<DIV>How the regional participation will be ensured and issue based (like Implementation mechanism) speakers will be nominated ?</DIV>
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<DIV>Shahid Uddin Akbar</DIV>
<DIV>Bangladesh<BR><BR><B><I>Adam Peake <ajp@glocom.ac.jp></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Isn't this an issue the [Working Methods] list should be thinking about?<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Adam<BR><BR><BR><BR>At 12:31 AM +0200 6/28/05, Renata Bloem wrote:<BR>>Robert,<BR>><BR>>Good that you raised this issue again. CONGO <BR>>sent out information on 19.03 and 21.05 <BR>>respectively, as seen once more below. I also <BR>>resend the letter of invitation from Mr. Utsumi <BR>>for PrepCom3 and for Tunis side events.<BR>>Best<BR>>Renata<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>Anglais et Français<BR>>21.05.2005<BR>><BR>><BR>>Dear all,<BR>><BR>>I would just like to remind you:<BR>><BR>><BR>>contributions from all stakeholders to Chapters <BR>>One and Four of the operational part of the <BR>>WSIS-Tunis documents on follow-up/ <BR>>implementation and the way forward should be <BR>>received by the Executive Secretariat by 31
May <BR>>2005 <BR>><HTTP: index gfc wsis www.itu.int>www.itu.int/wsis/gfc/index<BR>>there will be an informal consultation for all <BR>>stakeholders on implementation mechanisms on 13 <BR>>June prior to the next meeting of the Working <BR>>Group on Internet Governance (WGIG)<BR>><BR>>Regarding speakers for Tunis, I received a <BR>>letter with guidelines from Mr. Utsumi for attn <BR>>of CSB in which he referred to the <BR>>self-selecting process already mentioned in Doc <BR>>WSIS-II/PC-2/DOC/4-E. I therefore ask all <BR>>caucuses, WGs and other structures to start <BR>>thinking about the process. The CSB has been <BR>>asked to propose names not later than 10 October.<BR>><BR>>Wishing you a good weekend!<BR>>Renata<BR>><BR>><BR>>Chers tous,<BR>><BR>>Je voulais uniquement vous rappeler que :<BR>><BR>>€ Les contributions de l¹ensemble des parties <BR>>prenantes aux Chapitres Un et Quatre de la
<BR>>partie opérationnelle des documents du SMSI <BR>>Tunis sur le suivi / mise en ¦uvre et sur la <BR>>suite doivent être reçues par le Secrétariat <BR>>Exécutif d¹ici au 31 Mai 2001 <BR>><HTTP: index gfc wsis www.itu.int>www.itu.int/wsis/gfc/index<BR>><BR>>€ Il y aura une consultation informelle pour <BR>>l¹ensemble des parties prenantes sur les <BR>>mécanismes de mise en ¦uvre le 13 juin, juste <BR>>avant la prochaine réunion du Groupe de Travail <BR>>sur la Gouvernance Internet (GTGI).<BR>><BR>>Concernant les orateurs pour Tunis, j¹ai reçu <BR>>une lettre contenant les directives générales <BR>>(en pièce jointe) de la part de M. Utsumi, dans <BR>>laquelle il fait référence au processus <BR>>d¹auto-sélection déjà mentionné dans le document <BR>>WSIS-II/PC-2/DOC/4-E. Par conséquent, je demande <BR>>à tous les caucus, groupes de travail et autres <BR>>structures de commencer à réfléchir sur ce <BR>>processus. On a
demandé au Bureau de la Société <BR>>Civile de fournir les noms au plus tard le 10 <BR>>Octobre.<BR>><BR>>Je vous souhaite un bon week-end !<BR>>Bien à vous,<BR>><BR>>Renata<BR>><BR>>_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<BR>><BR>><BR>>French version will follow on Monday.<BR>>19.03.2005<BR>><BR>><BR>>Dear all,<BR>><BR>>Further to the ongoing discussion on Format for <BR>>Tunis, speakers and other preparations, here is <BR>>some new information to be shared.<BR>>I was called yesterday to a short meeting with <BR>>the WSIS Executive Secretariat to define further <BR>>modalities for Speakers and I refer to the <BR>>adopted PrepCom II document Note by the <BR>>Executive Secretariat, Annex 1: Time Management <BR>>contained in Doc.WSIS-II/PC-2/DOC/4-E 25 <BR>>February 2005.<BR>><BR>>1.Speakers<BR>><BR>>I
was told that due to enormous pressures from <BR>>the International Organizations, in particular <BR>>from the UN Agencies who all want to speak, some <BR>>of the time given to observers will need to take <BR>>their request into consideration. However, equal <BR>>time will be given to CS and PS.<BR>>As it looks now, CS will have the following slots<BR>>· 1 speaker at the Opening Session, <BR>>(there was no acceptance of slicing this slot)<BR>>· 1 speaker at the First Plenary<BR>>· 1 (or 2) speakers at Second Plenary <BR>>(depending on the number of Heads of State)<BR>>· 1 (or 2) speakers at Third Plenary <BR>>(depending on the number of Heads of State)<BR>>· 2 speakers at all following observer
slots<BR>><BR>>This means 12 CS speakers for sure and alternates should be ready.<BR>>In addition, CS will be invited to participate <BR>>in the parallel Round Tables (with only 20 <BR>>participants as 30 compared to Geneva) which <BR>>will be held in parallel and consecutively and <BR>>in the three interactive High-Level Panels, to <BR>>be held probably during lunch-time (with 5 <BR>>panalists). The process of identification of CS <BR>>speakers should ideally be finalized by the end <BR>>of PrepCom III<BR>><BR>>The good news is that after the discussion the <BR>>WSIS ES affirmed that CS decides through its own <BR>>mechanisms who will speak (in coordination with <BR>>the Secretary- General of the Summit ­Mr. <BR>>Utsumi, who is now known to accept decisions by <BR>>CS)<BR>>CS speakers will be called by name and <BR>>accredited entity and then identified through <BR>>their self-organizing mechanism (Caucus, WG or
<BR>>other)<BR>>It was nevertheless pointed out that the <BR>>President of the Summit or his Representative, <BR>>chairing the Summit, could just not call on a <BR>>particular speaker if he so decides (!)<BR>><BR>>2.Overpasses<BR>><BR>>Because of some limited capacity ­ the Plenary <BR>>contains some 2500 seats ­ overpasses will be <BR>>given to participants<BR>><BR>>1200 to governments<BR>> 300 to IGOs<BR>> 400 to PS<BR>> 600 to CS<BR>><BR>>The CSB will be asked to work out a scheme for <BR>>best possible participation. CS overpasses will <BR>>be non- nominative<BR>><BR>>3. Security<BR>><BR>>Badges will be issued in the same format as in <BR>>Geneva, (I asked for a very short detection <BR>>distance and pointed to the existing expertise <BR>>within CS in this field. I also requested that <BR>>the ES should insist that the Host Country <BR>>agreement with the UN, particularly the section
<BR>>on Immunity should be soon an accessible <BR>>document)<BR>><BR>>4. Venue<BR>><BR>>Venue will be as in Geneva all under one roof. <BR>>However space other than Plenary and specific <BR>>areas for the ITU and other Offices will be open <BR>>spaces, meaning that probably the noise level in <BR>>rooms for parallel events will also be the same. <BR>>The adjacent exhibition area will be open to <BR>>general public, not needing official badges. <BR>>This area will be under Tunisian authority.<BR>><BR>>More information will be sent out soon by the WSIS ES.<BR>><BR>>Regards<BR>>Renata<BR>> <BR>>___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>Ref:<BR>>DM-05/1183<BR>>8 April 2005<BR>><BR>>To: Accredited NGOs and Civil Society Entities<BR>>Contact:<BR>>WSIS Executive
Secretariat<BR>>Tel:<BR>>+41 22 730 55 11<BR>>Fax:<BR>>+41 22 730 63 93<BR>>E-Mail:<BR>><mailto:wsis@itu.int>wsis.csd@ties.itu.int<BR>>Subject:<BR>><BR>>Third Meeting of the Preparatory Committee of the Tunis Phase of WSIS<BR>><BR>>Geneva, 19-30 September 2005<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>Dear Sir/Madam,<BR>><BR>>I am pleased to invite your organization/entity <BR>>to the third meeting of the Preparatory <BR>>Committee of the Tunis Phase of the World Summit <BR>>on the Information Society (WSIS PrepCom-3), to <BR>>be held in Geneva, Palais des Nations, from <BR>>19-30 September 2005.<BR>><BR>>PrepCom-3 will be a critical step in the <BR>>preparatory process for the Tunis Summit, which <BR>>will take place in Tunis from 16-18 November <BR>>2005. PrepCom-3 will consist of two full weeks <BR>>of negotiations on all issues related to the <BR>>output of the Tunis Summit. This meeting will <BR>>have to
forge consensus on the final <BR>>document(s), which is/are to be adopted by Heads <BR>>of States and Governments at the Tunis Summit.<BR>><BR>>I should like to take this opportunity to <BR>>encourage your organization/entity to attend <BR>>PrepCom-3 and to contribute to ongoing <BR>>negotiations on the issues of the Information <BR>>Society.<BR>><BR>>Yours faithfully,<BR>><BR>><BR>>(signed)<BR>><BR>>Yoshio UTSUMI<BR>>Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)<BR>>Secretary-General, World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)<BR>><BR>><BR>>Annex: Additional Information<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>Annex<BR>><BR>><BR>>Additional Information <BR>><BR>><BR>>Information regarding the final output document(s)<BR>><BR>>a) Regarding chapter 2 of the Operational Part and the Political Chapeau:<BR>><BR>>Following the Decision of PrepCom-2, the current <BR>>text
of chapter two of the Operational Part <BR>>(Financing Mechanisms), as it stands at the <BR>>conclusion of PrepCom-2, will be forwarded <BR>>directly to PrepCom-3. The same procedure will <BR>>apply to the text of the Political Chapeau, <BR>>which will be forwarded to PrepCom-3 as it <BR>>stands at the conclusion of PrepCom­2, together <BR>>with a compilation document containing those <BR>>written comments and proposals which were made <BR>>during PrepCom-2 (Document DT/4(Rev.1)).<BR>><BR>>b) Regarding chapter 1 and 4 of the Operational Part:<BR>><BR>>PrepCom-2 decided that a Group of Friends of the <BR>>Chair (GFC) will continue to draft proposals for <BR>>chapters one (Implementation Mechanisms) and <BR>>four (The Way Ahead) of the Operational Part. <BR>>These new proposals will be in addition to the <BR>>written comments and proposals presented during <BR>>the first reading on 21 February 2005, contained <BR>>in the
compilation documents on chapter one <BR>>(DT/2(Rev.2)) and chapter four (DT/5) <BR>>respectively. The above-mentioned documents will <BR>>be forwarded to PrepCom-3, where a decision on <BR>>use of the new proposals will be taken. <BR>>PrepCom-2 decided that stakeholders should <BR>>continue making contributions to chapters one <BR>>and four, and drafting proposals for chapter one <BR>>and four should be sent to <BR>><mailto:wsis-contributions@itu.int>wsis-contributions@itu.int <BR>> by 31 May 2005<BR>><BR>>c) Regarding chapter 3 of the Operational Part:<BR>><BR>>The report of the Working Group on Internet <BR>>Governance (WGIG) will be presented in mid-July <BR>>2005 (most probably on July 18). PrepCom-2 <BR>>decided that all governments and other <BR>>stakeholders should submit written comments and <BR>>proposals for chapter three (Internet <BR>>Governance) by 15 August 2005. Comments and <BR>>drafting proposals
should be sent to <BR>><mailto:wsis-contributions@itu.int>wsis-contributions@itu.int <BR>>. Thereafter, a compilation of these written <BR>>contributions will be forwarded to PrepCom-3, <BR>>together with the report of the WGIG.<BR>><BR>><BR>>Information regarding registration for PrepCom-3:<BR>><BR>>As for PrepCom-2 of the Tunis phase, <BR>>registration will be by electronic means and the <BR>>username and password, provided to the focal <BR>>point of your organization/entity for <BR>>participation in PrepCom-2, will also be valid <BR>>for PrepCom-3. Additional information regarding <BR>>registration can be found at <BR>><HTTP: wsis www.itu.int index.html pc3 preparatory2>http://www.itu.int/wsis/preparatory2/pc3/index.html<BR>><BR>><BR>> <BR>><BR>>Ref:<BR>>DM-05/1188<BR>>Geneva, 11 April
2005<BR>><BR>>To Accredited NGOs and Civil Society Entities<BR>><BR>><BR>>Contact:<BR>>Executive Secretariat WSIS<BR>>Tel:<BR>>+41 22 730 55 11<BR>>Fax:<BR>>+41 22 730 63 93<BR>>E-Mail:<BR>><mailto:wsis@itu.int>wsis@itu.int<BR>>Subject:<BR>>Invitation to organize Parallel Events at the <BR>>Tunis Summit of WSIS, 16-18 November 2005<BR>><BR>><BR>>Dear Sir/Madam<BR>><BR>>It is my pleasure to invite your <BR>>organization/entity to organize parallel events <BR>>during the Tunis phase of the World Summit on <BR>>the Information Society (WSIS). The <BR>>International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and <BR>>the host country, Tunisia, have agreed to <BR>>provide premises to hold a number of parallel <BR>>events, alongside the Summit and in the same <BR>>premises. These parallel events include <BR>>meetings, panels, discussions and workshops <BR>>etc., an exhibition and events of global nature
<BR>>relevant to the Summit theme.<BR>><BR>>The above Parallel Events in the Kram Centre can <BR>>be organized by all accredited <BR>>WSIS-stakeholders, between 14 and 19 November <BR>>2005. Limitations may apply due to availability <BR>>of space. More information about the <BR>>organization parallel events is contained in the <BR>>"Guidelines for Organizers of Parallel events <BR>>during the second phase of WSIS", jointly <BR>>established by the host country Tunisia and the <BR>>International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The <BR>>document is available on the website of the host <BR>>country <BR>><HTTP: www.smsitunis2005.tn />http://www.smsitunis2005.tn <BR>>. Please note that the deadline for submissions <BR>>of requests for the organisation of events is 30 <BR>>April 2005. Requests for rooms for meetings, <BR>>discussions and workshops etc. should be <BR>>submitted using the form indicated in the <BR>>guidelines
mentioned above.<BR>><BR>>Yours faithfully,<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>(firmado)<BR>><BR>>Yoshio UTSUMI<BR>>Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)<BR>>Secretary-General, World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>Renate Bloem<BR>>President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)<BR>>11, Avenue de la Paix<BR>>CH-1202 Geneva<BR>>Tel: +41 22 301 1000<BR>>Fax: +41 22 301 2000<BR>>E-mil: <mailto:rbloem@ngocongo.org>rbloem@ngocongo.org<BR>>Website: <HTTP: www.ngocongo.org>www.ngocongo.org<BR>><BR>><BR>> The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an <BR>>international, membership association that <BR>>facilitates the participation of NGOs in United <BR>>Nations debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, <BR>>CONGO's major objective is to ensure the <BR>>presence of NGOs in exchanges among the world's <BR>>governments and United Nations agencies on <BR>>issues of global concern.
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