<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Thanks Deborah, I didn't know they'd decided and announced, when last we discussed it was TBD. <div><br></div><div>So that's the deal then—all non-members who are planning on coming to Geneva for those two weeks and would like to be admitted to a meeting of this taxpayer/ratepayer supported public intergovernmental organization needs to do their homework in advance. </div><div><br></div><div>I wonder if they would actually turn someone down if, for ex, their answer to "How are you involved in issues relating to the theme of WTPF-13?" was deemed inadequate, etc. It'd be an interesting proposition to test...</div><div><br></div><div>Bill</div><div><br></div><div><br>
<br><div><div>On Jan 24, 2013, at 2:04 PM, Deborah Brown <<a href="mailto:Deborah@accessnow.org">Deborah@accessnow.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Hi all- I found this info on the ITU's WTPF site:<div><div><br></div><div><div style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="verdana"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><a href="http://www.itu.int/en/wtpf-13/Pages/participation.aspx">http://www.itu.int/en/wtpf-13/Pages/participation.aspx</a></span></font></div>
<div style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="verdana"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="font-family:verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<strong>WTPF-13 public access</strong></div><div style="font-family:verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">The public may attend WTPF-13. Public attendants are required to have a proven interest in matters related to the WTPF, along with expertise and experience in International Internet-related public policy matters. To assess involvement in these issues, those wishing to attend WTPF-13 are invited to complete <a href="http://www.itu.int/en/wtpf-13/Documents/expression-of-interest.docx" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(4,76,147)">this questionnaire</a><a href="http://www.itu.int/en/wtpf-13/Documents/expression-of-interest.docx" style="color:rgb(4,76,147)"><img class="ms-asset-icon ms-rtePosition-4" alt="expression-of-interest.docx" src="http://www.itu.int/en/wtpf-13/_layouts/images/icdocx.png" style="vertical-align: middle; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 5px;"></a> and to return it via e-mail to the WTPF Registration Service at sg-registration (@) <a href="http://itu.int/">itu.int</a>.</div>
<div style="font-family:verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </div><div style="font-family:verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Due to limited room capacity, approval of requests from the public to attend the Forum will be based on the above-mentioned criteria and will be carried out on first come, first served basis. Upon successful completion of requirements, you will receive confirmation of pre-registration for WTPF-13 from ITU.</div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">The questionnaire is two pages and consists of rather basic questions. I wonder how this compares to systems in past years and what level of participation "public attendants" are entitled to.</div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Deborah</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 7:56 AM, Avri Doria <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:avri@acm.org" target="_blank">avri@acm.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Oh Yeah, forgot to include the acronym glossary:<br>
<br>
IEG - informal experts group<br>
IGC - Internet Governance Caucus<br>
ITU - International Telecommunication Union<br>
TIES - Telecom Information Exchange Services. of the ITU<br>
US - United States<br>
WTPF - World Telecommunication Policy Forum.<br>
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On 24 Jan 2013, at 07:46, Avri Doria wrote:<br>
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> Hi,<br>
><br>
> I got accepted as on of the IEG. And that is the last I heard from the ITU.<br>
><br>
> To get the full WTPF site, I think you need a TIES account.<br>
><br>
> And I do not beleive it actually gains you admission to the May meeting. For that, at the moment, it still appears as if one needs to get a Government to tuck you under their wing. I am trying to find out who in the US is willing and able to let me onto the delegation.<br>
><br>
> There is, to my knowledge, no provision made for attendance by those who are neither government nor sector members.<br>
><br>
> avri<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On 24 Jan 2013, at 07:28, Nnenna wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Clearly there is an internal ITU selection process. It appears the invite was sent to an already "selected" group. I think the "Have you been to any ITU meeting recently" will be crucial.<br>
>><br>
>> I am sending an expression of interest. To the ITU-meeting question above, I answered yes, with IGF Baku and WCIT Dubai. I do not have funding to go.. but I'd rather be accepted first and get funding last minute, then get funding and have to start pushing to get "entrance".<br>
>><br>
>> This is one lesson I learned from attending WCIT. Not registering early cost me a whole lot.<br>
>><br>
>> If there is a consensus for Bill and the Geneva folks to speak on behalf of the CS, which I will strongly support, then I will channel my contributions directly to Bill.<br>
>><br>
>> Will begin work on the draft doc...<br>
>><br>
>> Nnenna<br>
>><br>
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