[CS Bureau] TR: CSB Cape town

[YJ Park]

Dear Renata,

Thank you for clarification. Then, can we modify "Decisions taken" in the current minutes into "Recommendations (Proposals) made" before it is circulated to plenary list? Bureau has known to have a poor record of consultation with CS plenary even though it was not necessarily true. 

As it was pointed out in Cape Town, bureau has been designed to play a role of interface between governments and CS in the context of procedural matters to facilitate CS participation in the WSIS. Therefore, it would be appropriate final decision of bureau proposals (recommendations) should be made by CS plenary not by bureau.

YJ   
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Renata Bloem 
  To: 'bureau wsis' 
  Cc: 'Meigs' ; Ramin Kaweh 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 3:34 PM
  Subject: RE: [CS Bureau] TR: CSB Cape town


  Dear YJ,

   

  Thank you YJ. The purpose of sending this out to you before sending it to Plenary was precisely for your correcting comments.

  I attach my own summary before Ramin merged them with Viola's and his own when we met in his office. In a separate e-mail I will send the notes as received from Derrik, Robert and Emmanuel.

   

  Renata

   

   


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  De : bureau-admin at wsis-cs.org [mailto:bureau-admin at wsis-cs.org] De la part de YJ Park
  Envoyé : mercredi, 15. décembre 2004 15:01
  À : Renata Bloem; bureau wsis
  Cc : Meigs
  Objet : Re: [CS Bureau] TR: CSB Cape town

   

  Dear Renata,

   

  Thank you for circulating CSB minutes. It would have been more appropriate to circulate draft of the minutes to attendees of the meeting first to confirm whether CSB discussion in Cape Town was properly reflected in the minutes. Can we still get the detailed notes taken by Robert/Derrick (first day) and Robert/Viola (second day)? I think it will be still helpful.

     

  I noted "decisions taken" in the minutes and I wonder whether we have had common understanding of decision-making processes of CSB in Cape Town. I noted some of outcomes of CSB discussion and/or suggestion were translated into CSB decisions and I feel a bit confused about distinction between discussion (suggestion) and decision.  

   

  Let me remind of CSB secretariat discussion again. "Abstention was put forward regarding the finalization of CSB secretariat in Cape Town and CS plenary approval was requested by Network and Coalition Family. 

   

  YJ

   

  ----- Original Message ----- 

    From: Renata Bloem 

    To: bureau wsis 

    Cc: Meigs 

    Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 7:41 AM

    Subject: [CS Bureau] TR: CSB Cape town

     

    Dear all,

     

    I just realized that in the List of participants, Magaly Pazello was named under Latin America. This is an error. She made very clear during the meeting that she would make only a few ad-hoc comments with that hat, but that she was the designated focal point for gender. Please see the change.

    Renata 

     


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    De : Renata Bloem [mailto:rbloem at ngocongo.org] 
    Envoyé : mercredi, 15. décembre 2004 13:17
    À : bureau wsis (bureau at wsis-cs.org)
    Cc : Meigs; Rik Panganiban (rik.panganiban at ngocongo.org)
    Objet : 

     

    To members of Civil Society Bureau

     

    Dear all,

     

    We hope this message finds you well and that you made your way back home safely. Please find enclosed the draft minutes from the Cape Town meeting. As you might recall, we said to do this jointly as CONGO, NGLS and ICV. Since Viola only came back on Monday, there has now been some delay, and we apologize. But since we want to send this out to Plenary speedily, could you please give instantly your comments or corrections. If we do not hear from you, we will send it to Plenary by tomorrow noon Geneva time( 16/12/04).

     

    We hope the meeting helped to strengthen the Bureau and our commitments and that we move forward with new energy and enthusiasm. In the meantime we wish all of you happy end-year holidays and an exciting 2005!

     

    Ramin

    Renata

    Viola 

     

     

     

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