<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On 29-Aug-05, at 1:18 PM, Dr. Francis MUGUET wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>There are two distinct issues :</DIV><DIV>1/ Implementation and follow-up is *not* on the agenda of the PrepCom3.</DIV><DIV>2/ The drastic and sudden modification of the GFC languages.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000DD">Francis:</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000DD"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000DD">The discussion on follow-up and implementation was started at Prepcom 2 in Feb. As the negotiations did not reach a conclusion, the discussion will be continued at PC 3. This is stated in the "</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000DD">Draft decision of PrepCom 2". </FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000DD"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000DD">I am including a text version below with annotations on where one can find a list of all the documents that will be negotiated at PC 3. As you can see, almost everything is still up for negotiation. Meaning, it will be a challenge to get through all of it in the 10 days we have.</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000DD"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000DD">regards</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000DD"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000DD">Robert</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000DD"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000DD"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000DD">--- Prepcom 2 Decision & details where to find the documents --</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000DD"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Document WSIS-II/PC-2/DOC/13(Rev. 1)-E </DIV><DIV>25 February 2005 </DIV><DIV>Original: English </DIV><DIV>Note by the President of PrepCom </DIV><DIV>DRAFT DECISION OF PREPCOM-2 </DIV><DIV><<A href="http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc2/off13rev1.pdf">http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc2/off13rev1.pdf</A>></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>PrepCom 2 of the Tunis Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) decides that, during the inter-sessional phase between PrepCom-2 and PrepCom-3:</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>1. The current text of chapter two of the Operational Part (Financing Mechanisms), as it stands at the conclusion of PrepCom-2, will be forwarded directly to PrepCom-3.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><B>Text, as left @ PC2 & up for discussion is @ <<A href="http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc3/off7.pdf">http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc3/off7.pdf</A>></B></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>2. The text of the Political Chapeau, as it stands at the conclusion of PrepCom–2, together with a compilation document containing written comments and proposals (Document DT-4), will be forwarded directly to PrepCom-3.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><B>Text, as left @ PC2 & up for discussion is <<A href="http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc3/off8.pdf">http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc3/off8.pdf</A>></B></DIV><DIV><B>Comments, contributed to date @ <<A href="http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc3/working/dt4rev1.pdf">http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc3/working/dt4rev1.pdf</A>></B></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>3. The Group of Friends of the Chair (GFC) will continue to draft proposals for chapters one (Implementation Mechanisms) and four (The Way Ahead) of the Operational Part. These new proposals will be in addition to the written comments and proposals presented during the first reading on 21 February, contained in the compilation documents on chapter one (DT-2 Rev. 1) and chapter four (DT-5) respectively. The above-mentioned documents will be forwarded to PrepCom-3, where a decision on use of the new proposals will be taken. All stakeholders are invited to continue making contributions to chapters one and four. The modalities of composition and the methods of work of the Group of Friends of the Chair will be defined by the Bureau, in consultation with the regional groups.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><B>Operational plan - text so far @ <<A href="http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc3/off8.pdf">http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc3/off8.pdf</A>></B></DIV><DIV><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></DIV><DIV><B>Comments on Implementation Mechanisms (Chapter 1): </B></DIV><DIV><B><A href="http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc3/working/dt2rev3.pdf">http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc3/working/dt2rev3.pdf</A></B></DIV><DIV><B><A href="http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc3/working/dt2rev3.pdf">http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc3/working/dt2rev3.pdf</A></B></DIV><DIV><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></DIV><DIV><B>Comments on Way ahead (Chapter 4):</B></DIV><DIV><B><<A href="http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc3/working/dt5.pdf">http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc3/working/dt5.pdf</A>></B></DIV><DIV><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></DIV><DIV><B>As well, Chapter 1 & 4 comments have been combined (i think) @</B></DIV><DIV><B><<A href="http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc3/working/dt6rev2.pdf">http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc3/working/dt6rev2.pdf</A>></B></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>4. The report of the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) will be presented in mid- July 2005 (most probably on July 18). All governments and other stakeholders are invited to submit written comments and proposals for chapter three (to <A href="mailto:wsis-contributions@itu.int">wsis-contributions@itu.int</A>) by August 15. Thereafter, a compilation of these contributions will be forwarded to PrepCom- 3, together with the report of the WGIG.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><B>WGIG report @ <<A href="http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc3/off5.pdf">http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc3/off5.pdf</A>></B></DIV><DIV><B>WGIG Report - Background report @ <<A href="http://www.itu.int/wsis/wgig/docs/wgig-background-report.pdf">http://www.itu.int/wsis/wgig/docs/wgig-background-report.pdf</A>></B></DIV><DIV><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></DIV><DIV><B>Comments on WGIG report received to-date @ <<A href="http://tinyurl.com/btldx">http://tinyurl.com/btldx</A>></B></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000DD"></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>