It has been signed today as well.  I signed it yesterday as an individual.

Helén

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From: "Dorothy K. Gordon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 09:53:18 +0000
Subject: Re: [bestbits] Time-sensitive: 24 hour sign on period for ITU Plenipot joint recommendations

> Is it not too late?
> 
> best
> 
> Dorothy K. Gordon
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William Drake" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Wednesday, 22 October, 2014 9:12:31 AM GMT +00:00 Casablanca /
> Monrovia
> Subject: Fwd: [bestbits] Time-sensitive: 24 hour sign on period for ITU
> Plenipot joint recommendations
> 
> Hi 
> 
> 
> I mentioned this before—is there any chance NCSG can sign on
> collectively in support of opening the ITU up a bit? This is of
> relevance to the IG environment. I’ve signed as an individual but
> network/org endorsements matter much more in UN-land. 
> 
> 
> Bill 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Begin forwarded message: 
> 
> From: Anne Jellema < [log in to unmask] > 
> 
> Date: October 20, 2014 at 10:38:08 PM GMT+2 
> 
> To: " [log in to unmask] " < [log in to unmask] > 
> 
> Subject: [bestbits] Time-sensitive: 24 hour sign on period for ITU
> Plenipot joint recommendations 
> 
> Reply-To: Anne Jellema < [log in to unmask] > 
> 
> 
> 
> Dear colleagues 
> 
> 
> 
> As you know, a fluid working group was formed after the IGF to try to
> come up with joint recommendations for the ITU Plenipot. We produced
> the open letter on transparency and participation in the Plenipot
> process itself, which many of you signed (thank you!). Our second and
> harder task was to develop positions on some of the most important
> substantive issues before the conference. The output of this second
> phase of our work is a 7 page lobby document that is now available for
> endorsement for the next 24 hours at: 
> 
> 
> http://bestbits.net/itu-plenipot-notes 
> 
> 
> 
> The fluid working group struggled to obtain the conference proposals on
> which to base our analysis and recommendations, both because of the
> ITU's restrictions on document access and because many Member States
> submitted their proposals quite late in the day. As a result, our
> drafting process has taken us hard up against the start of the Plenipot
> itself. 
> 
> 
> It is now very urgent to get this text in front of delegations, so we
> are opening it for endorsements rather than comment. If however someone
> has a red flag, "absolutely can't live with it" issue that prevents
> them from signing on, they should email me personally in the next 24
> hours to propose an edit(s) to resolve this issue, and I will consult
> the other members of the ITU fluid working group on whether to accept
> this edit. 
> 
> 
> Due to the lack of time for comment and consensus, we are not
> presenting these recommendations in the name of Best Bits or on behalf
> of civil society in general but only on behalf of the specific
> organisations endorsing. 
> 
> 
> If you would like your organisation to be listed, please send your logo
> to Carolina Rossini ( [log in to unmask] ) by 22:30 CET
> (16:30 EST) tomorrow, 21 Oct. 
> 
> 
> Best wishes 
> Anne 
> 
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