[Media Caucus] Change of meeting time?

[Steve Buckley]

Hi Tracey

I do agree we should change the time or postpone the meeting until Friday. 
I suggest we take a short informal meeting at 1.00pm on Thursday but defer 
what we can until Friday.

Best wishes

Steve


At 18:33 16/02/2005 +0200, Tracey Naughton wrote:
>Hello
>
>A scheduling issue that needs our consideration has been raised with me by
>Meryem Marzouki, the co-coordinator of the Human Rights Caucus.
>
>The Human Rights Caucus is having a meeting that has been listed as
>'Information Society and Human Rights' tomorrow afternoon (17th Feb.)
>between 15:00 and 18:00.
>
>Meryem informs us that the Media Caucus will want to be present to hear the
>report on one of the fact finding missions to Tunisia. (The other report
>will be given early next week). The said report, which will cover freedom of
>expression in Tunisia, will be delivered in the final hour of the Human
>Rights Caucus meeting and this conflicts with the planned first meeting of
>the Media Caucus.
>
>I seek your input into this. I have looked into re-scheduling, and booking a
>room. There isn't room availability tomorrow. We could meet in the
>Serpentine Bar, but this is loud and very difficult. I have tried it twice.
>I don't recommend it.
>
>If we don't meet tomorrow we may fall behind in terms of being prepared with
>text to put into discussions on the main issues of the PrepCom. I am
>attaching a draft agenda so you can give feedback with as many facts at hand
>as possible.
>
>I was alerted to this at 3.50pm this afternoon and have since been at the
>first WSIS Press Conference. This is my first opportunity to ask you to say
>how you would like to proceed.
>
>Could those of you present in Geneva please let me know your choice of the
>following options, as I see them.
>
>1. We hold our first meeting on Friday, at the scheduled time;
>2. We hold our first meeting at 1pm Thursday, in the Serpentine Café.
>
>Regards
>
>Tracey Naughton
>Chair
>
>
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