Hi everyone,
I'm sorry that I have not been communicating much on this list. I =
thought I was on it then I was off it again for some reason. =
Mysteriously unsubscribed! In any case, I think I'd like an idea of =
who's on this list specifically from the Asia Pacific region. If Hamada =
or PatchA can help in this that would be great.
The reason why I'm writing is that there are basically three major =
decisions to be made. I believe Al Alegre did raise the issue of =
representation on the Civil Society Bureau at one time (before my =
hardisk crashed and lost all my e-mails). I'd like to raise that issue =
again. Currently, from PrepCom2 in Geneva, Al Alegre and myself, Angela, =
were elected to represent the Asia Pacific "family" on the Civil Society =
Bureau which is supposed to facilitate participation of our "family" =
members in the WSIS processes including off-site events. For more =
information on type of events, please visit the website: =
www.geneva2003.org and read up on the Civil Society Facility Fund.
The other matter that needs decisions is an indication of who/which =
organisations intend or want to participate in:
1.. the July Intersessional 21-26 July, Paris
2.. PrepCom III (15-26 September, Geneva)
3.. The WSIS Summit (December 10-12, Geneva
Another key decision is whether as a region, we would like to respond to =
the draft declaration and action plan as a region. It would be great if =
those who were active in Tokyo during the drafting would want to take a =
lead in this. The content and themes sub-committee led by Bill McIver =
and Sally Burch have proposed that regional caucuses send their inputs =
directly to the WSIS secretariat by 30th May latest.
The third key decision is whether as a region, we'd like to have a side =
event during the Summit itself and book a space in Palexpo.=20
Other possibilities for the region which are off-site opportunities are =
outlined in the Civil Society Facility Fund document which you can find =
on the website mentioned above.
Do respond please. I believe Al should also express here his own =
sentiments about being on the CS Bureau, and whether there's a need to =
identify a third alternative?
Warm regards,
Angela
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