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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dear all, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Further to some pressure from civil society
representatives (including <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">CONGO</st1:country-region></st1:place>
and the IG Caucus), we have been called this morning just before the beginning
of the meeting to attend to today’s informal consultation on ITU reform
(Council WG on WSIS, <a href="http://www.itu.int/reform/">http://www.itu.int/reform/</a>).
Just for setting the context, the meeting is taking place in a small room at
the ITU Montbrillant building, so that there is not so much space for many
additional participants. The contributions made on the ITU on-line forum are
all compiled in one working document available in the room and proposed by the
Chairman. This document was also orally introduced at the beginning of the
meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This aftn at 2:30, they will start by discussing the
question of membership / participation of CS. We will provide you today with a
short summary of the discussions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Draft agenda of the meeting: <a
href="http://www.itu.int/reform/Council-Res-1244/Agenda.pdf">http://www.itu.int/reform/Council-Res-1244/Agenda.pdf</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Best regards, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:120%'><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Philippe
Dam<br>
</span></font></b><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:120%;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><ns0:country-region
w:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z"><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"><ns0:place
w:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>CONGO
-</u3:place></u3:country-region> WSIS CS Secretariat <br>
</span></font></ns0:place></ns0:country-region></span></font></b></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE><ns0:country-region
w:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z"><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><ns0:place
w:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z"></ns0:place></ns0:country-region><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE>11,
Avenue de <U1:PERSONNAME u2:st="on" ProductID="la Paix"></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><ns0:PersonName w:insAuthor="Inter"
w:insDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z" ns1:ProductID="la Paix"><font color=navy><span
lang=FR style='color:navy'>la Paix</span></font></ns0:PersonName></U1:PERSONNAME></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><br>
CH-1202 <U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:CITY u2:st="on"></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><ns0:City w:insAuthor="Inter"
w:insDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z"><ns0:place w:insAuthor="Inter"
w:insDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z"><font color=navy><span lang=FR
style='color:navy'>Geneva</span></font></ns0:place></ns0:City></U1:CITY></U1:PLACE></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><br>
Tel: +41 22 301 1000<br>
Fax: +41 22 301 2000<br>
E-mail: </span></font></b><a href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org"
title="mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch"><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial
title="mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch"><span
title="mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:120%;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>wsis@ngocongo.org</span></span></font></b></a><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><br>
Website: </span></font></b><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'><a href="BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org"
title="http://www.ngocongo.org"><font color=navy title="http://www.ngocongo.org"><span
title="http://www.ngocongo.org"><span lang=FR style='color:navy'>www.ngocongo.org</span></span></font></a></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:120%'><b><font size=3 color=red face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;color:red;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:120%'><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'>The Conference of NGOs (<U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><ns0:country-region w:insAuthor="Inter"
w:insDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z"><ns0:place w:insAuthor="Inter"
w:insDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>CONGO</span></font></st1:country-region></st1:place></ns0:place></ns0:country-region></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>) is an international, membership
association that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United Nations
debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, <U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"></span></font><ns0:country-region
w:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z"><ns0:place w:insAuthor="Inter"
w:insDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-01T13:00:00Z"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>CONGO</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region></ns0:place></ns0:country-region></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>'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 see our
website at <a href="BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org/" target="_blank"
title="http://www.ngocongo.org/">www.ngocongo.org</a></span></font></span></font></b><b><font
color=red><span lang=EN-GB style='color:red;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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