<div>Dear Philippe Dan</div>
<div>Greeting</div>
<div>Thanks a million</div>
<div>With good wishes</div>
<div>Dr Malik Khan</div>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/9/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam</b> <<a href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org">wsis@ngocongo.org</a>> wrote:</span>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We are now up to finalize the first step of the CS Nom Com process for the Global Alliance strategy council.</span></font></p>
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<p><b><i><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Nominees to the Strategy Council</span></font></i></b><font face="Arial" size="2">
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We have a bit more than 20 names in the list of nominees (we initially said the Nom Com would recommend around 15 persons). I know the announcement was actually made quite recently through various list serves and mailing lists, but I would like to encourage you to
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">continue to send nominations </span></b>(self nominations and nomination by CS groupings, WG and caucuses are fully welcome). As we initially announced, this is a distinct process from the nomination to the UN DESA. The list of nominees will be available on line as soon as the list of Nom Com volunteers is closed.
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Send your <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">nomination at <a title="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org" target="_blank">
wsis@ngocongo.org</a> NO LATER THAN 10 MAY 2006</span></b>, 4:00 p.m. GMT / 6:00 p.m. Geneva Time with the following information:</span></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1.2pt"><i><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Name:</span></font></i></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1.2pt"><i><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">CS Affiliation(s):</span></font></i></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1.2pt"><i><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Country:</span></font></i></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1.2pt"><i><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Gender:</span></font></i></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1.2pt"><i><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Age:</span></font></i></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1.2pt"><i><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Biographical Statement:</span></font></i></p>
<p><i><font face="Verdana" size="1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Vision of their specific contribution to the GA Strategy Council:</span></font></i><font face="Arial" size="2">
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<p><b><i><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Volunteers to the Nom Com</span></font></i></b></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The list of volunteers to serve into the CS Nom Com reaches now a bit more than 40 names. <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Additional volunteers are welcome
</span></b> to make the process more representative. This list will be closed tonight at midnight Geneva Time (22:00 pm GMT). The random selection process will then be run tomorrow night, following the process as previously announced and detailed
<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=pag&id=10232" target="_blank">on-line</a>. Remember that the 5 randomly selected Nom Com members will be disqualified from the list of nominees.
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">All the information about the process is available on the <a title="http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=news&id=10220" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=news&id=10220" target="_blank">
CONGO website</a>. </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For more detailed <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">information about the proposed role and the structure of the Global Alliance
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UN ICT Task Force</a></span></b> or the <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><a title="http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=pag&id=10210" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=pag&id=10210" target="_blank">
CONGO Website</a></span></b>.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Best,</span></font></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 120%"><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<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 2000<br>E-mail: </span></font></b><a title="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org
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