[WSIS Edu] VERY URGENT WSIS and Internet Governance Forum

[Dr. Francis MUGUET]

Dear Jane and others


All these deadlines in August are very inconvenient.

> As for the workshop, I think more people should be consulted before we
> commit to doing a WS in Athens. The deadline is August 24th, so in that
> respect we have time to wait for among others Divinas return.
> 

Time has elapsed very quickly.
The 24 is the day after tomorrow.
I left one week ago, a message on the
portable phone of Divina
( I understand with worldwide roaming )
but I haven't heard from her.

So we must take a decision very quickly,
may be sending a short proposal on
August 24, to be completed later in September.

I reitirate my proposal of a joint
IGF workshop on
  "Open Access to Educational and
   Scientific Resources"
so that we may have a critical mass together.

I am not on vacation, but I have a health problem
with my wrist, and I cannot type anything long.

Best regards

Francis



> best regards
> 
> Jane
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dr. Francis MUGUET" <muguet at ensta.fr>
> To: "Jane Johnsen" <jane at una.dk>; "Edu Mailinglist" <edu at wsis-cs.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 2:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [WSIS Edu] VERY URGENT WSIS and Internet Governance Forum
> 
> 
> 
>>Dear Jane
>>
>>>Dear Francis
>>>Prior to the Geneva meeting in May, Divina
>>
>>Divina is currently off the web, being on vacation
>>with her family, in an remote village in Catalunya
>>
>>formulated and submitted text on
>>
>>>OER as a suggestion for thematic focus in Athens. I think the text is
> 
> quite
> 
>>>extensive and very useful.
>>
>>>In addition we formulated language for action line C7 on OER and other
> 
> key
> 
>>>edu issues as well. This was submitted to UNESCO as a contribution to
>>>follow-up.
>>>
>>>We should therefore have ample material to submit something on behalf of
> 
> the
> 
>>>Education TF (I have attached both sumissions).
>>>
>>
>>OK, but  new documents must be submitted again to be taken into account
>>for synthesis paper.
>>----------
>>All papers that are submitted will be made available on the IGF Web site
>>in their original language. Contributors are encouraged to provide
>>translations of their own text in other languages.
>>Click here to read the substantive contributions received so far.
>>http://www.intgovforum.org/contributions_for_1st_IGF.htm
>>-------------
>>
>>
>>>Let me know how I can help.
>>
>>Yes, you can help.  :-) !
>>Could you prepare
>>with the help of
>>  Divina's documents and other documents,
>>a synthesis paper presenting the current OER situation
>>and some recommendations that would provide
>>background material for general info,
>>and hopefully for a workshop.
>>
>>Please send this document in the name
>>WSIS-EDU group, before midnight.
>>
>>I consulted the WSIS-SI group
>>( http://wsis-si.org )
>>that I coordinate, and we suggest that we
>>propose together with WSIS-EDU a joint workshop
>>entitled :
>>  "Open Access to Educational and
>>Scientific Resources"
>>that would stand a greater chance to be accepted by IGF
>>than two separate proposals.
>>
>>What does the WSIS-EDU thinks of this suggestion ?
>>
>>I am going to prepare a synthesis paper
>>then on "Open Access to Scientific Information"
>>
>>Thanks a lot and best regards
>>
>>Francis
>>
>>
>>PS
>>I have just updated the site
>>http://oer.wsis-edu.org
>>( the site http://www.wsis-edu.org
>>is unfortunately not updated )
>>with UNESCO info.
>>
>>
>>
>>>Med venlig hilsen/Yours Sincerely
>>>Jane Finnerup Johnsen
>>>FN-forbundet/Danish UN Association
>>>Store Kongensgade 36, 4 th.
>>>1264 København K
>>>Tlf.: +45 33 46 46 90
>>>Direct: +45 33 46 46 95
>>>Fax.: +45 36 46 46 49
>>>e-mail: jane at una.dk
>>>
>>>

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