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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-SG link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Thanks Ivar. I was going to send to the Internet governance caucus list. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Some of you probably had heard rumours of the possibility.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>According to third party sources I asked, ie not the Indonesians, one major item that added to the cost is that the UN had apparently asked for US$900k to fly personnel and security equipment for the event. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>When the group came, we discussed the possibility of not providing food at the event. We concluded that although it was done in Europe and Brazil, it would just not be right in Asia.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>I had been looking forward to giving pointers about Bali as well as understanding the factors behind the dotcom boom in Indonesia. Alas, it is not to be.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Peng Hwa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ivar A. M. Hartmann<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 26 July, 2013 11:21 AM<br><b>To:</b> governance@lists.igcaucus.org; governance@lists.cpsr.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [governance] IGF Cancelled<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>FYI<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Ang Peng Hwa (Prof)" <<a href="mailto:TPHANG@ntu.edu.sg">TPHANG@ntu.edu.sg</a>><br>Date: Jul 26, 2013 12:04 AM<br>Subject: [GIGANET-MEMBERS] IGF Cancelled<br>To: <<a href="mailto:GIGANET-MEMBERS@listserv.syr.edu">GIGANET-MEMBERS@listserv.syr.edu</a>><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Folks,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>This is sad but official: the Indonesian organizers have cancelled the IGF.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>There is a news report in Bahasa Indonesia at <a href="http://inet.detik.com/read/2013/07/25/135130/2314218/328/kurang-dana-forum-internet-dunia-batal-digelar-di-bali" target="_blank">http://inet.detik.com/read/2013/07/25/135130/2314218/328/kurang-dana-forum-internet-dunia-batal-digelar-di-bali</a>. Use Google translate and you will be able to read.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>I had met the civil society organizers just this week. According to the news report, out of the US$2.2M (Rp22 billion) budget, they had raised US$900k. The Ministry had given US$250k. So they had a shortfall of US$1.05M.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Peng Hwa<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><hr size=3 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>CONFIDENTIALITY:This email is intended solely for the person(s) named and may be confidential and/or privileged.If you are not the intended recipient,please delete it,notify us and do not copy,use,or disclose its content.<br><br>Towards A Sustainable Earth:Print Only When Necessary.Thank you.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>