Dear Izumi,
thanks for your good work under highly unfavorable time pressure. I agree
with your suggestions for the basic format - for some details, please see
further down.
> Dear our friends,
>
> I need your reply quite soon.
>
> Since on Dec 26, the Japanese NGO WSIS committee will meet
> again and we need to decide the basic format of the NGO panel by
> that time, that it is organized by Asia Pacific NGO Coordination
Committee,
> in cooperation with Japanese committee.
>
> So please indicate if you agree or not on this proposal outlined below,
> as soon as possible.
> Sorry for the rush, but we don't have much time, if you could understand.
>
> So, please send your seconds, endorsements, (or objections) and comments
> - to go forward.
> Here are the basic framework we discussed and agreed:
>
> 1. Name:
> The tentative name suggested was:
> 1) WSIS Asia Pacific NGO Coordination Committee (WANCOC)
No.
>
> Alternative suggestion is, either
> 2) WSIS Asia Pacific NGO Coordination Committee (WAP-NGO CC)
No - but possible.
> 3 Asia Pacific NGO Coordination Committee for WSIS (AP-NGO CCW)
My Favored.
> 2. Composition:
> We agreed in Bangkok that this committee will be formed by the people who
participated in
>
> - Asia Caucus, PrepCom1 (June)
> - Bangkok Workshop by NGO/Civil Society (Nov)
> who are already the members of this list, and also add
> - WSIS meeting at CONGO Bangkok Conference (Dec)
>
> plus
> - Organizers of Side events at Tokyo conference.
>
> it is also open to others committed to WSIS participation from NGO/CSO in
Asia and Pacific.
I am in favor of this openness.
Greetings,
Norbert
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Norbert Klein
Open Forum of Cambodia
www.forum.org.kh