Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 20:22:04 +0800 From: "Alan G. Alegre" <alalegre@fma.ph> Subject: [communication 1050] Fw: Information Note (from CS Secretariat on PrepCom3 and Summit) To: <plenary@wsis-cs.org>, "wsis-asia" <communication@wsisasia.org> Message-Id: <02d401c3b998$139671a0$0d00a8c0@fma> X-Mail-Count: 01050----- Original Message ----- From: Louise Lassonde To: bureau@geneva2003.org Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 4:32 PMSubject: Information NoteInformation NoteDear Bureau MembersPrepCom3 Resume session X2. The PrepCom3 Resume session X2 will be held at the Palais des Nations, =8-12 Ave. de la Paix, 5th and 6th December. You will need to go to the =Villa des Feuillantines 13, Ave. de la Paix, to be given a badge to =access the grounds (no new registration is necessary), past the UN =entrance with the flags, up the hill, it is a villa on the left hand =side of the road, please see map attached. The Plenary will be held on the 5th and the 6th, in Salle XX of the =Palais des Nations, which is located on the third floor of the E =Building. Documentation will be available in the meeting room.The Civil Society Plenary will be held from 9-10am both days in Salle 27 =(1st floor, Door 40).To reserve rooms on the Friday for Caucus meetings, please contact =Savita Kanwar + 41 22 730 6366, savita.kanwar@ties.itu.int, rooms =should be available at the ITU only. For the Saturday 6th, please =contact Mr. Daniel Dufour, + 41 22 917 3668, fax +41 22917-0159 for =rooms at the Palais des Nations. The Bar Serpent, which is located on the first floor of the E (New) =Building facing the lake, will be open from 9:00 a.m. to midnight during =the Preparatory Committee session on both Friday and Saturday to serve =coffee, drinks and sandwiches. The cafeteria, which is found on the =ground floor between Building B and Building A, will be open during =normal working hours on Friday (8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.) and from 11:30 =a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.A Cyberspace (Cyberespace) with approximately 30 PCs is located in the =United Nations library, on the first floor of the B Building, and will =be available to accredited participants. It will be open from 9:00 a.m. =to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, 5 December, and closed on Saturday, 6 December.CS Bureau Meetings1. Bureau meeting on the 7th December, Room T103, ITU Bldg, 16-18hrsAgenda:- Management of the 10 Civil society offices at Palexpo- Management of the Agora room at Palexpo- Distribution of Overpasses- Information and Press Conferences2. Bureau meeting on the 11th December, Room T103, ITU Bldg, 13-15hrs Agenda to be decided.GeneralDocumentation civil societyPress Kit: fact sheets, event presentations, press releases to be sent =in A4 format, in english and French, recto/verso and event brochures to =Paola Cassola (paola.cassola@ties.itu.int) before the 5th December.All information regarding updates for our website to Mehdy Davary =(mehdy.davary@ties.itu.int) Summit InformationGetting there:· Arrival by plane: regular WSIS shuttle buses will be available =from the airport to Hall 7. · Arrival by train: a train connection from Geneva main railway =station (Cornavin) to the Geneva Airport Railway station will leave you =within walking distance of Hall 7. You can also take a shuttle bus at =the airport.· Arrival by bus: Public Bus 10 will leave you at the Airport where =you can take a WSIS shuttle bus. Public Bus 18 or 28 stop in front of =Hall 7, Bus 5 will stop underneath Hall 5 (within walking distance of =Hall 7). EventsThe core event will be held in Hall 1 (Plenary, roundtables), side =events and civil society offices are located in Hall 2.The ICT4D Platform is being held in Hall 7, media representatives, =officially invited delegates and people accredited to the WSIS have free =entry. If you fall into these categories, please contact =info@ict-4d.org. For non accredited entities: Entry fees in Swiss Francs*: Attendance Pre-ordered Tickets (Swiss Francs) Buying on location =(Swiss Francs)1 day 20.- 30.-2 days 40.- 50.-3 or more days 50.- 60.-only Saturday 10.- 20.-*approximate exchange rate: 1CHF=0.76US$It is open from 10:00 am to 7:30 pm on Monday 8 December. It will then =be open daily from 8:30 am until closing time of the Platform.Registration Pre-registration closes on the 3rd December. On site Registration will be in Hall 7 .The WSIS Registration Services =will be open on-site as follows:5-8 December 200309.00 to 13.00 and 14.00 to 18.009-12 December 2003:08.00 to 21.00 non-stopAll participants will receive a set of official documents upon =registration in Hall 7in a language based on information provided to the =Secretariat upon pre-registration. Official documentation will be made =available at all times on the WSIS website =at:http://www.itu.int/wsis/geneva/docs.html ProgrammeInformation on the Programme of meetings will be available on the WSIS =website at http://www.itu.int/wsis/geneva/index.html and the civil =society website at www.geneva2003.org and onsite on screens. The =programme will also be included in the "Summit Journal", which will be =issued on a daily basis and will specify meeting details such as rooms =and times of meetings.Plenary - Morning meetings will be held from 09.00 to 13.00 and =afternoon meetings from 14.00 to 21.00, except for the opening day, =Wednesday 10 December, when the morning meeting is scheduled from 10.00 =to 12.00. A programme of seminars, panels and workshops on issues relating to the =Summit is being organized by the Host country secretariat. The calendar =for those events will be available at the Summit premises. A list of =events is available at http://www.wsis-online.net/event/General information for other Summit events is available athttp://www.wsisgeneva2003.org/03_summit/events.htmlSecurity The Swiss authorities and UN/ITU have jointly prepared an overall =security plan. As part of this plan, there will be a security perimeter =around Palexpo, and only those participants who have received a =photo-badge will be admitted inside this perimeter.Access to the Summit Premises during the SummitIt is recommended that participants coming to Palexpo limit their hand =luggage to one small briefcase and, if needed, to one portable computer.Services available at PALEXPOTwo restaurants will be available for participants, as well as coffee =and snack stands located in Halls 2 and 4. Banking facilities will be =available at Palexpo from 8 to 12 December 2003, from 08.30 to 17.00 and =on 13 December 2003, from 09.00 to 16.00. There will also be a cashpoint =in Hall 4. A medical service will be available 09.00-21.00. A lost and =found service will be available at the Information Desk situated on the =Entrance Hall/Mezzanine level.Best regards,Savita Kanwar1050_2.html (attatchment)(tag is disabled)