I agree with Avri -- not worth the time. --c.a. On 11/24/2010 09:10 PM, Avri Doria wrote: > Hi, > > In the past we have had meetings with the Board. > > Robin and I have been talking about Cartagena and we disagree on > whether this is worth the time. > > At our last meeting, they seemed bored with the activity, some worked > on their laptops the whole time, one reprimanded us for staff bashing > and the chair told us we better have a really good reason for asking > to meet with them again. > > Robin thinks it is important to meet with them because it is the only > time we get to meet with them face to face without the intervening > staff filter. She has a point there. > > She thinks there is a lot to be gained from engaging them in > conversation. > > Nonetheless, I personally think it is a waste of what little face to > face time we have that day. > > So do people think we want to petition to meet with them as part of > the Stakeholder/Constituency day? > > If so what is our agenda. That has to be part of the request - so > they can decide if it worth their time. They are busy people. > > One point there will be a meeting between the Board Structural > Improvements Committee and the members of the Executive and Policy > Committees at some point during the week to talk about charters etc, > and as at the meeting last time in Brussels, I expect the whole Board > would not be willing to talk with us about that. > > It might be late to ask, but the question came up. > > a. -- Carlos A. Afonso ==================================== new/nuevo/novo e-mail: [log in to unmask] ====================================