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<div>On Jul 19, 2012, at 12:11 PM, parminder wrote:</div>
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#333399"><font face="Andika">I am surprised that some basic openness, inclusiveness, accountability and transparency related questions about the so called AP IGF seem to strike to you as if they are coming from an entirely unfamiliar
planet ('why did you not raise them before!'). You are giving a 'well-I-did-not-think-of-it' of kind of response, which is surprising because we have been for years fighting for exactly the same principles for the UN IGF and other UN IG related bodies. You
have also been a part of the WG on IGF improvement where each one of these issues and principles was discussed threadbare. </font></div>
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<div>Parminder - </div>
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<div> With the goal of constructive deliberation, could briefly state how these principles </div>
<div> should be applied to Regional IGF meetings? I agree that we should not lose these</div>
<div> principles simply because a meeting is taking place on a regional basis, but at the same</div>
<div> time, I am concerned about the potential of over-specifying hard requirements for a </div>
<div> Regional IGF meeting to be held, if it means that initial or organizing meetings can't occur</div>
<div> as a result of not meeting such high standards on day one. If civil society could suggest</div>
<div> a simple list of practices that would make for a regional IGF of compatible character, then</div>
<div> I believe that would have an impact during the organizing of these events.</div>
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<div> I know that ARIN is often requested to speak at or support such meetings, and I must </div>
<div> admit that I have not been giving any thought to the structural aspects of such meetings,</div>
<div> (instead presuming that helping people get together and discuss matters, even in an</div>
<div> imperfect structure, was better than no meeting at all.) If this community can provide</div>
<div> something against which to measure the events to advance these principles, I would be </div>
<div> happy to ask the appropriate questions before committing to logistical or financial support.</div>
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<div>Thanks!</div>
<div>/John</div>
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<div>John Curran</div>
<div>President and CEO</div>
<div>ARIN</div>
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