Dear Angelika,

 

I would be delighted to participate, but let’s hear first from Mayor Nickels’ office.

 

By way of personal introduction, I am a former Seattle City Council President and 12-year Council member, now an administrative law judge. I also serve on ICLEI’s international Executive Committee, so I am well-versed in both Seattle’s programs and in the actions of local authorities world wide regarding climate change. In the World Water Council Board of Governors, I have tried to provide a voice for local authorities in global water policy.

 

Best regards,

 

Margaret

 

 

 

 

Dear Margaret,

 

Thank you for your response, even though it now seems unlikely that Mr Nickels will confirm his participation.

 

May I then ask you whether you would be interested in participating in your capacity as a member of the Board of Governors of the World Water Council in the session about climate change? I believe that your contribution could be also very interesting and it would be very good to have a US citizen among the panelists.

 

Thank you in advance for your consideration and I look forward hearing from you.

 

Kind regards,

Angelika

 

 

 

 

From: Margaret Pageler [mailto:margaretpageler@comcast.net]
Sent: 24 July 2008 16:24
To: Angelika Poth-Moegele
Cc: 'Pageler, Margaret (GMHB)'; linda.moreno@seattle.gov
Subject: RE: Seattle Mayor's participation in IWA Congress

Angelika,

The necessary staff in the Mayor’s office are on vacation and I haven’t been able to get a definitive answer despite several phone calls and emails. However, I know the Mayor and his wife have a family wedding to attend and travel time to Vienna by Tuesday that week may not be possible.  Unfortunately, I expect he is going to decline, but his office has not conveyed that definitively. I’m sorry this is not helpful to you with your deadline for programme publication.

With regrets,

Margaret

 

 

Dear Margaret,

 

We have not heard anything from you since Monday - do you have any news concerning Mr Nickel's participation?

 

Thank you for your response,

 

kind regards,

Angelika

 

From: Margaret Pageler [mailto:margaretpageler@comcast.net]
Sent: 22 July 2008 14:46
To: Angelika Poth-Moegele
Subject: RE: Seattle Mayor's participation in IWA Congress

Angelika,

 

I will call Mayor Nickles’ office today.

 

Margaret

 

 

Dear Margaret,

 

We have not received any feedback from Mayor Nickels concerning the invitation to the Local Governments' Day on 9 September in Vienna.

 

Since the programme is about to be printed, I would be grateful to receive any indication whether or not we could remove the 'tbc' behind Mr Nickels in the programme.

 

Thank you very much in advance for your response,

 

kind regards,

Angelika

 

 

From: Angelika Poth-Moegele
Sent: 07 July 2008 14:35
To: 'Pageler, Margaret (GMHB)'
Cc: 'margaretpageler@comcast.net'; Marie Bullet
Subject: RE: Seattle Mayor's participation in IWA Congress

Dear Margaret,

 

Please find attached the electronic version of the letter that was sent from our President, Mr Häupl, to Mayor Nickels and an updated version of the programme. We expect to have the final programme ready by the end of the week. We are still waiting for the nominations of the IWA speakers.

 

We hope that Mr Nickels will be able to participate in our event and look forward hearing from his office.

 

Kind regards,

Angelika

 

From: Angelika Poth-Moegele
Sent: 25 June 2008 09:20
To: 'Pageler, Margaret (GMHB)'
Cc: margaretpageler@comcast.net; Marie Bullet
Subject: RE: Seattle Mayor's participation in IWA Congress

Dear Margaret,

 

From: Pageler, Margaret (GMHB) [mailto:MargaretP@cps.gmhb.WA.GOV]
Sent: 24 June 2008 18:29
To: Angelika Poth-Moegele
Cc: margaretpageler@comcast.net; Marie Bullet
Subject: RE: Seattle Mayor's participation in IWA Congress

Dear Angelika,

 

The mailing address for Mayor Greg Nickels is:

           

            Mayor Gregory J. Nickels

            Seattle City Hall

            600 Fourth Avenue

            Seattle, WA 98104

 

Address the letter:

            Dear Mayor Nickels,

 

May I make an additional suggestion for the program? In the third session dedicated to climate change and adaptation, it will be important to include someone to present the Istanbul Urban Water Consensus. Ideally, that would be Mayor Topbas, who is also a UCLG co-president and has requested UCLG support in promulgating the Consensus. As you know, the Consensus is a commitment by cities to work toward climate change adaptation in their water management. If Mayor Topbas is not available, I would be glad to help identify an appropriate substitute through ICLEI or the World Water Council.

 

Best regards,

 

Margaret

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Ms Pageler,

 

With reference to our earlier e-mail exchange, we would like to send the invitation to Mr Nickels to participate in the local governments' day on 9 September in Vienna. In order to finalise the letter, could you please provide us an address to be included in the letter? I attach the draft letter, which would be finalised and signed by CEMR's president, Mr Häupl, mayor and governor of Vienna.

 

We look forward hearing from you,

 

kind regards,

Angelika Poth-Mögele

 

 

From: Angelika Poth-Moegele
Sent: 23 May 2008 12:34
To: 'Pageler, Margaret (GMHB)'
Cc: paul.reiter@iwahq.org; margaretpageler@comcast.net; Marie Bullet
Subject: RE: Seattle Mayor's participation in IWA Congress

Dear Ms Pageler

 

Thank you very much for your kind e-mail and I am very pleased to read that we might get the Mayor of Seattle as a speaker to the local governments' day that we are organising on 9 September during the IWA Congress in Vienna.

 

We are currently preparing the programme for the day and I attach a very early draft for your information, to which I have added Greg Nickels in the programme for the 3rd session on climate change and also for the final panel discussion at the end of the day.

 

The aim of the local governments' day is to provide a platform where experts and elected representatives can discuss current challenges and potential solutions. These cover different areas that we have gathered in the topics of the three sessions. We continue to elaborate further the programme in the coming weeks.

 

With regard to the fact that the IWA is an international organisation, I have also contacted ICLEI and UCLG, the world organsiation of local government, and invited to propose speakers. Since there will be the World Water Forum in Istanbul in March 2009, UCLG may be represented by the mayor of Istanbul. It is also intended that the Draft declaration for the World Water Forum would be launched during the Local Governments' Day in Vienna.

 

I hope that this information provides you first ideas and I would be pleased to further discuss with you Mr Nickels' or your participation in the event.

 

Kind regards,

Angelika Poth-Mögele

 

 

From: Pageler, Margaret (GMHB) [mailto:MargaretP@cps.gmhb.WA.GOV]
Sent: 20 May 2008 19:12
To: Angelika Poth-Moegele
Cc: paul.reiter@iwahq.org; margaretpageler@comcast.net
Subject: Seattle Mayor's participation in IWA Congress

Dear Dr. Poth-Moegele,

Paul Reiter suggested I contact you about the Mayors’ Day program at the Vienna IWA Congress in Vienna, September 9. Paul had indicated that Seattle’s Mayor Greg Nickels could make a significant contribution to the discussion of local water systems adaptations in the face of climate change. Seattle’s municipal water utility has been an active member of IWA for many years, and our Mayor is a leader on climate change issues in the US Conference of Mayors.

What is the procedure for inviting Mayor Nickels to participate in the Congress?

To introduce myself briefly, I was formerly a Seattle City Councilor responsible for water services and worked with Paul Reiter when he was here. I have continued my advocacy for local governments and water as a member of the Board of Governors of the World Water Council.

Thank you for your assistance. I’d be happy to talk with you in more detail at any time, or to connect you directly with the Mayor’s office.

Best regards,

Margaret Pageler

+1 206 920-6401

margaretp@cps.gmhb.wa.gov

margaretpageler@comcast.net