Hi Ron, Normally we (and other civil society coalitions I know of that are involved in global policy debates & negotiations) don't go through elaborate processes like voting in order to offer simple endorsements of partner coalitions' statements, particularly when they go in the same direction as our own efforts, and this would be particularly difficult with something time sensitive. Certainly I've never seen it done, in any event. Do you have a substantive concern with the document, or are you only raising a process point? Thanks, Bill On Oct 24, 2009, at 3:36 PM, Ron Wickersham wrote: > On Sat, 24 Oct 2009, Milton L Mueller wrote: > >> Does anyone object if NCUC as a whole signs on to this Declaration? > > suggest that we have a discussion period after the heat of the Seoul > meeting passes and then put it to a vote of the membership. > > ideally such a discussion would bring out where we strongly agree with > the Declaration and areas (if any) where we have reservations, or feel > the document is weak, etc. > > putting the issue to a vote of the membership, if the endorsement > passes, would make our constituency's signature more powerful than > a quick run-by on the mailing list. > > respectfully, > > -ron *********************************************************** 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 ***********************************************************