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    Thanks for this excellent post Anriette.&nbsp; Obviously, I agree
    whole-heartedly.&nbsp; I am very glad you are going, and I wish you all
    the luck in the world.&nbsp; You will likely need it.<br>
    Best wishes.<br>
    Stephanie Perrin<br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 14-08-14 8:00 AM, Anriette
      Esterhuysen wrote:<br>
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      <font size="+1"><font size="+1">Dear all<br>
          <br>
          Writing this in my personal capacity. My organisation, the
          Association for Progressive Communications, has not yet
          finalised its reaction to this discussion.<br>
          <br>
          I have not been involved in the NETmundial initiative, but
          have been aware of it since ICANN 50 in London. I have been
          invited to the 28 August event.<br>
          <br>
          Aside from those concerns already stated on this list, which I
          share, I want to add I am not convinced that this initiative,
          based at the WEF, and adopting a 'get all the great leaders
          into the room' approach is what is really needed to build on
          the substantial achievements of the NETmundial.<br>
          <br>
          I have always been an admirer of initiative and risk taking in
          the service of the 'greater good' and I don't want to condemn
          the NETmundial initiative or its initiators.&nbsp; I do believe it
          should be viewed critically however, as a lot is at stake.<br>
          <br>
          Getting process right is never easy, but it is important to
          try hard to do so, particularly when building something that
          is intended to be long term.<br>
          <br>
          The NETmundial process was not perfect, but it made a HUGE
          effort to be inclusive and transparent. The degree to which it
          succeeded contributed to its legitimacy and success.&nbsp; The
          NETmundial Initiative needs to consider this very carefully.&nbsp;
          Of course it makes sense to work with smaller groups of people
          to get any initiative going, but in the internet world, and
          probably in the world everywhere these days, not being
          transparent about how these smaller groups are constituted and
          how they operate is 1) a lost cause as leaking can be assumed,
          2) not necessary and 3) probably somewhat foolish.<br>
          <br>
          But assuming that the NETmundial Initiative process will
          become more transparent and inclusive in the next few weeks, I
          still have a fundamental concern about its format and
          location.&nbsp; I am not convinced that it is tactically what is
          really needed to build on the substantial achievements of the
          NETmundial, the IGF before it, and the many people who have
          tried to make multi-stakeholder internet policy processes work
          in the real world over the last decade.<br>
          <br>
          My reasons are (mostly) as follows:<br>
          <br>
          <b>1) Choice of 'location' in the context of power and
            politics in multi-stakeholder internet governance</b><br>
          <br>
          Most of us consider the NETmundial a success and the
          NETmundial statement a strong, positive document that avoids
          the traps of 'cheap' consensus. <br>
          <br>
          By that I mean that the final statement reflects consensus,
          disagreement, and issues that need follow-up and further
          elaboration. That not all agreed on the pre-final draft (there
          were some last minute disagreements about text related to&nbsp;
          intermediary liability and surveillance) with the final
          version reflecting these negotiations actually makes it an
          even stronger document, in my view, even if some of the text I
          would have liked to see in it was excluded. To me this
          represents that the stakeholders involved in the development
          of the text were able to work together, and disagree. The
          disagreement was resolved in favour of the more power and
          influential - not civil society of course. I don't mind this.
          It reflects reality. And I know that civil society did also
          gain hugely with most of our demands making it through. Over
          time these power arrangements might change, and those of us
          working for the public interested in these processes have to
          keep on contesting, and negotiating. Multi-stakeholder
          processes where this does not happen are not worth the time we
          spend on them.<br>
          <br>
          Power and influence matters, and will continue to do so. In
          choosing a site for taking the NETmundial forward attention
          has to be given to ensuring that it is a platform where
          dynamics related to power and influence among stakeholders in
          IG is able to play themselves out on a relatively equal
          playing field, with that playing field becoming more equal as
          time goes on.<br>
          <br>
          WEF does not provide this.&nbsp; Yes, certain big name civil
          society leaders attend WEF meetings. Others are present.
          Developing country leaders also attend, and it is seen as a
          powerful pro-business, pro US and Europe forum for reaching
          business leaders, and facilitating networking among the
          prominent and powerful (with some being both).<br>
          <br>
          But is it the right space to establish something sustained,
          inclusive and bottom up that can gradually lead the way in
          building the legitimacy and inclusiveness needed to
          operationalise the NETmundial outcomes at global, regional,
          and national levels? I don't think so.<br>
          <br>
          I say this not to disrespect the staff of the WEF or people
          who participate in WEF forums, or of ICANN, or anyone else
          involved in the NETmundial initiative. But first and foremost
          as someone from a developing country who has experienced the
          ups and downs and highs and lows of multistakeholder IG for a
          long time and secondly as a member of civil society. To me WEF
          simply does not feel like a space where developing country
          people and civil society will ever have a equal power with
          powerful "northern" governments and global business.<br>
          &nbsp;<br>
          <b>2) What do we really need to </b><b>operationalise and
            consolidate the NETmundial outcomes? <br>
            <br>
          </b>Glamorous gatherings of the powerful and prominent in IG
          (be they government, from the north and the south, tech
          community, business or civil society) will help to keep
          networking going, create the opportunity for
          self-congratulation for those of us who were part of the
          NETmundial in some way (and I had the privilege to make
          submissions online, and to be involved in the co-chairing some
          of the drafting on site in Sao Paulo).<br>
          <br>
          But is that what is really needed to integrate what the
          NETmundial stands for (public interested, democratic
          multistakeholder and human rights oriented internet
          governance) into the day to day running of the internet in
          ways that will be felt by existing and future users?<br>
          <br>
          I don't think so.&nbsp; <br>
          <br>
          I think that what is needed is&nbsp; building lasting (and they
          have to be very strong because they will be attacked) bridges
          between a process such as NETmundial, and its outcomes, and
          institutions and people that make governance and regulatory
          decisions on a day to day basis. I want to see, for example,
          freedom of expression online enshrined in the contitutions of
          very government of the world. I want governments (and where
          relevant, businesses) to be held accountable for making sure
          that all people everywhere can access the internet.<br>
          <br>
          This means engaging those that are not yet part of the
          multi-stakeholder internet governance 'in-crowd'.&nbsp; It requires
          working with national governments. Regional intergovernmental
          bodies as well as international onces, including those in the
          UN system. <br>
          <br>
          Will a NETmundial Initiative based at the WEF prevent the
          rejection of multi-stakeholder processes (and of women's
          rights for that matter) that was evident in the CSTD Working
          Group on Enhanced Cooperation?&nbsp; Or efforts among ITU member
          states to increase governmental oversight over internet
          governance? Or tension between blocks of states with divides
          between the developed and the developing world?<br>
          <br>
          I think that is the test it will need to pass with flying
          colours if it were to make the gains that are needed, and that
          are not already being made through processes such as the IGF,
          even if only in part. And a good starting point would be to
          identify how those governments that were at the NETmundial,
          but whom did not support the final statement publicly (some
          said publicly they did not support it, and others failed to
          show support simply by staying silent).&nbsp; <br>
          <br>
          How do they feel about this WEF-based NETmundial initiative? I
          see some of them are invited. I know of at least one, present
          in Sao Paulo and invited to the NETmundial Initiative, who
          does not support either.<br>
          <br>
          Apologies for ranting and raving somewhat. The point I am
          trying to make is that for internet regulation across the
          ecosystem to comply with the principles in the NETmundial
          statement and get get the NETmundial roadmap used as a guide
          we don't need more expensive global gatherings.&nbsp; We need
          existing governance institutions and processes, including
          those not yet on the multi-stakeholder bandwagon, to consider
          and adopt NETmundial principles and integrate those into their
          governance decisions and processes. And I am not convinced
          that a WEF based forum constituted in the way the NETmundial
          Initiative has been, is up to that task.<br>
          <br>
          <b>3) NETmundial </b><b>Initiative and the IGF and the
            broader internet community</b><br>
          <br>
          The NETmundial outcome documents mentions the IGF repeatedly.
          It recommends strengthening of the IGF, and asks the IGF to
          take the discussion of complex IG issues forward. This
          reflects both the inputs received prior to the Sao Paulo
          meeting, as well as deliberations in Sao Paulo.&nbsp; It reflects
          the will of those from ALL stakeholder groups who participated
          in the NETmundial.<br>
          <br>
          I therefore find completely inappropriate that an initiative
          which takes the name of the NETmundial, and which sets out to
          take the NETmundial outcomes forward, does not have a closer
          link to the IGF.&nbsp; <br>
          <br>
          In fact, at the very least it should have used the IGF as a
          platform for presenting itself and getting feedback from the
          broader community active in the internet governance ecosystem
          which has been using the IGF as its primary discussion space.<br>
          <br>
          The IGF is an existing forum that is still linked to the UN
          system, and through that, to those parts of the internet
          governance ecosystem populated by governments. It is a bridge.
          It needs to be stronger, and used more, but it exists and many
          of us has put a lot of work into it over the last 8 years.<br>
          <br>
          Without much capacity and resources, the IGF continues year
          after year, overwhelmed with a demand from the internet
          community it cannot come close to meet (e.g. no of workshop
          proposals that cannot be accommodated). Regional and national
          IGFs have their own trajectory too.. ups and downs there too..
          but overall becoming more inclusive.&nbsp; The IGF process has not
          even begun to fulfill its potential. Particularly not at the
          level of interacting with other institutions and capturing and
          communicating the outcomes from IGF discussions effectively.<br>
          <br>
          1000s of people have been working in this IGF processes,
          people who are trying to create change on the ground by
          getting different stakeholder groups to listen to one another
          and work towards a more inclusive and fair internet. People
          who are trying to find constructive ways of challenging
          practices (be they driven by governments or business) that,
          for example. blocks affordable access, or free expression on
          the internet.&nbsp; If you count all the IGFs around the world we
          are talking about 10s of thousands of people.&nbsp; The lack of
          respect shown to all these people and organisations by
          NETmundial Initiative rings loud alarm bells in my ears. <br>
          <br>
          I might be overly sensitive.&nbsp; I will really happy if my
          skepticism proves to be unfounded as I really do believe that
          we need democratic multi-stakeholder governance of the
          internet, and I believe that the NETmundial principles can
          help us get there.<br>
          <br>
          I guess I am also somewhat saddened.. having invested so much
          in th NETmundial, that this, the first initiative after April
          2014 to take its name, is doing such a bad job at living up to
          what the NETmundial process principles advocate.<br>
          <br>
          Anriette</font><br>
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      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 14/08/2014 09:52, Chris Disspain
        wrote:m<br>
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            <div dir="ltr">I was told that the initiative is geared
              towards bringing to attention of the industry leaders and
              key government representatives Internet governance issues,
              emphasising the need of preservation and promotion of the
              multi-stakeholder model, as well as supporting the&nbsp;<span
                tabindex="-1" id=":35x.6">IGF</span>&nbsp;as a
              multi-stakeholder discussion platform by enlarging
              participation in its work of those companies and
              governments that haven't been involved until kn</div>
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          Yes, that is also my understanding. A particular emphasis was
          made of supporting the IGF but,&nbsp;I guess, time will tell.<br>
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            <p class="p2">Chri <br>
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            <div>On 14 Aug 2014, at 17:39 , Janis Karklins &lt;<a
                moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:karklinsj@gmail.com">karklinsj@gmail.com</a>&gt;

              wrote:</div>
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                <div>As being one of invited to the launch event of the
                  <span tabindex="-1" id=":35x.1"
                    style="background:yellow"><span tabindex="-1"
                      id=":35x.1">WEF</span></span> initiative I would
                  like to share information that I possess.</div>
                <div>&nbsp;</div>
                <div>The World Economic Forum is an international
                  institution committed to improving the state of the
                  world through public-private cooperation (statement on
                  the website). <span tabindex="-1" id=":35x.2">WEF</span>
                  communities are various and more can be seen at <a
                    moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www/">http://www</a>.<span
                    tabindex="-1" id=":35x.3">weforum</span>.org/communities.

                  Organizationally the <span tabindex="-1" id=":35x.4">WEF</span>
                  is membership organization where big multinationals
                  from all over the world are widely represented. The <span
                    tabindex="-1" id=":35x.5">WEF</span> invites
                  representatives of governments, academia, civil
                  society, world of arts participate in their meetings
                  and engage with key industry leaders. This explains
                  why the invitees list is one you see.</div>
                <div>&nbsp;</div>
                <div>I was told that the initiative is geared towards
                  bringing to attention of the industry leaders and key
                  government representatives Internet governance issues,
                  emphasising the need of preservation and promotion of
                  the multi-stakeholder model, as well as supporting the
                  <span tabindex="-1" id=":35x.6">IGF</span> as a
                  multi-stakeholder discussion platform by enlarging
                  participation in its work of those companies and
                  governments that haven't been involved until know.</div>
                <div>&nbsp;</div>
                <div>I know that Alan Markus intends to present and
                  discuss the initiative at the 2014 <span
                    tabindex="-1" id=":35x.7">IGF</span> meeting and
                  there will be ample opportunity for the <span
                    tabindex="-1" id=":35x.8">IG</span> community to
                  clarify details.</div>
                <div>&nbsp;</div>
                <div>I hope that this information is useful.</div>
                <div><span tabindex="-1" id=":35x.9">JK</span></div>
                <div>&nbsp;</div>
                <div>&nbsp;</div>
                <div>&nbsp;</div>
                <div>&nbsp;</div>
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                <div class="gmail_quote"> On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 10:11
                  AM, Joana Varon <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a
                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:joana@varonferraz.com"
                      target="_blank">joana@varonferraz.com</a>&gt;</span>
                  wrote:<br>
                  <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0
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                    <div dir="ltr"><b>Current status of IG debate:</b>
                      we need leaks to know what is going on! Pretty bad
                      for a start.&nbsp;
                      <div><br>
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                      <div>@jordan carter: "<span
                          style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.33px">why

                          a noted business centred forum is the place to
                          launch an Internet governance initiative?" - a
                          question to be echoed indeed.</span></div>
                      <div><span
                          style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.33px"><br>
                        </span></div>
                      <div><font face="arial, sans-serif">It is a shame
                          after the whole attempt of NETMudial to
                          innovate in a meeting process, seeking some
                          transparency,&nbsp;openness&nbsp;and inclusion,
                          something like this comes up under the same
                          "brand". Hello Brazil?!</font></div>
                      <div><br>
                      </div>
                      <div>@jeremy and members of the so called "evil
                        cabal", if you go, you have an important role to
                        feed people with the most important asset:
                        information. I bet we will be always prompt for
                        feedback.&nbsp;<br>
                      </div>
                      <div><br>
                      </div>
                      <div>hoping for the best, though looking at... the
                        worst?</div>
                      <div><br>
                      </div>
                      <div>regards</div>
                      <span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <div>joana</div>
                        </font></span>
                      <div><br>
                        --&nbsp;<br>
                        --&nbsp;<br>
                        <br>
                        Joana Varon Ferraz<br>
                        @joana_varon<br>
                        PGP 0x016B8E73<br>
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                        <div class="h5">
                          <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
                            <br>
                            <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 14,
                              2014 at 1:30 AM, Seth Johnson <span
                                dir="ltr">&lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  href="mailto:seth.p.johnson@gmail.com"
                                  target="_blank">seth.p.johnson@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span>
                              wrote:<br>
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                                that the IGF phase wasn't going to work.
                                &nbsp;IGF has always been in<br>
                                a tough spot, not so much fumbling the
                                ball -- as if that's anything<br>
                                other than an endemic feature of any
                                organization of a similar<br>
                                institutional nature -- but not
                                empowered and pining for standing.<br>
                                But Netmundial wasn't executed well in
                                that regard (they announced<br>
                                sponsorship of IGF, but they also
                                weren't quite able to make things<br>
                                stick), so they need to patch he
                                information society process up by a<br>
                                more blunt move that steps past IGF
                                rather than going through a<br>
                                process of engaging folks in issues via
                                IGF as per plan. &nbsp;I think<br>
                                they're figuring they'll be able to just
                                brazen it out.<br>
                                <div><br>
                                  <br>
                                  On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 10:39 PM,
                                  Jeremy Malcolm &lt;<a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="mailto:jmalcolm@eff.org"
                                    target="_blank">jmalcolm@eff.org</a>&gt;

                                  wrote:<br>
                                  &gt; I think it's more the case that
                                  the IGF has so badly fumbled the ball
                                  that<br>
                                  &gt; it falls to someone - anyone -
                                  else to pick it up. But that is not to<br>
                                  &gt; discount the valid criticisms
                                  that others have expressed and that I
                                  agree<br>
                                  &gt; with.<br>
                                  &gt;<br>
                                  &gt; Disclaimer: I'm a member of the
                                  evil cabal.<br>
                                  &gt;<br>
                                  &gt; --<br>
                                  &gt; Jeremy Malcolm<br>
                                  &gt; Senior Global Policy Analyst<br>
                                  &gt; Electronic Frontier Foundation<br>
                                  &gt; <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="https://eff.org/"
                                    target="_blank">https://eff.org</a><br>
                                  &gt; <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="mailto:jmalcolm@eff.org"
                                    target="_blank">jmalcolm@eff.org</a><br>
                                  &gt;<br>
                                  &gt; Tel: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="tel:415.436.9333%20ext%20161"
                                    target="_blank" value="+14154369333">415.436.9333

                                    ext 161</a><br>
                                  &gt;<br>
                                  &gt; :: Defending Your Rights in the
                                  Digital World ::<br>
                                  &gt;<br>
                                  &gt; On Aug 13, 2014, at 6:57 PM,
                                  Jordan Carter &lt;<a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz"
                                    target="_blank">jordan@internetnz.net.nz</a>&gt;

                                  wrote:<br>
                                  &gt;<br>
                                  &gt; Can someone explain why a noted
                                  business centred forum is the place to<br>
                                  &gt; launch an Internet governance
                                  initiative?<br>
                                  &gt;<br>
                                  &gt; I genuinely don't understand
                                  that.<br>
                                  &gt;<br>
                                  &gt; I thought the whole lesson of
                                  netmundial was that genuine multi
                                  stakeholder<br>
                                  &gt; approaches work well, not that it
                                  was a nice experiment to be ignored.<br>
                                  &gt;<br>
                                  &gt; It would be helpful if those who
                                  rule us, as it were, would rapidly
                                  disclose<br>
                                  &gt; some authoritative information.<br>
                                  &gt;<br>
                                  &gt; Jordan<br>
                                  &gt;<br>
                                  &gt; On Thursday, 14 August 2014,
                                  Stephen Farrell &lt;<a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="mailto:stephen.farrell@cs.tcd.ie"
                                    target="_blank">stephen.farrell@cs.tcd.ie</a>&gt;<br>
                                  &gt; wrote:<br>
                                  &gt;&gt;<br>
                                  &gt;&gt;<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; Gotta say... seems like
                                  elitist nonsense to me having looked<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; at the invite list and other
                                  docs. The elitist part should be<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; obvious. The nonsense part is
                                  due to &nbsp;almost none of the list<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; of invitees being known for
                                  knowing about the Internet. It<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; seems much more an elite than
                                  an Internet-savvy list of folks<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; being asked to form a new
                                  cabal. That said, cabals aren't all<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; bad, and I've no reason to
                                  think very badly of this particular<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; subset of the elite and its I
                                  guess just more meaningless policy<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; stuff so I don't need to care
                                  very much.<br>
                                  &gt;&gt;<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; That said, it seems a pity
                                  for this to be the next step after<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; the Brazil gig which seemed
                                  relatively open.<br>
                                  &gt;&gt;<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; S.<br>
                                  &gt;&gt;<br>
                                  &gt;&gt;<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; On 14/08/14 02:36, William
                                  Drake wrote:<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt; Hi<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt; I proposed several times
                                  to the 1NET Co Com that 1NET explore
                                  serving as<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt; a more open
                                  multistakeholder vehicle for
                                  connecting people to the NETmundial<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt; Initiative. &nbsp;Several
                                  members expressed support for that,
                                  but since how the<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt; NMI will evolve remains
                                  very unclear it&#8217;s hard to know ex ante
                                  how this<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt; could work. &nbsp;I made the
                                  same suggestion to Fadi in London,
                                  didn&#8217;t get much<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt; reaction.<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt; As I understand the
                                  basic idea, NMI will have a six month
                                  launch managed<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt; by WEF but the hope
                                  would be that this leads to something
                                  broader and more<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt; inclusive in a second
                                  phase. &nbsp;Not how I would have done it,
                                  but that said I<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt; wouldn&#8217;t assume before
                                  the fact that the second phase will
                                  not come. &nbsp;We<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt; have to see for starters
                                  how the conversation goes 28 August
                                  and what is<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt; possible&#8230;<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt; Bill<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt; On Aug 13, 2014, at
                                  10:00 PM, Avri Doria &lt;<a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="mailto:avri@ACM.ORG"
                                    target="_blank">avri@ACM.ORG</a>&gt;
                                  wrote:<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Hi,<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Just wondering, is
                                  this a proper list for those who have
                                  been catching<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; bits and pieces of
                                  the ICANN/WEF 'NetMundial Initiaitve'
                                  to be<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; discussed.<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; I think it might be,
                                  and have even suggested it to others,
                                  but figured<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; I<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; better check first.<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; avri<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
                                  &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;
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                                  &gt;<br>
                                  &gt;<br>
                                  &gt; --<br>
                                  &gt; --<br>
                                  &gt; Jordan Carter<br>
                                  &gt; Chief Executive, InternetNZ<br>
                                  &gt;<br>
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                                    href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz"
                                    target="_blank">jordan@internetnz.net.nz</a><br>
                                  &gt;<br>
                                  &gt; Sent on the run, apologies for
                                  brevity<br>
                                  &gt;<br>
                                  &gt;
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