[WSIS CS-Plenary] Opening ceremony speaker

[Diana Mercorios]

Dear All,
Aminata Traore gets my vote and for the reasons mentioned below - ie. she will be able to give an overview of the issues at hand.

Regards,
Diana

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Meigs <meigs at wanadoo.fr>
Reply-To: plenary at wsis-cs.org
Date:  Sun, 09 Nov 2003 22:47:24 +0100

>Le 7/11/03 9:04, « Fullsack Jean-Louis » <jlfullsack at wanadoo.fr> a écrit :
>
>Hi, all
>
>I agree with Meryem and support also the nomination of Aminata Traore, as
>she will be able to address our overarching issues, and be inclusive.
>Best
>Divina Frau-Meigs
> 
>> Many thanks, Meryem, this is a very good suggestion.
>> I fully support the initiative to nominate Aminata Traore for the opening
>> session CS speaker ; she is one of the most qualified person really aware of
>> the main issues the Summit ought to tackle and as far as it is possible to
>> (help to) solve.
>> Jean-Louis Fullsack
>> CSDPTT
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Meryem Marzouki" <marzouki at ras.eu.org>
>> To: <plenary at wsis-cs.org>
>> Cc: <hr-wsis at iris.sgdg.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 5:10 PM
>> Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Opening ceremony speaker
>> 
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> It seems that interesting discussions, with full "stakeholder" views,
>> have already started, when we don't even know yet the topics of the
>> round-tables, for which we're supposed to nominate speakers :-)
>> 
>> But as for now, there seems to be a hot discussion on Stallman for the
>> opening ceremony.
>> My very personal point of view (not the HR caucus one, which has not
>> yet discussed this issue) is that, if nominating a 5mn CS speaker for
>> the opening ceremony has any meaning (and I am not quite sure it has
>> one), we should avoid sectoral issues. And free software, though very
>> important, is one among many others.
>> 
>> So, if a speaker should be nominated, s/he should be _really_
>> high-level, with a true vision, and speaking on _truly_ essential issue.
>> 
>> At this point, the best candidate in my opinion would be Aminata Traoré
>> (I assume there is no need to introduce her). She will be in Geneva,
>> for a Cardoso's Un High Level panel meeting, and I am not sure she
>> would accept to leave the panel for yet another speech related to WSIS.
>> But it is worth trying to get her for the opening ceremony, too.
>> 
>> Meryem
>> PS1. Ms Ebadi being unavailable at this time, since she's will be
>> receiving the peace nobel prize.
>> PS2. Even if Aminata Traoré cannot make it for the opening ceremony, I
>> don't think Stallman could be the right person, for many reasons
>> already raised by othe people on this list.
>> 
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