[WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: urgent queston-whos attending in high level

[Valerie Evans]

Dear Amir
Regret the UK cannot help. We have a  Minister from the Department of Trade
and Industry, Stephen Timms representing the UK. Splendid chap of course
and the Brits are all meeting him at a British Council breakfast reception
on Thursday 11. December. However we women of the UK had hoped that the Head
of the Department of Trade and Industry, the Secretary of State, Patricia
Hewitt, might have come but it was not to be. Reason for such a wish, she
also happens to be the Minister for Women and is in the Cabinet and is one
of the senior members of the government and of course female !!!!!
I am flying over Sunday morning. See you in Geneva
Valerie  [Evans]

----- Original Message -----
From: "west Asia" <westasiaregion at hotmail.com>
To: <bureau at geneva2003.org>
Cc: "Planery WSIS" <plenary at wsis-cs.org>
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 6:32 AM
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: urgent queston-whos attending in high level


> Dear All
>
> The problem simply is he is withdrawing to come to WSIS (president
Khatami)
> and we need him for supporting the declaration and Iranian government
> commitment to its contents, it will weaken our position inside the
country,
> so we are trying to show him the importance of the event and necessity of
> his and other heads of states presence, so I need a credible list of the
> ones who are really coming.
>
> If you have nay info, please inform us.
>
> Regards
> Amir
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Peake" <ajp at glocom.ac.jp>
> To: <bureau at geneva2003.org>
> Cc: "Claire Chombeau" <claire.chombeau at ties.itu.int>; "Liliane Ursache"
> <liliane.ursache at ties.itu.int>
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 5:46 AM
> Subject: Re: urgent queston-whos attending in high level
>
>
> Amir,
>
> I expect you mean you are trying to have Mr. Khatami support the
> civil society declaration :-)
>
> The WSIS website seems to have been changed ready for the Summit to
> start and much of the information has moved.  Press release below
> describes which heads of state will be there, but as it lists Iran,
> perhaps it is not as accurate as it could be.  And from November 11.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Adam
>
>
> Global Leaders Back Summit
>
> More than 50 Heads of State and Government to Participate
>
> Geneva, 11 November < 56 Heads of State or Government have so far
> committed to participate in the first phase of the World Summit on
> the Information Society in Geneva (10-12 December 2003) with more
> than 6000 delegates from government, intergovernmental organizations,
> civil society, the private sector and the media. The Summit will
> endorse a Declaration of Principles for the Information Society and a
> plan of action to bring the benefits of information and
> communications technologies for social and economic development to
> people in all parts of the world. The World Summit on the Information
> Society is being held under the patronage of Kofi Annan, Secretary
> General of the United Nations (UN) and is being organized by the
> International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UN specialized
> agency for telecommunications.
>
> ³The commitment of so many heads to participate in the Summit is very
> important as it will be the first opportunity to address in a global
> forum and at the highest political level the challenges that lie
> ahead in the Information Society. There have been many benefits in
> the explosive development of information and communication
> technologies, especially in terms of creating jobs and wealth
> creation, but it is also creating legitimate concerns, such as
> ensuring access to information and communication technology, while
> preserving fundamental freedoms and human rights, security and
> privacy,² stated Yoshio Utsumi, ITU Secretary-General. The World
> Summit will address some of these concerns by establishing a common
> understanding among stakeholders about how to capitalize on the
> opportunities, while addressing the challenges of the Information
> Society.
>
> ³As information and communication technologies become more important
> in all aspects of our lives, it is important that no one should be
> left behind,² added Mr Utsumi. The draft action plan of the Summit
> proposes a commitment to connect all of the world¹s villages with
> ICTs by 2015, and to connect at least half the world¹s inhabitants by
> that date.
>
> The following is a list of countries whose Heads of State or
> Government will participate in the World Summit on the Information
> Society. These include, in addition to the host countries of
> Switzerland and Tunisia: Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Austria,
> Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria,
> Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Comoros, Cook Islands, Croatia, Cuba,
> Egypt, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Iran
> (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Jordan, Korea (Republic of),
> Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, The
> former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Moldova,
> Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, St.
> Kitts and Nevis, Senegal, Spain, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic,
> Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Ukraine, Zimbabwe
>
>
> At 9:38 PM +0330 12/4/03, west Asia wrote:
> >
> >
> >Dear All
> >
> >I need to know who's attending from head of states or highest
> >person, as we are encouraging Mr.Khatami to attend and seeking his
> >support for declaration, and his office needs to know what is the
> >level of attendance now, how could I get those info? does anybody
> >knows? I think for CS is important to know in general in what level
> >the countries are attending and will gives us a good view of how
> >much WSIS was successful.
> >
> >With Regards
> >
> >Amir Barmaki
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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>
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