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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=FR-CH style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dear all, <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'>The CS Nom Com has finalized today the selection
process of the recommendation for CS membership in the Global Alliance Strategy
Council. We took some more time over the week end to conclude our work, with
the OK from the UN DESA. I am going to write a letter to Sergei Kambalov which
will be sent today, with the criteria we used and the bio of the recommended
nominees.<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'>We decided to include 21 recommended candidates in
our list:<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 style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Akinsanmi,
Titilayo (<st1:City w:st="on">Schoolnet Africa</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region>/<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Nigeria</st1:place></st1:country-region>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Al-Shatti,
Qusai (<st1:country-region w:st="on">Kuwait</st1:country-region> Information
Technology <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Society</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Kuwait</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Ayadi,
Kamel (World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Tunisia</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Bazlur
Rahman, AHM (<st1:country-region w:st="on">Bangladesh</st1:country-region> NGOs
Network for Radio and Communication, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Bangladesh</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Bissio,
Roberto (Social <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Watch</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Uruguay</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Bloem,
Renate (Conference of NGOs, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Switzerland</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Burch,
Sally (Agencia Latinoamericana de Información)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Diouf,
Papa Ndiaye (DAPSI, Senegal/Switzerland)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Gáspár,
Mátyás (European Union of Telecottage Associations, Hungary)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Gurstein,
Michael (Global Telecentre <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Alliance</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Gurumurthy,
Anita (IT For <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Change</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Hĺkansson,
Ann-Kristin (Indigenous Peoples Caucus on WSIS) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Kawamura,
Hiroshi (Daisy <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Consortium</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Japan</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Kleinwächter,
Wolfgang (IAMCR, Germany/Denmark)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Morrell,
Claudia (Center for Women and Information <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Technology</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Muthoni
Wanyeki, Lynn (FEMNET, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Kenya</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Naughton,
Tracey (Media Caucus, South Africa / Australia) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Pimienta,
Daniel (FUNREDES, Republica Dominicana)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Pineda,
Magaly (Center for Feminist Resarch and Action (CIPAF), <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Dominican Republic</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Primo,
Natasha Lee (Women'sNet, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">South
Africa</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>•</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Sagun,
Robert (Philippine Resources for Sustainable Development, Inc., The <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Philippines</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<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'><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'>I would like to warmly thank the 5 Nom Com members
for their time and commitment, and I hope you will join me in this regard. It
was actually an extremely difficult task to narrow down the 63 nominations
under consideration, since many of them were extremely valuable (the list of
nominees is still available on line: <a
href="http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=news&id=10220">http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=news&id=10220</a>).
<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'>Note that these 21 recommendations are done in the
personal capacity of the candidates, and that the UN SG will take the final
decision as regards the actual members of the Strategy Council of the Global Alliance.
<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'>Best, <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'>Philippe<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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