[WSIS CS-Plenary] Speaker at Opening, etc.

[Al Alegre]

Just decided to post this to the group, in case someone missed the link
provided by Renata:

This is an annex to the document:
PROPOSED FORMAT OF THE GENEVA PHASE OF THE WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION
SOCIETY issued by the Executive Secretariat of WSIS (dated 29 Sept 2003)
http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-s/md/03/wsispc3/doc/S03-WSISPC3-DOC-0008!R2!M
SW-E.doc

Annex 2   Organization of Round tables

1. Round tables will be organized to provide Heads of State or
Government ?or in their absence, Heads of Delegation--the opportunity to
share their vision of the Information Society along with leaders from
intergovernmental organizations, civil society (including NGOs) and business
sector entities (including ITU sector members).

2 Each round table will run for two hours. The number and the schedule of
the round tables will be determined by the Secretary-General of the Summit.
The maximum number of round tables will be four.

3. The round tables will be organized around one overarching theme: $B!H(BAn
Information Society for All: Opportunities and Challenges$B!I(B. Three of the
round tables will cover a cluster of related topics and the fourth round
table will be more generic in nature.

4. To allow enhanced interactivity among participants, each round table will
comprise up to 30 participants: 15 Heads of State or Government and 15
leaders from intergovernmental organizations, civil society (including NGOs)
and business sector entities (including ITU sector members).  If the number
of participating Heads of State or Government in a round table is less than
15, Heads of Delegation  will be invited by the Secretary-General of the
Summit to  participate.

5. The round tables will be chaired by Heads of State or Government, who
will be invited by the President of the Summit. The Chairmen of the round
tables will come from the African Group, the Asian Group, the Eastern
European Group and the Latin American Group.

6. Each round table will be moderated by an eminent personality who will
assist participants with keeping discussions on track and interactive.
Moderators will be nominated by the Secretary-General of the Summit, in
consultation with participating States.

7. Each Head of State or Government?or in their absence Head of
Delegation--participating in a round table may be accompanied by two
advisers. Other participants may be accompanied by one advisor each.

8. The proceedings of the round tables will be broadcast to an overflow room
that will be open to the media.  They will also be broadcast through the
Internet and television.

9. States will be invited by the Executive Secretariat to register their
Heads of State or Government to participate in one of the round tables by 15
November.  Heads of Delegation interested in participating in the round
tables will be invited by the Executive Secretariat to inform the
Secretariat by the end of November.

10. Palestine, in its capacity as observer, may participate in one of the
round tables.

11. Intergovernmental organizations that are members of the High Level
Summit Organizing Committee (HLSOC) will also be invited by the Executive
Secretariat to register their Executive Heads to participate in one of the
round tables by 15 November.  The final decision rests with the
Secretary-General of the Summit.

12 Participants from civil society (including NGOs) and from business sector
entities (including ITU sector members) will be identified through their
self-organizing mechanisms, in coordination with the Secretary-General of
the Summit.

13. The reports of the round tables will be annexed to the final report of
the Summit in accordance with  past UN Summit practice.

14. The following documents will be provided by the Executive Secretariat to
participants following their registration.
(a)Guidelines for participants : This document will provide participants
with information on the conduct and time management of the round tables.
(b)Round table topics : The theme which has been identified for the round
tables is broad and comprehensive. The Executive Secretariat will therefore
describe, in this document, the scope of topics encompassed within the
theme.