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

Fri Dec 23 20:12:45 GMT 2005

Sure, I think we need also to look at the final version of the statement and then look at the press release. I think looking at just a media release might make us exclude elements as Linda is suggesting be included.

Richard

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From: "L.D.Misek-Falkoff, Ph.D., J.D.." <ldmf at att.net>
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Subject: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] WSIS Civil Society Statement - revision 1 (final final final version)
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 15:03:13 -0500

> 
> Hello Richard and Elizabeth and all:
> 
> Thanks for "budgeting" (!) time and energies for this.
> 
> Relatedly, I have prepared a poster showing the high respect paid 
> to "Respect" in the Civil Society Statement.  This echoes the happy 
> prominence of RESPECT direct-mentions-and-thematic-references in 
> the major WSIS documents which I am writing about.  About which I 
> am writing...
> 
> I think this pervasively agreed on and U.N. compatible WSIS 
> Respect4Respect couldwouldshould  be a great thing to mention in 
> press releases.  And the continuity with some of the major 
> statements.
> 
> This is a suggestion from the *Respectful Interfaces* perspective.  
> I much appreciate your ongoing dialogue on these matters and 
> approaches.
> 
> Best holiday wishes all, and the same always, LDMF.
> Dr. Linda D. Misek-Falkoff.
> 
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> 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
> >    http://iit-iti.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/r-d/e-government-gouvernement-e_e.html
> >    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
> 
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