<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Renate:<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Your note makes me worry - about the openness and transparency of the process. Only a relatively small % of CS groups and organizations are subscribed to the CT, Plenary and other lists. Should they meet the criteria of being an accredited CS entity in the process - they should not be disadvantaged if they do not receive and respond to your note below.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>In regards to "deadlines" - I would like to remind you that I am still awaiting an official reply from the organizers of the "side events" in regards to the what in fact was the deadline, and what time zone , if any, was used. it is my belief that if the word "deadline" is used - the exact date/time might be specificied.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Consequently, in my capacity as Civil Society Bureau member for the North American and European region I would like to request that you transmit this concern to the ES, together with the suggestion that they contact each and every organization that has submitted a request for a parallel side event.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>thanks</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Robert</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On 6-Jun-05, at 12:30 PM, Renata Bloem wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"><DIV class="Section1"><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">English, Français, Espagnol</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> </SPAN></FONT></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> </SPAN></FONT></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> </SPAN></FONT></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Dear all,</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> </SPAN></FONT></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The WSIS Executive Secretariat has asked us </SPAN></FONT><ST1:PERSONNAME productid="to provide a list" w:st="on"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">to provide a list</SPAN></FONT></ST1:PERSONNAME><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> of </SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="font-weight:bold; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B>Civil Society Side events</B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">. It will help them and us to double check if all requests made <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">under the deadlines</SPAN> have been received and processed. Given the scarcity of space it might also help to coordinate some similar events.</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">It would also be good to know whether CS has asked for space in the </SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="font-weight:bold; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B>exhibition</B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> area. I therefore ask all Caucuses/WGs or individual entities who have sent in requests to please respond to the following:</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10.6667px; "><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10.6667px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT></O:P></SPAN></P></DIV></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>
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