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In March of 2005, the Secretary General released his report on UN reform, In Larger Freedom. The leaders’ summit, where he hopes member states will endorse his reform package, is scheduled to take place in September of 2005. For the proceedings of our April 2005 UN reform conference to have any impact on the debate in the ensuing months, we had to perform a feat of publishing magic that was only made possible by the very hard work of several people. At the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), we would like to express our thanks to Jim Balsillie, Chairman of the Board. The Centre owes its existence to his vision and philanthropy. We would also like to recognize Michael Barnstijn and Louise MacCallum for their great generosity and their particular interest in UN governance work. John English, Executive Director of CIGI, was steadfast in his support. Sandy Rung and Caroline Khoubesserian were instrumental in the preparation of this manuscript. At the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS), special thanks are owed to Alistair Edgar and John Allison. David Docherty at Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) deserves special credit for encouraging the book very early on. Of course, there would be no book had there not been a conference, and we are very grateful to all the members of the CIGI, ACUNS, and WLU teams, too numerous to mention here, who worked so hard to make the conference a success. We are also indebted to all who attended the conference for their enthusiastic participation. Wilfrid Laurier University Press registered their support for this project by the speed with which they brought it to press. We are especially grateful to Brian Henderson, Leslie Macredie, Carroll Klein, ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Jacqueline Larson, and all the Press staff who worked so hard to get this manuscript out at a very busy time. Andrew Thompson did an excellent job on copy editing, showing great equanimity in the face of the timetable. Finally, we thank the contributors to this volume, who agreed to revise their chapters in days, not weeks. We hope that their important and thought-provoking interventions will not fall on deaf ears. x acknowledgments ...

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