Hi,

I expect to be there as well unless i get sidetracked (or is that  
centrifuged?)

I also recommend we make sure to invite the 3 Board NCSG appointees,  
although one is already active on this list, I am not sure the other  
two are.

a.

On 18 Oct 2009, at 14:06, Robin Gross wrote:

> Yes, I'll be there.
>
> I am very much looking forward to an opportunity to share a good  
> time with our friends in the At-Large Community.
>
> Thanks to Bill for spearheading the organization of this gathering!!!
>
> Best,
> Robin
>
>
> On Oct 18, 2009, at 2:46 AM, Fouad Bajwa wrote:
>
>>  Count me in too!
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Fouad
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 4:15 PM, William Drake
>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Well, being the NCUC liaison to ALAC, I decided to liaise.  While  
>>> no formal
>>> meeting has been set for Seoul (which to me is a pity but  
>>> whatever), that
>>> doesn't mean that interested folks can't get together for more  
>>> informal
>>> chatting about mutual concerns and such.  Getting to know and  
>>> understand
>>> each other better seems a worthy use of our scarce time,  
>>> especially since,
>>> as others who are also in both camps can attest, we often are having
>>> parallel conversations with parallel views being expressed, and  
>>> ought to be
>>> working together where possible to advance public interest  
>>> representation in
>>> ICANN.  So I wrote to ALAC and proposed an informal, agenda-free  
>>> round of
>>> libation and/or dinner on Monday night after the IDN ccTLD fast  
>>> track
>>> reception (meaning people may already be well lubricated), and  
>>> more than a
>>> dozen people responded favorably, which is encouraging.  I hope we  
>>> can
>>> muster a good NCUC contingent to make this work!
>>>
>>> The path of least resistance would probably be to simply gather in  
>>> the lobby
>>> at 8pm and then head off somewhere, we can ask the concierge for  
>>> suggestions
>>> based on the body count.  Given the responses on the ALAC side I'm
>>> guessing/hoping maybe 20-30 people unless the reception etc proves
>>> centrifugal.
>>>
>>> My mobile is +41 78 635 4888 if someone fails to make the  
>>> connection and
>>> wants to join later wherever we end up.
>>>
>>> Please do come if you're free, some bridge building would be  
>>> constructive.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>>
>>> ***********************************************************
>>> William J. Drake
>>> Senior Associate
>>> Centre for International Governance
>>> Graduate Institute of International and
>>>  Development Studies
>>> Geneva, Switzerland
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>>> www.graduateinstitute.ch/cig/drake.html
>>> ***********************************************************
>>>
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