Hello all
PrepCom 2 is almost upon us :-)
Unfortunately, I will not be able to join the fun in Geneva...(am being
ironic here :-)
But I know of several people who will be attending, and it is my sincere
hope that the Asia Pacific caucus will again make is presence felt...
As per my knowledge, here are the attendees: (or at least planning to
attend: asterisked are those who I know have applied for fellowship)
- Hamada Tadahisa (Japan) + plus one companion
- Angela Kuga Thas (Malaysia)*
- Adam Peake (Japan)
- Izumi Aizu (Japan)
- John Fung (Hongkong)
- Reza Salim (Bangladesh)
- Parminder and Anita from IT for Change (India)
- Geeta Sharma (One World South Asia- India) - with a few other grassroot
group reps
- Bazlur Rahman (BanglaDesh NGO Network or Radio and Communication)*
**any others**??? (Arun of MSSRF? other GKP members? Isis? other?)
-- if youknow of any other, pls report and contact them to join the list..
Assuming Angela gets to Geneva, she will probably play the role of rep in
the CS Bureau (assuming it will still have a role)--one she has performed
admirably since Phase One.. I have asked her (and all of athe others) to
coordinate with the people above (some "WSIS veterans", some "virgins" :-)
on reviving again the Asian Caucus...
Hopefully people can use this list to:
- check in if you are going, and to post flight itineraries and lodging
arrangements
- get some discussion going on urgent issues to bring collectively to Geneva
- agree on some time to meet up and caucus in Geneva
- report back to all of us not going on what is happening in Geneva... (need
for a blogsite?)
- etc.
So Happy (Chinese) New Year to all...hope to hear from all you folks
again...
Al
----- Original Message -----
From: John Fung <john.fung@hkcss.org.hk>
To: <alalegre@fma.ph>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 6:26 PM
Subject: RE: [communication 1258] Re: info requested on aisa caucus events
at wsis
> AL,
> I shall be attending prep com II.
> I shall try to attend the CS events as much as possible to catch up.
>
> Tell me what else I can do.
>
> John FUNG
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Al Alegre [mailto:alalegre@fma.ph]
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 1:34 PM
> To: Parminder
> Cc: communication@wsisasia.org; anita@itforchange.net;
> amkt@apcwomen.org; Adam Peake
> Subject: [communication 1258] Re: info requested on aisa caucus events
> at wsis
>
>
> Dear Parminder
>
> Greetings of solidarity from Manila...
>
> Sorry I missed Asia Source...I was all ready to leave last Thursday for
> Bangalore 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 bangkok were booked through the weekend...by that time
> I had told the organizers that I i would miss too much of the workshop
> to still go... some other time perhaps to visit your great city...
>
> With regards to PrepCom2, it is great that you will be able to attend. I
> myself 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 going 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--probably less are going; but also because people are organizing
> along more general caucuses: thematic (e.g., Internet Governance,
> Financing). I will try to find out who among our Asian colleagues are
> attending and of course whoever is there should meet up.
>
> Here are some of the schedules which may help you decide on your travel
> plans: (compiled by Karen Banks of APC, sent to the APC WSIS mailing
> list) below
>
> Bye for now
> Al
>
> P.s. ARe you registered and do you have accreditation? I assume you know
> of this basic requirement for attending WSIS...
>
>