[WSIS CS-Plenary] Appeal for Intersessional Volunteer Monitors

[Rik Panganiban]

14 May 2003

Dear Friends,

In follow-up to my last message, I wanted to put out an appeal to those 
who might be attending the Paris intersessional to be the "eyes and 
ears" for the rest of us.  As at the last Prepcom, I am willing to 
volunteer to coordinate an NGO Monitoring Group for the July meeting if 
that is acceptable to everyone.  However I can not do it alone.

If you or one of your colleagues coming to Paris can work with me on 
the note-taking, compiling and disseminating of reports from the 
intersessional, please be in touch with me.  I believe this reporting 
is a critical function for us to play, since I am sure some governments 
are counting on the fact that much fewer NGOs will be able to attend 
the intersessional in such an expensive city during the height of the 
tourist season.  The only way all our voices can be heard is if groups 
around the world know what is going on in a timely manner.

Even if you yourself can not help, if you have ideas or contacts with 
other groups of students or volunteers who might be able to help in 
July, please pass along that information to me.

Regards to all,

Rik Panganiban
Special Adviser
World Federalist Movement
rikp at bluewin.ch

On Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at 03:30  PM, Rik Panganiban wrote:

> MEMO
>
> TO:		WSIS Accredited NGOs
> FR:		Rik Panganiban,World Federalist Movement
> DATE:	13 May 2003
> \RE:		Paris Intersessional Meeting
>
>
> The WSIS Intersessional meeting will be held from 15 to 18 July 2003 
> at UNESCO Headquarters (7, Place de Fontenoy, F-75007 Paris France).
>
> It was unclear until recently what the modalities for NGO 
> participation at the Paris Intersessional meeting on the WSIS were 
> going to be.  The WSIS website has just released a document 
> "Information for Participants" (WSIS/PCIP/ADM/1-E ) that makes clear 
> that admission / accreditation is open to "all NGOs, civil society and 
> business entities that were accredited at PrepCom-2. (see 
> WSIS/PC-2/DOC/0009) and to NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC 
> that participated at PrepCom-1 and/or 2."
>
> The information note promises that the pre-registration information, 
> the provisional agenda, official documents will be available "shortly" 
> on the WSIS website at:  
> http://www.itu.int/wsis/preparatory/prepcom/intersessional/index.html
>
> Since this is during the peak of the tourist seasion, individuals 
> wishing to attend are advised to book accomodations early.
>
> - Rik
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>  Rik Panganiban             email: rikp at bluewin.ch
>  Special Adviser            tel: +41 22 734 9774
>  World Federalist Movement  Fax: +41 22 734 9775
>  www.wfm.org                Mobile: +41 76 473 3274
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  Rik Panganiban             email: rikp at bluewin.ch
  Special Adviser            tel: +41 22 734 9774
  World Federalist Movement  Fax: +41 22 734 9775
  www.wfm.org                Mobile: +41 76 473 3274
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