Dear ParminderGreetings of solidarity from Manila...Sorry I missed Asia Source...I was all ready to leave last Thursday for Ban=galore and looking forward to it, when a personal emergency interceced (my =mother was rushed to the hospital the day before I was supposed to leave)..=.I then sought to postpone my flight but all flights via singapore and bang=kok were booked through the weekend...by that time I had told the organizer=s that I i would miss too much of the workshop to still go... some other ti=me perhaps to visit your great city...With regards to PrepCom2, it is great that you will be able to attend. I my=self am not sure if I can make it. We are trying to see if Angela Kuga Thas= (copied on this msg), a member of the APC Womens' Programme and also my co=-focal point in the Asia Pacific CS "family" in Phase ONe, is able to get a= fellowship. If she does, you should link up... (Others who I know are goin=g are Adam Peake of Glocom Japan and Izumi Aizu--both active in the WGIG)Am not sure how organized the Asian CSOs will be in Geneva this time--proba=bly less are going; but also because people are organizing along more gener=al caucuses: thematic (e.g., Internet Governance, Financing). I will try t=o find out who among our Asian colleagues are attending and of course whoev=er is there should meet up. Here are some of the schedules which may help you decide on your travel pla=ns: (compiled by Karen Banks of APC, sent to the APC WSIS mailing list) bel=owBye for nowAlP.s. ARe you registered and do you have accreditation? I assume you know of= this basic requirement for attending WSIS...-----------------------------------------------------------<snip>3) WSIS schedule----------------========================3a) Key events/plenaries=======================Internet governance (www.wgig.org)--> Open sessions of WGIG: am 14th, all day 15th and 16th.--> PrepCom sessions: PM thursday 17th, all day 21/22/23--> open meeting of CS Internet Governance Caucus 15th 1900-2200Financing:--> APC co-hosted meeting 16th: 1500-1900--> PrepCom sessions: PM plenary Feb 17th (only session)=================================================================3b) WSIS PrepCom (summary, see references below for full docs):=================================================================** note, there is little time dedicated to Financing from what i can see on= the time management plan apart from the PM session of Feb 17th, Day 1**AM session: 10-1PM session: 3-6Number refers to official Agenda ItemThursday Feb 17th: AM 1st plenary------------------------1. Approval of the agenda and other organizational matters2. Election of the Chairperson of Sub-Committee and of the Rapporteur3. Accreditation of NGOs, civil society and business sector entities4. Report of the Secretary-General of ITU on the activities after PrepCom-15. Presentation of reports on activities directly related to WSIS a. Interim report on Stocktaking of WSIS b. Report of the Group of Friends of the President of the Preparatory= Committee e. Reports on regional conferences f. Reports on thematic meetingsThursday Feb 17th: PM 2nd Plenary------------------------5c. Report of the Task Force on Financial Mechanisms5d. Preliminary report of the Working Group on Internet GovernanceFri Feb 18th: AM Sub-CommitteeMon Feb 21st: PM Sub-CommitteeTue Feb 22nd: AM and PM Sub-CommitteeWed Feb 23rd: AM and PM Sub-committee--------------------------6. Consideration of the following items of the final document(s): a. Text of Political Chapeau b. Text of Operational Part* c. Any other questions related to the final document(s)* Including: Follow-up and implementation of the Geneva Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action by stakeholders at national, regional and international level; Consideration of the report of Task Force on Financial= Mechanisms and appropriate action; Modalities of follow-up to the WSIS proc=ess.Thur Feb 24th: AM Third PlenaryThur Feb 24th: PM Fourth Plenary-------------------------------5d. Preliminary report of the Working Group on Internet GovernanceFri Feb 25th: AM no official meetings scheduled-----------------------------------------------Fri Feb 25th: PM Fifth Plenary------------------------------6. continued7. Amendment of Rule 7 of the Rules of Procedure of the Summit8. Organization of work of the Tunis phase of the Summit9. Arrangements for the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee of the= Tunis phase10. Adoption of the report of the second meeting of the Preparatory Committee of the Tunis phase11. Other business==================3c) Civil Society:==================14 February 2005, 14.00 - 18.15 hours, room XXII (Building E, 1st floor),= Palais des Nations, "Civil Society Orientation Session" (open to all stakeholders).17 - 25 February 2005, 8.30 - 10.00 hours, every day, room XXII (Building= E, 1st floor), Palais des Nations, Plenary meetings of Civil Society.** informal meeting with the CCBI (private sector) penciled in for lunchtime Feb 22/23)3d) WSIS Parallel Events (posted so far)http://www.itu.int/wsis/preparatory2/pc2/parallel/index.html** would suggest we prioritise the MDG sessions **18 February 2005, 13.15 - 14.45 hours, room XI, Palais des Nations, Panel= Session "Promoting WSIS: MDGs synergies", Swiss Development Cooperation, Switzerland and M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai.18 February 2005, 13.15 - 14.45 hours, room XXII (Building E, 1st floor),= Palais des Nations, "(e-)learning about sustainable development : the GEO= Data Portal", organized by UNEP/DEWA/Europe and GRID-Geneva.22 February 2005, 10.00 - 12.00 hours, room XI, Palais des Nations, "ICT for Peace", organized by the Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland.22 February 2005,Panel sessions: "ICT for Health Action in the Tsunami crisis" and "Telecoms= for disaster relief: Tampere Convention".Panel session on "ICT for Health Action in the Tsunami crisis", 13.30 - 14.45 hours, room XI, Palais des Nations, organized by WHO.Panel session on "Telecoms for disaster relief: Tampere Convention", 18.15= - 19.30 hours, room XI, Palais des Nations, organized by ITU.24 February 2005, 14.00 - 15.00 hours, room XI, Palais des Nations, "Communicating the MDGs", organized by the International Public Relations= Association (IPRA).4. References=============Logistical information for participants (please read):http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=1371|1410PrepCom Agenda and Time Management Plan (english, french, spanish)http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=1393|1394Report on stock-taking:http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=1399|0Report from Friends of the President (re the political and operational documents that will be signed off in Tunis, see next reference):http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=1397|0Political Chapeau and Operational Documents:http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=1388|1387Report from Task Force on Financing Mechanisms (TFFM):http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=1372|1374|13=77WGIG: www.wgig.org ----- Original Message ----- From: Parminder To: 'Al Alegre' Cc: communication@wsisasia.org ; anita@itforchange.net Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 1:52 PM Subject: [FMASpam 2.748] info requested on aisa caucus events at wsis Dear Al, We were expecting to see you at Asia source. What happened, why didn't you come? I want to know about the activities planned by the asia pacific caucus at prepcom 2. Anita and I will be there and we want to be able to participate in it. Will it be possible to give an urgent response to this, since we are planning our travel schedule. Warm regards. parminder ______________________________________ Parminder Jeet Singh IT for Change, Bangalore Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities <http://www.ITforChange.net> www.ITforChange.net Ph: 91 80 2665 4134 Mobile: 91 98 4594 9445