<div dir="ltr">Hmm! Sounds like something he should be actively working on. Can he tell us what he is doing about this?<div><br></div><div>best</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 8:13 PM, Remmy Nweke <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:remmyn@gmail.com" target="_blank">remmyn@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">Thanks Dorothy, I just sounded this off Adam Peake,
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-weight:300;background-color:rgb(236,240,241);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Global Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager, Civil Society</span>
and his argument is that we should continue to show this up with as often as we can and moreso, bearing in mind the visa conditions of the countries hosting meeting varies.</font><div><font size="2">As a tech and information analyst, we have used our platforms to postulate this and will not relent.</font></div><div><font size="2">regards<br clear="all"></font><span class=""><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">____</font><div><font size="2">REMMY NWEKE, mNGE, </font></div><div><font size="2">Lead Strategist/Group Executive Editor, <br><span style="background-color:rgb(255,0,0)">DigitalSENSE Africa Media</span> <span>[<i>Multiple-award winning medium</i>]<br></span>(<a href="http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/businessnews" target="_blank">DigitalSENSE Business News</a>; <a href="http://www.itrealms.com.ng" target="_blank">ITREALMS</a>, <a href="http://www.naijaagronet.com.ng" target="_blank">NaijaAgroNet</a>)</font></div><div><font size="2">Block F1, Shop 133 Moyosore Aboderin Plaza, Bolade Junction, Oshodi-Lagos<br>M: 234-8033592762, 8023122558, 8051000475, T: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ITRealms" target="_blank">@ITRealms<br></a></font><div><font size="2">Author: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/adecadeofictreportageinnigeria%E2%80%8E" target="_blank">A Decade of ICT Reportage in Nigeria</a></font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2"><a href="http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng" target="_blank"><b><font color="#ff0000">Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on IG4D & Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable</font></b></a> </font></div><div><font size="2">(June 6, 2018 Cooperative Hall, Oshodi-Isolo Secretariat, Oshodi-Lagos. JOIN us!!</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">*Vice President, <a href="http://www.acsis-scasi.org/en/" target="_blank">African Civil Society on the Information Society (ACSIS</a>)</font></div><div><font size="2">______________________________<wbr>______________________________<wbr>_____<br>*Confidentiality Notice:* The information in this document and attachments are confidential and may also be privileged information. It is intended only for the use of the named recipient. Remmy Nweke does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify me immediately, then delete this document and do not disclose the contents of this document to any other person, nor make any copies. Violators may face court persecution.<br><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div><div class="h5"><font size="2"><br></font><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 2:41 PM dorothy g <<a href="mailto:dgdorothydg@gmail.com" target="_blank">dgdorothydg@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></font></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">Well, Remmy you are a journalist so lets publish a story about how Africans are kept out of these meeting. We can go through the list of hosts and the nature of restrictions and then talk about measures such as pre-clearance that could ensure that we are represented and we do not waste tickets.</font><div><font size="2">So ICANN must a) stop denying that there are different criteria for African visas</font></div><div><font size="2"> b) negotiate with hosts to ensure clearance for key community members. Even if they have no Embassy other arrangements can be made.</font></div><div><font size="2">We have been too tolerant of these subtle or less overt but seriously damaging forms of discrimination.</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">best</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2"> </font></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><font size="2"><br></font><div class="gmail_quote"><font size="2">On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 7:32 PM, Remmy Nweke <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:remmyn@gmail.com" target="_blank">remmyn@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></font><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">yes, it may have not been attended to in the past, but I agree we put it in the agenda for instance, NCSG-CEO-Board meetings as part of issues on the table. It is also VIP to reach out to the meeting organising team of ICANN as a feedback and push from every end, including NCSG, GAC, Business Constituency etc.<span><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">____<div>REMMY NWEKE, mNGE, </div><div>Lead Strategist/Group Executive Editor, <br><span style="background-color:rgb(255,0,0)">DigitalSENSE Africa Media</span> <span>[<i>Multiple-award winning medium</i>]<br></span>(<a href="http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/businessnews" target="_blank">DigitalSENSE Business News</a>; <a href="http://www.itrealms.com.ng" target="_blank">ITREALMS</a>, <a href="http://www.naijaagronet.com.ng" target="_blank">NaijaAgroNet</a>)</div><div>Block F1, Shop 133 Moyosore Aboderin Plaza, Bolade Junction, Oshodi-Lagos<br>M: 234-8033592762, 8023122558, 8051000475, T: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ITRealms" target="_blank">@ITRealms<br></a><div>Author: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/adecadeofictreportageinnigeria%E2%80%8E" target="_blank">A Decade of ICT Reportage in Nigeria</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng" target="_blank"><b><font color="#ff0000">Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on IG4D & Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable</font></b></a> </div><div>(June 6, 2018 Cooperative Hall, Oshodi-Isolo Secretariat, Oshodi-Lagos. JOIN us!!</div><div><br></div><div>*Vice President, <a href="http://www.acsis-scasi.org/en/" target="_blank">African Civil Society on the Information Society (ACSIS</a>)</div><div>______________________________<wbr>______________________________<wbr>_____<br>*Confidentiality Notice:* The information in this document and attachments are confidential and may also be privileged information. It is intended only for the use of the named recipient. Remmy Nweke does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify me immediately, then delete this document and do not disclose the contents of this document to any other person, nor make any copies. Violators may face court persecution.<br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></span></font></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853HOEnZb"><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853h5"><font size="2"><br></font><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 12:28 PM dorothy g <<a href="mailto:dgdorothydg@gmail.com" target="_blank">dgdorothydg@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></font></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">When I say escalate I mean beyond conversation. Every bid should explain by region how they will facilitate visas and smooth entry. If they cannot guarantee equal access then they should not be considered. </font><div><font size="2"><br></font></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><font size="2"><br></font><div class="gmail_quote"><font size="2">On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 4:59 PM, Onica Makwakwa <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nmakwakwa@aol.com" target="_blank">nmakwakwa@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></font><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><font size="2">Greetings,</font></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><font size="2">I second that suggestion from Dorothy as I suspect this will be a greater challenge for Barcelona (based on past experience dealing with their embassies in this region). Beyond just escalating this, we need to have a conversation on how ease of visa issuance should be a big part when considering meeting locations. </font></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><font size="2">Onica</font></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><font size="2">Onica N. Makwakwa</font></div><div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919h5"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><font size="2"><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: dorothy g <<a href="mailto:dgdorothydg@GMAIL.COM" target="_blank">dgdorothydg@GMAIL.COM</a>><br>To: NCSG-DISCUSS <<a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><wbr>><br>Sent: Mon, Jun 25, 2018 6:50 pm<br>Subject: Re: Elsa Saade as temp alternate to Arsene on GNSO Council<br><br></font></div>
<div id="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332AOLMsgPart_2_9ba57d41-f47e-4089-906e-cd92bbc88915">
<div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolReplacedBody"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">Is it possible for us to document all those who could not attend due to visa issues and escalate this concern? We need Africans to be at the table.</font><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">best</font></div></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_extra"><font size="2"><br></font><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_quote"><font size="2">On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 4:29 PM, Adeel Sadiq <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:11beeasadiq@seecs.edu.pk" target="_blank">11beeasadiq@seecs.edu.pk</a>></span> wrote:<br></font><blockquote class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">One part of the bigger picture is, most of the ICANN staff are from developed countries who don't face strict visa issues like people from developing countries do. I have been denied visa to attend a similar conferences (not ICANN though) more than once. I even tried to raise the same issue in Public Forum at Copenhagen, but was politically turned down with almost a null response by the so-called 'meeting team'. You never realize the true measure of a problem unless it is at your personal doorstep.</font><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Regards</font></div><span class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_HOEnZb"><span color="#888888" style="color:#888888"><font size="2"><div><br></div><div>Adeel</div></font></span></span></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_HOEnZb"><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_h5"><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_extra"><font size="2"><br></font><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_quote"><font size="2">On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 9:12 PM, dorothy g <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:dgdorothydg@gmail.com" target="_blank">dgdorothydg@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></font><blockquote class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">This is an extremely important point Arsene. There is no justification for choosing such a location without making special arrangements.</font><div><font size="2">Glad at least you can listen in.</font></div></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_extra"><font size="2"><br></font><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_quote"><font size="2">On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 3:29 PM, Arsène Tungali <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:arsenebaguma@gmail.com" target="_blank">arsenebaguma@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></font><blockquote class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><font size="2">Thanks Elsa, everyone!</font><div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">It is unfortunate that the gov of Panama could not grant visa on arrival while they are aware that their visa process is very complicated.</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Think: they only have two consulates in the whole African continent!!!</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">I hope ICANN Org will be able to negociate things like these beforehand when they select host countries.</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Thanks Elsa for willing to help and thanks Farzaneh and the EC for working out this very quickly!<br><br></font><div id="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_m_-9187440693243303663m_-6235401308472346937m_-6587834271715235194AppleMailSignature"><div><font size="2">-----------------</font></div><div><font size="2">Arsène Tungali,</font></div><div><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://about.me/ArseneTungali" target="_blank"><font size="2">about.me/ArseneTungali</font></a></div><div><font size="2">+243 993810967</font></div><div><font size="2">GPG: 523644A0</font></div><div><font size="2">Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><font size="2">Sent from my iPhone (excuse typos)</font></div><div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_m_-9187440693243303663m_-6235401308472346937h5"><div><font size="2"><br>On Jun 25, 2018, at 5:11 PM, Elsa S <<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:elsa.saade@GMAIL.COM" target="_blank">elsa.saade@GMAIL.COM</a>> wrote:<br><br></font></div><blockquote><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">It really saddens me that some of us haven't been able to make it because of Visa issues. But happy to help and make myself available anytime!</font></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">Best,</font></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">Elsa</font></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">--</font></div></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_extra"><font size="2"><br></font><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_quote"><font size="2">On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 9:31 AM, dorothy g <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:dgdorothydg@gmail.com" target="_blank">dgdorothydg@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></font><blockquote class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">So I guess this is a last minute thing given the visa issue. Thank you Elsa for stepping in. When will this discrimination against Africans stop! Arsene glad you can listen in and hopefully next time you will not encounter this problem.</font><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">best</font></div></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_m_-9187440693243303663m_-6235401308472346937m_-6587834271715235194HOEnZb"><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_m_-9187440693243303663m_-6235401308472346937m_-6587834271715235194h5"><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_extra"><font size="2"><br></font><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_quote"><font size="2">On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 1:25 PM, farzaneh badii <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" target="_blank">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></font><blockquote class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2">She still takes on some of my tasks. She was not going to replace me. But because we found out last minute that Arsene cannot make it, thought it's better to have an alternate for Arsene because this is an important meeting. </font></div><span class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_m_-9187440693243303663m_-6235401308472346937m_-6587834271715235194m_593327391836024645HOEnZb"><span color="#888888" style="color:#888888"><font size="2"><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_m_-9187440693243303663m_-6235401308472346937m_-6587834271715235194m_593327391836024645m_-6964948663974171858gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Farzaneh </span></div></div></div></div><br></font></span></span></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_m_-9187440693243303663m_-6235401308472346937m_-6587834271715235194m_593327391836024645HOEnZb"><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_m_-9187440693243303663m_-6235401308472346937m_-6587834271715235194m_593327391836024645h5"><font size="2"><br></font><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 8:23 AM Farell FOLLY <<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:farell@benin2point0.org" target="_blank">farell@benin2point0.org</a>> wrote:<br></font></div><blockquote class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><font size="2">Hello Mrs Chair,</font><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Thanks for the info, but I thought Elsa was going to replace you instead? 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<div><font size="2"><br></font><blockquote><div><font size="2">On 24 Jun 2018, at 07:49, farzaneh badii <<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" target="_blank">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</font></div><font size="2"><br class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_m_-9187440693243303663m_-6235401308472346937m_-6587834271715235194m_593327391836024645m_-6964948663974171858m_-3062078520641308535Apple-interchange-newline"></font><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2">Dear all,</font></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2">Unfortunately, Arsene cannot make it to Panama. Arsene will be participating remotely in the Council meetings but we decided that for an in-person presence, Elsa Saade can be his temp alternate.</font></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2">This was a last minute decision which we had to take because we were still hopeful that Arsene could make it. </font></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2">Will see you and Arsene remotely in virtual meeting rooms.</font></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2">Best </font></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_2212143292011378630m_259067388539409082m_-3146042208618635853m_-8630613425156137121m_-3288457693396400919m_-8005759433358939332aolmail_m_-9187440693243303663m_-6235401308472346937m_-6587834271715235194m_593327391836024645m_-6964948663974171858m_-3062078520641308535gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2">Farzaneh </font></span></div></div></div></div></div>
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