[WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [governance] Consultations on the convening of the IGF

[Robert Guerra]

I think i just should have waited before posting my message. As after  
I did, i read through some new messages from the governance caucus  
and noticed the note from Karen where she relays a message from Kummer.

So, in the end - just a bit upset that not enough notice has been given.

Fundraising to attend meeting is always a challenge. the more advance  
notice the better. Just about a month's notice doesn't make it easy  
at all.

February does seem to be "internet governance" month, well at least 3  
meetings that I can think of are being organized....

1.  Ninth  meeting of   the ITU Council WG on WSIS
  ITU Headquarters
Geneva, 2-3 February 2006
http://www.itu.int/council/wsis/wsis_WG.html
(open to All ITU Member States and Sector Members)

2. Internet Governance: The Way Forward
Organized by: Diplofoundation - http://www.diplomacy.edu/Conferences/IG/
Malta, February 10-12, 2006

3. Internet Governance Forum (IGF) - 1st consultation
Geneva, 16-17 February, 2006
http://www.intgovforum.org/

regards

Robert


On 11-Jan-06, at 9:03 AM, Adam Peake wrote:

>> Further to my earlier message, i've been able to find what seems  
>> to be an official notice regarding "Consultations on the convening  
>> of the IGF"
>>
>> if you look at the webpage, it seems that the Business sector  
>> already has submitted a "contribution" .... Did they get advance  
>> notice? if the official notice of the meeting was sent today, how  
>> can a contribution have been sent in mid december..Sigh! I thought  
>> WSIS was about a culture of sharing and collaboration between all  
>> stakeholders and not just ITU sector members.
>
>
> Robert, please be sensible.
>
> Nothing so sinister. We all knew a forum was going to be set up,  
> only common sense (and a bit of initiative) to write comments about  
> it. Just as civil society has started a new working group about the  
> forum.
>
> It's initiative.  That's all.
>
> Adam
>
>
>
>> Oh well, now we have just under a month to mobilize and respond.
>>
>>
>> regards
>>
>> Robert
>>
>>
>> --
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>> http://www.intgovforum.org/meeting.htm
>>