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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR GREYCELLS Association of Former International Civil Servants for Development Dear Retiree, April 2008 The purpose of this letter is to introduce to you Greycells, an association for development, which has been created by a group of retired international civil servants. The association, based in Geneva, was set up formally at a constituent assembly held in January 2008, at which it adopted its Statute. An Executive Committee has been elected to guide the activities of the association. Greycells brings together international officials who have retired from service (and those within two years of retirement) who would like to continue to be active in the global development effort by making available the expertise and experience acquired over long careers. The association is also open to retired members of diplomatic missions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The association is non-profit, nonpartisan, and its activities are carried out by members on a volunteer basis. Greycells has identified two main lines of action: one in support of the international community’s work in the developing world; and another, Geneva-based, under which the association will co-operate with Swiss institutions, as well as with intergovernmental organizations and accredited country representatives, with a view to improving the information capacity, outreach and hospitality facilities of Geneva as a host city for so many international organizations and NGOs. Greycells will be financed by annual subscriptions of its members, intended mainly to cover administrative costs, and by contributions from donors for projects. The annual subscription has been set at CHF 100. In order to maximize its effectiveness and the range of assistance it can offer, Greycells needs as many members with as diverse experience as possible. If you have some spare time, and are interested in “giving something back”, we would be pleased to hear from you. Also, since we do not have addresses for all retired officials, if you know of anyone who may be interested, please pass this information on. For further information, or to join the association, please write to greycells08@gmail.com. Yours sincerely, The Executive Committee Fermin Alcoba (WTO), President ; Marjory Dam (WHO), Vice-President ; Paul Rolian (WTO), Secretary ; Catherine Bertrand (UNHCR), Treasurer ; Alberto Campeas (WTO), Jacques Chabert (WTO), Guy Eckstein (WIPO), René Kirszbaum (ILO), Claude Mercier (WTO), Christina Schröder (WTO), Joseph Smadja (ITC), Members. 55
“UNDISCLOSED RECIPIENTS” I refer to your e-mail concerning the Bohemia trip. I do not understand how I received it but, because the “TO” line says only “undisclosed recipients” – that is to say it does not state my full e-mail address - it is automatically directed to the “Delete items” box. If other members are using the same simple filter to avoid unwanted messages the same may be happening to them and the message may not be seen. It was only by chance that I spotted it … You may like to consider another way of sending material to all members. Reply from the Secretariat of the AAFI-AFICS: Dennis Hodsdon The “undisclosed recipient” system is the only way to avoid reproducing on each circular message the detailed list of the some 1’500 electronic addresses of those AAFI-AFICS members (out of more than 3’500) who now use internet for their mail. Apparently the system works well – except for those who – like you – have installed a special filter to eliminate such messages! Hopefully they are not too many! Alas, the only alternative is the old faithful snailmail which, at any rate, will be used in parallel as long as the “non-electronic generation” has not become an extinct species! Thank you for your “accidental” help. We shall publish a special warning about this in our next Bulletin. 56
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