<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>Dear Friends,</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Please find attached an invitation to a parallel event in Tunis organized by CONGO on "Scaling Up Civil Society Best Practices in Bridging the Digital Divide." It will take place on 16 November from 1300-1700 in Rm. St Augustin in the Kram Centre.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Please forward to anyone who might be interested. Apologies for duplicate postings of this notice.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Regards,</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Rik Panganiban</DIV><DIV>CONGO</DIV><DIV>=====================================</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style=""><TABLE border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style=""><TBODY><TR><TD width="99" valign="top" style="width:99.45pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 18.6667px;"><IMG width="88" height="64" src="file:///Users/rikpanganiban/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Clipboard/msoclip1/01/clip_clip_image002.jpg" v:shapes="_x0000_i1025"></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 18.6667px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P></TD><TD width="342" valign="top" style="text-align: center;width: 342.45pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; "><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; ">Conference of NGOs</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; ">in Consultative Relationship</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; ">with the United Nations (CONGO)</SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 21.3333px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P></TD><TD width="92" valign="top" style="text-align: center;width: 91.85pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; "><P class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align: right;"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 21.3333px;"><IMG width="66" height="59" src="file:///Users/rikpanganiban/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Clipboard/msoclip1/01/clip_clip_image004.gif" v:shapes="_x0000_i1026"></SPAN></FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 21.3333px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Cordially Invites All WSIS Participants to an Interactive Forum on</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><H1 style="text-align: center;">“Scaling Up Civil Society Best Practices <O:P></O:P></H1><H1 style="text-align: center;">to Bridge the Digital Divide”<O:P></O:P></H1><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;">16 November 2005</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;">1300-1700</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;">Salle St Augustin, Kram Centre, Tunis</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><TABLE border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style=""><TBODY><TR><TD width="158" valign="top" style="text-align: center;width: 2.2in; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; "><P class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Featuring:</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P></TD><TD width="351" valign="top" style="text-align: left;width: 351pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; "><P class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 6pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>Shashi Tharoor,</B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 18.6667px;"> United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 18.6667px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><H2 style="text-align: auto;margin-bottom: 6pt; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Adama Samassekou, </SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-weight: normal;">President, WSIS Phase I</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-weight: normal;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></H2><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD width="158" valign="top" style="width:2.2in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><P class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">With Representatives of:</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P></TD><TD width="351" valign="top" style="text-align: left;width: 351pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; "><H2 style="text-align: auto;margin-bottom: 6pt; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></H2><P class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 6pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 18.6667px;">OneWorld South Asia / Grassroots Caucus</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 18.6667px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 6pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 18.6667px;">Development Gateway</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 18.6667px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><H2 style="text-align: auto;margin-bottom: 6pt; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">WSIS Youth Caucus</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></H2><P class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 6pt; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> </SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P></TD></TR><TR><TD width="158" valign="top" style="text-align: left;width: 2.2in; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; "><P class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Moderator:</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P></TD><TD width="351" valign="top" style="text-align: left;width: 351pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; "><H2 style="text-align: auto;margin-bottom: 6pt; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Renata Bloem, President, CONGO</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></H2></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">This forum will highlight the critical role of civil society organizations in promoting access to and effective utilization of the Internet and other information communications technologies.</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">We will look at successful civil society projects in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Europe.</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Questions the presenters will address include:</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;text-indent: -40px; margin-left: 48pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">1.</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">What are common challenges faced by civil society in implementing their projects?</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;text-indent: -40px; margin-left: 48pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">2.</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">What are common factors in the success of certain projects?</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;text-indent: -40px; margin-left: 48pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">3.</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">What can civil society do to better coordinate their projects and activities with each other?</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;text-indent: -40px; margin-left: 48pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">4.</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">What can the international community, UN, governments and others do to scale up successful projects?</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Following presentations, there will be an interactive dialogue with all the speakers and participants.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></SPAN></FONT></DIV><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"></P><DIV style="border:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt"><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;border-top-style: none; 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"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV>===============================================</DIV><DIV>RIK PANGANIBAN Communications Coordinator</DIV><DIV>Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO) </DIV><DIV>web: <A href="http://www.ngocongo.org">http://www.ngocongo.org</A></DIV><DIV>email: <A href="mailto:rik.panganiban@ngocongo.org">rik.panganiban@ngocongo.org</A></DIV><DIV>mobile: (+1) 917-710-5524 </DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>* Information on the WSIS at <A href="http://www.ngocongo.org/wsis">http://www.ngocongo.org/wsis</A></DIV><DIV>* Submit NGO Events to <A href="http://www.ngoevents.org">http://www.ngoevents.org</A></DIV></SPAN></SPAN><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN> </DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>