Hi there.
Glenn and I are currently drafting a letter. We will post what we have to the list this evening.
Does anyone know who we should to address it to?
Malcohol.
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On Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 09:13 +0100, Malcolm Tyrrell wrote:
Glenn and I are currently drafting a letter. We will post what we have to the list this evening.
Does anyone know who we should to address it to?
I have put the text of the letter on the wiki
http://www.ifso.ie/cgi-bin/wiki.cgi/SoftwarePatents/CouncilLetter1
If you don't want to edit the text you can add comments at the bottom of this page instead - all help is welcome. The deadline for this is pretty tight, so we would like to get this in the post on Friday afternoon.
While I have your attention, I'd like to take a vote. We can arrange a PO box to use as the IFSO address but it will cost about ยค220. What do people think about the wisdom of this - it's money that can be used for other things if we don't spend it, but having a specific IFSO address might be desirable. Please feel free to mail me your yea-s or nay-s off list.
You may have this info already, I've been on the road. The letter is going to the Council of the European Union (formerly known as the Council of Ministers). For us, this means Mary Harney. I also suggest that you cc a copy to the Brussels secretariat i.e. Permanent Representation of Ireland, Enterprise, Trade and Employment specifically: Anne Marie O'Connor, First Secretary, Industrial Policy, Competition (State Aids), email annmarie.oconnor at iveagh.gov.ie and Edward Feehan, Internal Market, Consumer Affairs, edward.feehan at iveagh.gov.ie
Best Teresa ----------- Hi there.
Glenn and I are currently drafting a letter. We will post what we have to the list this evening.
Does anyone know who we should to address it to?
Malcohol.