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<DIV>Thank you very much for all your work and updating us.</DIV>
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<DIV>I would like to give a brief introduction to the NA caucus and how it fits in to the existing WSIS -CS structure / history - 5 mins at a maximum. </DIV>
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<DIV>I would be pleased for you to chair the event as a whole.</DIV>
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<DIV>Derrick could possibly be interested in setting the items for the agenda with you. It would be best if you ( / both - after joint, off-list consultations) could please send, to the list, the draft agenda for comments from the caucus.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thank you Andy !</DIV>
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<DIV>Amali<BR><BR><B><I>Andy Carvin <ACarvin@edc.org></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Hi everyone,<BR><BR>I just wanted to pass along some more details about the proposed North <BR>America civil society gathering at the CTCNet conference in Seattle next <BR>month.<BR><BR>The conference will be held at:<BR><BR>The DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport<BR>18740 Pacific Highway South<BR>Seattle, Washington 98188 <BR><BR>I'm planning to organize an informal gathering for people at CTCnet <BR>interested in discussing civil society's role in WSIS. The gathering will <BR>be what's known as a "birds of a feather session" that will take place at <BR>the following date, time and location:<BR><BR>Date: Saturday, June 12, 2004<BR>Time: 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm<BR>Location: DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport, Room Grand 2<BR><BR><BR>Amali, will you be chairing this discussion or should I? Please let me <BR>know so we can work out a brief agenda. We'll need to remember that there <BR>will
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<P>Tel: 1-604-736-9012 & Email: <A href="mailto:amalidesilva@yahoo.com">amalidesilva@yahoo.com</A></P>
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