Hi Ron, Hi all, It is indeed a time-sensitive document as it should be released before the opening of the international data protection commissioners conference in Madrid on 3 November. If anyone has a major objection to the Declaration, he/she could voice it within a week (for example by next Sat 31 Oct.) through this mailing list. Then NCUC could adopt it using the "rough consensus" method. Cedric --- >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 >*********************************************************** -- Cedric Laurant, Esq. Consultant <cedric -a t -laurant - do t - org> - Skype: cedrichl http://www.linkedin.com/in/cedriclaurant