[governance] Preparation of Athens meeting - IGF

[Robert Guerra]

The Greek Ambassador was at the recent ICANN meeting in Vancouver. He  
seems like a quite open fellow, one who - might i add - is very civil  
society friendly.

There is no need to burn bridges.. Before things get escalated -  
perhaps someone can get in touch with George. I am happy to do so  
should no one else volunteer.

regards,

Robert

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Robert Guerra <rguerra at privaterra.org>
Managing Director, Privaterra <http://www.privaterra.org>





On 17-Jan-06, at 1:17 PM, William Drake wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I spoke today with both IGF and ITU people on other matters and  
> mentioned
> the invitation; neither had received it, at least as of yet.  Nice
> attention to diplomatic detail here.
>
> As evident at PrepCom-3, the Greek representative appears to have
> ambitions.  It would be interesting to know whether they are actively
> supported by the EC and other member states.  One suspects that all
> politics are local here.
>
> I think it would be very helpful if the caucus were to send a letter
> urging that this meeting be delayed until just after the open
> consultation, so that more people could participate, and that Greece
> coordinate fully with the UN secretariat on the IGF going forward.  I
> would guess that the private sector will also express concerns.  In  
> light
> of prior contacts etc, perhaps it should go to the Minister, not  
> just the
> Ambassador.
>
> Best,
>
> Bill
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: governance-bounces at lists.cpsr.org
>> [mailto:governance-bounces at lists.cpsr.org]On Behalf Of karen banks
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 5:27 PM
>> To: bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de; WSIS Internet Governance Caucus
>> Subject: Re: [governance] Preparation of Athens meeting - IGF
>>
>>
>> hi
>>
>> i agree - frankly, it's ridiculous and will only get people's  
>> backs up..
>>
>> i'm assuming it's an 'open' meeting, meaning anyone who can make it
>> is welcome, but who on earth will have the resources to get to two
>> meetings in geneva within such a short period of time
>>
>> very annoying indeed
>>
>> karen
>>
>> At 15:22 17/01/2006, Ralf Bendrath wrote:
>>> I can't understand why they don't do this in connection with the  
>>> February
>>> consultations. Sigh.
>>> R.
>
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