Some updates on the WG on Internet Governance, for those who are not
subscribed to the WSIS Plenary list. (scroll below)
Hmmmm...the sked of meeting is right smack during the Asian Civil Society
Forum meeting in Bangkok...
----- Original Message -----
From: Renata Bloem <rbloem@ngocongo.org>
To: bureau wsis <bureau@wsis-cs.org>; CS Plenary <plenary@wsis-cs.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 2:14 AM
Subject: [CS Bureau] TR : FIRST MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON INTERNET
GOVERNANCE
>
> Dear all,
>
> Please find below the message from Markus Kummer, Executive Coordinator
> of the Secretariat for the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG).
> Can someone translate, please.
>
> Those who happen to be in or near Geneva and want to participate in the
> Group of Friends of the Chair(GFC) on Friday, 22 October, and do not
> hold UNOG ground passes, can get special badges for the meeting at the
> ITU Headquarter, Montbrillant building. But please bring the signed form
> from http://www.itu.int/wsis/gfc/index.html
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Renate Bloem
> President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
> www.ngocongo.org
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : TCHENITI@unog.ch [mailto:TCHENITI@unog.ch] De la part de
> WGIG@unog.ch
> Envoyé : mercredi, 20. octobre 2004 17:58
> À : rbloem@ngocongo.org; Tony.Hill@unctad.org; ajp@glocom.ac.jp;
> jeanette@wz-berlin.de
> Cc : charles.geiger@itu.int
> Objet : FIRST MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE
>
>
>
>
>
>
> GENEVA, 20 October 2004
>
>
> FIRST MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE
>
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> Following the consultations on the setting up of the Working Group on
> Internet Governance (WGIG) held here in Geneva last month the list of
> its members is now being finalized with the United Nations
> Secretary-General's Office and is expected to be released by the end
> of
> this month. The Secretariat has started making the practical
> arrangements for the first meeting of the WGIG. As the schedule of
> the
> Palais des Nations is very full until the end of this year, there
> were
> not many options that could be considered. The only viable option was
> a
> time slot between 23 and 25 November.
>
> One of the overwhelming concerns expressed by all participants in the
> September consultations was the need for an open, transparent and
> inclusive process. In order to meet these concerns we would like to
> suggest holding a round of consultations open to all governments and
> stakeholders in conjunction with the first meeting of the WGIG and
> propose the following schedule:
>
> 23 November: Closed meeting of the WGIG (setting the agenda,
> calendar
> of meetings, housekeeping issues, etc.)
> 24 November: Open round of consultations
> 25 November: Closed meeting of the WGIG
>
>
> By proceeding in this manner all Governments and stakeholders would
> be
> able to give a direct input into the work of the WGIG.
>
> UNOG will be able to provide interpretation in English/French/Spanish
> for the consultations on 24 November.
>
> All meetings will be held in the Palais des Nations. The Rooms will
> be
> communicated at a later stage.
>
> More information on this meeting including the draft agenda will be
> made
> available in due course on the WGIG website (www.wgig.org).
>
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
> Markus Kummer
> Executive Coordinator
> Secretariat of the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG)