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Actually I got this the first time, so it's a problem of the
mailer/editore:<br><br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333"><b>Geneva, 6 June
2005</b></font><font face="verdana">
</font><font face="verdana" color="#333333">- The High Level Regional
Conference in preparation for the Tunis phase of the World Summit on the
Information Society will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 8-10
June 2005.</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333">It will provide an opportunity for
representatives of Latin America and the Caribbean to approve a Regional
Declaration oriented towards sustainable development, digital inclusion
and regional solidarity, and to formulate a Regional Action Plan focusing
on initiatives and concrete activities as well as measurable goals based
on the WSIS Plan of Action.</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333">Concurrently, seminars will be
organized enlisting multi-stakeholder participation from civil society,
academia and the private sector on topics of relevance for building the
Information Society.</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333">Discussions are expected to focus on
the following topics:</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333"><x-tab>
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<x-tab> </x-tab>Digital inclusion and
development</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333"><x-tab>
</x-tab>•
<x-tab> </x-tab>Reduction of
inter-connection costs on the Internet </font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333"><x-tab>
</x-tab>•
<x-tab> </x-tab>Free and open source
software</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333"><x-tab>
</x-tab>•
<x-tab> </x-tab>Internet governance
</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333"><x-tab>
</x-tab>•
<x-tab> </x-tab>Financing mechanisms
and the Digital Solidarity Fund</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333"><x-tab>
</x-tab>•
<x-tab> </x-tab>E-government</font>
<br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333">The WSIS Regional Conference is
organized jointly by the Government of Brazil and the United Nations
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).</font>
<br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333"><b>What:</b></font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333">WSIS Regional Preparatory Conference
for Latin America and the Caribbean.</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333"><b>When:</b></font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333">8 - 10 June 2005</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333"><b>Where:</b></font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333">Hotel Gl ria, Rua do Russel, 632
Bairro da Gl ria, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Side events at the Museu da Rep
blica.</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333"><b>Why:</b></font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333">Develop Regional Declaration and
Action Plan for input to WSIS Phase II in Tunis.</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333"><b>Who:</b></font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333">Latin American and Caribbean states,
international organizations, civil society and the private sector.
Keynote address by Mr Roberto Blois, Deputy Secretary-General, ITU.
</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" size=2 color="#333333"> </font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333"><b>For further
information:</b></font><font face="verdana"> <br><br>
</font><font face="verdana" color="#333333">Mr C cero Tobias de Oliveira
Freitas</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333">Secretary of the Ministry of
External Relations of Brazil</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333">Tel: +55 61 411 6565/+55 61 411
6179</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333">Fax: +55 61 225 2475</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333">E-mail:
</font><font face="verdana" color="#0000EE">contact</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#0000EE">
<a href="http://www.riocmsi.gov.br/english/cmsi">
http://www.riocmsi.gov.br/english/cmsi</a></font><font face="verdana">
<br>
</font><font face="verdana" color="#333333"> </font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333"><b>For further information about the
World Summit on the Information Society
contact:</b></font><font face="verdana"> <br><br>
</font><font face="verdana" color="#333333">Mr Sanjay Acharya</font>
<br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333">Communication Officer</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333">WSIS Executive Secretariat</font>
<br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333">Tel: +41 22 730 5046</font> <br>
<font face="verdana" color="#333333">Email:
</font><font face="verdana" color="#0000EE">contact</font>
<font face="verdana"> <br>
</font><font face="verdana" color="#333333"> </font> <br><br>
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At 15:54 06-06-05 +0200, Tracey Naughton wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">shit <br><br>
but I sent it to myself and it was perfect!!! <br><br>
???? <br><br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#6B19FF"><b>Tracey Naughton,
Civil Society Advisor <br>
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) <br>
Cape Town Campus <br>
Box 652 Cape Town <br>
South Africa 8000 <br>
Email: <u>tracey@traceynaughton.com</u> <br>
Cell: 082 821 1771 <br>
Phone / fax: 011 880 5030 <br>
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