[WSIS CS-Plenary] this list is in trouble...

[AHM. Bazlur Rahman]

Dear Anriette Esterhuysen,
Thank you very much for your nice initiative.


Bazlu
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AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR
Chief Executive Officer
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication(BNNRC)
&
Member, Strategy Council
UN-Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN GAID)

House: 13/1, Road:2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207
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www.bnnrc.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anriette Esterhuysen" <anriette at apc.org>
To: "Virtual WSIS CS Plenary Group Space" <plenary at wsis-cs.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:47 AM
Subject: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] this list is in trouble...


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