I know about this. Helped them to get adb to support this. One of their
members is an FMA staff member...
YVSD though still has some organizational difficulties...
----- Original Message -----
From: Adam Peake <ajp@glocom.ac.jp>
To: <communication@wsisasia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 2:04 PM
Subject: [communication 804] Fwd: Philippine Youth Gearing Towards WSIS
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> >From: "YVSD yvsd" <yvsd@asia.com>
> >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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