PLEASE JOIN THE LIST
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From: Sean O Siochru=20
To: karen banks ; wsis-prep1@cpsr.org=20
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [wsis-prep1] WSIS Civil Society Plenary list
Hello everyone,
Karen sent out a note the other day about the new list CS-Plenary List =
(attached below), following through on a decision taken at the final =
Civil Society Plenary meeting on February 28th at PrepCom II (minutes =
soon, I hope). I really think this is very important, and that all =
those supporting civil society in the WSIS should join up straight =
away. Its special value lies in the following:
1) On this list, you provide your name and affiliation when you join. =
In effect, this add greatly to the credibility and weight of anything we =
agree or even discuss in depth. We can now point to xx hundreds of =
NGOs/entities involved in this process, and willing to lend their name =
to it. This is a very valuable organising instrument. =20
2) Having a list explicitly and formally set up by Civil Society =
Plenary meeting to bring the 'intercessional' period helps those who =
cannot be at PrepComs to become involved in a more complete manner. The =
list is open to all entities, accredited to not, who want to contribute =
as civil society to the WSIS. Although the new list cannot have the =
same decision-making powers of an actual plenary Meeting, its 'official' =
status means that it is a powerful discussion and planning forum. (Of =
course, it in no way fully addresses the problem of those not able to =
attend, and the bias this generates, but at least it helps.) =20
3) The final Plenary of the Civil Society Plenary at PrepCom II on =
February 28th agreed the following about the Civil Society Bureau:=20
[The Bureau] will regularly inform the Virtual Plenary Group of its =
activities, and consult with it before any actions or commitments of =
importance are made (so as to avoid an overload of e-mails). On regular =
reporting, the bureau lists should send notification of reports, and =
place those in the archives open to the public on the Civil Plenary =
list. However, e-mails requiring urgent debate should be clearly =
labelled.=20
It is thus an important mechanism for the CS Bureau and civil society to =
interact - interaction within the 'families' is fragmented and specific =
to each issue. =20
4) The PrepCom 1 list and other lists remain useful for information =
dissemination and general discussion. But this new list is focused on =
organising issues such as planning for PrepCom III and others, =
coordinating content and building consensus around substantive issues =
and activities, and interacting to the CS Bureau. If used sensibly, it =
should reduce the proliferation of messages and lists. Certainly that is =
what I will aim at.
So do join this new list.
Bye=20
sean =20
At 06:50 19/03/2003 +0000, karen banks wrote:
Greetings to everyone,
Below is some background information about the list, with details as =
to how to subscribe towards the end. Please feel free to share this =
announcement widely. I have only posted the announcement to this list =
(wsis-prep1@cpsr.org)
regards
karen banks
INVITATATION TO JOIN THE CS-PLENARY LIST - plenary@wsis-cs.org
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As per discussions and subsequent agreement during the final Civil =
Society plenary in Geneva on Feb 28th, the following list has been =
created as a space for the the Virtual Plenary to discuss and share =
information between PrepComs and the Summit:
plenary@wsis-cs.org
Background and Objectives
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The Civil Society Plenary: (From the final Civil Society Plenary =
Meeting, PrepCom 2, 28.2.2003).
This is a work in progress and is open to amendments throughout the =
WSIS process.
The Civil Society Plenary Meeting, when convened, is the source of =
legitimacy for all civil society activities in the WSIS.
Between PrepComs a 'Virtual CS Plenary Group' has been created =
(plenary@wsis-cs.org), comprising organisations and other entities =
accredited and registered at both PrepComs to date, from civil society, =
although organisations with a key interest in the issues but that are =
not part of the Summit process should also have the opportunity to =
participate.
The list will not be a decision-making space, in the sense that no =
voting will be called for, but a space to promote greater debate and =
transparency in the organisation of Civil Society during the summit.
Civil Society Organisations
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All civil society organisations or entities will be invited to join. =
Everyone will be asked to provide their name, organisational affiliation =
and e-mail address, along with some additional optional information. =
Many may subscribe from the one organisation.
There is no unanimously agreed definition of Civil Society, but we =
will work with the following loose definition (which draws on several =
United Nations documents):
Organisations - including movements, networks and other entities - =
which are autonomous from the State, are not intergovernmental or do not =
represent the private sector, and which in principle, are =
non-profit-making, act locally, nationally and internationally, in =
defence and promotion of social, economic and cultural interests and for =
mutual benefit.
Transparency
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This will be an open list. Archives of all lists below will be =
publically available at:
http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/public/plenary/
Subscribing to Plenary
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Please visit http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary =
where a brief form is provided we would like everybody to complete. Once =
the form is completed, you should receive confirmation of your =
subscription within 24 hours.
All those who attended PrepCom1 will be automatically subscribed to =
the list. We do not yet have access to the attendee list for PrepCom 2, =
but will ensure that this announcement is shared widely on WSIS and =
related mailing lists, and sent to the WSIS Civil Society Division =
Secretariat.
Using Plenary
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To post a message to all the list members, send email to =
plenary@wsis-cs.org
Work of the List
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We hope to provide some loose facilitation guidelines to ensure the =
list works smoothly, effectively and does not duplicate the work of =
other lists (such as the wsis-prep1 and other related lists).
These will be posted by early of the week beginning March 24th, by =
which time we hope to have received the bulk of subscription requests, =
and can convene our 'virtual' plenary.
Coordination and Integration with other lists
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We are currently discussing with lost owners of other WSIS related =
lists (such as wsis-prep1) as to how to minimise duplication of effort, =
and merge lists where possible. An update will be shared widely as soon =
possible.
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