<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; "><div apple-content-edited="true"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Norbert<br><br></div></div></div><div><div>On May 10, 2013, at 6:06 PM, Norbert Bollow <<a href="mailto:nb@bollow.ch">nb@bollow.ch</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Avri Doria <<a href="mailto:avri@ella.com">avri@ella.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><blockquote type="cite">If I remember, Norbert mentioned he was going to be participating in<br>that role. It was once in one note and no one commented.<br></blockquote><br>As a matter of fact, I did not use the word "advisor".<br><br>What I have done is that I have asked about attending as an *observer*,<br>on behalf of the IGC, and I have received a response indicating that<br>that should be possible. In the meantime, I have booked tickets, and I<br>will be in Geneva, and I'll report back to the IGC, either about how<br>the door looks from the outside, or about the WG's discussions.<br></blockquote></div><br><div>Glad you can observe on behalf of the rest of us alongside the folks we nominated to the WG, the more the merrier. But it'd also be nice if there was a letter to Peter from the coordinators on behalf of the IGC saying we believe the meeting should be open to silent observers generally (it's unlikely there'd be an unmanageable flood). Even better if such a letter was coordinated with other CS coalitions, or even other stakeholder groups. Then he'd have something to reference when raising the issue with WG members—preferably in advance of the meeting. Any reason we can't do this?</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Bill</div></body></html>