[WSIS CS-Plenary] Update IGF now Hyderabad (Fwd: [igf_members] Dates and venue for the IGF meeting 2008)

[Adam Peake]

The location and date of the 2008 IGF have changed.

The dates arranged for New Delhi clashed with the 
Muslim and Druze religious festival Eid al-Adha. 

So a new location, Hyderabad, and couple of days 
earlier than was planned for New Delhi.

Adam


>
>Dear colleagues,
>
>Our Indian friends inform me that the Government 
>of India is pleased to host the 2008 IGF meeting 
>in Hyderabad from 3-6 December 2008. 
>The Hyderabad International Convention Center 
>(HICC) was chosen as the venue for the meeting.
>
>We are very happy with this decision. We were on 
>a planning mission in India last week and also 
>visited Hyderabad. The HICC is a brand-new state 
>of the art convention center with all the 
>technological infrastructure necessary for 
>hosting an Internet related meeting.
>
>We also looked at the hotel situation there and 
>found plenty of affordable and adequate hotels, 
>from four and five star hotel to clean and neat 
>budget accommodation for USD 100 or less (most 
>of them with free WiFi!). There are also 
>serviced appartments and houses as an attractive 
>alternative.
>
>As regards transportation, a new airport will be 
>opened in Hyerabad next month. There are 
>sufficient sufficient direct international 
>flights to Hyderabad from the major hubs in 
>Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America.
>
>Last but not least, Hyderabad is a fast growing 
>IT center with all the major international 
>companies implanted there (a growth rate of 50% 
>a year in the IT sector) and therefore highly 
>suited as a venue for the IGF. As our guiding 
>theme is Internet Governance for Development, it 
>is good to see that development in action in 
>Hyderabad!
>
>
>Our Indian hosts will give us a presentation of 
>the venue at the consultations Tuesday.
>
>Markus
>
>