<div dir="ltr">I agree. and my suggestion is to do BOTH. Both can be formal.<div><br></div><div>izumi</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2013/4/9 Paul Wilson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pwilson@apnic.net" target="_blank">pwilson@apnic.net</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Good point Edmon, let's clarify at next meeting (TBD).<br>
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On 09/04/2013, at 12:34 PM, Edmon Chung <<a href="mailto:edmon@registry.asia">edmon@registry.asia</a>> wrote:<br>
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> This was discussed in the previous 2 meetings and included in the timeline.<br>
> Those were focused however on KSIA/KIGA as the host to send the official invitations, especially to governments. The timeline is a bit longer because of the current changes in the Korean government.<br>
> This group can obviously also send out invitations but it should be coordinated with the host ones.<br>
><br>
> So the first question is whether this group would send official invitations or broader general invites, e.g. via email, web announcements, etc.<br>
><br>
> If we are going to send formal invites, we can certainly help coordinate drafting and sending of them.<br>
><br>
> Edmon<br>
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>> <a href="mailto:bounces@ap.rigf.asia">bounces@ap.rigf.asia</a>] On Behalf Of Paul Wilson<br>
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>> To: Izumi AIZU<br>
>> Cc: <a href="mailto:rigf_program@ap.rigf.asia">rigf_program@ap.rigf.asia</a><br>
>> Subject: Re: [Rigf_program] formal invitations<br>
>><br>
>> Izumi, I agree and this process should start as soon as possible.<br>
>><br>
>> Can I suggest that Yannis build a mailing list, taking all suggestions from this<br>
>> list, and send out the invitations more or less immediately as the names<br>
>> come in (or practically speaking, perhaps in weekly batches).<br>
>><br>
>> There is no need to wait for an invitation list to be "completed", as that will<br>
>> take a long time. It should be easy enough to manage and avoid duplicates.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Edmon/Yannis, can Secretariat take this responsibility? Please let me know if<br>
>> you agree, or if any help is needed.<br>
>><br>
>> Paul.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On 30/03/2013, at 12:49 AM, Izumi AIZU <<a href="mailto:iza@anr.org">iza@anr.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> IN addition to the Call for Workshops and Themes, could we make some<br>
>>> kind of formal invitations to:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Host of Next IGF: Indonesian organizers, government and Civil society,<br>
>> private sector, tech/academic community as MSH.<br>
>>><br>
>>> IGF Chair/Secretariat: If Markus is re-appointed, it's easier,<br>
>>> perhaps, but who knows. At this stage, we can send invitation<br>
>>> addressed to the current Chair of IGF MAG, asking them to send the Chair,<br>
>> to be present at our September meeting in Seoul.<br>
>>><br>
>>> There is nothing wrong to send these early, I think.<br>
>>><br>
>>> izumi<br>
>>><br>
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