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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=192423306-11102005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Rik,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>This is another reason using caucuses as a means to get
speakers to speak on at least more than organisation, would have been a better
way of selecting speakers. IMHO.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=192423306-11102005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Laina</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org
[mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Rik
Panganiban<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 10, 2005 11:03 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
plenary@wsis-cs.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] speakers list
transmitted to the ITU<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-style-span>I agree very much that we should consider the
speakers to be "our" speakers. The selection committee considered whether or not
someone would be speaking just on their own individual behalf, on behalf of
their own organization, or if they would be open to including other viewpoints
besides their own. Ideally we want to have as many possible views expressed
<B>through</B> the limited number of speaking slots allotted to us.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>One easy way to do this is to include in the Annex the contact information
for each speaker, so that once we know the final list, we can contact each
person individually and make sure that they have the broadest possible view on
their given subject area. I.e. if someone plans to speak on telecentres, that
they be thoroughly briefed on the privacy and security working group's concerns
about data retention and surveillance.</DIV>
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<DIV>Beyond that, if there are emerging global civil society statements on given
matters such as internet governance, we want to make sure that as many speakers
as possible mention this in their interventions.</DIV>
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<DIV>Obviously, we respect everyone's right to speak their mind. But we want
everyone speaking to as much as possible show solidarity with the proposals and
viewpoints of the rest of CS in the WSIS process. </DIV>
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<DIV>Rik Panganiban</DIV>
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<DIV>On Oct 10, 2005, at 4:16 PM, Ralf Bendrath wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Finally, as active CS members, we deserve more than
"a short summary (one paragraph)" of the communication of "our"
representatives, among who a big part is unknown even for well initiated
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">This is a good point, and I really support this. The
fact that some of them are not known even to us WSIS "insiders" is probably
due to the fact that the ITU insisted on "director" level persons, while many
of us who have been very active in the WSIS process are normal members or
staff. But it is certainly good to see more clearly who they are. Last time we
even had a document where somebody had collected pictures of them. I hope the
CS secretariat through CONGO can find the time to do this.</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Best, Ralf</DIV>
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