[WSIS CS-Plenary] Fw: Information Note (from CS Secretariat on PrepCom3 and Summit)
Rik Panganiban
rikp at bluewin.ch
Wed Dec 3 15:43:44 GMT 2003
Colleagues,
Please note that there is no wifi in the Palais des Nations and
internet access in the library is often very busy. So reporting from
these meetings will be not as swift as during previous prepcoms.
Rik Panganiban
WFM
On Mercredi, décembre 3, 2003, at 01:22 PM, Alan G. Alegre wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Louise Lassonde
> To: bureau at geneva2003.org
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 4:32 PM
> Subject: Information Note
>
> Information Note
>
> Dear Bureau Members
>
> PrepCom3 Resume session X2.
>
> The PrepCom3 Resume session X2 will be held at the Palais des Nations,
> 8-12 Ave. de la Paix, 5th and 6th December. You will need to go to
> the Villa des Feuillantines 13, Ave. de la Paix, to be given a badge
> to access the grounds (no new registration is necessary), past the UN
> entrance with the flags, up the hill, it is a villa on the left hand
> side of the road, please see map attached.
>
> The Plenary will be held on the 5th and the 6th, in Salle XX of the
> Palais des Nations, which is located on the third floor of the E
> Building. Documentation will be available in the meeting room.
>
> The Civil Society Plenary will be held from 9-10am both days in Salle
> 27 (1st floor, Door 40).
> To reserve rooms on the Friday for Caucus meetings, please contact
> Savita Kanwar + 41 22 730 6366, savita.kanwar at ties.itu.int, rooms
> should be available at the ITU only. For the Saturday 6th, please
> contact Mr. Daniel Dufour, + 41 22 917 3668, fax +41 22917-0159 for
> rooms at the Palais des Nations.
>
> The Bar Serpent, which is located on the first floor of the E (New)
> Building facing the lake, will be open from 9:00 a.m. to midnight
> during the Preparatory Committee session on both Friday and Saturday
> to serve coffee, drinks and sandwiches. The cafeteria, which is found
> on the ground floor between Building B and Building A, will be open
> during normal working hours on Friday (8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.) and
> from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
>
> A Cyberspace (Cyberespace) with approximately 30 PCs is located in the
> United Nations library, on the first floor of the B Building, and will
> be available to accredited participants. It will be open from 9:00
> a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, 5 December, and closed on Saturday, 6
> December.
>
>
> CS Bureau Meetings
>
> 1. Bureau meeting on the 7th December, Room T103, ITU Bldg, 16-18hrs
> Agenda:
> - Management of the 10 Civil society offices at Palexpo
> - Management of the Agora room at Palexpo
> - Distribution of Overpasses
> - Information and Press Conferences
> 2. Bureau meeting on the 11th December, Room T103, ITU Bldg, 13-15hrs
> Agenda to be decided.
>
>
> General
>
> Documentation civil society
> Press Kit: fact sheets, event presentations, press releases to be sent
> in A4 format, in english and French, recto/verso and event brochures
> to Paola Cassola (paola.cassola at ties.itu.int) before the 5th December.
> All information regarding updates for our website to Mehdy Davary
> (mehdy.davary at ties.itu.int)
>
> Summit Information
>
> Getting there:
>
> · Arrival by plane: regular WSIS shuttle buses will be available
> from the airport to Hall 7.
> · Arrival by train: a train connection from Geneva main railway
> station (Cornavin) to the Geneva Airport Railway station will leave
> you within walking distance of Hall 7. You can also take a shuttle bus
> at the airport.
> · Arrival by bus: Public Bus 10 will leave you at the Airport where
> you can take a WSIS shuttle bus. Public Bus 18 or 28 stop in front of
> Hall 7, Bus 5 will stop underneath Hall 5 (within walking distance of
> Hall 7).
>
> Events
>
> The core event will be held in Hall 1 (Plenary, roundtables), side
> events and civil society offices are located in Hall 2.
>
> The ICT4D Platform is being held in Hall 7, media representatives,
> officially invited delegates and people accredited to the WSIS have
> free entry. If you fall into these categories, please contact
> info at ict-4d.org. For non accredited entities:
>
> Entry fees in Swiss Francs*:
> Attendance Pre-ordered Tickets (Swiss Francs) Buying on
> location (Swiss Francs)
> 1 day 20.- 30.-
> 2 days 40.- 50.-
> 3 or more days 50.- 60.-
> only Saturday 10.- 20.-
> *approximate exchange rate: 1CHF=0.76US$
>
> It is open from 10:00 am to 7:30 pm on Monday 8 December. It will then
> be open daily from 8:30 am until closing time of the Platform.
>
> Registration
>
> Pre-registration closes on the 3rd December.
> On site Registration will be in Hall 7 .The WSIS Registration Services
> will be open on-site as follows:
> 5-8 December 2003
> 09.00 to 13.00 and 14.00 to 18.00
> 9-12 December 2003:
> 08.00 to 21.00 non-stop
> All participants will receive a set of official documents upon
> registration in Hall 7in a language based on information provided to
> the Secretariat upon pre-registration. Official documentation will be
> made available at all times on the WSIS website
> at:http://www.itu.int/wsis/geneva/docs.html
>
> Programme
>
> Information on the Programme of meetings will be available on the WSIS
> website at http://www.itu.int/wsis/geneva/index.html and the civil
> society website at www.geneva2003.org and onsite on screens. The
> programme will also be included in the “Summit Journal”, which will be
> issued on a daily basis and will specify meeting details such as rooms
> and times of meetings.
>
> Plenary - Morning meetings will be held from 09.00 to 13.00 and
> afternoon meetings from 14.00 to 21.00, except for the opening day,
> Wednesday 10 December, when the morning meeting is scheduled from
> 10.00 to 12.00.
>
> A programme of seminars, panels and workshops on issues relating to
> the Summit is being organized by the Host country secretariat. The
> calendar for those events will be available at the Summit premises. A
> list of events is available at http://www.wsis-online.net/event/
> General information for other Summit events is available at
> http://www.wsisgeneva2003.org/03_summit/events.html
>
> Security
>
> The Swiss authorities and UN/ITU have jointly prepared an overall
> security plan. As part of this plan, there will be a security
> perimeter around Palexpo, and only those participants who have
> received a photo-badge will be admitted inside this perimeter.
> Access to the Summit Premises during the Summit
> It is recommended that participants coming to Palexpo limit their hand
> luggage to one small briefcase and, if needed, to one portable
> computer.
>
> Services available at PALEXPO
>
> Two restaurants will be available for participants, as well as coffee
> and snack stands located in Halls 2 and 4. Banking facilities will be
> available at Palexpo from 8 to 12 December 2003, from 08.30 to 17.00
> and on 13 December 2003, from 09.00 to 16.00. There will also be a
> cashpoint in Hall 4. A medical service will be available 09.00-21.00.
> A lost and found service will be available at the Information Desk
> situated on the Entrance Hall/Mezzanine level.
>
> Best regards,
> Savita Kanwar
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Rik Panganiban email: rikp at bluewin.ch
Special Adviser Mobile: +41 76 473 3274
World Federalist Movement www.wfm.org
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