[CS Bureau] Provisional Agenda for CSB meetings

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Dear All,

Me and Dr. Razzaghi will reach Geneva on Sunday 18th afternoon. We will try 
our best to come to the CSB meeitgn of 18th.

Best
Amir

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Alegre" <alalegre at fma.ph>
To: <bureau at wsis-cs.org>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: [CS Bureau] Provisional Agenda for CSB meetings


> Dear all
>
> I am planning to go to PrepCom3, but only in the second week...
>
> As I outlined in the Caucus update several months ago, the Asia Caucus has 
> not
> been as active as before, and for varying reasons, some of which I suspect 
> are:
> - cost barriers to participating in meetings
> - transitions in previously active organizations (i.e., staff movements)
> - waning of interest because of flawed regional processes (in Bangkok, 
> Bali,
> Tehran)
> - political considerations (i.e., critique by some of the whole process, 
> and of
> the moves of the Tunisian government)
> - or for some, a simple pressure of other work in other areas...
>
> This is no way detracts from the hard work of people continuing to engage, 
> and
> there is a continuing orientation to coordinate Asian participation and 
> engage
> the WSIS process...though it has not been easy.
>
> I myself had long ago asked that I be replaced as focal point, with 
> someone with
> the resources and energy for this protrated process; but since no one has 
> come
> up formally, I continue to help out in whatever capacity I can...
> Therefore the caucus has also depended on Asians who continue to be active 
> in
> the past PrepComs inspite of limitations, and it is probably them who the 
> Caucus
> can rely on during the first week (Izumi, Adam, Reza, or others...)
>
> Hopefully we can nominate again someone (previously mentioned, or someone 
> new)
> who can be present for the CSB in behalf of the Asia Caucus in the coming 
> days
>
> Thanks
>
> Al Alegre
>
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