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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><big><big>Dear
colleagues and fellow stakeholders of the Internet
Governance Forum:
<br>
This is further to our message of September 4th, portions of
which follow:<br>
<br>
At the 9th meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, various
stakeholders discussed their common desire to request an
immediate extension of the IGF mandate, in order to create
stabiity for the organization and predictability for those
engaged in seeking funding for projects. We have drafted a
statement to send to the UN, to request not just an
immediate renewal of the IGF mandate, but rather an
open-ended re-authorization of the IGF as a voluntary,
multistakeholder forum. We request that other participants
in the IGF also support this message on or before November
1.<br>
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UPDATE<br>
We have created a neutral website for this project at <a
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.IGFcontinuity.org">www.igfcontinuation.org</a>,
to accept sign-ons of organizations, countries, and
individuals. Please note that this is a different URL from
the one circulated yesterday. <br>
The undersigned will continue to collect your signatures and
description of your organization if you have<br>
trouble signing on. <br>
<br>
As of 15:30 UTC+2, September 5 we have been open for
signatures less than 24 hours, and we have 18 organizations,
and 35 individuals. <br>
<br>
Examples of how you will be listed appear below, so please
provide this information to us if you wish us to sign on for
you.<br>
1. Jane Smith Individual
<br>
2. Acme Industry Association Association representing 150
manufacturers of widgets
<br>
3. [Country x] Government
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions.
<br>
Jeanette Hofmann, Berlin Social Science Center, <a
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href="mailto:jeanette@wzb.eu">jeanette@wzb.eu</a>
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Stephanie Perrin, Non-commercial Stakeholders Group, ICANN,
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca">stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca</a>
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