[CS Bureau] TR: WSIS: Information about the intersessional negotiation
work and the Resumed PrepCom-3 in Tunis
Dr. Francis MUGUET
muguet at wtis.org
Mon Oct 10 12:27:00 BST 2005
Hello
I hope that besides this "official message", Karklins is keeping
his words about he told to Bertrand concerning :
"an interactive session with CS every morning for about 45 minutes (from
9:15 to 10:00) to get input. That is : the session would not only be
about him reporting to CS but a real interactive session."
I don't know if if is a strategy from Karklins to avoid to mention
officially those informal interactive sessions that he may decide on his
own ( after all, it is his own right, and
are going to come
only Governement representatives that wish to come )
I suggest that our CSB liaison officers in Geneva, Renate and Viola,
should fight vigorously for those sessions to be maintained, whatever
their status.
Thanks
Francis
PS : We might give non-contributions to a non-meeting, this is becoming
more and more Kafka-style..
PS: PS I already bought, before it become unavailable a low cost ( non
reimbursable ) train ticket. Unfortunately, I could not pay for them
with non-money...
> Please find below the official message for the CS Bureau we just
> received from Charles Geiger on intersessional negotiation groups and
> Resumed PrepCom-3.
>
>
>
> In addition to what was previously sent by Bertrand and Renate on this
> same issue, note the additional last paragraph of this text, about the
> possible introduction of overpasses for observers, depending on the
> venue of the meeting. Even though the resumed PrepCom-3 will follow the
> Rules of Procedure of the PrepCom, including the participation of
> observers in Plenary and Subcommittee meetings, it seems clear that
> because of material limitations related to the venue, it will not be a
> full-fledged PrepCom, but rather the final negotiation stage.
>
>
>
> The attribution of overpasses, if confirmed, will be based on a
> self-organizing mechanism of civil society: this should be considered by
> the CS Bureau.
>
>
>
> For the expected work plan of the resumed PrepCom-3 in Sub-Committees
> and working groups, I refer to the message I sent yesterday.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Philippe
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *_To the Civil Society Bureau_*
>
>
>
> Dear Sir, Madam,
>
> On behalf of the President of the Preparatory Committee of WSIS, I would
> like to inform you as follows:
>
> As mandated by PrepCom-3 of the Tunis phase of WSIS, the PrepCom Bureau
> decided in its today's meeting the dates of the intersessional
> negotiation work ahead of the Tunis phase as well as on the dates, venue
> and modalities of the resumed PrepCom-3 back to back to the Tunis Summit.
>
> *Intersessional negotiation work*
>
> Under the Chairmanship of the President of PrepCom of the Tunis phase of
> WSIS, the Negotiation Group will meet in two consecutive sessions from
> 24 to 28 October 2005.
>
> In its first session, on 24 and 25 October 2005, its objective will be
> to finalize the negotiation on the Political Chapeau and on the
> paragraphs remained in brackets of Chapter two of the Operational Part.
> In its second session, from 26 to 28 October 2005, the Negotiation Group
> will aim to finalize the negotiations on Chapters one and four of the
> Operational Part of the final documents of the Tunis phase. It will be
> an intergovernmental negotiation process, to be held every day from
> 10.00 - 13.00 and from 15.00 - 18.00 hours in the UNOG. Interpretation
> in the six UN working languages will be provided.
>
> These sessions are not open to observers. After each session, the
> President of PrepCom will inform the observers on the advancement of the
> work (in a way which will be defined later, probably by e-mail, or by
> teleconference).
>
> *Resumed PrepCom-3 back to back to the Tunis Summit*
>
> The Prepcom Bureau decided that PrepCom-3 of the Tunis phase of WSIS
> will be reconvened on 13 November 2005, at 10.00 hours, in Tunis, for a
> three-day session (13-15 November 2005). Information about the venue
> will be provided at a later stage. The resumed PrepCom-3 will start with
> a short organizational Plenary meeting. The modalities of work of the
> resumed PrepCom-3 will follow the Rules of Procedure of the PrepCom,
> including the participation of observers in Plenary and Subcommittee
> meetings. Interpretation in the six UN working languages will be
> provided. As this resumed PrepCom will be the final negotiation stage,
> the chairs of the working groups will decide how the observers may
> participate (observing without intervention, or present at the beginning
> in the room, or not at all present but with information from the chair
> etc). The Executive Secretariat, at the actual stage, cannot predict
> which form of participation will be used in the working groups.
>
> Please not that this will not be a full-fledged PrepCom like the
> PrepComs in Geneva. We may have a relatively small venue (perhaps a room
> for 400-500 persons only) and we may have to introduce overpasses (e.g.
> 2-3 for governments, and the remaining seats divided through the three
> observer categories). Therefore only few participant from observers will
> be able to follow the resumed PrepCom, and the space/seats for observers
> from civil society may be limited.
>
>
>
> Sincerly yours,
>
> Charles Geiger
> Executive Director WSIS
>
>
>
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