<div>Dear all,</div>
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<div>I would like to make a few points to help this matter go to rest and avoid it polluting further our working together :</div>
<div>- this process is very demanding and governements attitude is putting us under additional stress; after a week of extreme pressure, everybody, including me the other day, is prone to irritation and misunderstanding;
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<div>- Jeanette should be commended for the great job she is doing; everybody now understands the emotionallly loaded comments she made the other day were on a personal basis and that it was the result of the deep frustration we all feel in this present stage; in such situations, wondering whether all this work is worth it overcomes you in a very powerful way;
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<div>- interaction through online posts are very different from interaction in a room and they also take everybody witness, leading to snowballing effects that are detrimental to our desire to cooperate;I hope the plenary monday morning wil allow this matter to cool down;
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<div>- as for the notion of Ethics and Values raised by Avri, all I can say is that anybody that interacts with Laina and the other members of this caucus, could only testify that they are certainly not in the direction of a morality approach but rather relentlessly promoting harmony and mutual respect. More a buddist-type philosophy of compassion than a christian right affirmation of supreme GOD-driven moral principles (just a quick image of course)
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<div>- finally, I feel very sad that she has unvoluntarily triggered this whole debate out of a simple question that we have not in fact really addressed yet : should we or not make statements in the first five minutes ? Laina's comments were, if I understand well; mostly focusing on that point, and I also felt that the show of hands merely reflected our desire to make a statement and not yet a decision to walk out completely.
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<div>Now the statement is being prepared; it will be presented in Plenary and the question of using or not the five minutes can be debated quietly.</div>
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<div>The week ahead will require delicate strategy decisions and we must prepare ourselves to discuss them in the greatest spirit of the common interest.</div>
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<div>Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow.</div>
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<div>Best </div>
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<div>Bertrand<br><br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/25/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jacqueline Morris</b> <<a href="mailto:jam@jacquelinemorris.com">jam@jacquelinemorris.com</a>> wrote:</span>
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<br><br>Click <a href="http://wsis.funredes.org/plenary/">http://wsis.funredes.org/plenary/</a> to access automatic translation of this message!<br>_______________________________________<br><br>Hi<br>I was at the meeting under discussion, and it didn't seem to me at all
<br>that Jeanette presented her opinion as the IG caucus' opinion.<br>She said - "this is what happened." And also -"I would like to say<br>in my experience", and "this is my opinion'" and "I think".
<br>To me that doesn't in ANY way imply - "this is the IGC position"<br>So unless I missed something that she said (which I doubt) - to me the<br>main premise of this objection is moot.<br><br>Yes, she has strong views and she is passionate - if she wasn't, I
<br>doubt she'd be putting in the long and hard hours that are necessary<br>to get things coordinated for so long.<br><br>Jeanette has always been very inclusive and helpful, IMO. When i first<br>showed up, fresh from the developing world, first time in Geneva, the
<br>IG caucus coordinators were very good at explaining the way around,<br>etc. I have never felt the insider/outsider divide even when I was<br>very new, and I don't see that much has changed re the way of<br>operating.<br>
<br>My $0.02<br><br>Jacqueline<br><br><br><br>On 9/25/05, Laina Raveendran Greene <<a href="mailto:laina@getit.org">laina@getit.org</a>> wrote:<br>> [Please note that by using 'REPLY', your response goes to the entire list. Kindly use individual addresses for responses intended for specific people]
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> Dear McTim,<br>><br>> I guess I am under the impression that a Coordinator works on collecting the<br>> inputs of others opinions before making a proposal on behalf of the group,<br>> as opposedto presenting her opinion as a proposal from the group. It just
<br>> helps keep the process a little more open, just as Tracy has been carefully<br>> doing. "leadership" and "coordination" are two different roles.<br>><br>> It is just a matter of process that helps keep matters "inclusive" and
<br>> "multistakholder". Beyond that, I have no issues with Jeanette's passion and<br>> leadership, am very happy to see someone so involved and concerned about the<br>> issues for others.<br>><br>> Regards,
<br>> Laina<br>><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: <a href="mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org">plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org">plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org
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<br>><br>> <snip><br>> ><br>> > I do think that if Jeanette has strong views on this, she should step<br>> > down<br>><br>> Why would we want someone without strong views as coordinator?
<br>><br>> Jeanette, you have my many thanks for your enourmously important<br>> contribution.<br>><br>> Ralf, Thanks for your most reasonable .05 (euro?) cents as well.<br>><br>> --<br>> Cheers,<br>
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