[CS Bureau] Draft minutes for today's CSB meeting

[magaly at dawn.org.br]

Dear CSB members,

I'm quite surprise again and dissapointed with how decisions are made 
within CSB, in special related the famous sunday meeting. Is very sad to 
see that the bureau is not working in an open and transparent way.

Proposal and demands sent by me was not taking in account:
a) to held the first CSB meeting just on Monday lunch time;
b) to point out what is in the CONGO's undrestanding really very urgent 
within the agenda;
c) the correct time of the meeting despite the proposal to postpone it.

I'm surprise even more because CONGO dind't sent the announcement of the 
sunday meeting and the correct time. The last message sent by Phillippe 
on this topic inform that the bureau meeting on Sunday at 10:30. But the 
meeting was hold at 15:00. Why it was not announced in the bureau 
mailing list? I couldn't find out its annoucement. Why I was not advise 
of that yesterday when we met?

I make a proposal trying to reach a time slot that the members that is 
also involved in the advocacy work could attend the bureau meeting too, 
but my messages was not taking in account. It is uncceptable at this 
point. I strong call to recover the transparency of this work otherwise 
it will be a shame.

BTW: I want to express my position related to the decision agreed on 
Sunday: I disagree with the CSB request the floor to speak in Sub-Committee B,
if the caucuses and groups want
to make a statement on follow-up mechanism must do that as we always is doing as
Caucus not as CSB. Include because is necessary discuss what wich caucus and
families think about could be the best mechanism for CS participation. And it
needs to be discussed in the plenary.  There is no reason to do that and it is
not the CSB mandate. Nothing 
against the speak it self, I disagree with the way and on behalf it was proposed
tol be done. So this 
decision need to be revised urgently.

Magaly


are not appreciate

wsis at iprolink.ch wrote:

>Find below the draft minutes of today’s CSB meeting.
>Best regards,
>
>Ph.
>
>=========
>
>CSB Meeting
>13 November 2005, 15:00-16:30
>Kram Center, Civil Society Pavillon
>
>Tijani Ben Jemaa
>Renate Bloem
>Ann-Kristin Hakansson
>Jeannette Hoffman
>Francis Muguet
>Delphine Nana
>Tracey Naughton
>Ben Marzouk
>
>1.	Time Slot Speakers at resumed PrepCom-3
>CSB members reminded that a strong coordination should be established
asregards
>the constitution of the list of speakers for each Sub-Committee meetings. The
>same practice as during PrepCom-3 must be followed through coordinators for
>Sub-Committee A (IG Caucus) and B (WG on Implementation and Follow-up).
>
>In addition, the CSB agreed to request the floor to speak in Sub-Committee B
on
>procedural matters on paragraphs 27 and 29. Francis Muguet will draft this
>statement, and send it to the Plenary. Renate Bloem is going to inform the
>coordinator for Sub-Committee B track.
>
>      2.   Self organisation of CS observers at resumed PrepCom-3
>Further to some reported problems to access PrepCom-3, CSB members agreed that
>the ITU should be contacted as soon as this problem occurs.
>
>CSB members agreed that Content and Themes group meeting would be organised
only
>if specific issues must be discussed and in a constructive objective. CS
>structures should not spend unnecessary time while negotiations are on-going.
>
>3.	CS Pavillon / Connectivity at Kram
>Francis Muguet reported on his work to improve on this and stated that the
>system in the CS Pavillon is now much improved. This includes the use inthat
>area of the ITU unfiltered network with routable IP.
>
>4.	Media
>CSB members discussed the possibility to hold a press conference for CS to
>assess the outcomes of resumed PrepCom-3 on the afternoon of Tuesday 15
>November. After exploring several possibilities, it was agreed that a part of
>the CS time slot for Press Conferences would be dedicated to the evaluation of
>resumed PrepCom-3 by Civil Society, in addition to two press conferencesby CS
>entities already booked and confirmed by the ITU on that day between 16:00 and
>16:45.
>The two CS tracks for Sub-Committee A and B should be involved, and therefore
>the CS press officer would need to know in advance who would be the relevant
>speakers, to be identified by each of those sub-tracks.
>For information, these CS press conferences would follow Mr. Utsumi’s one, to
be
>organised independently of the outcome of PrepCom-3, and the UN press
>conference.
>A CS press conference at the end of the Summit back to back with the ITUand
the
>UN must be organised.
>
>5.	Interpretation
>There are no interpretation facilities at this time. We are in contact with 2
>Tunisian interpreters, but the problem is that there are not yet registered by
>any entity.
>
>6.	Host country agreement
>Noting that the Host Country Agreement was not on the ITU/WSIS website, CSB
>members agreed that clarification should be given on immunities for all
>stakeholders. The Host Country Agreement, circulated in French only on the CS
>Plenary list, must be translated in English and circulated by tomorrow, as
well
>as the FAQs document compiled by the ITU. At last, the CSB invited the ITU
legal
>advisors for a discussion at its next meeting.
>
>CSB Chairing and Liaison activities:
>Tracey Naughton was designated to chair the CSB.
>Viola Krebs (provided that she would confirm this at the next CSB meeting) and
>Renate Bloem were designated for liaison activities.
>
>
>
>Next Bureau Meeting will be organised on 14 November 2005 (12:00-13:00),and
the
>ITU legal advisor will be invited to participate.
>
>
>
>
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