[governance] WSIS Forum 2011, 16 to 20 May Geneva

[William Drake]

Hi

On Oct 19, 2010, at 9:02 AM, parminder wrote:

> It is significant that the WSIS forum will not be shifted to New York as was mooted. Could have implications for negotiations around improvement/ changes to the IGF, likely to take place in a few days at th UN Gen Assembly. This has further reduced the chances of the IGF secretariat shifting to New York, as is feared by some. Parminder

I'm pretty surprised by this shift, as there have been statements at the Plenipot in Guadalajara by governments with presumably good access to the ITU secretariat that referred to the forum being held in New York.  One has to wonder about the coordination and who is really in which loop, but as it's all non-transparent wondering is all we can do.  Would be interesting to know though if the concerns expressed by non-state actors actually had some impact.

How this may relate to the IGF issue is also hard to judge, but it doesn't hurt.


On Oct 18, 2010, at 5:08 PM, Izumi AIZU wrote:

> We are keenly waiting for the response from ICC and ISOC

Great that this worked out, a shared position should resonate.  Hopefully the WSIS Forum outcome is a harbinger...
> 
> In the mean time, are there people going to Geneva consultation
> meeting in late November? I plan to, but it would be nice to
> coordinate our activities there in advance. Please let us know.

I'll be here.

Best,

Bill



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William J. Drake
Senior Associate
Centre for International Governance
Graduate Institute of International and
 Development Studies
Geneva, Switzerland
william.drake at graduateinstitute.ch
www.williamdrake.org
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