Dear Izumi,
We'd like to be in the committee that you mentioned for Composition. Best
regards,
Partha Pratim Sarker
Founder Editor, Bytes for All
http://www.bytesforall.org
>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
Partha Pratim Sarker
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