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Subject: WSIS E-Flash No 16, 22 June 2004
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*** WSIS E-FLASH N°16, 22 JUNE 2004 ***
--- Provisional governmental Bureau nominates candidate for the Presidency
of the Preparatory Committee ---
At its meeting of 10 June 2004, the provisional governmental Bureau of the
Tunis phase nominated Ambassador Janis Karklins from Latvia as candidate for
the Presidency of the Preparatory Committee. The final decision on the
Presidency of the Preparatory Committee of the Tunis phase will be taken at
the first Plenary of PrepCom-1 in Hammamet. For the composition of the
provisional Bureau, go to : http://www.itu.int/wsis/preparatory2/bureau.html
--- PrepCom-1 in Hammamet - Welcome Service at the International Airport ---
>From 21 to 27 June 2004, the Tunisian government will operate a Welcome
Service for all registered participants of PrepCom-1 at the Tunis
International Airport providing transport by bus to the hotels in Yasmine
Hammamet. Therefore on arrival at Tunis airport, please look out for the
WSIS Welcome Service of the host country.
For more practical information, go to:
http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=1219|0
--- PrepCom-1 in Hammamet - Civil society meeting on 23 June 2004 ---
The Conference of NGOs (CONGO: http://www.ngocongo.org/ngonew/wsis.htm) is
working with the Executive Secretariat and the Tunisian hosts of the WSIS
to reserve most of 23 June in Hammamet for civil society meetings. CONGO is
also organizing an orientation session on 23 June 2004, from 1000 to 1830
hours, in the Medina Conference Centre of Yasmine Hammamet to give all
participants from civil society and NGOs the necessary background
information on the preparatory process of the Tunis phase of WSIS. You will
need your badge to access the orientation session.
For the program of the meeting, go to:
http://www.ngocongo.org/ngomeet/WSIS/prepcom1Orientation.doc.
On 23 June 2004 in the evening, the Heinrich B Íl Foundation and the Union
Humaniste will organize, in cooperation with the Goethe Institue in Tunis, a
panel discussion on WSIS, at the Goethe-Institut Tunis, Place d'Afrique, 6,
rue du SñÏñÈal, 1002 Tunis-BelvñÅïÓe. For more information, go to:
http://www.worldsummit2005.org/ .
--- ITU Role in WSIS Confirmed ---
The ITU Council, the annual governing body, has passed a resolution
reaffirming ITU's leading managerial role in the executive secretariat of
the Summit and its preparatory process. ITU will continue to focus on areas,
activities and issues that are relevant to its mandate.
--- ITU WSIS Thematic Meeting on Countering Spam ---
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is organizing an ITU WSIS
Thematic Meeting on Countering Spam from 7 to 9 July 2004, in Geneva,
Switzerland. The meeting is open to Member States of the ITU and Member
States of the United Nations, international organizations, ITU Sector
Members, and to WSIS accredited NGOs, civil society and business entities as
well as to media. Regularly updated information about the event, including a
draft agenda, can be found at http://www.itu.int/spam/
--- UNESCO's WSIS Action Directory launched ---
UNESCO's WSIS Action Directory, an online platform providing access to
information on UNESCO's contribution to the implementation of the Plan of
Action adopted by the World Summit on the Information Society in December
2003 has been launched at: http://www.unesco.org/wsisdirectory.
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