[governance] My new appointment

[Bertrand de La Chapelle]

Dear all,

As the Athens Forum approaches, I am looking forward to seeing you all again
and continuing our debates and common endeavours.

But before it takes place, I want to announce publicly on the list that
things have evolved on my side recently and that I have just been appointed
by the French government as its "Special Envoy for the Information Society",
(in French : Délégué Spécial pour la Société de l'Information) with the
responsibility to cover the various aspects of the post-WSIS and related
processes.
I have decided to accept this offer to return to formal diplomatic service
with the conviction that I can bring my past experiences in the business and
civil society sectors to this new role and thus contribute further
to the development of innovative multi-stakeholder processes, including
those decided in Tunis.

The present period is different from the summit years where the challenge
was to get civil society accepted. Now, the multi-stakeholder principle is
accepted - at least in theory - by all governements. I can therefore pursue
the same vision in this new role as before : the challenge is to give life
to multi-stakeholderism and make it work concretely for the benefit of the
international community.

I will participate in this new capacity in the upcoming Internet Governance
Forum in Athens and am looking forward to seeing many of you there again and
continue our interactions, including in the workshops.

Best

Bertrand
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