi_success_of_the_multi_stakeholder_model/</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">The Secretariat tried to remove the video archive of the session from the official record. But luckily, it was saved - let's see for how long.<br></blockquote><br>I did not hear about this. I'm astonished. Do you know if they are editing the reports to at their own whim? Is there more cases like this documented?<br><br><br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>