Dear Izumi
I would like to vote for WSIS Asia Pacific NGO Coordination Committee
(WANCOC).
Ubonrat
----- Original Message -----
From: "Izumi AIZU" <izumi@anr.org>
To: <communication@wsisasia.org>
Cc: "John Fung" <john.fung@hkcss.org.hk>; "'Anthony Wong'"
<anthony.wong@hkcss.org.hk>; "Ms. Ubonrat Siriyuvasak"
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<rinalia@gkpsecretariat.org.my>; <nick@takingitglobal.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 1:24 PM
Subject: [communication 159] <URGENET> AP NGO Coordination Committee for
WSIS
> 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.
>
> AND if there seems enough consensus, I would like to proceed.
> IF there is not enough consensus, then I will ask the Japanese NGO
> committee to become the organizer.
>
> In any case, GLOCOM will act as contact point.
>
> 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.
>
> --------------------------------------------
>
> Now, on behalf of the members who met in Bangkok at ACSF and
> discussed about NGO participation in WSIS Asia Pacific regional
> preparatory meeting in Tokyo, I would like to call for the formation
> of NGO Coordination Committee for WSIS.
>
> In order to make effective participation in WSIS preparatory process,
> we aggreed in Bangkok, that such a coordination body by Asia-Pacific
> NGOs is necessary.
>
> Here are the basic framework we discussed and agreed:
>
> 1. Name:
> The tentative name suggested was:
> 1) WSIS Asia Pacific NGO Coordination Committee (WANCOC)
>
> Alternative suggestion is, either
> 2) WSIS Asia Pacific NGO Coordination Committee (WAP-NGO CC)
> or
> 3 Asia Pacific NGO Coordination Committee for WSIS (AP-NGO CCW)
>
>
> 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.
>
> 1 or 2 key persons from each body (please define yourself) will join this
> committee.
>
>
> 3. Task
> This committee will be the coordination body to the WSIS preparatory
process,
> including Tokyo Regional conference, but also PrepCom 2 and 3 and the
summit
> itself.
>
> We need to
> - organize NGO panel at Tokyo conference
> - coordinate Side events - possible Open Meeting on Jan 11 and/or 12
> - coordinate inputs to Tokyo conference process including
> Declraration, and Conference Reports
> - coordinate and bring inputs to PrepCom 2, February, Geneva
>
> These are kind of immediate tasks to be resolved very soon.
>
> Already, Hong Kong's Anthony Wong sent me e-mail saying that
> John Y. C. FUNG agreed to be the representative to this committee,
> and John also sent me an e-mail confirming that.
>
> John Y. C. FUNG
> The Hong Kong Council of Social Service
> <john.fung@hkcss.org.hk> www.hkcss.org.hk
>
>
> Thanks again,
>
> izumi
>
>
>