Fw: [Bureau] Fw: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Message to CS Bureau reps

[Alan G. Alegre]

Just to inform you all that I have forwarded Karen's appeal to the two
bureau lists and I hope someone responds...


----- Original Message -----
From: Alan G. Alegre <alalegre at fma.ph>
To: <bureau at wsis-cs.org>; <bureau at geneva2003.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 8:28 PM
Subject: [Bureau] Fw: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Message to CS Bureau reps


> Please take serious note... a serious appeal for more information on the
> next intersessional
>


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: karen banks <karenb at gn.apc.org>
> To: <plenary at wsis-cs.org>
> Cc: <ct at wsis-cs.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 6:34 PM
> Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Message to CS Bureau reps
>
>
> > dear all but particularly cs bureau reps
> >
> > We have only 1 month before the proposed PrepCom IIIa meeting, November
> > 10-14. At this point, we have almost no information about the meeting
> > (whether it will definitly happen or not), if it does happen, whether
> there
> > would be any funds for Civil Society participation, and if it does, we
> have
> > quite a lot of work to do in preparation.
> >
> > Some cs people are in touch via various means with their delegations,
and
> > some information is flowing that way. It would seem that there is quite
a
> > bit of activity taking place, discussions of which documents would be
> > worked on, whether a small drafting group will work between now and
> > novemver, whether we might see another 'non paper', whether the meeting
> > will focus only on the declaration, as opposed to both documents and the
> > strategy for the summit.
> >
> > ** we urgently need to have information on proposed plans between now,
and
> > the meeting in November. Can someone on the bureau take responsibility
for
> > getting this information for us? **
> >
> > I'd suggest that if we are unable to get information via official
> channels,
> > that we start sharing information we have received via other means.
> >
> > karen
> >\