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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366'>Dear Wes, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366'>Thank you so much
for the offer, extremely generous of you. <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
 w:st="on">CONGO</st1:place></st1:country-region> being an international
membership association dealing with NGOs issues for over 60 years now, such
DVDs are extremely useful for us as they can serve both for promotion and
training purposes.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366'>We look forward to
receiving your copy free of charge. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366'>Should you also
require any information from our side of the world</span></font><font size=2
color="#003366" face=Wingdings><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;color:#003366'>J</span></font><font size=2 color="#003366"
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:#003366'>, my colleagues and I will be happy to assist.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366'>Wishing you my very
best for 2006,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366'>Adina Fulga Radi.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366;font-weight:
bold'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><b><font size=1 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366;font-weight:
bold'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><b><font size=1 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366;font-weight:
bold'>Adina Fulga Radi<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><b><font size=1 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366;font-weight:
bold'>Media Relations Officer<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><b><font size=1 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span
lang=FR-CH style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366;font-weight:
bold'>CONGO - WSIS CS Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><b><font size=1 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span
lang=FR-CH style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366;font-weight:
bold'>11, Avenue de <st1:PersonName ProductID="la Paix" w:st="on">la Paix</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><b><font size=1 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366;font-weight:
bold'>CH-1202 <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Geneva</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><b><font size=1 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366;font-weight:
bold'>T: +41 22 301 1000<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><b><font size=1 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366;font-weight:
bold'>F: +41 22 301 2000<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><b><font size=1 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366;font-weight:
bold'>E-mail: <st1:PersonName w:st="on"><u>wsis@ngocongo.org</u></st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><b><font size=1 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366;font-weight:
bold'>Website: <u>www.ngocongo.org<o:p></o:p></u></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><b><u><font size=1 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366;font-weight:
bold'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'>&nbsp;</span></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><b><font size=1 color="#003366" face=Verdana><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003366;font-weight:
bold'>The Conference of NGOs (<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">CONGO</st1:place></st1:country-region>)
is an international, membership association that facilitates the participation
of NGOs in United Nations debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">CONGO</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s major
objective is to ensure the presence of NGOs in exchanges among the world's
governments and United Nations agencies on issues of global concern. For more
information, please visit our website at <u>www.ngocongo.org</u><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>De&nbsp;:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>De l</span></b></span></font><b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>a
part de</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'> Wesley Shrum<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Envoyé&nbsp;:</span></b> jeudi, 15. décembre
2005 01:06<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>À&nbsp;:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">plenary@wsis-cs.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Objet&nbsp;:</span></b> [WSIS CS-Plenary]
'Before the Horse' and 'After the Fact'</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We have a couple of
movies made for WSIS available on DVD (no charge) if anyone would like a copy
(I&#8217;ll put them on one DVD before I duplicate this).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>One was a movie (20 min)
some of you might have seen at CERN or the IFIP event for the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
 w:st="on">Geneva</st1:City></st1:place> phase called &#8220;Before the
Horse&#8221; (as in, &#8216;don&#8217;t put the cart before the horse&#8217;).
&nbsp;It&#8217;s about the problems of establishing connectivity in <st1:country-region
w:st="on">India</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Ghana</st1:country-region>,
and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Kenya</st1:country-region></st1:place>
at some research institutes and university faculties.&nbsp; The second,
&#8220;After the Fact,&#8221; is the follow-up we promised for <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Tunis</st1:State></st1:place>, screened at the
side event (&#8220;Past, Present, and Future of Research in the Information
Society&#8221; and the exhibition itself).&nbsp; It deals with problems of
maintenance and connectivity in the African context.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Just send me your name
&amp; address &amp; I&#8217;ll send you a copy.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>All the best,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Wes Shrum<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Professor of Sociology<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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  color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
 Arial;color:navy'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType
 w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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