Do we want a meeting with the Board?

[Carlos A. Afonso]

I agree with Avri -- not worth the time.

--c.a.


On 11/24/2010 09:10 PM, Avri Doria wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In the past we have had meetings with the Board.
>
> Robin and I have been talking about Cartagena and we disagree on
> whether this is worth the time.
>
> At our last meeting, they seemed bored with the activity, some worked
> on their laptops the whole time, one reprimanded us for staff bashing
> and the chair told us we better have a really good reason for asking
> to meet with them again.
>
> Robin thinks it is important to meet with them because it is the only
> time we get to meet with them face to face without the intervening
> staff filter.  She has a point there.
>
> She thinks there is a lot to be gained from engaging them in
> conversation.
>
> Nonetheless, I personally think it is a waste of what little face to
> face time we have that day.
>
> So do people think we want to petition to meet with them as part of
> the Stakeholder/Constituency day?
>
> If so what is our agenda.  That has to be part of the request - so
> they can decide if it worth their time.  They are busy people.
>
> One point there will be a meeting between the Board Structural
> Improvements Committee and the members of the Executive and Policy
> Committees at some point during the week to talk about charters etc,
> and as at the meeting last time in Brussels, I expect the whole Board
> would not be willing to talk with us about that.
>
> It might be late to ask, but the question came up.
>
> a.

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Carlos A. Afonso
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