Cesar T. Taguba to Yvonne Belen

     Cesar Taguba

Congratulations for the major role you played in the successful Barcelona ICBE. You took up the responsibility to maintain the vital communication lines/linkages, providing timely suggestions, helped boost the morale of BIBAK Barcelona and took on administrative functions, including the meeting to put a satisfactory closure. You freely shared all your policy formulation, planning and implementation experiences in helping organize previous ICBEs and other events. I am happy to note that you enjoyed the event notwithstanding the sleepless nights, hand pain due to long computer work.

…A suggestion regarding consultation management. It is necessary to organize a Consultation Management Committee to implement the program and attend to other needs (technical administrative, etc). By having a Committee, all participants know whom to approach for suggestions and needs and will ease the burden on the host organization. The Committee can be composed of the host organization, those who helped in the preparatory work, host of the next ICBE and from among Europe-based IGO member.

As in previous ICBEs, it is good to maintain the balance between cultural activities and sharing of views/experiences re Migrant and Cordillera Concerns. One for the heart, the other for the brain. We too can contribute in giving shape to OUR CORDILLERA DREAM AND VISION, which we Cordillerans abroad can help to realize and hope to return to.