[Peace] Fwd: [UFPJ] Briefing on Iran, N. Korea Crises - Wed. Oct 18 Conference Call

Sun Oct 15 12:39:55 CDT 2006

FYI.

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> From: "Hany  Khalil" <hanykhalil at igc.org>
> Date: October 13, 2006 4:54:25 PM CDT
> To: <ufpj at lists.mayfirst.org>
> Subject: [UFPJ] Briefing on Iran, N. Korea Crises - Wed. Oct 18  
> Conference Call
> Reply-To: hanykhalil at igc.org
>
> Wednesday, October 18, 8:30 EDT, 5:30 PDT
> Briefing for UFPJ Member Groups on Iran, North Korea
> Dial 605-990-0200 code: 505727#
>
> UFPJ is sponsoring a phone briefing on the crises in Iran and North  
> Korea this coming Wednesday (10/18) evening. We hope that someone  
> from your group will be able to participate. Below is information  
> on the agenda and groundrules for the call.
>
> Please RSVP to me, hanykhalil at igc.org, so we can be sure there are  
> enough spaces on the conference call line. Include the name of the  
> organization and participating member of your group.
>
> While we continue our work to end the occupation of Iraq, the  
> possibility of U.S. military attacks and deepened sanctions on both  
> Iran and North Korea also demands our movement’s attention. This  
> conference call will be an opportunity to discuss questions like:  
> What are the neoconservatives’ goals in Iran and North Korea? Is  
> the Bush administration too bogged down in Iraq to launch a war on  
> Iran? How important was the Administration’s failure to abide by  
> its agreement with North Korea in leading North Korea to test a  
> nuclear weapon? We hope that someone from your group will be able  
> to participate.
>
> AGENDA
> Four people (see names below) will give short presentations,  
> followed by Q & A, on:
>
> 1. Iran: US policy and what’s happening in Iran and the region
> 2. North Korea: US policy and what’s happening in North Korea and  
> the region
>
> Because we want to cover the situations in both Iran and North  
> Korea there will be more people making presentations than we  
> usually would have on a briefing like this. But there will also be  
> plenty of time for your questions and comments after the  
> presentations.
>
> Briefing panelists:
>
> - Dr. John Burroughs, Executive Director, Lawyer's Committee on  
> Nuclear Policy (confirmed) – US policy towards Iran
> - Shervin Boloorian, Legislative Director, National Iranian- 
> American Council (invited) -- dynamics within Iran and the wider  
> region
> - Jacqueline Cabasso, Executive Director, Western States Legal  
> Foundation (confirmed) – US policy towards North Korea
> - Cliff Lee, Young Koreans United (invited) – dynamics in the  
> Korean peninsula and the wider region
>
> Any member of a UFPJ member group is welcome to participate in  
> Thursday's call. To get on the call just dial in to the number at  
> the top of this memo. Please note that the conference call hosting  
> company will charge you the cost of a normal long distance call,  
> but nothing more than that.
>
> GROUNDRULES
>
> 1. If you are not speaking or asking to speak, please mute  
> yourself.  On many phones you can mute by pressing 6 or the mute  
> feature. Just before it is your turn to speak, unmute yourself by  
> pressing 6 or the mute feature again.
>
> 2. Stack: When we begin the Question & Answer section, the  
> facilitator will ask who would like to be on the stack. That's  
> conference call lingo for "who has a question?" Since she/he can't  
> see you raise your hand, please call out your name (e.g. "James,  
> stack"). The facilitator will make a list of people who want to  
> speak, then she/he will call off names from the list. When your  
> name is called, it is your turn to speak. When all the people on  
> the list (stack) have had a chance to speak, the facilitator will  
> ask if she/he should start another stack (if there is time), and we  
> repeat the process. The facilitator may decide to take several  
> questions at a time before asking panelists to respond. To ensure  
> that a range of voices are heard (race, gender, geography,  
> organization, etc.), the facilitator will use her judgement as to  
> whether to change the order of the stack or ask people to step back.
>
> 3. Questions: To give the widest number of people the chance to ask  
> questions, please limit your question to 30 seconds maximum. Also,  
> if it is your turn to ask a question, please do ask a question  
> rather than make a comment or launch a polemic (we’ve all been in  
> meetings where that’s happened!). The facilitator reserves the  
> right to ask for conversations better suited for another forum to  
> be moved to UFPJ’s discussion list.
>
> 4. Respect your facilitator: Facilitating a conference call with  
> tens of unseen people is not an easy task. Please support your  
> facilitator by respecting his/her judgement as to how to proceed.  
> If the facilitator needs help and you have a suggestion as to how  
> to proceed, please call out your name (e.g. "James, procedural  
> suggestion").
>
> Talk to you Wednesday!
>
> Peace,
>
> Hany Khalil
> UFPJ Organizing Coordinator
>
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