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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I do not support the letter but will refrain from raising any objection.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Milton L Mueller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Laura J and L. Douglas Meredith Professor
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Maria Farrell<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 09, 2014 6:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NCSG-Discuss] [urgent/important] cross-stakeholders IGF renewal letter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">We seem to have a very good level of support for this.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">As PC co-chair, here's my official request: are there any OBJECTIONS to us signing this as the NCSG?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please let me know by replying to this email within the next 24 hours.<br>
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All the best, Maria<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 6 September 2014 01:31, Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza <<a href="mailto:caffsouza@gmail.com" target="_blank">caffsouza@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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> Em 06/09/2014, às 03:13, Clarinettet <<a href="mailto:clarinettet@GMAIL.COM">clarinettet@GMAIL.COM</a>> escreveu:<o:p></o:p></p>
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> +1<br>
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> Sent from my iPad<br>
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>> On 6 Sep 2014, at 00:17, Fouad Bajwa <<a href="mailto:fouadbajwa@GMAIL.COM">fouadbajwa@GMAIL.COM</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> I believe this is right on the spot! +1 from my side!<br>
>><br>
>> Best<br>
>><br>
>> Fouad<br>
>><br>
>>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 5:42 PM, Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> Hi everyone,<br>
>>><br>
>>> 2 members of NCSG worked on letter to be signed by the different<br>
>>> stakeholders about the renewal of IGF. I think that is an effort we can<br>
>>> support and a letter we can sign. the time-window to act is quite short and<br>
>>> I would like to know if there is support for this letter and if we can sign<br>
>>> it as NCSG.<br>
>>> I think several members from NCSG already expressed support in other spaces<br>
>>> regarding this letter.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Best,<br>
>>><br>
>>> Rafik<br>
>>> ..................<br>
>>><br>
>>> Dear colleagues and fellow stakeholders of the Internet Governance Forum:<br>
>>><br>
>>> At the 9th meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, various<br>
>>> stakeholders discussed their common desire to request an immediate<br>
>>> extension of the IGF mandate, in order to create stabiity for the<br>
>>> organization and predictability for those engaged in seeking funding for<br>
>>> projects. We have drafted a statement to send to the UN, to request not<br>
>>> just an immediate renewal of the IGF mandate, but rather an open-ended<br>
>>> re-authorization of the IGF as a voluntary, multistakeholder forum. We<br>
>>> request that other participants in the IGF also support this message on<br>
>>> or before November 1.<br>
>>><br>
>>> We will be creating a neutral website for this project at<br>
>>> <a href="http://www.IGFcontinuity.org" target="_blank">www.IGFcontinuity.org</a> very shortly, to accept sign-ons of organizations,<br>
>>> countries, and individuals. In the meantime, the undersigned will<br>
>>> collect your signatures and description of your organization if you are<br>
>>> able to endorse this letter by the time of the closing ceremony at IGF<br>
>>> 2014. The deadline to be included in the letter presented via the Chair<br>
>>> will be 11am UTC, Friday September 5.<br>
>>> Examples of how you will be listed appear below:<br>
>>> 1. Jane Smith Individual<br>
>>> 2. Acme Industry Association Association representing 150<br>
>>> manuacturers of widgets<br>
>>> 3. State of [x] Country<br>
>>><br>
>>> Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Jeanette Hofmann, Berlin Social Science Center, <a href="mailto:jeanette@wzb.eu">
jeanette@wzb.eu</a><br>
>>> Stephanie Perrin, Non-commercial Stakeholders Group, ICANN,<br>
>>> <a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca">stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca</a><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> Regards.<br>
>> --------------------------<br>
>> Fouad Bajwa<br>
>> ICT4D and Internet Governance Advisor<br>
>> My Blog: Internet's Governance: <a href="http://internetsgovernance.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">
http://internetsgovernance.blogspot.com/</a><br>
>> Follow my Tweets: <a href="http://twitter.com/fouadbajwa" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/fouadbajwa</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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