[WSIS CS-Plenary] [WSIS-CT] Next steps for documents (Reminders, New Drafting Tool)

[Bill McIver, University at Albany]

All,

This is a reminder from the Content & Themes group that
inputs should be submitted directly to ITU by 31 May 2003. 
See below.

We also ask that those who submit input to ITU also post 
copies at the _Content & Themes Drafting Portal_. See below 
for more information.

We will begin after 31 May to draft a consensus document 
from Civil Society for the Paris meeting using this portal.
We are continuing to ask for names of people who are 
interested in working on the drafting process. We especially 
need people to help produce translations.

Information about Content & Themes Listserv can be found
at  http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ct, 
including procedures for subscribing.


Thanks,


WJM
------------ More Info -------------------------

1) Content & Themes Drafting Portal (***New***):

The Content & Themes group is now making use of a Web portal 
called BSCW for posting contributions, drafts, and released 
documents. It allows the public to submit comments on 
content that is posted in the portal.

The URL to this site is available via:
http://mboom.draper.albany.edu/~mciver/WSIS/

Documentation on using this site is available via:
http://mboom.draper.albany.edu/~mciver/WSIS/

*** Thanks to Chris Nicol of Pangea / APC for his help on 
this. ***


2) Secretariat Instructions for Input (** Reminder **)

   For quick reference,information about sending input
   is currently located at
   http://www.itu.int/wsis/

   Contributions with specific comments to the working documents
   for the Draft Declaration of Principles and Draft Action Plan
   may be submitted to: wsis.ap at itu.int 
<mailto:wsis.ap at itu.int> -
*Deadline: 31 May 2003

*3) Draft Plan of Action & Draft Declaration of Principles

   For quick reference,these are currently located at:

http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/listing-all.asp?lang=en&c_event=pci|1&c_type=all|
   (Or just go to http://www.itu.int/wsis/ and navigate)
   Also included on this page are the growing collections of 
comments in the
   different divisions (e.g. Civil Society, ITU Sector 
Members, etc.),
as well
   as administrative documents for the Intersessional Period.


WJM

Sally Burch - ALAI wrote:

>Dear all,
>
>While some of you have underlined the importance of having a 
>consensus document to present to governments, most caucuses 
>also seem to want more time to work.  We therefore propose the 
>following:
>
>1) Caucuses will submit their own documents by the May 30 
>deadline.  In a subsequent message we will remind you how to do 
>this.  One of the indications from the secretariate is that they 
>should indicat which organizations are presenting them, are their 
>status with relation to WSIS.  We recommend that the caucus 
>members appear as presenters of the document, but that you try to 
>have them ready a few days ealier -say by May 26- and post them 
>for others to endorse if they wish.  
>
>Bill will send indications about how we could use the web tool for 
>this.  You may also be able to request further comments on your 
>submission.
>
>I suggest that each document begins by underlining one or two (at 
>most three) issues that you consider of outstanding importance in 
>relation to your topic.  These are likely to get more attention than a 
>long list of points, and will be useful for us to subsequently draw up 
>a synthesis priorities document.
>
>2) In June a drafting team works on a new consensus "CS 
>priorities" document, (reaction to draft declaration and action plan) 
>to present to the intersessional meeting.  This will be quite short 
>and will be circulated in late June and early July for proposed 
>ammendments and then endorsements.
>
>3) From July to September a drafting team will work on a longer 
>civil society document, that will be our own statement on WSIS 
>issues (not necessarily a reaction to the draft declaration and 
>action plan).
>
>Please let us know if you agree to this proposal.  Remember that 
>caususes will responsible for submitting their own documents.
>
>Sally
>
>
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Bill McIver
Assistant Professor
School of Information Science and Policy
University at Albany, State University of New York
Albany, New York 12222
USA

e-mail: mciver at albany.edu <mailto:mciver at albany.edu>
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