Hi,
Izumi's in flying at the moment, he arrives in=20
Geneva later today. I arrive Monday evening.
Both of us will be staying at the Jade Manotel=20
Hotel, 55, rue Rothschild, tel 022 544 38 38
Look forward to seeing you,
Adam
At 4:00 PM +0530 2/13/05, Parminder wrote:
>Sure, Izumi could attend. Anita and I from IT for Change will be there
>for the 14th meeting too, and will like to meet all persons from
>Asia-Pacific. We can then decide on organizing our internal strategy.
>Reza is also organizing South Asia CS meeting, we all should also be
>present there.=A0
>
>We will report online about happenings at Geneva. And we should all keep
>each other informed.
>
>Izumi, can you please give your local contact in Geneva. We will be at
>Holiday Inn - Geneva airport. And we arrive in Geneva on morning of
>14th.
>
>Thanks Alan, and look forward to meeting those who will be at Geneva.
>
>parminder
>
>
>
>______________________________________
>Parminder Jeet Singh
>IT for Change, Bangalore
>Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities
>www.ITforChange.net
>Ph: 91 80 2665 4134
>Mobile: 91 98 4594 9445
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Alan G. Alegre [mailto:alalegre@fma.ph]
>Sent: 12 February 2005 21:13
>To: Adam Peake
>Cc: communication@wsisasia.org; commrights-asia@fma.ph; iza@anr.org;
>john.fung@hkcss.org.hk; taratta@jca.or.jp; parminder@itforchange.net
>Subject: Asian CSB rep and other suggestions for Geneva
>
>
>Hello all
>
>Since Izumi will be there and he has already pitched in a lot for us
>(Hammamet and Capetown), I support the suggestion. (Thanks Izumi for the
>offer to help.)
>
>But I do hope that the caucus reorganizes itself in Geneva, if only for
>the urgent need to divide the work during PrepCom2...
>
>I would suggest that someone goes with Izumi or whoever is then chosen
>by
>the caucus to sit in the Bureau--so that it will not be centralized with
>one person, (Also good to have a gender balance--and maybe regional
>represntation, e.g., South Asia?)...
>
>(It seems that even us some of us will not be there, this prepcom may
>see
>more South Asians attending than usual...would be great if maybe some
>subregional focal points be evolved so the work is easier, and we do
>reach
>out to previously not as involved stakeholders...Reza and the ITfor
>Change
>people would be great here...)
>
>Also suggest that the important work of giving onsite reports be
>discussed
>so that those of us not in Geneva can follow what is happening...again,
>this not easy work so advance thanks to whoever will agree to do it...
>
>Lastly, can all please find out what we can about the Asia Pacific WSIS
>meetings of UNESCAP or ITU--some of us have to keep an eye out for the
>regional processes as well...
>
>Thanks Adam for continuing on this...
>
>> Izumi will be in Geneva on Monday morning, he can
>> (and is willing) to attend the first bureau
>> meeting on behalf of the AP region family.
>>
>> Is this OK with everyone? I need to inform the secretariat.
>>