Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:34:24 +0800 From: "John Fung" <john.fung@hkcss.org.hk> Subject: [communication 1381] Re: Fwd: [WSIS CS-Plenary] URGENT attention required TUNIS SUMMIT CIVIL SOCIETY SPEAKER NOMINATIONS To: <communication@wsisasia.org> Message-Id: <00b901c5c32d$827e0a10$6801a8c0@John2> In-Reply-To: <6.2.3.4.2.20050927020607.08ea91d0@211.125.95.185> X-Mail-Count: 01381izumi san, due to work schedule clashes i was not able to come to attend prepcom3.but i have been following quite closely the discussion and debate viathe plenary-lists etc. we plan to form a delegation of three persons, including myself, toattend tunis summit, on behalf of our 300+ member organisations.our delegation leader will be Dr C K LAW from HK University.Dr LAW attended the geneva phase summit and was allocated a time slot tospeak at Roundtable III.if there are no other more suitable persons, I think Dr LAW could speakagain at tunis roundtable. john fung -----Original Message-----From: Izumi AIZU [mailto:aizu@anr.org] Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:10 AMTo: communication@wsisasia.orgSubject: [communication 1379] Fwd: [WSIS CS-Plenary] URGENT attentionrequired TUNIS SUMMIT CIVIL SOCIETY SPEAKER NOMINATIONSHi,I came to PrepCom3 in Geneva on Saturday.You may have noticed this, but we need to recommend thespeakers from Asia/Pacific for Tunis summit, NOW!The deadline is Wednesday this week, in48 hours or so...There are very few people from Asia Pacific here in Genevanow. Hamada-san, Kawamura-san, Harada-san, all from Japan,are one I recognized so far. Where are our friends!!Could you please let us know if you plan to join TunisSummit?izumiDelivered-To: plenary@mailman.greennet.org.ukTo: plenary@wsis-cs.orgFrom: Tracey Naughton <tracey@traceynaughton.com>Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] URGENT attention required TUNIS SUMMIT CIVILSOCIETY SPEAKER NOMINATIONSSender: plenary-admin@wsis-cs.orgX-BeenThere: plenary@wsis-cs.orgCivil Society Speakers ĦHTunis Summit The Civil Society Bureau has been asked to supply the names of nominatedcivil society speakers (and an alternate for each) for the followingsessions, by the end of PrepCom 3. Mr. Utsumi, Secretary General of theITU, will take the final decision on these speakers. You are kindlyrequested to consider your nominations and submit them before 12 noon onWednesday 28th September 2005. 1 speaker for the Opening Session1 speaker at the first Plenary (general debate)1 (or 2) speakers at the second Plenary (dependent on Heads of State)(general debate)1 (or 2) speakers at the third Plenary (dependent on Heads of State)(general debate)4 speakers for the fourth plenary (general debate)2 speakers for the fifth plenary (general debate)2 speakers for the sixth plenary (general debate)4 speakers for the seventh plenary (general debate)1 speaker for the High Level Panel (ICT for Development)2 speakers for each of 2 Round Tables (From Commitment to Action:Implementation after Tunis) There will be a further opportunity for reporting of multi-stakeholderevents but the CSB is seeking further clarification on these. The guidelines developed by the CSB, for each of the sessions are: Opening Session Speaker:A person who has: ĦHBeen actively involved in WSISĦHIs a good public speaker and will convey a clear image through themedia This speaker should deliver a text that is:ĦHAn advocacy statement on key WSIS issues from the civil societyperspectiveĦHThat is drafted and agreed to on the Plenary list Nominations and short motivation marked OPENING SESSION SPEAKER to besent, by Wednesday September 28th, 2005 to: wsis@ngocongo.org These will be presented in Plenary, on paper and on the Plenary e-listthat afternoon and finalised in Content and Themes on Thursday 29thSeptember 2005. Plenary SpeakersPeople who have:ĦHBeen actively involved in WSISĦHPeople who have a general knowledge of the overall themesĦHpeople who are at the top-level of their accredited organisationsĦHCan make salient points in the allocation for each speaker, of 3minutesNote: In terms of Article 57/ECOSOC 1996/31, no offensive statementswill be made. Nominations and short motivation marked PLENARY SPEAKERS to be sent, byWednesday September 28th, 2005 to: wsis@ngocongo.org These will be presented in Plenary, on paper and on the Plenary e-listthat afternoon and finalised in Content and Themes on Thursday 29thSeptember 2005. High Level Panel SpeakerA person who:ĦHHas been involved in WSISĦHIs a good public speaker, can speak without making a preparedstatement, with interactive skill and confidenceĦHAble to speak with authority and confidence on the general theme =żïCTfor DevelopmentĦHbr> The following indicative topics may be used by moderators:- ICT and economic growth- Closing the knowledge gap- Building good governance and democracy through ICT- Harnessing ICT towards the MDGs- Access to information and social inclusion Nominations and short motivation marked HIGH LEVEL PANEL SPEAKER to besent, by Wednesday September 28th, 2005 to: wsis@ngocongo.org These will be presented in Plenary, on paper and on the Plenary e-listthat afternoon and finalised in Content and Themes on Thursday 29thSeptember 2005. Round Table SpeakersPeople who:ĦHHave been involved in WSISĦHCan speak well without a written statement and have interactive =skillsand confidenceĦHAre able to speak with authority and confidence on implementation =fromthe civil society perspective Moderators may use the following indicative topics:- E-strategies and national priorities- International Cooperation- Empowering citizens- Social inclusion- Growth and job creation- Cultural diversity and common heritage- Multi-stakeholder partnership Nominations and short motivation marked ROUND TABLE SPEAKERS to be sent,by Wednesday September 28th, 2005 to: wsis@ngocongo.org These will be presented in Plenary, on paper and on the Plenary e-listthat afternoon and finalised in Content and Themes on Thursday 29thSeptember 2005.1381_2.html (attatchment)(tag is disabled)