On 15 mar 2013, at 19:40, Dale R. Worley <worley@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A common solution to these problems would be for the governments in > question to provide long-term sponsorships for their citizens to > attend and participate in the IETF. ...or other organisations... Key, I think, is to understand: - ITU is not the only process out there dealing with Internet related issues - There are very very few, if any, issues not dealt with anywhere - We can not afford having the same issue dealt with in two places - Participation must be inclusive in those processes - In the UN context, IGF is the only such inclusive process today ...and that is something to pass on to *all* governments. Patrik