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<blockquote>The <font class="line1">WSIS Civil Society </font><b><font
class="lineW"><font class="lineW"><font><a class="show2"
href="http://www.wsis-si.org" target="blank_" _base_target="MAIN"><b>Scientific
Information WG </b></a></font></font></font></b>is pleased to inform
you of the WSIS e-science facilitation meeting to be held within the
framework of the <font class="line1"><font class="line1"><a
href="http://wsis-si.org/cluster-may08.html"
onmouseover="fly('b0',"../images/signs/wsis_pointSA.gif")"
onmouseout="fly('b0',"../images/signs/wsis_pointS.gif")"><b>Cluster
of WSIS-related events</b> </a> <b> ( (12-23 May 2008 Geneva ). </b>The
meeting is </font></font>open
to all stakeholders. <font class="line1"><font class="line1"><b> </b></font></font><a
target="blank_"
href="http://www.itu.int/cgi-bin/htsh/edrs/ITU-SG/edrs21/edrs.registration.form">Online
registration</a> is required.<br>
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<font class="line"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.unesco.org"><img
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Lead facilitator</font><br>
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<font class="line">Co-facilitator<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center" lang="en-US"><big><big><big><font
color="#000000"><font size="3"><big><big><big><b>Consultation
on facilitation of </b></big></big></big></font></font> </big></big></big></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><big><big><big><font
color="#000000"><font size="3"><big><big><big><span lang="en-US"><b>WSIS
Action Line: "E-Science"</b></span></big></big></big></font></font><font
color="#000000"><font size="3"><big><big><big><span lang="en-US"><b> </b></span></big></big></big></font></font><small><font
color="#000000"><font size="3"><big><big><span lang="en-US"><b><big>(C7)</big>
</b></span></big></big></font></font></small></big></big></big></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font color="#000000"><font
size="3"><span lang="en-US"><b>21
May 2008, 3-6 pm <br>
</b></span></font></font><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span
lang="en-US">Room
K1, ITU</span></font></font><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span
lang="en-US"><b><br>
Geneva,
Switzerland </b></span></font></font> </p>
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color="#000000"><font size="3"><b><br>
Draft
Agenda</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center" lang="en-US"><big><big><big><font
color="#000000"><font size="3"><big><big><big><i>Scientific
Information, Dissemination and Access</i></big></big></big></font></font></big></big></big></p>
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<li>
<p
style="margin-right: 0.37in; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;"
lang="en-US"> <font color="#000000"><font size="3"><b>Opening and
welcome address by UNESCO</b></font></font></p>
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<p
style="margin-right: 0.37in; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;"
lang="en-US"> <font color="#000000"><font size="3"><b>Adoption of the
agenda</b></font></font></p>
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style="margin-right: 0.37in; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;"
lang="en-US"> <font color="#000000"><font size="3"><b>Introduction by
the lead facilitator, UNESCO</b></font></font></p>
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<p
style="margin-right: 0.37in; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;"
lang="en-US"> <font color="#000000"><font size="3"><b>Presentation of
moderators of C7 E science</b></font></font></p>
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<div align="center"><font class="line"><i>Presentation of the </i></font><font><font><a
href="http://scientific-information.eu"><font class="Head_XL_Yellow">WFSI</font></a></font></font><font
class="line"><i> proposal</i><br>
</font><img src="cid:part5.06050608.00070606@mdpi.org" border="0"
height="88" width="526"> </div>
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<li>
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style="margin-right: 0.37in; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;"
lang="en-US"> <font color="#000000"><font size="3"><b>Presentation by
stakeholders</b></font></font><br>
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<p
style="margin-right: 0.37in; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;"
lang="en-US"> <font color="#000000"><font size="3"><b>Brief overview
of the theme “Scientific Information, Dissemination and Access”</b></font></font></p>
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style="margin-right: 0.37in; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;"
lang="en-US"> <font color="#000000"><font size="3"><b>WSIS
stocktaking exercise ( ITU )</b></font></font></p>
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style="margin-right: 0.37in; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;">
<font color="#000000"> </font><font color="#000000"><font
size="3"><span lang="en-US"><b>Presentation of a future online
collaborative platform (UNESCO)</b></span></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"> </font><font color="#000000"><font
size="3"><span lang="en-US"><b>Misc & other business </b></span></font></font>
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<b><big><big> WSIS recommendations C7 22. E-science
action line </big></big></b>
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<li> a) Promote affordable and reliable <b>high-speed Internet
connection for all universities and research institutions</b> to
support their critical role in information and knowledge production,
education and training, and to support the establishment of
partnerships, cooperation and networking between these institutions. </li>
<li> b) Promote electronic publishing, differential pricing andi<b>
open access initiatives to make scientific information affordable and
accessible in all countries</b> on an equitable basis. </li>
<li> c) Promote the use of <b>peer-to-peer technology to share
scientific knowledge</b> and pre-prints and reprints written by
scientific authors who have waived their right to payment. </li>
<li> d) Promote the long-term systematic and efficient <b>collection,
dissemination and preservation of essential scientific digital data</b>,
for example, population and meteorological data in all countries. </li>
<li> e) Promote <b>principles and metadata standards</b> to
facilitate cooperation and effective use of collected scientific
information and data as appropriate to conduct scientific research. </li>
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<blockquote>Further information is available in the <font class="line"><font
class="line"><a
href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/26403/12077301513Draft-Report-E-Science-May07.pdf/Draft-Report-E-Science-May07.pdf">
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of the second meeting, on the </font></font><b><font class="lineW"><a
class="show2"
href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=14318&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html"
_base_target="MAIN"><b>UNESCO & WSIS</b></a></font></b><font
class="line"><font class="line"> page and on the page </font></font><b><font
class="line1"><a class="show1" href="http://wsis-si.org/e-science.html"
_base_target="MAIN"><b>C7 e-science </b></a></font></b><font
class="line1">of the WSIS Civil Society </font><b><font class="lineW"><font
class="lineW"><font><a class="show2" href="http://www.wsis-si.org"
target="blank_" _base_target="MAIN"><b>Scientific Information WG</b></a>
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FP7 Digital World Forum on Accessible and Inclusive ICT
PC4D : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pc4d.org">http://www.pc4d.org</a>
World Summit On the Information Society (WSIS)
Civil Society Working Groups
Scientific Information : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.wsis-si.org">http://www.wsis-si.org</a> chair
Patents & Copyrights : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.wsis-pct.org">http://www.wsis-pct.org</a> co-chair
Financing Mechanismns : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.wsis-finance.org">http://www.wsis-finance.org</a> web
Info. Net. Govermance : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.wsis-gov.org">http://www.wsis-gov.org</a> web
NET4D : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.net4D.org">http://www.net4D.org</a>
UNMSP : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.unmsp.org">http://www.unmsp.org</a>
WTIS : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.wtis.org">http://www.wtis.org</a> REUSSI : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.reussi.org">http://www.reussi.org</a>
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