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<DIV>Dear Renate,</DIV>
<DIV>some times ago I got this e-mail .and applied the same day ,I was expecting at least to let me know if I am accepted ? and if not why?</DIV>
<DIV>Hear is the e-mail.</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We received a very few days ago, further to a letter we sent to the ITU Director General Mr. Utsumi, the information that around 20 fellowships would be made available for <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PersonName ProductID="CS participants by" w:st="on">CS participants by</st1:PersonName> the ITU. Please carefully read the following information.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The ITU / WSIS Executive Secretariat made it clear that <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">priority will be given by the ITU / WSIS ES to </SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">applicants with prior involvement in WSIS related events and especially with involvement in the structure of civil society (focal points of family/ and caucus heads) </SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">duly taking into account regional repartition (in general five to each region).</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Applicants should be from developing countries and have no funding from any other institution so far.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In the meantime we have already contacted directly regional CS family and Caucus focal points and CSB members. We have received so far only 5 applications for a fellowship from civil society participants. That is why we now contact you to inform about the application procedure.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">You will find enclosed the application form, which should be <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">duly completed, clearly signed and with the official stamp</SPAN></B> of the Civil Society accredited organization under which the applicant is accredited. You should sent this completed application form directly to us (<A title=mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org href="http://us.f302.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=wsis@ngocongo.org" target=_blank><FONT title=mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org color=navy><SPAN title=mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org><SPAN title=mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"><SPAN title=mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org>wsis@ngocongo.org</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></A> or by fax +41 22 301 2000).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The list of </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">candidates should be submitted <st1:PersonName ProductID="to the WSIS" w:st="on">to the WSIS</st1:PersonName> ES by Monday 24 October 2005, so that the deadline for the reception of your application is no later than <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">23 October 2005</SPAN></B>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We really regret the very very short deadline, but this is the consequence of the very recent notice of the ITU decision.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Best regards, and do not hesitate to come back to me for any further information. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><st1:PersonName ProductID="Philippe Dam" w:st="on"><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Philippe Dam</SPAN></FONT></B></st1:PersonName><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = U1 /><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = U3 /><U3:COUNTRY-REGION u1:endInsDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u1:endInsAuthor="Inter" u1:insDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u1:insAuthor="Inter"><U3:PLACE u1:endInsDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u1:endInsAuthor="Inter" u1:insDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u1:insAuthor="Inter"><st1:place w:st="on">CONGO <st1:PersonName ProductID="- WSIS" w:st="on">-</U3:PLACE></U3:COUNTRY-REGION> WSIS</st1:PersonName> CS Secretariat
<BR></st1:place><st1:place w:st="on"></st1:place><st1:country-region w:st="on"></st1:country-region></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE>11, Avenue de <U1:PERSONNAME ProductID="la Paix" u2:st="on"><st1:PersonName w:st="on" ns1_x003a_ProductID="la Paix">la Paix</U1:PERSONNAME></st1:PersonName><BR>CH-1202 <U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:CITY u2:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Geneva</U1:CITY></U1:PLACE></st1:place></st1:City><BR>Tel: +41 22 301 1000<BR>Fax: +41 22 301 2000<BR>E-mail: </SPAN></FONT></B><A title=mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch href="http://us.f302.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=wsis@ngocongo.org" target=_blank><B><FONT title=mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN title=mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">wsis@ngocongo.org</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></A><B><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>Website: </SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A title=http://www.ngocongo.org href="http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org" target=_blank><FONT title=http://www.ngocongo.org color=navy><SPAN title=http://www.ngocongo.org><SPAN lang=FR style="COLOR: navy">www.ngocongo.org</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT></B><BR><BR><B><I>Renate Bloem <rbloem@ngocongo.org></I></B> wrote:</P></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">The fellowships we obtained either through UNDP (Project for the Future) or<BR>the ITU were distributed in the following way:<BR><BR>11 for Africa<BR>10 for Asia (West Asia and A/P included)<BR>8 for LAC<BR><BR>In addition, a fellowship was given to Shirin Ebadi.<BR><BR>All individuals have been contacted by the respective agencies.<BR><BR>Renata<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-mail: rbloem@ngocongo.org<BR>Website: www.ngocongo.org <HTTP: www.ngocongo.org /><BR><BR><BR><BR>The Conference of NGOs (. For more information see our website at<BR>www.ngocongo.org <HTTP: www.ngocongo.org /><BR>CONGO) is an international, membership association that facilitates the<BR>participation of NGOs in United Nations debates and decisions. Founded in<BR>1948, CONGO's major
objective is to ensure the presence of NGOs in exchanges<BR>among the world's governments and United Nations agencies on issues of<BR>global concern<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR><DIV>
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<DIV>Dina Hovakmian</DIV>
<DIV>Tel:098 21 88053586</DIV>
<DIV>Fax:098 21 88031879</DIV>
<DIV>0912 119 7840--mobile</DIV>
<DIV>E-mail: <A href="mailto:dina_hov@yahoo.com">dina_hov@yahoo.com</A></DIV>
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