<div>Thank you</div> <div> </div> <div>Regards</div> <div>A. Takau<BR><BR><B><I>CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam <wsis@ngocongo.org></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)" name=Generator><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:SmartTagType name="City" downloadurl="http://www.5iamas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="place" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="country-region" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="metricconverter"
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@list l0:level1 {mso-level-start-at:0; mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:-; mso-level-tab-stop:53.25pt; mso-level-number-position:left; margin-left:53.25pt; text-indent:-18.0pt; font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @list l0:level2 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:o; mso-level-tab-stop:89.25pt; mso-level-number-position:left; margin-left:89.25pt; text-indent:-18.0pt; font-family:"Courier New";} ol {margin-bottom:0cm;} ul {margin-bottom:0cm;} --> </STYLE> <DIV class=Section1> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear all, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This is
to provide you some information regarding the up coming 2<SUP>nd</SUP> meeting of the UN GAID <A href="http://www.un-gaid.org/council/">Strategy Council</A> meeting, taking place on 27-28 February <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:metricconverter w:st="on" ProductID="2007 in">2007 in</st1:metricconverter> <st1:City w:st="on">Santa Clara</st1:City> (CA / <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region>). <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">More information is available on <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">- Website of the UN Global
Alliance for ICTs and Development (<A href="http://www.un-gaid.org/">http://www.un-gaid.org/</A>);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">- Webpage of the up-coming Strategy Council meeting (<A href="http://www.intelcorpevents.com/un/">http://www.intelcorpevents.com/un/</A>).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This meeting is open for registration to the members of the GAID Strategy Council and to the Panel of H</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">igh-Level Advisors. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">registration</SPAN></B>: <A href="http://www.intelcorpevents.com/un">http://www.intelcorpevents.com/un</A> > Register Now.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The final <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">agenda</SPAN></B> of the strategy will be circulated soon, but a preliminary agenda is already <A href="http://www.intelcorpevents.com/un/agenda.htm">available on line</A>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
Arial">Day 1: <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">GAID Strategy Council</SPAN></B> and <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">GAID Steering Committee meetings</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(The main focus will be on the implementation of the GAID Business plan and the consideration of the GAID activity report).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Day 2: <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">UN Meets <st1:place w:st="on">Silicon Valley</st1:place></SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(The main objective of this
event is to provide a space for networking and exchange with actors involved in GAID related activities).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A list of participants in this the day 2 events will be circulated soon. In particular, we would be happy if some of you could recommend us some relevant CS persons located around <st1:City w:st="on">Santa Clara</st1:City> (CA / <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>) who should be considered participating in this gathering of ICT and Development exercise.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div
class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Among our priority issues to be raised during this Strategy Council and Steering Committee meetings, we will address the following:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=1><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div 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">Need to improve information sharing devices about GAID related initiatives on the main GAID website (including
how to join and contribute to these multi-stakeholder initiatives);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 35.25pt"><FONT face=Arial size=1><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div 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">Having more discussion on the interactions between the GAID and other ICT related UN processes (including CSTD, ALF meetings, UNGIS, …);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=1><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE:
5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div 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">Future steps for the development of additional Communities of Expertise.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We will provide you with further details on the agenda and the issues to be discussed during this
Strategy Council meeting. Please send us some comments / questions / contributions that could be relayed by <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">CONGO</st1:country-region></st1:place> during the meeting (<A href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org">wsis@ngocongo.org</A>).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">All the best, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto"><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><?xml:namespace prefix = u1 /><u1:PLACE u2:st="on"><u1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><?xml:namespace prefix = u3 /><u3:country-region u4:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u4:endInsAuthor="Inter" u4:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u4:insAuthor="Inter"><?xml:namespace prefix = u5 /><u5:COUNTRY-REGION u6:insAuthor="Inter" u6:insDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u6:endInsAuthor="Inter" u6:endInsDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z"><u5:PLACE u6:insAuthor="Inter" u6:insDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u6:endInsAuthor="Inter" u6:endInsDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z"><u3:place u4:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u4:endInsAuthor="Inter" u4:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u4:insAuthor="Inter">CONGO -</u3:place></u5:PLACE></u5:COUNTRY-REGION> WSIS CS Secretariat <BR></u3:country-region></u1:COUNTRY-REGION></u1:PLACE><?xml:namespace prefix = ns0
/><ns0:country-region u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:insAuthor="Inter"><u1:PLACE u2:st="on"><u1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><ns0:place u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:insAuthor="Inter"></ns0:place></u1:COUNTRY-REGION></u1:PLACE></ns0:country-region>11, Avenue de <u1:PERSONNAME ProductID="la Paix" u2:st="on"><ns0:PersonName u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:insAuthor="Inter" ns1:ProductID="la Paix">la Paix</ns0:PersonName></u1:PERSONNAME><BR>CH-1202 <u1:PLACE u2:st="on"><u1:CITY u2:st="on"><ns0:City u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:insAuthor="Inter"><ns0:place u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"
u7:insAuthor="Inter">Geneva</ns0:place></ns0:City></u1:CITY></u1:PLACE><BR>Tel: +41 22 301 1000<BR>Fax: +41 22 301 2000<BR>E-mail: </SPAN></FONT></B><A title="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch" href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org"><B><FONT title="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch" face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN title="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch"><SPAN title=mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">wsis@ngocongo.org</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></A><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>Website: </SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
title="BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org http://www.ngocongo.org" href="blocked::http://www.ngocongo.org"><FONT title="BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org http://www.ngocongo.org" color=navy><SPAN title="BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org http://www.ngocongo.org"><SPAN title=BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org><SPAN lang=FR style="COLOR: navy">www.ngocongo.org</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT></B><o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=red size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto"><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Conference of NGOs (<u1:PLACE u2:st="on"><u1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><ns0:country-region u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:insAuthor="Inter"><ns0:place u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:insAuthor="Inter"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><?xml:namespace prefix = u8 /><u8:place u7:st="on"><u8:country-region u7:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">CONGO</u8:country-region></u8:place></ns0:place></ns0:country-region></u1:COUNTRY-REGION></u1:PLACE></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, <u1:PLACE u2:st="on"><u1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><ns0:country-region u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:insAuthor="Inter"><ns0:place u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:insAuthor="Inter"><st1:country-region u7:st="on"><st1:place u7:st="on">CONGO</st1:place></st1:country-region></ns0:place></ns0:country-region></u1:COUNTRY-REGION></u1:PLACE></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 see our website at <A title="BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org/ http://www.ngocongo.org/" href="blocked::http://www.ngocongo.org/" target=_blank>www.ngocongo.org</A></SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT color=red><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: red"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></div></DIV> <div
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