[CS Bureau] Today -- UNCTAD XI - Tunisia Speech - Session on ICTs

[John R. Gagain Jr.]

Dear Renate, et al:

I am here at UNCTAD XI in Brazil where my President just served as keynote speaker and represented the Global Foundation and the CSB-Think Tanks at the Interactive Thematic Session on:

"ICT as an Enabler for Growth, Development and Competitiveness Implications for national and International policies and actions"

Tunisia was the second speaker to follow the President and he announced the second phase's PrepCom process will begin next week as well as the creation of a Fund for Civil Society participation.

See his speech on webcast at:
http://www.un.org/webcast/unctadxi/interactive.htm

It should be posted any minute.  It just happen about 2 hours ago.

PS.  My colleague Domingo Taveras will be representing Think Tanks next week in Hammamet along with Adam Peake from GLOCOM.

Sincerely,
John R. Gagain Jr.
Think Tanks
WSIS Civil Society Bureau
j.gagain at funglode.org



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Renata Bloem" <rbloem at ngocongo.org>
Reply-To: 
Date:  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:02:29 +0200

>Dear Members of the Bureau,
> 
>After trying hard to get some funding for CS participation and taking
>into account the already existing offers from the Tunesian Government to
>pay accommodation and 50% on Tunis Air for 1 person per family, I just
>received a call from Mr Geiger telling that Mr Utzumi is willing to pay
>4 full fellowships (including international travel, shortest way economy
>class) to 1 person per family from the following regions:
> 
>Africa
>Asia and Pacific
>Latin America and the Caribbean
>Middle East and West Asia
> 
>The regions can decide themselves whom they can send to represent them.
> 
>Travel expenses will be refunded at Hammamet.
> 
>I hope so much you can still make it!!   And let me know asap!
>With warm regards,
> 
> 
> 
>Renate Bloem
>President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
>11, Avenue de la Paix
>CH-1202 Geneva
>Tel: +41 22 301 1000
>Fax: +41 22 301 2000
>E-mil:  <mailto:rbloem at ngocongo.org> rbloem at ngocongo.org
>Website: www.ngocongo.org
> 
>The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international, membership
>association that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United Nations
>debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, CONGO's major objective is to
>ensure the presence of NGOs in exchanges among the world's governments
>and United Nations agencies on issues of global concern.  For more
>information see our website at www.ngocongo.org
> 
>
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