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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dear Renate and all</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>What happened to the two paras on HR
concerns that I submitted to Adina on Friday, there is no mentioning of these at
all ?</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Rikke</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> ct-admin@wsis-cs.org
[mailto:ct-admin@wsis-cs.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Renata
Bloem<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 2. marts 2005 </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>11:00</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> CS Plenary; bureau wsis; CT CS<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [WSIS-CT] CS Press
release</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dear all,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Please find below and
attached the CS Press release Adina drafted and circulated with the relevant
Press at the Palais des Nations in accordance with decisions coming from the
last CT Meeting.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Apologies for some delay
due to some technical problems Adina faced being in her new position.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Warm greetings to all,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Renata</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:center;
line-height:150%'><b><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:22.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold'>CIVIL SOCIETY PRESS
RELEASE</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:center;
line-height:150%'><b><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:22.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold'>WSIS Phase II,
PrepCom2</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:center;
line-height:150%'><b><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:22.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold'>Geneva</span></font></b><b><font
size=6><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:22.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:
bold'>, 17 – 25 February 2005</span></font></b></p>
<pre style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:150%'><font size=4 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'> </span></font></pre><pre style='margin-left:65.2pt;
text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>Geneva, 2 March 2005 - The WSIS process has demonstrated innovative approaches in the participation of civil society as a key stakeholder, but there is still a need for systemic reform to embed civil society participation in international organizations concerned with the Information Society such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). </span></font></b></pre><pre
style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:150%'><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></pre><pre
style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:150%'><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black;font-weight:bold'>Civil society organizations that focus on intellectual property rights are deeply concerned at current accreditation arrangements for the development agenda within WIPO, which remains grossly imbalanced towards intellectual property rights holders rather than public interest groups.</span></font></b></pre>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold'>Despite
some concerns about WSIS “losing its vision” and “moving away
from the </span></font></b><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-weight:bold'>Geneva</span></b><b><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-weight:bold'> Declaration track”, civil society
entities were generally satisfied with the response by governments to their
efforts in making the peoples’ voices heard in “bridging the
digital divide”. Some groups noted that vision of the inclusive
Information Society goes well beyond internet governance and ICT financing
issues.</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold'>Even
though the Report of the work of the Group of Friends of the Chair (WSIS II /
PC-2/DOCS / 3-E) is lacking some contributions from certain entities (e.g.
gender issues), the civil society groups at large express their satisfaction
with the increased opportunity in addressing the Plenary and promote
“multistakeholderism” as a working model for PrepCom3, the Tunis
Summit and for the implementation and follow-up of WSIS.</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold'>Working
already in close partnerships with other stakeholders, NGOs and Civil Society
Entities, involved in the process through a diverse network of working groups
and Caucuses, are striving for a common strategy in building an all-inclusive
Information Society.</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold'>For further
information on the civil society participation in the PrepCom2 as well as for
any additional information on future steps in Phase II, please do not hesitate
to contact:</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><i><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>WSIS CS Coordination Secretariat</span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><i><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
150%;color:black;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>CONGO</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2 color=black><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;
color:black;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> Conference of Non-Governmental
Organizations</span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><i><font size=2 color=blue
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;
color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><a
href="mailto:congo@ngocongo.org"><font size=3><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'>congo@ngocongo.org</span></font></a></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=base style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:65.2pt;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:150%'><b><i><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;font-weight:bold;font-style:
italic'><a href="http://www.ngocongo.org/">http://www.ngocongo.org</a></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>ICV International Conference Volunteers </span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold;font-style:
italic'><a href="mailto:info@icvolunteers.org"><font size=3><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'>info@icvolunteers.org</span></font></a></span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold;font-style:
italic'><a href="http://www.icvolunteers.org/"><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'>http://www.icvolunteers.org</span></font></a></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold;font-style:
italic'>NGLS UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (ex officio)</span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-style:italic'><a
href="mailto:ngls@unctad.org"><b><font size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-weight:bold'>ngls@unctad.org</span></font></b></a></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'><a href="http://www.un-ngls.org/index.html"><font size=3><span
lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'>http://www.un-ngls.org/index.html</span></font></a></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold;font-style:
italic'> </span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>The WSIS civil society meeting point: <a
href="http://www.wsis-cs.org/"><font size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:150%'>http://www.wsis-cs.org</span></font></a></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>or the official WSIS website: <a
href="http://www.itu.int/wsis"><font size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:150%'>http://www.itu.int/wsis</span></font></a></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
inter-ideograph;line-height:150%'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
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line-height:150%'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold'>--- end ---</span></font></b></p>
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lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt'><b><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Renate Bloem</span></font></b><span lang=FR><br>
</span><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>President of the
Conference of NGOs (</span></font></b><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:
bold'>CONGO</span></font></b><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:
bold'>)<br>
11, Avenue de la Paix<br>
CH-1202 </span></font></b><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:
bold'><ns0:place w:insAuthor="Renate" w:insDate="2005-03-02T10:46:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Renate" w:endInsDate="2005-03-02T10:46:00Z"><ns0:City w:insAuthor="Renate" w:insDate="2005-03-02T10:46:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Renate" w:endInsDate="2005-03-02T10:46:00Z">Geneva</ns0:City></ns0:place></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><br>
Tel: +41 22 301 1000<br>
Fax: +41 22 301 2000<br>
E-mil: </span></font></b><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><a
href="mailto:rbloem@ngocongo.org"><span lang=EN-GB>rbloem@ngocongo.org</span></a></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><br>
Website: <a href="http://www.ngocongo.org/">www.ngocongo.org</a></span></font></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:red;
font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt'><b><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'>The Conference of NGOs (</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>CONGO</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>) is an international,
membership association that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United
Nations debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, </span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>CONGO</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>'s major objective is to ensure
the presence of NGOs in exchanges among the world's governments and United
Nations agencies on issues of global concern. For more information see
our website at <a href="http://www.ngocongo.org/">www.ngocongo.org</a></span></font></b></p>
<h3 style='margin-left:65.2pt'><b><font size=4 color=red face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:13.5pt;color:red'>Reminder</span></font></b><span
lang=EN-GB>: </span><span lang=EN-GB>CONGO</span><span lang=EN-GB> Postal
Address Has Changed</span></h3>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:65.2pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>We will soon
be unable to receive mail at our old address at the Palais des Nations in </span></font><span
lang=EN-GB>Geneva</span><span lang=EN-GB>. So please make sure to
update your records with </span><span lang=EN-GB>CONGO</span><span lang=EN-GB>'s
new </span><span lang=EN-GB>Geneva</span><span lang=EN-GB> office postal
address:<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> CP 50, 1211 Genéve 20, </span></b></span><b><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-weight:bold'>Switzerland</span></b><b><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-weight:bold'>.</span></b><span lang=EN-GB> Our
physical office address is 11, Avenue De La Paix, 1st Floor, 1202 </span><span
lang=EN-GB>Genéve</span><span lang=EN-GB>, </span><span lang=EN-GB>Switzerland</span><span
lang=EN-GB>.</span></p>
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