Hi all,
I would also like to support Angela's nomination as Asia rep to the
Paris meeting. Besides Izumi, Adam, Angela, YJ, possibly Al, who else
plan to go?
All the best to you.
Sacha
On Friday, May 30, 2003, at 09:16 Asia/Bangkok, alalegre@codewan.com.ph
wrote:
> Quoting Chiting Serena Chuang <fauves77@hotmail.com>:
>
>> Hi Al,
>>
>> Hope all is fine with you anyway!
>>
>> As far as I know, Gaurab's been traveling to different countries for
>> his
>> work. Probably he's been too busy to respond...
>
> Thanks Vervy! Gaurab ususally answers from the road but I can
> understand if he
> is busy. Gaurab, just send me waht you have and I'll edit it a bit...
>
>> I'm not sure if I've kept any of my notes from the Manila meeting.
>> I'll try
>> to look for it but other colleagues that attended it please kindly
>> respond
>> to Al too if you have kept your notes handy. Time is up...We're even
>> having
>> very limited time to circulate our comments through the communication
>> list.
>
> The meeting held in Manila was really just a caucus, where people
> levelled off
> a lot of things and tried to have a common understanding about the
> complicated
> process. It was helpful in that sense, and a face-to-face meeting
> always builds
> up community camaraderie. Things have moved since then...and we were
> very
> conscious that no formal decisions be made there--instead, it should
> be done
> online through this list. So don't worry about the highlights folks,
> it will
> come, but it is not too urgent in my view....
>
>
>> I would also like to vote for Angela to be our CSB rep in Paris. She
>> has
>> made continuous efforts to secure CS access and opportunities to
>> participate
>> in the process, and has clear understanding of the "game" and
>> problems we
>> should deal with.
>
> Yes!
>
>> Whether supporting this idea or having other suggestions for the
>> nomination
>> of our rep, hope our colleagues on the list could voice your opinions
>> as
>> soon as possible for the validation process Al suggested, although
>> everyone's busy with work. Otherwise complaints afterwards accusing
>> the
>> allocation of resources as undemocratic would be unfair, if people
>> choose
>> to remain silent at this moment when there's space for discussion
>> despite
>> the tight limit of time :-)
>
> Well said, Serena.
>
>> Cheers,
>> SERENA
>>
>
> P.S. Am glad you were able to get to Manila (twice) before the SARS
> crisis in
> you country and worldwide worsened...
>
>
>
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