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From: Geeta Sharma <geeta.sharma@oneworld.net>
To: <alalegre@fma.ph
> Hi Al,
>
> Great to hear from you!
> Hope we will get to see you at the WSIS prepcom.
> OWSA is bringing 4 grassroots women from Rural india to give the policy
> makers a grassroots perspective.
> So lets hope we will get to meet there. If there are any sessions that you
> feel we could bring these women to at the prepcom, shall appreciate your
suggestions.
> On the dgroups moderators messages coming to your account, am requesting
my
> collegaue,Kedar Dash, who heads our Dgroups opertions, to sort this out.
> Looking forward to hearing from you on the prepcom
> best
> Geeta
Hi Geeta
Thanks for this...
Unfortunately, it has just been finalized today that I will not be going to
Geneva for PrepCom2--a mix of institutional commitments and personal
contexts...
I am elated however that you will be there with the grassroots women...we
are keeping our fingers crossed that my co-focal point for the Asia Pacific
Family, Angela Kuga Thas of APC Women's Programme, will get a fellowship to
attend...she would be an ideal person to coordinate with and help shepherd
your companions through the maze of the PrepCom2...
Am copying this to the old Asia WSIS list: communication@wsisasia.org.
(Hamada, can you subscribe Geeta?)
Here are some of the important events in Geneva, incase you haven't gotten
this yet (prepared by Karen Banks of APC):
3) WSIS schedule
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3a) Key events/plenaries
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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 1900-2200
Financing:
--> APC co-hosted meeting 16th: 1500-1900
--> PrepCom sessions: PM plenary Feb 17th (only session)
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3b) WSIS PrepCom (summary, see references below for full docs):
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** 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: 10-1
PM session: 3-6
Number refers to official Agenda Item
Thursday Feb 17th: AM 1st plenary
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1. Approval of the agenda and other organizational matters
2. Election of the Chairperson of Sub-Committee and of the Rapporteur
3. Accreditation of NGOs, civil society and business sector entities
4. Report of the Secretary-General of ITU on the activities after PrepCom-1
5. 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 meetings
Thursday Feb 17th: PM 2nd Plenary
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5c. Report of the Task Force on Financial Mechanisms
5d. Preliminary report of the Working Group on Internet Governance
Fri Feb 18th: AM Sub-Committee
Mon Feb 21st: PM Sub-Committee
Tue Feb 22nd: AM and PM Sub-Committee
Wed Feb 23rd: AM and PM Sub-committee
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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
process.
Thur Feb 24th: AM Third Plenary
Thur Feb 24th: PM Fourth Plenary
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5d. Preliminary report of the Working Group on Internet Governance
Fri Feb 25th: AM no official meetings scheduled
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Fri Feb 25th: PM Fifth Plenary
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6. continued
7. Amendment of Rule 7 of the Rules of Procedure of the Summit
8. Organization of work of the Tunis phase of the Summit
9. Arrangements for the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee of the
Tunis phase
10. Adoption of the report of the second meeting of the Preparatory
Committee of the Tunis phase
11. Other business
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3c) Civil Society:
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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
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Letter of invitation (if you need for visa purposes):
http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en?&id=1352|1353|1354|1
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Registration (if you haven't done so - write to me for username and
password):
http://www.itu.int/cgi-bin/htsh/wsis/auth/wsis05/edrs.registration.prepcom2
Logistical information for participants (please read):
http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=1371|1410
PrepCom Agenda and Time Management Plan (english, french, spanish)
http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=1393|1394
Report on stock-taking:
http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=1399|0
Report 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|0
Political Chapeau and Operational Documents:
http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=1388|1387
Report from Task Force on Financing Mechanisms (TFFM):
http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=1372|1374|1377
WGIG: www.wgig.org