Re: [DDN] The Sun Sets on the Prepcom

2005-02-27 Thread Andy Carvin
Thanks, Karen; I needed the pep talk. Your words are truly inspiring. andy K.G. Schneider wrote: boundless energy and hope within civil society. There is still a hell of a lot of work to be done, Andy, that's the real point. You will continue to need to go to huge conferences where most of the en

RE: [DDN] The Sun Sets on the Prepcom

2005-02-27 Thread K.G. Schneider
> boundless energy and hope within civil society. There is still a hell of a > lot of work to be done, Andy, that's the real point. You will continue to need to go to huge conferences where most of the energy seems to be directed toward planning more huge conferences. That's part of your job. But

Re: [DDN] The Sun Sets on the Prepcom

2005-02-27 Thread AndyCarvin
-0500 Subject: Re: [DDN] The Sun Sets on the Prepcom Andy, I'm really sorry to read this from you, since it seems you have joined a growing number of people who have become somewhat despondent when it comes to the WSIS process and the WSIS politics. Someone on one of the Civil Society lists t

Re: [DDN] The Sun Sets on the Prepcom

2005-02-26 Thread Taran Rampersad
Andy, I'm really sorry to read this from you, since it seems you have joined a growing number of people who have become somewhat despondent when it comes to the WSIS process and the WSIS politics. Someone on one of the Civil Society lists told me, in person, that the WSIS was a string of parties

[DDN] The Sun Sets on the Prepcom

2005-02-25 Thread Andy Carvin
It's 7pm here in Geneva and civil society is wrapping up its final official meeting. We've been working on a press release summarizing the delegation's thoughts on the Prepcom. There seems to be a general feeling that WSIS needs to get back to basics, focusing on what we can do to bridge the digita