[council] REMINDER RSVP Helsinki Informal Council dinner Tuesday 28 June at 18:30 EEST

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Councillors,

Reminder - RSVP An alternate time is being considered in view of the meetings 
all ending at 18:30. If you have already responded, please ignore this email.

Ed Morris has very kindly arranged the traditional informal Council dinner in 
Helsinki at the Restaurant Suomenliinna Brewery for Tuesday June 28th. 2016.  
Meet at 18:30 at the Helsinki Marketplace to catch the 18:40 ferry.

The restaurant is on Suomenlinna, an island in Helsinki that is a UNESCO world 
heritage site. ( 
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 ) (Short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6bV6rbGVrc). This being 
Helsinki,  the last sitting at the restaurant is 19:00 with closing time being 
22:00. The sun shall still be out, however, and Councillors will of course be 
welcome to further explore the island if they wish following the dinner.

We will get there by taking a ferry from the Helsinki Marketplace. It's about a 
15 minute boat ride and costs a few euros: the same as any other form of 
Helsinki public transport. We should endeavour, if possible, to get the 18:40 
ferry. There is a ferry every 20 minutes or so on the return so Councillors 
will have the option of returning as a group or individually. If we're not all 
there by 18:40 there is a19:00 ferry that should also be OK. Ed will arrange to 
repurchase the transportation tickets needed.

You can get an introduction to the restaurant, in English,  here: 
http://www.panimoravintola.fi/en/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.panimoravintola.fi_en_&d=CwMFAw&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=gvEx8xF7ynrYQ7wShqEr-w&m=ORwRMQb_8PX5iZGs6rIYnDtpl0ZOxc79uZtcS7zSuT8&s=-ivs7zSmMNnHZBprjgnHheinjonNiR8jIa4DcIEihLQ&e=>.

We need an exact head count for Ed to complete the arrangements and settle the 
menu so could you please indicate whether you will attend no later than Friday, 
20 May 2016.

Thank you very much.
Kind regards,

Glen

Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
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