[WSIS CS-Plenary] Sponsorship for NGOs and CS entities to the CSTD 11th Session - Application process OPEN

[CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam]

Dear all, 

 

As previously announced on that list, this is the most recent information
regarding the opportunities of fellowships for civil society participants in
the upcoming 11th session of the Commission on Science and Technology for
Development, 26-30 May 2008 (in the UNCTAD jargon, sponsored CS participants
are called procedure of invited meeting participants). 

 

The sponsorship procedure will allow around 12 civil society participants to
be funded for their participation in the CSTD. This process is reserved for
NGO and civil society representatives from developing countries and
countries with economies in transition. The support for invited participants
in the CTSD-11 will include an invitation letter to attend the 11th session
of the CSTD, an economy class ticket and the normal UN Duty station
allowance for Geneva for the duration of the CSTD session. 

 

In this regard, note that the daily allowance in Geneva as practiced within
UNCATD is quite high so that civil society participants requesting this
fellowship could easily opt for a reasonable price hotel / accommodation in
Geneva and arrive in Geneva earlier for the beginning of the cluster of WSIS
related meetings (Action Line Facilitation process and IGF Open
consultation, see updated calendar at
http://www.csbureau.info/posttunis.htm), and therefore maximizing the use of
he fellowship beyond the time of the CSTD session alone. 

 

Representatives of NGOs in Consultative Status with ECOSOC and of civil
society entities accredited to WSIS are eligible for requesting a
fellowship. 

 

Other criteria and conditions are precisely spelled out in the attached
announcement. 

 

Deadline: The deadline for submission of the fellowship request is Tuesday 1
April 2008.

The nomination form should be sent back at the following e-mail address: 

cstd-csparticipation at unctad.org 

 

NOTE THAT REQUESTS FOR SPONSORSHIP FOR CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES - and
therefore their final repartition - WILL BE PROCESSED BY THE CTSD
SECRETARIAT HOSTED BY UNCTAD and not by me or my organisation (CONGO). 

 

Please circulate this information to your networks.

 

Feel free to get back to us for any question or request for additional
information: we would be happy to liaise with the CTSD Secretariat.

 

I'll send in a few minutes additional information on the drafting process of
the WSIS Report 2008, for which CS contributions and comments are highly
welcome by the CSTD Secretariat. I'll attach the current outline of the
report.

 

Links:

 

-          Commission on Science and Technology for Development:
http://www.unctad.org/cstd

-          CONGO calendar of WSIS related meetings:
www.csbureau.info/posttunis.htm 

 

All the best, 

 

 

Philippe Dam
CONGO - Information Society &
Human Rights Coordinator
11, Avenue de la Paix
CH-1202 Geneva
Tel: +41 22 301 1000
Fax: +41 22 301 2000
E-mail:  <mailto:wphilippe.dam at ngocongo.org> philippe.dam at ngocongo.org
Website:  <blocked::http://www.ngocongo.org> www.ngocongo.org 

 

 

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