[governance] Sad news re Francis Muguet

Sat Oct 17 06:47:31 EDT 2009

As I saw the terrible news this morning I could not simply believe it, I first called his mobile and then called his daughter and asked how, what happened.

I have no words to say how sincere and truth was Francis' commitment to the values of the WSIS, he was a true friend of UNESCO, always with ground breaking ideas and initiatives. His interventions were sometimes seen as provocative or unfeasible by many, but no one can say he was moved by self interest. 

I met him for the first time in 2003 in Geneva at the first WSIS, since then I shared many of his initiatives and was always inspired by his ideas and his commitment, what personally impressed me was his true belief in his work and total dedication. Francis was a true believer the kind of one that is always harder to find in this world. 

We will miss you Francis, 

Andrea 

Andrea Beccalli

Associate Expert
Information Society Division

Communication and Information Sector

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

1, rue Miollis

75732 Paris cedex 15

Tel: +33(0)1 45 68 42 87

a.beccalli at unesco.org <mailto:a.beccalli at unesco.org> 

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From: Tijani BEN JEMAA [mailto:tijani.benjemaa at planet.tn] 
Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 10:10 AM
To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; 'Ian Peter'; Gov at wsis-gov.org
Subject: RE: [governance] Sad news re Francis Muguet

It's indeed a very sad piece of news.

Françis was one of the very active and committed civil society actors in WSIS, and especially in its second phase.

Françis always had his own opinion, but never was negative. Our views weren't always the same, and yet, we were really good friends. I feel too sad.

I can't forget his behaviour when Jean Louis had his health problem in ITU in Geneva.

Now, he is away..... It's a nasty situation

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Tijani BEN JEMAA

Vice Chairman of CIC

World Federation of Engineering Organizations

Phone : + 216 98 330 114

Fax     : + 216 70 860 861

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De : Ian Peter [mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com] 
Envoyé : samedi 17 octobre 2009 04:56
À : 'governance at lists.cpsr.org'; Gov at wsis-gov.org
Objet : [governance] Sad news re Francis Muguet

Friends, I have just received the following email. I have no further details, and this must be a shock to all of us.  I would particularly urge those of you closer to Francis's immediate work to get in touch with his family as requested below. This is sad news indeed.

Hey,
My name is Flore MUGUET, I'm the daughter of Francis MUGUET, I'm contacting you because you are his friend on Facebook. My father died in Paris couple days ago and I just found out Wednesday night, because I was worried that I wasn't answering my emails. It's hard for me to realize, it' s happening so fast... My dad was the only member of the family his side that I fully loved, trusted and respected. On the other side I just have my mother. His work was so important for him, I'm so sad I didn't accomplished it..
I need a lawyer for advices, so If you know one, please contact me.
Please get in touch with me at danceflore at hotmail.com or +33 (0)6 82 30 26 70 for the funerals. I would like to have a lot of people coming..

I have passed on to Flore condolences on behalf on those of us working with Francis on Internet Governance issues, but I am sure the family would like to hear from those who have worked closely with Francis. Flore also asked me about Francis's work and travel movements - I did mention  to her IGF and also his current project with ITU - but I don't have contacts for that work, others might like to pass details on.

Sad news indeed. Francis was an original thinker with a great devotion to these issues. It's hard to believe that he is no longer with us.

Ian Peter 

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