Dear Philippe and all<BR>
<P>I do hope there will be "something" on Action Line # 2 before May next year ! Of course, ITU, the AL-2 primary coordnator, is busy with the preparation of its Plenipotentiary conference. But this isn't an excuse for such a long inactivity..</P>
<P>Second, the CSTD Experts Panel meeting is only "open" for NGO with ECOSOC status. This is in opposition with former promises (including those of CNGO) that allowed any WSIS accredited NGOs to participate in the WSIS-Follow-up meetings on an equal basis with ONGs with ECOSOC Status.</P>
<P>Once again, the CS community is divided and "CS inclusion in WSIS" is just a dream ... </P>
<P>Finally, we would appreciate that these important news be in all three official languages of the UN. Many thanks.for your efforts.</P>
<P>All the best</P>
<P>Jean-Louis Fullsack <BR><BR><BR></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #ff0000 2px solid">> Message du 11/10/06 20:32<BR>> De : "CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam" <WSIS@NGOCONGO.ORG><BR>> A : plenary@wsis-cs.org, bureau@wsis-cs.org<BR>> Copie à : "'Renate Bloem'" <RBLOEM@NGOCONGO.ORG>, wsis@ngocongo.org<BR>> Objet : [WSIS CS-Plenary] Next WSIS implementation and follow-up meetings - Action Line Facilitation and CSTD<BR>> <BR>>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">After a pretty busy 2<SUP>nd</SUP> session of the UN Human Rights Council, please find below some information regarding up-coming events related to WSIS follow up and implementation:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 53.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">-<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=1><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Action Line Facilitation meetings organised by UNESCO in October 2006;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 53.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">-<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=1><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">CSTD Expert Panel – 6-8 November 2006;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P>> <EM><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">16 October 2006</SPAN></FONT></I></B></EM><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>> </SPAN></FONT></I></B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Consultation meeting on action line C-3 "Access to Information and Knowledge" (Room IV, UNESCO HQ, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Paris</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<BR>> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=22546&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>More information</SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> - Invitation letter (</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/22558/11527153631Invitation_letter-Paris.pdf/Invitation%2Bletter-Paris.pdf"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>English</SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> - </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/22558/11527153633Lettre_d'invitation-Paris.pdf/Lettre%2Bd'invitation-Paris.pdf"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>French</SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">)</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P>> <EM><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">17 October 2006</SPAN></FONT></I></B></EM><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>> </SPAN></FONT></I></B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Consultation meeting on action line C-10 "Ethical Dimension of the Information Society" (Room IV, UNESCO HQ, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Paris</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<BR>> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=22547&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>More information</SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> - Invitation letter (</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/22558/11527153631Invitation_letter-Paris.pdf/Invitation%2Bletter-Paris.pdf"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>English</SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> - </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/22558/11527153633Lettre_d'invitation-Paris.pdf/Lettre%2Bd'invitation-Paris.pdf"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>French</SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">)</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P>> <EM><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">18 October 2006</SPAN></FONT></I></B></EM><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>> </SPAN></FONT></I></B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Consultation meeting on action line C-7e "E-Learning" (Room IV, UNESCO HQ, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Paris</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<BR>> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=22548&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>More information</SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> - Invitation letter (</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/22558/11527153631Invitation_letter-Paris.pdf/Invitation%2Bletter-Paris.pdf"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>English</SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> - </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/22558/11527153633Lettre_d'invitation-Paris.pdf/Lettre%2Bd'invitation-Paris.pdf"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>French</SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">)</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P>> <EM><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">19 October 2006</SPAN></FONT></I></B></EM><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>> </SPAN></FONT></I></B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Consultation meeting on action line C-9 "Media" (Room IV, UNESCO HQ, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Paris</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<BR>> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=22549&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>More information</SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> - Invitation letter (</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/22558/11527153631Invitation_letter-Paris.pdf/Invitation%2Bletter-Paris.pdf"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>English</SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> - </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/22558/11527153633Lettre_d'invitation-Paris.pdf/Lettre%2Bd'invitation-Paris.pdf"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>French</SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">)</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P>> <EM><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">22 October 2006</SPAN></FONT></I></B></EM><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>> </SPAN></FONT></I></B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Consultation meeting on action line C-7 "E-science" (Huarun Hotel, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Beijing</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<BR>> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=22550&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html" target=_blank><SPAN lang=EN-GB>More information</SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> - </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=22673&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html" target=_blank><SPAN lang=EN-GB>Invitation letter</SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <SPAN lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P>> <FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Further information, including documentation of the meetings, agendas and on line registrations are available on the UNESCO website.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P>> <FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In addition, note that a regularly up-dated calendar of WSIS related event is available at: <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><A href="http://www.csbureau.org/posttunis.htm">http://www.csbureau.org/posttunis.htm</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">CSTD Expert Panel – 6-8 November 2006, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Paris</st1:City></st1:place> (UNESCO Headquarters)</SPAN></FONT></I></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The annual inter-session panel convened by the CSTD Secretariat will be held in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Paris</st1:City></st1:place> on the theme “<I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Promoting the building of a people-centred, development-oriented and inclusive information society, with a view to enhancing digital opportunities for all people</SPAN></I>”. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">More information is available on the <A href="http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Meeting.asp?intItemID=2068&lang=1&m=12233&year=2006&month=11">UNCTAD website</A>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Participation is open to NGOs in Consultative Status with ECOSOC. To register, representatives of NGOs in Consultative Status with ECOSOC have to send an e-mail indicating their interest to <A href="mailto:mongi.hamdi@unctad.org">mongi.hamdi@unctad.org</A> or <A href="mailto:stdev@unctad.org">stdev@unctad.org</A>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Findings and recommendations to emerge from this Panel will be considered by the Commission at its tenth session in May 2007.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">As initiated this year around the 9<SUP>th</SUP> CSTD session, international organisations, in charge of facilitating implementation at the international level, are exploring ways to organise a cluster of WSIS Action Line Facilitation meetings in conjunction with the up coming celebration of the World Information Society Day (17 May 2007) and of the 10<SUP>th</SUP> session of the CSTD (21-25 May 2006). <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A provisional timetable of this cluster of meetings between 15 and 25 May 2007 is available <B><I><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps"><A href="http://www.csbureau.org/Time%20table%20IS%20week%202007.doc">here</A></SPAN></I> </B>and will be regularly up-dated.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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