[governance] RE: WSIS Forum 2011

[Hakikur Rahman]

In either case, not going into the detail of 
procedures, it is difficult to obtain visa from 
developing countries. However, if it is 
strategically necessary for the sustenance of IG 
issues, future of dialogues related to it and 
able to be closer to UN bodies, NYC if selected, 
as mentioned by Izumi, there could be request 
(even for Geneva) for easy solutions in visa and other matters.

Best regards,
Hakik



At 08:09 AM 9/7/2010, Izumi AIZU wrote:
> From the edge of the "Far East", both Geneva and NYC are not
>too convenient to fly. And from my limited experience there have been
>more visa challenges to get US visa than European, or Swiss visa
>from developing countries, in Asia or Africa, to begin with.
>
>For most Asian countries, SE Asia, South Asia, flight to Europe
>is one hop while to the US East coast requires two hops (or sometimes
>three including connections).
>
>I also note that proposal by ITU to move to NYC may be strategic.
>
>I understand there are no perfect or ideal solution. Making it to NYC
>is better for most people in the Americas, at least for the convenience.
>
>Keeping the status quo sounds bad in general (for me), but this time,
>I think it's safer to ask for Geneva. AND, in case NYC is selected, we
>should request additional measures for visa and other elements.
>
>best,
>
>izumi from Tokyo
>
>
>
>2010/9/6 Norbert Klein <nhklein at gmx.net>:
> > On 09/07/2010 08:19 AM, Carlos A. Afonso wrote:
> >> Milton, some of your arguments make little sense, sorry -- we are
> >> talking about CS worldwide, not American CS concentration in a 300 mi
> >> radius around NY. In this case, let us move it to São Paulo -- the
> >> metropolitan area alone has thousands of registered NGOs...
> >>
> >> I think that having to choose only between NY and Geneva, I would
> >> stick to Geneva. Moving to NY would still keep it in the "Elizabeth
> >> Arden" circuit which does not change things much, except that Wolf's
> >> arguments regarding this move continue to make sense to me.
> >>
> >> And there is the non-trivial visa question -- it is an obvious mistake
> >> to think Swiss visas are as difficult to obtain as a US one.
> >>
> >> frt rgds
> >>
> >> --c.a.
> >
> > Living in Cambodia (with a German passport) I have, over the years,
> > helped many Cambodians to process their Schengen visa applications for
> > conference participation or studies, all without any rejection; I have
> > tried also to help others with US visa applications - unfortunately the
> > process was more difficult, and it did not work out in several cases.
> >
> > Of course this is based on several dozen cases only - maybe overall
> > statistics may lead to different results.
> >
> >
> > Norbert
> >
> > --
> > If you want to know what is going on in Cambodia, please visit
> > The Mirror, a regular review of the Cambodian language press in English.
> >
> > This is the latest weekly editorial of The Mirror:
> >
> > The Law, Rules, and Common Sense
> > Sunday, 5.9.2010
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/366f5f4
> > (to read it, click on the line above.)
> >
> > And here is something new from time to time - at least every weekend:
> > The NEW ADDRESS of The Mirror:
> >
> > http://www.cambodiamirror.org
> >
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