<div dir="ltr">Hi Sala,<div><br></div><div>I think there is missing point here , it is not about north hemisphere or vacations time but about predictability : a conference at such level cannot have the option to change dates or not being confirmed till last minutes (like for the last edition)</div>
<div>if you check IETF or ICANN meetings , you will find that the dates and regions (not necessarily the host country or city) are planned for some years. I don't think that any host country would try to change the dates for another UN conference in such way. it may happen for exceptional reasons but it is probably rare.</div>
<div>We need to think on how to strengthen IGF, make it predictable in term of organisation and not being in so ad-hoc mode. that is not sustainable. </div><div class="gmail_extra">Another point, IGF is not just 4 days of workshops and pre-events but also some process beforehand to accept proposals and approve workshops, shifting dates have impact on planning for everybody .<br clear="all">
<div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik </div></div></div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2014-01-30 Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com" target="_blank">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On Jan 31, 2014, at 2:27 AM, Tapani Tarvainen <<a href="mailto:tapani.tarvainen@effi.org">tapani.tarvainen@effi.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> On Jan 31 01:50, Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro (<a href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>) wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> I understand that but find it trivial when agenda has to suit<br>
>> northern hemisphere vacation times when we live in a globe where<br>
>> vacation times are diverse.<br>
><br>
> Not all of northern hemisphere, either: in Finland, July is the main<br>
> vacation month, August being already too cold for a summer vacation.<br>
><br>
> So, for me August would work just fine. :-)<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Tapani Tarvainen<br>
<br>
</div></div>Thanks Tapani and I apologise to all those who live in the North for placing a blanket blame and rant. My sincere apologies for the brief rant.<br>
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