[CS Bureau] RE: Speaker Background Notes and Recommendation of Ms. Ebadi

[wsis at itu.int]

Dear Civil Society Selection Committee,

I hereby inform you that Secretary-General of ITU Mr. Utsumi decided to nominate Ms. Shirin Ebadi as the opening speaker on hehalf of Civil Society.  Ms. Renate Bloem, who had been nominated as the opening speaker in the initial list, was invited to speak in the General debate. At the same time, we were informed that Mr. Roberto Bissio was not available for the Tunis Summit.

The second list of Plenary speakers from Civil Society will be announced by the end of next week.

With my best regards

Toru Nakaya
In charge of the official program coordination
WSIS Executive Secretariat

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Dear Mr. Nakaya,

Please find attached a cover letter to Mr. Utsumi as well as 3  
attachments related to the letter:

1. Background information on recommended speakers from civil society
2. Letter from Human Rights Caucus recommending Ms. Shirin Ebadi  
dated 12 October 2005
3. List of endorsing entities to Ms. Ebadi’s recommendation (as of 16  
October 2005)

Please transmit this to Mr. Utsumi.

Rik Panganiban
on behalf of the selection committee