<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><div>+1</div><div><br></div><div>Wolfgang Benedek</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><br></p></div></div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Von: </span> Anriette Esterhuysen <<a href="mailto:Anriette@apc.org">Anriette@apc.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Antworten an: </span> "<a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>>, Anriette Esterhuysen <<a href="mailto:Anriette@apc.org">Anriette@apc.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Datum: </span> Mittwoch, 27. November 2013 21:03<br><span style="font-weight:bold">An: </span> "<a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>>, Grace Githaiga <<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Betreff: </span> RE: [governance] Request to reconsider<br></div><div><br></div><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><div><div><div></div><div>Agree. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:75%;color:#575757">Sent from Samsung Mobile</div></div></div><br><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Grace Githaiga <<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>> <br>Date: <br>To: <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a> <br>Subject: RE: [governance] Request to reconsider <br> <br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"><div><div dir="ltr">+ 1 Nnenna.<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 03:58:17 -0800<br>From: <a href="mailto:nne75@yahoo.com">nne75@yahoo.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:nb@bollow.ch">nb@bollow.ch</a>; <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a><br>Subject: [governance] Request to reconsider<br><br><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"><div><span>Dear Norbert,</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10.6667px;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10.6667px;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><span>As at yesterday night, which was really early this morning, I was still exchanging mails with you. I no longer speak a whole lot on this list for some reasons that we have mentioned at one time or another: the undermining, the attack, the heavy flow of email, some listers' overbearing attitude etc</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10.6667px;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10.6667px;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><span>It is true that so many things are wrong with the IGC list at the moment, and we are all aware of it. Maybe we have not had the opportunity to say it openly, but here are a few truths:</span></div><ol><li><span>The IGC is the widest, oldest Civil Society network that has followed the WSIS and the IG issues</span></li><li><span>We have a history, of collaboration, of team work and of producing joint actions</span></li><li><span>We chose you and Sala. We did, because we felt you two are good, qualified and have the personality to lead us</span></li><li><span>Being the IGC
Coordinator is not a small task, the proof is that not many can/want to step into your shoes.</span></li><li><span>We recognise that IGC Coordinatorship is tasking: time wise, emotionally, physically, bandwidth wise, health wise and even financially.</span></li></ol><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10.6667px;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">I have been on this list before it was created. When the caucus was hosted elsewhere, before we ever drafted a charter...</div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10.6667px;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10.6667px;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">I'm somehow part of the silent majority and I'm happy to answer the question "why are you no longer contributing to IGC?" if anybody asks me.</div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10.6667px;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">So on behlalf of some of the silent majority, who still believe in your leadership, in your energy, who appreciate your contribution..</div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10.6667px;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10.6667px;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">I ask that you reconsider.</div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10.6667px;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10.6667px;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">Thank you in advance.</div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10.6667px;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10.6667px;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">Nnenna<br></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family: courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif; ">@nnenna | Skype - nnenna75 | nnennaorg.blogspot.com</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-style:italic;"></span></div></div></div> </div><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-style:italic;"></span></div></div></div> </div></div></div></span></body></html>