[CS Bureau] Re: Up date on ITU fellowships

[karen banks]

hi renate

thanks for the update..  i know you're all doing the best you can, 
much appreciated..

karen

At 13:19 22/10/2005, Renata Bloem wrote:
>Hallo Karen,
>
>UNDP fellowships:
>
>We sent the attached list to UNDP after they sent more detailed criteria.
>This was communicated to all of you: 1 per organization with special
>emphasis on some of the issues they wanted covered, etc. ( and you had sent
>valuable information) But each candidate needed to fill out an individual
>application form.
>
>We then sent the UNDP application form to all on this list again and asked
>to send directly to UNDP with copy to us, marked "recommended by CONGO" as
>UNDP had requested. We have received some seven in return, maybe eight. I am
>not in the Office and Philippe is in Avignon until Monday morning.
>
>It could be that some sent only to UNDP without copying us. UNDP is supposed
>to meet with their partners and make their final decision this (Saturday)
>morning.
>
>ITU
>Anyway, we have to see what remains for the ITU fellowships for which we
>received so far 6 applications. That is why we sent it out to Plenary. The
>deadline for that one is the 24 October, and you know these two kinds of
>fellowships are not related.
>
>It is terrible to work with such delays. You might also know that I have
>gone out of my way to get funding, including with many government, EU, EU
>Commission etc and wrote then that desperate letter to Utsumi. ITU had let
>us know before that no funds were available. To get then something last
>minute was positive and yet frustrating because of the delays.
>
>It is a hassle, just for your information,
>
>Renata
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bureau-admin at wsis-cs.org [mailto:bureau-admin at wsis-cs.org] On Behalf
>Of karen banks
>Sent: vendredi, 21. octobre 2005 15:17
>To: CONGO - Philippe Dam; bureau at wsis-cs.org
>Cc: 'Al Alegre'; 'Robert Guerra'; 'Adam Peake'; 'west'
>Subject: [CS Bureau] Re: Up date on ITU fellowships
>
>dear philippe
>
>i'm afraid i'm very confused.. we seem to have sent many lists of
>names, but obvisouly they are not in the right format or something else
>
>can you send back the 5 applications you have?
>
>karen
>
>At 14:05 21/10/2005, CONGO - Philippe Dam wrote:
> >Dear all,
> >
> >This is to inform you that after several reminders and information
> >on ITU fellowships (including the ITU fellowship form which was
> >circulated a few days ago), we only received only 5 applications for
> >ITU fellowships so far, whereas there might be 20 to 25 fellowships
> >available. As based on the guidelines we received from Charles
> >Geiger, we know that priority will be given by the ITU / WSIS ES to
> >applicants with prior involvement in WSIS and especially with
> >involvement in the structure of civil society (family and caucus
> >heads and deputies) duly taking into account regional repartition
> >(in general five to each region). Applicants should be from
> >developing countries.
> >
> >Please one more time circulate this application form to CS
> >participants you would recommend. You will find enclosed the
> >application form, which should be duly completed, clearly signed and
> >with the official stamp of the Civil Society accredited organisation
> >under which the applicant is accredited.  You should sent this
> >completed application form directly to us
> >(<mailto:wsis at ngocongo.org>wsis at ngocongo.org or by fax +41 22 301 2000).
> >
> >The list of candidates should be submitted to the WSIS ES by Monday
> >24 October 2005, so that the deadline for the reception of your
> >application is no later than 23 October 2005.
> >
> >Due to the very few number of applications, we intend to send the
> >application form to the Plenary list in order to give a greater
> >possibility to apply to non-CS structures members, if you do not
> >object by 6 pm today.
> >
> >Best regards, and do not hesitate to come back to me for any further
> >information.
> >
> >Philippe Dam
> >
> >
> >Philippe Dam
> >CONGO - WSIS CS Secretariat
> >11, Avenue de la Paix
> >CH-1202 Geneva
> >Tel: +41 22 301 1000
> >Fax: +41 22 301 2000
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