[bestbits] emails to Adiel

[Adam Peake]

On Jan 8, 2014, at 2:46 PM, parminder wrote:

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> On Tuesday 07 January 2014 10:26 PM, Carolina Rossini wrote:
>> Dear folks,
>> 
>> Adiel will be the person in the meeting in Brazil on January 10th. Folks in Brazil want this "1Net" fictional entity to filter ALL conversations with CGI.
> 
> Carolina
> 
> Your description of 1Net and its role as seen by LOG is interesting. The point is; does civil society agree to this arrangement - of 1Net filtering all conversations with CGI... or have we simply become a pushover (willing?) for the powerful to make deals among themselves. That would be such a shame, and I have begun to get this feeling that we are fast getting there if not already there.
> 

Seems like a lot of mis-communication all round.

Adiel will not be at the meeting on Jan 10th.  Email from the 1Net discuss list:


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> On Jan 8, 2014, at 3:17 AM, Adiel Akplogan wrote:
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>> I won't be in Brazil. I have already asked if the /1net steercom reps can attend the meeting at least as observer, awaiting for answer from the LOC.
>> 
>> - a.



Let's wait and see how the local organizers respond to his request to have steering committee members attend. I am beginning to loose track of committee/nominations, etc., but believe we have selected five steering committee members:

Rafik Dammak
Anriette Esterhuysen
Anja Kovacs 
Vladimir Radunovik
Joana Varon

Marilia Maciel as back-up. 

Can't imagine there's anyway to have all five attend in person :-)  But there are ways to have input. Hopefully the committee at least has a list.  And if some of the other Brazil CS liaisons are available at such short notice, suggest we ask they + Marilia be invited to attend as proxies.  Perhaps one of the 5 steering committee members could make this request?

We now have about 11 weeks until the end of March when meeting needs to be in near final shape.  Time will always mess up our hopes for good process, let's work with what we have... and thanks to those volunteering to help.

Adam



> Do we want to write to LOG/ CGI that this arrangement is not acceptable to us? I request that list members give their response to this. 
> 
> That reminds me: at Bali, this issue was much discussed and four prominent civil society groups (IGC, BB, APC and IRP) together agreed that, no this arrangement is not acceptable to us (Please let me know if this is *not* what people thing got agreed) and decided to send a letter to Brazilians to the effect, and also putting forward 4 CS Liaisons, who were requested to be invited to all meetings related to organising the Brazil meeting. (Quite inexplicably though the drafting and sending of the letter got highly delayed even after this decision.)
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> Caroline, you, and Joana and Laura were 3 liaisons . Why did you not keep us posted about what was happening in Brazil... Did you insist that you be invited to all meetings? If so, what was their response? Why did you not share their response with all of us? Why when, while such is in any case the duty of any CS rep, the letter clearly said that the Liaisons will keep CS groups posted about developments. However, whereas much has happened since that time, I dont remember a single report by the liaisons to us. Carlos used to report but then he had to drop out since he was made a member of LOG. But what     about the three of you?
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> When after the last LOG meeting, we got the bombshell that it has been officially decided that 1Net will as you say 'filter ALL conversations with CGI' I wrote repeatedly to this list requesting CS Liaisons to bring us to speed about what is happening. In fact, even Ian (and I think Jeremy) asked for some information about what was happening. But NONE of you responded to any of our requests....
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> I think. sorry for my words, but this is about  a public duty, and seeking accountability about it,  this is a clear abdication of the role that you all were given as CS reps... I am sure there must be an explanation of this somewhere, in which case please do share it. 
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> Thanks, parminder 
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> 
> 
>> So, it is better to write to Adiel, not just to CGI. Here is Adiel email if you prefer to do so: Adiel Akplogan <adiel at afrinic.net>
>> 
>> -- 
>> Carol (in my personal capacity) 
>> 
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