[WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: OPEN-ENDED MEETING OF THE TASK FORCE OF THE G77 AND CHINA ON WSIS

[William Drake]

Hi Adam,

I'm not sure about your badges, but I guess it could be an issue.  Michiko
tells me that normally meeting organizers can just leave a list of attendees
at the security gate; I just called the G77 secretariat but it's after
hours, we'll have to wait until the morning to see if we can arrange this.
But first, I need the names of people who will be coming.  So far I've heard
from Renate, Wolfgang, and John; if you could speak with others on the AC
etc. and get back to me, that'd enable the conversation.

Best,

Bill


On 5/22/06 5:11 PM, "Adam Peake (ajp at glocom.ac.jp)" <apeake at gmail.com>
wrote:

> not sure I (or many of the other MAG people) can get in, Palais.  May
> have wrong badges.  I'll ask someone who will know, but might be a
> problem.
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> On 5/23/06, William Drake <drake at hei.unige.ch> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>  Hello,
>> 
>>  I mentioned previously that further to a dialogue held at the HEI in Geneva
>> last week, an effort was underway to set up a meeting between CS people
>> interested in Internet governance and governments of the G-77 and China.  The
>> meeting has now been fixed. Sorry for the short notice.  They would like to
>> see us at 2pm tomorrow in Building E of the Palais, where the IGF
>> consultation was held.  I recognize that this is inconvenient for the IGF AC
>> members since your meeting is in the ILO; I'd asked for the meeting to be
>> there, but apparently that was not possible.  It's a ten minute walk down the
>> hill, hopefully you'd have time to grab a quick lunch and then come up to the
>> 8th floor.
>> 
>>  I've been asked to inform them as to who/how many CS people will be
>> participating.  Could people who are available for this please send me a note
>> ASAP?
>> 
>>  Again, the agenda will focus first and foremost on possible areas of shared
>> interest regarding a systemic development agenda for Internet governance.  Of
>> course, we could get into other items as well, but it would presumably be
>> best not to lead off with points of possible disagreement on multistakeholder
>> participation or whatever.
>> 
>>  Below is the notice that was sent out to the G-77 and China.  Any questions,
>> let me know.
>> 
>>  Best,
>> 
>>  Bill
>> 
>> 
>>  ------ Forwarded Message
>>  From: <Patricia.Almeida at unctad.org>
>>  Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 16:24:39 +0200
>>  To: <drake at hei.unige.ch>
>>  Subject: Fw: OPEN-ENDED MEETING OF THE TASK FORCE OF THE G77 AND CHINA ON
>> WSIS
>> 
>> 
>>  For your information:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  GROUP OF 77 & CHINA
>>  G E N E V A
>> 
>>  22 May 2006
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  WSIS  -   Open-ended Meeting of the
>>   Task Force on Internet Governance Forum
>> 
>>  NOTIFICATION
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  TO:        All Members of the Group of 77 and China (UNCTAD)
>> 
>> 
>>          On behalf of His Excellency Ambassador Masood KHAN, Permanent
>> Representative of Pakistan and Chairman of the Group of 77 and China in
>> Geneva, please be informed that an open-ended meeting of the G-77 Task Force
>> on Internet Governance Forum will be held on Tuesday, 23 May 2006, at 14.00
>> hrs., in room E.8121 (8th floor, E building), at the Palais des Nations.
>> 
>>                 Agenda:   Exchange of views with the civil society on the
>> development aspects of the Internet governance.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  Highest consideration
>>  Group Liaison Unit
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  ------ End of Forwarded Message
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 

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William J. Drake  drake at hei.unige.ch
Director, Project on the Information
  Revolution and Global Governance
  Graduate Institute for International Studies
  Geneva, Switzerland
President, Computer Professionals for
   Social Responsibility
http://www.cpsr.org/board/drake
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