Thanks Alan and Here is wishing everybody a year of health ,
happiness,prosperity and peace...
AND Congratulations for all the effort that you are putting in to make the
"Tokyo event" a grand success...
In case I get my visa (which I will know only after the 6th Jan), I will be
in Tokyo on the 10th evening.
best regards
Jaba Menon
Partnership Manager
OneWorld South Asia
Ph/Fax: 91-11-26532430/ 26612008
www.oneworld.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan G. Alegre [mailto:alalegre@codewan.com.ph]
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 4:51 PM
To: communication@wsisasia.org
Cc: Ramilo, Chat Garcia; mavic@isiswomen.org; Garcia, Bobby
Subject: [communication 183] Re: Next steps for Tokyo meeting: 4 SUGGESTIONS
SEASON'S GREETINGS AND ADVANCED HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL...
SORRY IZUMI AND OTHERS FOR NOT RESPONDING TO THIS THREAD QUICK ENOUGH; AM
HAVING ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS HERE REGARDING VISA PROCESSING, AND WE ARE
SMACK INTO OUR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS...
> For the name of this coordination committee, I like to tentatively call
> it as follows, and then decide formally when we meet in Tokyo (and
> via this mailing list with others who cannot come to Tokyo).
I AGREE.
> How about:
>
> Asia Pacific NGO Coordination Committee for WSIS (AP-NGO CCW, or APNCCW
or
> APNCW)
>
> Since it's got the most support, and WANCOC may have some negative
meatning
> according to Norbert.
I AGREE WITH IZUMI AND THE OTHERS ON THE ABOVE.
> General endorsements and expression of interest to participate came from:
>
> Chien-san FENG,
> Ubonrat, Thailand
> Norbert Klein, Cambodia
> Chun Eung Hwi, Korea
> PatchA, Korea
> Nick Moraitis, Canada, Youth Organizer, l, Asia Caucus member at PrepCom1
> Gaurab Raj Upadhaya, Nepal
> Sacha Jotisalikorn , Thailand
> John Y. C. FUNG
> Partha Pratim Sarker
> Gaurab Raj Upadhaya, Nepal, Asia Caucus member at PrepCom1
> Hiroko Hashimoto, Japan, Gender organizer
> Rieko Hayakawa, Japan, Pacific Island organizer, PIDO/SPINF
I OF COURSE AM VERY WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMMITTEE AS WELL. I HAVE
BEEN SERVING AS SOME SORT OF CONVENOR FOR ASIAN CSO'S EVER SINCE PREPCOM 1
IN JULY, AND ALL THROUGHOUT THE TWO BANGKOK MEETINGS (WACC/FORUM ASIA/BfA &
CONGO) SO I ASSUME I WILL ALSO DOING THE SAME IN TOKYO.
==========
I HAVE SOME OTHER SUGGESTIONS (4) FOR THE GROUP'S CONSIDERATION:
1) THERE IS A GENDER IMBALANCE IN THE GROUP, AS IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN, ONLY 2
OR 3 OF THE ABOVE 13 ARE WOMEN. I AM THEREFORE NOMINATING *CHAT RAMILO*
(APC WOMEN'S PROGRAM-ASIA) AND *MAVIC BELLEZA* (ISIS INTERNATIONAL;
COLLEAGUE OF SUSANNA GEORGE ) OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
COMMITTEE.
BOTH ARE FILIPINOS, SO IF IT IS A PROBLEM HAVING TOO MANY FILIPINOS, THEY
MAY NOMINATE SOMEONE ELSE IF ANYONE ELSE FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE GROUPS WILL
BE AT TOKYO. (AM COPYING THEM TO THIS NOTE IN CASE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN
SUBSCRIBED YET, HAMADA-SAN.)
(I assume that Bobby Garcia of the Asia South Pacific Bureau on Adult
Education (ASPBAE), will also be interested to help, as he volunteered to do
so in the first Bangkok meeting. He is also a Filipino though, but part of
the secretariat of an organization with very close historical links to
UNESCO.)
2) THERE ARE COUNTRIES WHICH ARE NOT YET REPRESENTED. I KNOW IT WOULD BE
IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL, BUT WE SHOULD PROBABLY GET SOME PEOPLE
INVOLVED (WITH GOOD CREDENTIALS AND UNQUESTIONED NGO LOYALTIES OF COURSE)
FROM THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES, FOR TACTICAL AND STRATEGIC PURPOSES, WHEN WE
MEET IN TOKYO:
- INDIA (I know of someone from the Swaminathan Foundation, Subbia
Arunchalam, who is trying to go to Tokyo; he could be a possibility if he is
there. Maybe others know of other people.)
- CHINA (Does anyone know someone good to nominate?)
- OTHER COUNTRIES??
3) IF IT AS ALL POSSIBLE, WE MAY INFORMALLY DIVIDE OURSELVES TO "WORKING
GROUPS' WHICH WE ANTICIPATE AS BEING CRUCIAL TO OUR WORK PRE-, DURING, AND
POST-TOKYO, SO THAT THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE BECOMES REPRESENTATIVE AS
WELL OF FUNCTIONAL GROUPS. MAY I SUGGEST THE 4 WORKING GROUPS WE AGREED UPON
IN BANGKOK LAST MONTH:
- CONTENT AND THEMES: (to help on whatever statement or declaration that we
may produce, or participate in multi-sectoral committees in this regard)
- COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH (both for internal and external communication
to our audiences)
- ENGAGEMENT/LOBBYING: (involved in the actual discussions with the other
stakeholders; will take the lead in "participation" issues;)
- LOGISTICS (previous name was FINANCING, which I am now expanding) to take
of "housekeeping" matters related to venue, hotel arrangements,
photocopying, supplies/materials/equipment--things of that sort.)
IF OUR GROUP BECOMES TO BIG AND UNWIELDY, WE COULD IN PRINCIPLE SUBDIVIDE
INTO THESE WORKING GROUPS AND HAVE A SMALLER "STEERING COMMITTEE" CULLED
FROM EACH WORKING GROUP.)
4) I WOULD APPRECIATE SOMEONE ACTUALLY FROM ONE OF THE PACIFIC COUNTRIES TO
BE PART OF IT, NOT ONLY THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.
> and
> Members of Japanese coordination committee include:
>
> Tadahisa Hamada, JCAFE
> Nobuo Sakiyama,
> Adam Peake
> Shiro Harada, Univ of Tokyo
> Takeo Nobusawa, BHN
> Eiji Hayashi, BHN
> Kenji Saga
> Yasuko Muramatsu, Japan Women's Watch
> Motohiko Nagaoka
> Keisuke Kamimura, GLOCOM
> Yumiko Masuda, ANR/GLOCOM
WONDERFUL! I GIVE MY INITIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR JAPANESE COLLEAGUES WHO
ARE NOT ONLY WORKING SO HARD AT FACILITATING OUR PARTICIPATION, BUT HAVE
SUCCEEDED IN ORGANIZING THEMSELVES FAIRLY QUICKLY!
THIS IS ALL FOR NOW.
I ALSO GO FOR A SMALL VACATION STARTING TOMORROW (28 DEC) UP TO THE NEW YEAR
(JANUARY 2 OR 3) IN A NORTHERN PROVINCE OF THE PHILIPPINES. I HOPE I CAN
STILL ACCESS MY EMAIL, BUT MY PRIORITY WILL BE TO SPEND TIME WITH MY SPOUSE
AND CHILDREN...FOR ANYTHING URGENT, I MAY BE REACHED AT MY MOBILE PHONE
(MOST OF THE TIME): +63918 919-5020.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. (APOLOGIES FOR THE ALL CAPS RESPONSES;
IRRITATING TO READ BUT EASY TO DISTINGUISH MY COMMENTS FROM THE ORIGINAL
MESSAGE! :-)
TO ALL OF YOU: FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES, COMRADES--A PEACEFUL NEW YEAR TO ALL!
Al Alegre