[CS Bureau] Working Space for Civil Society at the Kram Center

Fri Nov 11 23:41:52 GMT 2005

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Hello again from the Kram

This plan is almost correct, but there are some
inconstencies with reality.

Two closed offices are twice smaller.
There are not as many computers, and none
have flat LCD screens.
I was told that the press has flat screens
but haven't checked what kind of chair they have :-(

The tables in the open space are
separated by small walls adding privacy,
which seem better than
on the plan.

For the printers, they are not there yet, but
I was told they are going to be there tomorow.

Best regards

Francis

> Bonsoir Bertrand,
>
> We are in permanent contact with the WSIS Organizing Committee and 
> with the ITU staff already in Tunis. I was confirmed this morning that 
> computers were being set at the Civil Society Pavillon (one computer 
> per office, power plugs, internet connexions,…). We requested 
> printers, which might be set up tomorrow. We were ensured that at 
> least 2 copy machines would be installed, maybe three.
>
> Please find attached the plan of the CS Space as we might find it on 
> Sunday. The installation is now quite advanced.
>
> For your information, we were one more said today by the ITU staff in 
> Tunis that WiFi will be FREE (the Tunisian from the organizing 
> committee said “might be free”).
>
> An Internet Broadcasting System will be set up in the PrepCom-3 room, 
> so that floor sound and English will be made available on-line (sound 
> only).
>
> Best regards,
>
> Philippe
>
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>
> *De :* Bertrand de La Chapelle [mailto:bdelachapelle at gmail.com]
> *Envoyé :* mercredi, 9. novembre 2005 18:24
> *À :* CONGO - Alejandra Mendoza
> *Cc :* Al Alegre; Georg C. F. Greve; Sean O Siochru; Robert Guerra; 
> Adam Peake; Renata Bloem; bureau wsis; Jeanette Hofmann
> *Objet :* Re: [CS Bureau] Working Space for Civil Society at the Kram 
> Center
>
> Dear Alejandra,
>
> As Adam mentionned, the working group B on follow-up will be in the 
> same situation as the IG caucus, at least during the PrepCom phase 
> where the pace will be intense.
>
> Normally, the two sub-committees should not be meeting at the same 
> time (given the limited human resources of certain small delegations), 
> but there is a great likelyhood that small drafting groups will be set 
> in the intervals.
>
> When do you expect to have confirmation of the availability of the 
> facilities for civil society during the PrepCom ?
>
> The key logistical elements will be :
>
> - power cables for laptops (numerous outlets)
>
> - the printers
>
> - the photocopier
>
> - wifi access (any final information on whether it will be free or not ?)
>
> Bertrand
>
> On 11/9/05, *CONGO - Alejandra Mendoza* <wsis at ngocongo.org 
> <mailto:wsis at ngocongo.org>> wrote:
>
> Dear Al,
>
> We have proposed the two hours time slot to make the use of offices and
> meetings rooms more efficient. Several caucus/WG/Families might need the
> office at the same time having one office with one computer can block the
> work. Also we need to give the chance to organization/coalitions of 
> NGOs to
> use this space.
> In addition, knowing that a caucus/WG/Families will use an office at 
> certain
> time give us the flexibility once in Tunis to attribute it to another 
> caucus
> or organization that will need a working space.
> Please think about the time you might need it.
> About boards in the office, that is a good idea that we can install 
> giving
> the time table with information about who is using the office and Meeting.
>
> Best regards
>
> Alejandra Mendoza León
> CONGO - WSIS CS Secretariat
> 11, Avenue de la Paix
> CH-1202 Geneva
> Tel: +41 22 301 1000
> Fax: +41 22 301 2000
> E-mail:wsis at ngocongo.org <mailto:E-mail:wsis at ngocongo.org>
> Website: www.ngocongo.org <http://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 <http://www.ngocongo.org>
>
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De: Al Alegre [mailto: alalegre at fma.ph <mailto:alalegre at fma.ph>]
> Envoyé: mercredi, 9. novembre 2005 14:13
> À: CONGO - Alejandra Mendoza; 'Georg C. F. Greve'; 'Sean O Siochru'
> Cc: 'Robert Guerra'; 'Adam Peake'; 'Renata Bloem'; 'bureau wsis'; 
> 'Jeanette
> Hofmann'
> Objet: Re: [CS Bureau] Working Space for Civil Society at the Kram Center
>
> IN Geneva 2003, I remember the *regional families* were assigned a 
> room (or
> was
> it 2?)...
> So LAC, Africa, ASia Pacific, West Asia, Europe/NA had a common space
> /communication center. REgional people looking for their comrades could
> float in
> and out...
>
> Makes a bit of sense if there are bulletin boards/cork boards or white
> boards/black boards where messages could be posted...
> Is it too late to make this request Alejandra?
>
> Al
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: CONGO - Alejandra Mendoza <wsis at ngocongo.org 
> <mailto:wsis at ngocongo.org>>
> To: 'Georg C. F. Greve' < greve at fsfeurope.org 
> <mailto:greve at fsfeurope.org>>; 'Sean O Siochru'
> <sean at nexus.ie <mailto:sean at nexus.ie>>
> Cc: 'Alan Alegre' <alalegre at fma.ph <mailto:alalegre at fma.ph>>; 'Robert 
> Guerra'
> <rguerra at lists.privaterra.org <mailto:rguerra at lists.privaterra.org>>; 
> 'Adam Peake' <ajp at glocom.ac.jp <mailto:ajp at glocom.ac.jp>>; 'Renata
> Bloem'
> < rbloem at ngocongo.org <mailto:rbloem at ngocongo.org>>; 'bureau wsis' 
> <bureau at wsis-cs.org <mailto:bureau at wsis-cs.org>>; 'Jeanette
> Hofmann'
> <jeanette at wz-berlin.de <mailto:jeanette at wz-berlin.de>>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 6:49 PM
> Subject: RE: [CS Bureau] Working Space for Civil Society at the Kram 
> Center
>
>
> Dear George,
>
>
>
> As said in my previous e-mail we will have 7 offices available; so 
> giving an
> office to the IG caucus during PrepCom 3 can be done, I can see that 
> every
> body agrees. I think your idea of sharing offices within caucuses can be
> done. Please let me know and we can see how can we arrange this, but 
> please
> make sure your caucus really need this working space at the time request.
>
>
>
> Best regards
>
>
>
> Alejandra Mendoza León
>
> CONGO - WSIS CS Secretariat
>
> 11, Avenue de la Paix
>
> CH-1202 Geneva
>
> Tel: +41 22 301 1000
>
> Fax: +41 22 301 2000
>
> E-mail:wsis at ngocongo.org <mailto:E-mail:wsis at ngocongo.org>
>
> Website: www.ngocongo.org <http://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 <http://www.ngocongo.org>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Georg C. F. Greve [mailto:greve at gnuhh.org 
> <mailto:greve at gnuhh.org>] De la part de Georg C. F.
> Greve
> Envoyé : mercredi, 9. novembre 2005 11:02
> À : Sean O Siochru
> Cc : Alan Alegre; Robert Guerra; Adam Peake; Alejandra Mendoza; Renata
> Bloem; bureau wsis; Jeanette Hofmann
> Objet : Re: [CS Bureau] Working Space for Civil Society at the Kram 
> Center
>
>
>
> || On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 08:58:26 +0000
>
> || Sean O Siochru <sean at nexus.ie <mailto:sean at nexus.ie>> wrote:
>
>
>
> sos> Otherwise, how many offices are there? I think I read 'several'
>
> sos> . Is this three? Should we leave one that is available for use
>
> sos> on an ad-hoc basis, no more than an hour at a time, or
>
> sos> something? A lot of needs that arise just come out of the blue.
>
>
>
> I also discussed this with my PCT WG co-coordinator, Francis Muguet.
>
>
>
> Having some kind of office space for the PCT WG and/or the European
>
> Family would be incredibly helpful. I don't really expect the
>
> infrastructure to be as good as it was in Geneva -- and that was bad.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Georg
>
>
>
> --
>
> Georg C. F. Greve < greve at fsfeurope.org <mailto:greve at fsfeurope.org>>
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