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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=751324513-02112007>Fellow Council
members,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=751324513-02112007>many apologies for
missing the meetings in LA this week but alas my duties as IPRA president
intervened.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=751324513-02112007>And I was flying
during our voting meeting so could not dial-in without bankrupting the
BC.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=751324513-02112007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=751324513-02112007>Anyway, it seems
that some good progress was made on many issues (though I note not on the
politically sensitive issue of IGOs). </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=751324513-02112007><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>GNSO
reform</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=751324513-02112007><FONT face=Arial size=2>The reform proposals
pose some fundamental challenges to the heritage we guard known as the bottom-up
process.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=751324513-02112007><FONT face=Arial size=2>While we may differ
in outcomes with respect to constituency boundary changes, it may be productive
to have debate on some of the wider issues of the reform
proposals.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=751324513-02112007><FONT face=Arial size=2>In particular it
would be good to know fellow Council members views on the objective that Council
should manage the PDP but not decide (if I may paraphrase).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=751324513-02112007><FONT face=Arial size=2>This objective is
separate to its implementation (eg work groups ) for which I see little need to
debate as we do them anyway when we believe they are right to
do.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=751324513-02112007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=751324513-02112007><FONT face=Arial size=2>But I am concerned
that the objective may weaken Council by diminishing the incentive for
participation.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=751324513-02112007></SPAN><SPAN class=751324513-02112007><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=751324513-02112007><FONT face=Arial size=2>It would be good to
learn of opinions on this.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Philip </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>