<P>Dear Philippe,</P>
<P>Thank you for the update. </P>
<P>1) I will be in Geneva from th 11th to the 19th of May for the Indigenous Caucus.</P>
<P>2) I think an orientation session would be helpful and during lunchtime would be convenient.</P>
<P>Best regards,</P>
<P>Aann-Kristin</P>
<P><BR>----Ursprungligt meddelande----<BR>Från: wsis@ngocongo.org<BR>Datum: Apr 10, 2006 7:56:20 PM<BR>Till: plenary@wsis-cs.org, bureau@wsis-cs.org, governance@lists.cpsr.org<BR>Kopia: 'Renata Bloem' <RBLOEM@NGOCONGO.ORG>, wsis@ngocongo.org<BR>Ärende: [CS Bureau] WSIS Implementation and Follow-up Meetings in Geneva - 10-19 May 2006<BR><BR></P><COMMENT>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear all, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">As the heavy series of meetings to be held around the 9th session on the Commission on Science and Technology is getting closer, I would like to consult you on how civil society should better strategize to follow-up and continue to better impact the outcome of these meetings.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In addition to the 9<SUP>th</SUP> session of the CSTD (15-19 May 2006), 9 facilitation meetings for international implementation will take place between 12 May and 19 May (cf. <A href="http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=pag&id=10206">CONGO website</A>), the celebration of the World Day for the Information Society (17 May), an information meeting on the up-coming launch of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development (probably 15 May, to be confirmed, cf. <A href="http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=pag&id=10210">CONGO website</A>), a new consultation on the future role of the CSTD convened by ECOSOC (16 May) and a consultation on the IGF (19 May).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The full list of events is available on the website of the former CSB: <A href="http://www.csbureau.org/posttunis.htm">http://www.csbureau.org/posttunis.htm</A>. You can also find a provisional timetable attached.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In the perspective of this week of IS related meeting, it would be useful to know:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">1)<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=1><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Attendance:</SPAN></FONT></U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Who will participate in this series of meetings?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">2)<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=1><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Orientation session:</SPAN></FONT></U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> CONGO is ready to organise an orientation session for this week, with the view to discuss the WSIS process so far and help non WSIS participants to fit into the on-going implementation and follow-up process. Do you support that there is a need for such an orientation session? Friday 12 and Monday 15 are already packed, but would you agree that a lunchtime 2-hour session would be convenient?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">3)<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=1><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Daily coordination or information exchange meetings:</SPAN></FONT></U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Charles Geiger announced us that a Room at ITU (100 seats) would be available full time to answer the various needs of CS meetings. We are still discussing with UNCTAD / UN about the possibility to get a room one hour every day (9:00-10:00) for possible daily meeting among Civil Society. This timeslot could be used to perform the CS Plenary function during the WSIS preparatory process of information exchange. <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Please forward us your comments about this possibility</SPAN></B>. This also raises the question of how civil society must self-organise itself in the WSIS follow-up and implementation period.<U><o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">4)<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=1><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Meeting facilities:</SPAN></FONT></U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> It will be difficult to organize thematic side events during this week. However, we would like to know which caucuses / working groups will be involved and if they need us to ask for specific meeting facilities.<U><o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></FONT></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Other information about the UN CSTD session:</SPAN></FONT></I></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">? An invitation letter was sent by post to all ECOSOC accredited NGOs. This could be used as support document for visa requests.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">? As previously announced, the CSTD Bureau is under the process of examining a proposed decision for interim participation of WSIS accredited civil society entities to the up-coming 9<SUP>th</SUP> session of the CSTD. We will keep you up-dated about the next developments, but the CSTD Secretariat serviced by UNCTAD is quite optimistic that the outcome of this decision would be in line with what <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">CONGO</st1:country-region></st1:place> proposed.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">? Information on badging issues during the up-coming series of meetings will be made available soon. We are still exploring possibilities to rationalize the badging process between the different sorts of meetings (CSTD / Implementation facilitation / other consultations).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">? In view of Action Line C2 facilitation, the ITU-BDT has created a "virtual group" for this Action Line. Any stakeholder (individual persons or NGO and other civil society entities) interested in the Action Line C2 can participate in this virtual group by clicking on <A href="http://www.itu.int/wsis/implementation/c2/index.html">http://www.itu.int/wsis/implementation/c2/index.html</A> and announcing him/herself to the group leader, Pape Gorgui Touré.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">? Also note that UNESCO also developed a webpage for comments on action lines it is in charge: <A href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=21495&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html">http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=21495&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please do not hesitate to contact us for any further question. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Best regards, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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