[CS Bureau] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Consultation meeting on WSIS Action Line C8

[Daniel Pimienta]

Dear all,

>The aim of the meeting will be to discuss the WSIS multi-stakeholder 
>implementation process in the field of cultural diversity and identity, 
>linguistic diversity and local content. The relevant information on this 
>event is available on the following addressee: 
><http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=21663&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html>http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=21663&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html. 
>
>
>In advanced to the meeting, we would like to identify the key actors 
>working actively in the field of cultural diversity and identity, 
>linguistic diversity and local content. In order to implement the truly 
>WSIS follow-up, it is important to include all these key actors with in 
>the Multi-stakeholder team on the Action Line C8.
>
>Accordingly, could you kindly provide the name and contact of your 
>caucus's and WG's member entities? Furthermore, since I believe that you 
>are experts in this field, please provide us also the key actors which are 
>not in the part of your Caucus or WG.

I am a member of the CS Plenary caucus as well as Cultural Diversity.

I am also a member of the Executive Committee of the recent born
World Linguistic Diversity Network chaired by Mr. Samassekou.

Cultural and linguistic diversity issues in Information Society,
from a civil society standpoint, is one of our domain of expertise,
as you can check in:

- Observatory of languagues and cultures in the Internet: 
http://funredes.org/lc
- Caribbean, Cultural Diversity and Information Society: http://cardicis.org
- Measuring Linguistic Diversity in the Internet:
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=20804&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
and http://funredes.org/tradauto and http://funredes.org/emec

I understand there is no fund support for civil society participation and
I doubt I will find a way to attend.