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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>
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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'>This is to inform you about the up coming meetings / events
organised or co-organised by the secretariat of the Global Alliance for ICT and
Development in the up coming months:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><b><i><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>25-26
March <strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>2008</span></font></b></strong><br>
</span></font></i></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>UN Meets Web 2.0 - New
Media, New Entrepreneurs and New ICT Opportunities in Emerging Markets<br>
Organised by GAID. United Nations Headquarters, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">New York</st1:State></st1:place>.<br>
The event will consist of a series of policy dialogues and panel sessions on
the first day, showcasing a variety of perspectives on key issues. The second
day will include an Investors Forum. Open to all stakeholder<br>
Documents: <br>
• <a
href="http://www.un-gaid.org/fr/system/files/web20_Provisional+Programme.pdf"
target="_blank">Provisional programme</a><br>
• <a href="http://www.un-gaid.org/fr/node/1347" target="_blank">Website</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><em><i><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-style:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
<p><em><b><i><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>16-18
April 2008</span></font></i></b></em><b><i><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'><br>
</span></font></i></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>8th Infopoverty World
Conference <br>
Multi-conference event at the UN Headquarters connected with <st1:City w:st="on">Milan</st1:City>
(Politecnico and the European Parliament Office), Paris (UNESCO), <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Madagascar</st1:country-region> (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Sambaina</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Village</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>),
and other locations. The Conference, focusing on “Low Cost-Smart
technologies to fight poverty and save the planet”, aims to advance the
achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and, in particular, supports
programmes for alleviating poverty through information and communication
technologies.<br>
Organised by OCCAM in partnership with GAID. <br>
Open to all stakeholder: <a
href="http://www.infopoverty.net/2008/registrationform_%20IWC2008.doc?lang=eng"
target="_blank">Registration Form</a><br>
Documents: <br>
• <a href="http://www.infopoverty.net/IWC2007draftprogram.pdf"
target="_blank">Provisional programme</a><br>
Website: <a href="http://www.infopoverty.net/">http://www.infopoverty.net/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>23-24 April </span></font></i></b><b><i><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>2008</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><br>
</span></font></i></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Forum on Sustainable
Urbanization in the Information Age, organised by GAID.<br>
United Nations Headquarters, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State></st1:place>.<br>
Open to all stakeholder - <a
href="http://www.un-gaid.org/fr/system/files/SustainableUrbanization_RegistrationForm.doc"
target="_blank">Registration Form</a><br>
Documents: <br>
• <a
href="http://www.csbureau.info/Forum%20Sustainable%20Urbanization%20Letter%20to%20Strategy%20Council.pdf"
target="_blank">Invitation letter</a> to GAID STrategy Council members<br>
• <a href="http://www.un-gaid.org/fr/node/1346" target="_blank">Concept
note and wesite</a><br>
• <a
href="http://www.un-gaid.org/fr/system/files/SustainableUrbanization_Agenda28Jan08.pdf"
target="_blank">Draft programme</a></span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><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'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>18-20 May 2008</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><br>
</span></font></i></b><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>GAID
Steering Committee and Strategy Council meetings, and GAID Global Forum on
Access & Connectivity & Innovative Funding.<br>
</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Organised in conjunction
with World Congress on Information Technology.<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Kuala Lumpur</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Malaysia</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<br>
I’ll shortly forward complementary information from the GAID Secretariat
in this regard.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><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'>A calendar of post-WSIS related event is up dated at:
<a href="http://www.csbureau.info/posttunis.htm">http://www.csbureau.info/posttunis.htm</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>
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Human Rights Coordinator<br>
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Tel: +41 22 301 1000<br>
Fax: +41 22 301 2000<br>
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