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

[Ezendu Ariwa]

Dear Phillippe

Thanks

Well done for all your good work

ezendu
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> Dear all,
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>
>
> 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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Ezendu Ariwa
BITM Programme and Pathway Leader
Senior Lecturer - Strategic Information Systems
London Metropolitan University
London Metropolitan Business School
277-281 Holloway Road
London N7 8HN
United Kingdom

Tel: 02071333945
Fax: 02071333899
Email: e.ariwa at londonmet.ac.uk