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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>'On point' concerning Focal 'Points' as obtaining
the Overpasses, or other Focal Point communications/arrangements matters, can
those in authorityy here please help in this regard:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I recently saw my colleague (who was our former
CCC/UN Focal Point for WSIS) at a Meeting of the Communications
Coordination Committee for the U.N. (C.S. NGO). It appears from our converstion
that it is unclear the Focal Point function is now transferred to me, or to what
station/location Focal Points are to report in Tunis; but the Focal Point
Password was transfered to me for registering etc.. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The concern is now that neither of us seems to be
getting any email on related issues, and I do need to arrive in Tunis with the
arrangements in place to so function. It would be a much appreciated
relief if this could be cleared up before departure (from NY) and the
instructions for being involved in the Summit as an NGO Focal point were
explicit.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you for your time and interest, and I shall
be pleased to have general instructions here which might be of assistance to
others, or directly to my own email addresses (cc address field, above). I
thank you for your attention to all these matters of process, having witnessed
some serious confusion in Geneva among those trying to arrange for WSIS-I
Overpasses etc. at that late date and onsite.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And sending best wishes to all for the wonderful
upcoming conclave.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Most respectfully, LDMF.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Linda D. Misek-Falkoff, Ph.D., J.D..<BR><FONT
size=1>Online communications systems ARPANet forward.<BR>For Identification
here: *Respectful Interfaces* Programme / Communications<BR>Coordination
Committee for the United Nations. ACM ABA.
International<BR>Disability Caucus for the Disability Convention (toward U.N.
Treaty).<BR>CCC/UN Secretary and Member of the Board.<BR>Founder: Persons With
Pain International (PWPI) accredited to the U.N.<BR>Disability Convention. Legal
Briefs and Related Authorship/Publishing up to and Including U.S. Supreme Court
on Rights Bases</FONT>.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Robert Guerra" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:rguerra@lists.privaterra.org"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>rguerra@lists.privaterra.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "wsis-cs-plenary Plenary" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:plenary@wsis-cs.org"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>plenary@wsis-cs.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 7:18
PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Guidelines for the
attribution of overpasses - Information for caucus/WG/families focal
points]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>[Please note that by using 'REPLY', your response goes to the entire
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message!<BR>_______________________________________<BR><BR>Philippe:<BR><BR>thanks
for the update on the overpass policy.<BR><BR>I would like to say the
following:<BR><BR>1. As focal point for the North American and European region
on the <BR>CSB, I will be distributing for that group only.<BR><BR>2. I
will help compile a list of requests submitted via the online <BR>system
mentioned earlier. Said list will be transmitted to the <BR>overpass
ad-hoc group to help advise them, and CS structures in <BR>general on who
has requested overpasses.<BR><BR>3. I would recommend that any unclaimed passes
be pooled, and re- <BR>allocated in a second round on a first come first serve
basis.<BR><BR><BR>regards,<BR><BR>Robert<BR><BR>--<BR>Robert Guerra
<</FONT><A href="mailto:rguerra@privaterra.org"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>rguerra@privaterra.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>><BR>Managing
Director, Privaterra <</FONT><A href="http://www.privaterra.org"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>http://www.privaterra.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
size=2>><BR><BR>><BR>><BR>> Dear CSB members and Caucus/WG/Family
focal points,<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> As you know, the Civil Society
Bureau was asked by the WSIS ES to <BR>> ensure<BR>> the repartition
and the distribution of overpasses when space <BR>> limitation<BR>>
occurs in some meeting rooms.<BR>><BR>> Please find attached the
guidelines for the distribution of overpasses<BR>> in Tunis (WSIS Plenary
meetings and High Level Panel).<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> In this
document, you will find the number of overpasses attributed to<BR>> each
caucus, working group or family for the High Level Panel (1<BR>> overpass per
CS grouping) and for the official Plenary meetings (16-18<BR>> November,
various number of overpasses). You will also find the<BR>> guidelines for
their distribution.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Such as in Geneva,
overpasses will *not be nominative *and will<BR>> therefore be
*transferable*.<BR>><BR>> In addition to the overpasses to be distributed
by the CSB, note that<BR>> the WSIS ES decided to reserve 75 overpasses for
the <BR>> representatives of<BR>> civil society organisations from
the Host Country to be distributed <BR>> in a<BR>> separate process.
Therefore, Plenary overpasses should be <BR>> attributed in<BR>>
priority to representatives of non-Tunisian CS
entities.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> As decided by the CS Bureau, it is up
to each CS thematic or regional<BR>> grouping to decide how to distribute the
allocated overpasses among <BR>> its<BR>> members.<BR>><BR>>
The role of this focal point will be to:<BR>><BR>> • */receive the
overpasses requests from its members/*. For this<BR>> purpose, the CSB has
established a central on-line overpass request<BR>> system for Plenary
overpasses available for all caucuses/WG/ <BR>> families in<BR>> the
attached guidelines (*www.privaterra.org/~rguerra/wsis<BR>> <</FONT><A
href="http://www.privaterra.org/~rguerra/wsis"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>http://www.privaterra.org/~rguerra/wsis</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
size=2>>*). The lists of requests <BR>> will<BR>> be
electronically compiled for each caucus and we will send it to <BR>>
you in<BR>> advance (date to be confirmed). However, the focal point will
have the<BR>> flexibility to use its own list of requests PROVIDED THAT HE
DULY<BR>> INFORMS THE CSB SECRETARIAT and communicate it to its members
and<BR>> ideally to the CS Plenary, and makes known the other
process.<BR>><BR>> • */compile a list of members who will initially be
attributed an<BR>> overpass /*for both Plenary meetings and for the High
Level Panel and<BR>> forward it for information and transparency to the CS
Bureau <BR>> Secretariat<BR>> before the material distribution of
overpasses (</FONT><A href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>wsis@ngocongo.org</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>>
<</FONT><A href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>>) and
ideally to the CS Plenary. All the<BR>> remaining requesters shall be placed
in a queuing list.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Lastly, we were informed by
Charles Geiger that the WSIS ES would like<BR>> to deliver the overpasses in
exchange with a distribution policy<BR>> document for the plenary overpass.
This is why we need you to send us<BR>> the process you would choose within
your caucus.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> I will come back to CS groupings
coordinators individually within the<BR>> next few hours with personalised
information to confirm their role of<BR>> coordinator. The CS Plenary list
will be informed as soon as the <BR>> online<BR>> registration tool
is fully operational.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Best
regards,<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Philippe
Dam<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> *Philippe Dam<BR>>
**CONGO - WSIS CS Secretariat<BR>> ****11, Avenue de **la Paix**<BR>>
CH-1202 **Geneva**<BR>> Tel: +41 22 301 1000<BR>> Fax: +41 22 301
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