[WSIS CS-Plenary] Bruxels to morrow

[Esther Joly]

Is some body on the list participating ?

Esther

THE GREENS/EFA IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
PRESS INVITATION ? Brussels, 27 February 2004
International conference on the Information Society
WHAT: Deconstructing WSIS: Towards a sustainable agenda for the future
information society

WHEN: March 1, 2004, 9.15 ? 18.30
WHERE: ASP A 1 G 2, European Parliament, Brussels

In the wake of the first phase of the World Summit on the Information
Society (WSIS) held in Geneva last December and before the second phase
begins in Tunis in November 2005, many crucial questions emerge. Is WSIS a
turning point in the development of the Information Society? Or is it yet
another failed attempt to bridge the digital divide? Are international
political circles and the civil society successfully getting back in the
game? During this one day international conference, hosted by the Green MEP
Bart Staes (Groen! - Flanders) speakers from universities and high level
officials from international institutions will deconstruct the process which
led to WSIS, the achievements and limits of its first phase and the nature
and extent of its outcome.

The conference will also discuss recommendations to policy makers at the
European level in order to meet the challenges raised by the unprecedented
pace of ICT innovation.

For a full programme please go to: http://www.eccr.info
Journalists who wish to attend should contact the conference
organisers: 


Fran*ois Heinderyckx (FHEINDERYCKX at admin.ulb.ac.be)
Nico Carpentier (Nico.carpentier at kubrussel.ac.be - +32 (0)2 412 42 78
or +32 (0)2 629 18 30)
Geert Vranken (bstaes-assistant at europarl.eu.int - +32 (0)2 284 76 42)