Dear Paola
Thank you for sending us the document for publication and your hard work in
compiling this information. We do support the idea of having an information
material published for the benefit of the general public.
First of all, here are the corrections to the text of the Asia Pacific
Family:
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Asia and Pacific
Coordinating organization :
Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA)/Association for Progressive
Communications (APC) in behalf of the Asia and Pacific NGO Coordinating
Committee on WSIS (AP NGO CCW) .
Contacts: Alan G. Alegre, (alalegre@fma.ph), Angela Kuga Thas
(amkt@apcwomen.org).
Website: www.wsisasia.org (being updated).
(Will it be helpful to also put the mailing list?:
communication@wsisasia.org
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Secondly, and on a more substantial note:
I am a bit surprised why the Regional Families are not described as
completely as were the other families. I do not recall this being discussed,
and in fact the format of the information sheet we recieved was presumably
the same for all.
It occurs to me that this presentation (i.e., complete info for the other
families, only contact info for the regional families) gives an impression
that the regional families are "less" than the others. Though I cannot speak
for all the regional families, I can assure you that the Asia/pacific family
is one of the largest and more active families in the CSB structure, both in
the regional and global levels. I feel obligated to raise this as some
people from our region may react negatively.
Was there a decision on this? By whom? What is the basis for this?
Thanks and am hoping for some explanation on this that I may forward to our
own members.
Regards
Al Alegre
----- Original Message -----
From: Paola Cassola <paola.cassola@ties.itu.int>
To: <bureau@geneva2003.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 11:52 PM
Subject: WSIS Secretariat
> Dear All,
>
> Thank you for the work done so far (sending me all the information). At
this stage I would really appreciate if the Bureau members for each family
could check the text (here attached) . Please verify that in the description
of your family everything is correct so that I can proceed with the
publication.
> The deadline for the publication of this family information text is end of
this week (by 15 August). I therefore strongly invite you to reply as soon
as you can. I look forward to hear from you and with no reply from you I
will assume the description of your family is fine the way it is and will go
ahead with the publication.
>
> Hoping you will find a few minutes for this.
>
> I thank you in advance for your collaboration
> and while waiting to hear from you I wish you all the best.
>
> Paola
>
>
>
>
> ChïÓe tous,
>
> Merci pour le travail fait jusqu' à present. Je prie les responsables de
chaque famille de vñÓifier et approuver le texte (ici attaché) correspondent
à leur famille.
> Le date limite pour la publication de ce texte informatif sur la
constitution des familles de la sociñÕé civile est fixé pour la fin de cette
semaine (15 aout) et sans votre rñÑonse je assumerai que la description de
votre famille est bien et le texte sera publié tel quel. Je vous invite donc
à rñÑondre trïÔ rapidement.
>
>
> J'ñÔpïÓe vous trouverez quelques minutes pour examiner cette question
aussie rapidemet que possible.
>
> Merci de votre collaboration.
> en attendant, je vous envoie mes meilleures salutations
>
> Paola
>
> --
> Paola Cassola
> Responsable MñÅias
> Sommet Mondiale sur la SociñÕé de l'Information
> Division SociñÕé Civile
> Union Internationale des Telecomunications
> Place des Nations
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> Tel.+41 22 730 6354
> paola.cassola@ties.itu.int
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