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>To: communication@wsisasia.org, bureau@geneva2003.org
>Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 00:19:03 -0500
>Subject: Philippine Youth Gearing Towards WSIS
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>The Young Volunteers for Sustainable Development, spearheading the
>WSIS youth campaign in the Philippines, is pleased to announce its
>holding of the 1st Philippine Youth Consultative Meeting on WSIS on
>September 8, 2003 at the Asian Development Bank Headquarters in
>Manila, the Philippines. About 100 young people engaged and
>interested on WSIS and ICT4D, comprising of young ICT entreprenuers,
>managers and policy makers, leaders of youth communities and
>university-based organizations, representatives of international
>organizations with Philippine Representative Offices, and civil
>society, are expected to attend the Consultative Meeting.
>
>The general theme of the meeting is "Youth Charting the Future of
>the Information Society" and civil society members and government
>agencies active in the WSIS process and agenda will deliver
>presentations on a diverse range of topics from youth perspectives
>on the IS, Philippine government WSIS position, communication
>rights, e-governance, environmental sustainability, gender equality
>and others. A Philippine Youth Declaration and Action Plan will be
>adopted by the delegates and presented to the Head of the Philippine
>delegation to PrepCom 3.
>
>From September to December, YVSD, in partnership with leading
>university student organizations, will hold "Youth@WSIS" exhibitions
>in at least five Metro Manila universities showcasing youth
>engagement and positions in the WSIS process. These events aim to
>empower young people as active stakeholders of the information
>society and innovative leaders in ICT4D projects.
>
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