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 >> [log in to unmask] >> www.graduateinstitute.ch/cig/drake.html >> *********************************************************** >> IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask]