[WSIS CS-Plenary] Appeal for Intersessional Volunteer Monitors

[Thomas Ruddy]

Rik,
I am at NGO Congo with Renata today. She tells me you
and I may work together in future. Fine!

As for Paris, I don't know yet about whether I'll go.

I put your email from the day-before-yesterday on our
Website http://www.wsis.ethz.ch/calendar.htm

I'm dining with a federalist in Geneva tonight.

Regards,
Thomas, details below, 078-738-2571

--- Rik Panganiban <rikp at bluewin.ch> wrote:
> 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
> >
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> >  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
> >
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> >
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>   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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