[WSIS CS-Plenary] WSIS Civil Society Statement - revision 1 (final final final version)

[richard jordan]

Hi, Everyone, I would agree with Elizabeth about the timing, but of course here at UN Headquarters everyone is involved in the budget negotiations, that is everyone who has nothing to do with the budget negotiations. Not a joking matter, sorry if it sounds a little ludicrous.

I think that before any press release goes out on a FINAL to governments that at least it be available for viewing by the entire list.

I recall that when I was the Rapporteur of the Lanzarote World Conference on Sustainable Tourism, that in the final text version of the declaration that was only able to be distributed in English at the final session, that I worked with the French and Spanish interpretation team, since quite often terms in one language are not EXACTLY what is understood in another. 

If there are simultaneous English, French and Spanish, great, but if only an English goes out to all governments, I am sure that Elizabeth would not object to letting all of us check the release out, at least for a 24-hour period.

My understanding is that Chanukah is on the 26th, and Boxing Day et al. is also the 26th.

So are we talking about a finished media release BY the 26th or AFTER the 26th, and for release before December 30 (a Friday, very little work may be done in UN Missions or country capitols on the 30th?

Best, Richard Jordan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Elizabeth Carll, PhD" <ecarll at optonline.net>
To: plenary at wsis-cs.org, "WSIS-CT" <ct at wsis-cs.org>, "CONGO - Philippe Dam" <wsis at iprolink.ch>, "CONGO - Alejandra Mendoza" <wsis at ngocongo.org>
Subject: RE: [WSIS CS-Plenary] WSIS Civil Society Statement - revision 1 (final final final version)
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 12:14:15 -0500

> 
> RE: [WSIS CS-Plenary] WSIS Civil Society Statement - revision 1 (final final
> final version)Hi Bill,
> 
> Excellent suggestion.  In addition, if someone drafts a press release, I
> would be happy to help review it if help is needed in between Christmas
> activities/holiday.  Unless someone was on top of it and went out today,
> probably best to release it after Christmas and Chanukah holiday not on the
> day since it is less than 2 days away.
> 
> Elizabeth
>    -----Original Message-----
>    From: plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org]On
> Behalf Of McIver, Bill
>    Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 11:01 AM
>    To: plenary at wsis-cs.org; wsis-cs-plenary; WSIS-CT; CONGO - Philippe Dam;
> CONGO - Alejandra Mendoza; Hiroshi Kawamura
>    Subject: RE: [WSIS CS-Plenary] WSIS Civil Society Statement - revision 1
> (final final final version)
> 
> 
> 
> 
>    Ralf / All,
> 
>    Thanks for working on this.
> 
>    An e-mail list of government delegations was prepared for Ms. Ebadi's
> nomination.
> 
>    We should consider using it for distributing the final version (along with
> the other plans).
> 
> 
> 
>    WJM
>    ---
>    Bill McIver  (via web mail)
>    National Research Council Canada  Institute for Information Technology
>    e-mail: bill.mciver at nrc.gc.ca
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>    http://iit-iti.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/r-d/e-government-gouvernement-e_f.html
> 
> 
> 
>    -----Original Message-----
>    From: plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org on behalf of Ralf Bendrath
>    Sent: Fri 12/23/2005 11:48 AM
>    To: wsis-cs-plenary; WSIS-CT; CONGO - Philippe Dam; CONGO - Alejandra
> Mendoza; Hiroshi Kawamura
>    Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] WSIS Civil Society Statement - revision 1
> (final final final version)
> 
>    Dear all,
> 
>    a the Disability Caucus has submitted a chapter on Universal Design and
>    Assistive Technologies for our statement, I was happy to include it in a
>    revised version. (I had to copy-edit it a bit, but this happened to every
>    submission.)
> 
>    The attached version is now the really final text of the statement that
>    will be submitted to the WSIS Executive Secretariat.
> 
>    As the disability caucus now has its own chapter, I have included the
>    phrase "physical and mental health" in the health information chapter
>    again. I think this is fair, as every perspective is now included. (And
>    please don't start the whole health discussion again on all lists).
> 
>    I assume our friends from CONGO will update the translations accordingly.
> 
>    All documents will be available at www.worldsummit2005.org, at
>    www.ngocongo.org and (hopefully) at www.wsis.org, in different formats and
>    in English, French, and Spanish. Other translations are welcome - Arabic,
>    anyone?
> 
>    I wish you all happy holidays and a good start into 2006.
> 
>    Ralf