[WSIS CS-Plenary] Phase II - Comments - ideas fordiscussion..

[Diana Mercorios]

Dear Veni and Robert,
Thank you bringing this issue of funding to the fore. It is CRUCIAL that CS coordinates and works together to find sources of funding to enable its participation. Those of us in the north could possibly approach funders that we know/have contact with.

Regards,
Diana

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: veni markovski <veni at veni.com>
Reply-To: plenary at wsis-cs.org
Date:  Sat, 10 Apr 2004 23:39:58 +0300

>
>>(e) Funding - gone...?
>
>Robert, if we can't organize some, the CS will not be able to participate 
>in Tunis.
>
>>Another topic that i'm amazed isn't being discussed here is the one of 
>>funding. I mean, we have no funding, the CS secretariat is no longer, and 
>>there is no coordinated efforts (yet) underway to facilitate and 
>>coordinate CS participation.
>
>Not only that, there is already funding for participation of governmental 
>representatives from the least developed countries (sic!), but none for the 
>CS from the same countries!!?
>
>>Do people care? Even though we all in a way compete for funding, would it 
>>not make sense - to try to collaborate to find the funding, the 
>>resources  and partners so that CS can participate in the upcoming PrepCom 
>>and variety of regional and thematic meetings being planned in the months 
>>ahead.
>
>Yes, it does. I believe that the requests for funding should be going from 
>the CS Plenary / CS Secretariat and use the same formulae like the PrepComs 
>in Geneva/Paris/Bucharest.
>
>veni 
>
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