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 >>> [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] > > >