[WSIS CS-Plenary] [CS Bureau] Re: Process for nominating CS speakers for summit
Rik Panganiban
rikp at earthlink.net
Tue Jun 28 13:49:09 BST 2005
Dear Friends,
I am happy to see the Working Methods group re-started to address this
issue of speakers for the Summit and report back to plenary as soon as
possible.
Rik Panganiban
CONGO
On Jun 28, 2005, at 6:01 AM, avri doria wrote:
> I think it is. We really have very little time to get back on track
> before the Prepcom. It would be a pity if working methods did not
> have recommendations to make to the plenary on all of its tasks,
> including methods of choosing speakers.
>
> a.
>
> ps. not that i have done much, yet, to help get this done :-(
>
> On 28 jun 2005, at 06.13, Adam Peake wrote:
>
>> Isn't this an issue the [Working Methods] list should be thinking
>> about?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>
>>
>> At 12:31 AM +0200 6/28/05, Renata Bloem wrote:
>>> Robert,
>>>
>>> Good that you raised this issue again. CONGO sent out information on
>>> 19.03 and 21.05 respectively, as seen once more below. I also resend
>>> the letter of invitation from Mr. Utsumi for PrepCom3 and for Tunis
>>> side events.
>>> Best
>>> Renata
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Anglais et Français
>>> 21.05.2005
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> I would just like to remind you:
>>>
>>>
>>> contributions from all stakeholders to Chapters One and Four of the
>>> operational part of the WSIS-Tunis documents on follow-up/
>>> implementation and the way forward should be received by the
>>> Executive Secretariat by 31 May 2005
>>> <http://www.itu.int/wsis/gfc/index>www.itu.int/wsis/gfc/index
>>> there will be an informal consultation for all stakeholders on
>>> implementation mechanisms on 13 June prior to the next meeting of
>>> the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG)
>>>
>>> Regarding speakers for Tunis, I received a letter with guidelines
>>> from Mr. Utsumi for attn of CSB in which he referred to the
>>> self-selecting process already mentioned in Doc
>>> WSIS-II/PC-2/DOC/4-E. I therefore ask all caucuses, WGs and other
>>> structures to start thinking about the process. The CSB has been
>>> asked to propose names not later than 10 October.
>>>
>>> Wishing you a good weekend!
>>> Renata
>>>
>>>
>>> Chers tous,
>>>
>>> Je voulais uniquement vous rappeler que :
>>>
>>> € Les contributions de l¹ensemble des parties prenantes aux
>>> Chapitres Un et Quatre de la partie opérationnelle des documents du
>>> SMSI Tunis sur le suivi / mise en ¦uvre et sur la suite doivent être
>>> reçues par le Secrétariat Exécutif d¹ici au 31 Mai 2001
>>> <http://www.itu.int/wsis/gfc/index>www.itu.int/wsis/gfc/index
>>>
>>> € Il y aura une consultation informelle pour l¹ensemble des parties
>>> prenantes sur les mécanismes de mise en ¦uvre le 13 juin, juste
>>> avant la prochaine réunion du Groupe de Travail sur la Gouvernance
>>> Internet (GTGI).
>>>
>>> Concernant les orateurs pour Tunis, j¹ai reçu une lettre contenant
>>> les directives générales (en pièce jointe) de la part de M. Utsumi,
>>> dans laquelle il fait référence au processus d¹auto-sélection déjà
>>> mentionné dans le document WSIS-II/PC-2/DOC/4-E. Par conséquent, je
>>> demande à tous les caucus, groupes de travail et autres structures
>>> de commencer à réfléchir sur ce processus. On a demandé au Bureau de
>>> la Société Civile de fournir les noms au plus tard le 10 Octobre.
>>>
>>> Je vous souhaite un bon week-end !
>>> Bien à vous,
>>>
>>> Renata
>>>
>>> _____________________________________________________________________
>>> ________________________________________________________
>>>
>>>
>>> French version will follow on Monday.
>>> 19.03.2005
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> Further to the ongoing discussion on Format for Tunis, speakers and
>>> other preparations, here is some new information to be shared.
>>> I was called yesterday to a short meeting with the WSIS Executive
>>> Secretariat to define further modalities for Speakers and I refer to
>>> the adopted PrepCom II document Note by the Executive Secretariat,
>>> Annex 1: Time Management contained in Doc.WSIS-II/PC-2/DOC/4-E 25
>>> February 2005.
>>>
>>> 1.Speakers
>>>
>>> I was told that due to enormous pressures from the International
>>> Organizations, in particular from the UN Agencies who all want to
>>> speak, some of the time given to observers will need to take their
>>> request into consideration. However, equal time will be given to CS
>>> and PS.
>>> As it looks now, CS will have the following slots
>>> · 1 speaker at the Opening Session, (there was no acceptance
>>> of slicing this slot)
>>> · 1 speaker at the First Plenary
>>> · 1 (or 2) speakers at Second Plenary (depending on the
>>> number of Heads of State)
>>> · 1 (or 2) speakers at Third Plenary (depending on the
>>> number of Heads of State)
>>> · 2 speakers at all following observer slots
>>>
>>> This means 12 CS speakers for sure and alternates should be ready.
>>> In addition, CS will be invited to participate in the parallel Round
>>> Tables (with only 20 participants as 30 compared to Geneva) which
>>> will be held in parallel and consecutively and in the three
>>> interactive High-Level Panels, to be held probably during lunch-time
>>> (with 5 panalists). The process of identification of CS speakers
>>> should ideally be finalized by the end of PrepCom III
>>>
>>> The good news is that after the discussion the WSIS ES affirmed that
>>> CS decides through its own mechanisms who will speak (in
>>> coordination with the Secretary- General of the Summit Mr. Utsumi,
>>> who is now known to accept decisions by CS)
>>> CS speakers will be called by name and accredited entity and then
>>> identified through their self-organizing mechanism (Caucus, WG or
>>> other)
>>> It was nevertheless pointed out that the President of the Summit or
>>> his Representative, chairing the Summit, could just not call on a
>>> particular speaker if he so decides (!)
>>>
>>> 2.Overpasses
>>>
>>> Because of some limited capacity the Plenary contains some 2500
>>> seats overpasses will be given to participants
>>>
>>> 1200 to governments
>>> 300 to IGOs
>>> 400 to PS
>>> 600 to CS
>>>
>>> The CSB will be asked to work out a scheme for best possible
>>> participation. CS overpasses will be non- nominative
>>>
>>> 3. Security
>>>
>>> Badges will be issued in the same format as in Geneva, (I asked for
>>> a very short detection distance and pointed to the existing
>>> expertise within CS in this field. I also requested that the ES
>>> should insist that the Host Country agreement with the UN,
>>> particularly the section on Immunity should be soon an accessible
>>> document)
>>>
>>> 4. Venue
>>>
>>> Venue will be as in Geneva all under one roof. However space other
>>> than Plenary and specific areas for the ITU and other Offices will
>>> be open spaces, meaning that probably the noise level in rooms for
>>> parallel events will also be the same. The adjacent exhibition area
>>> will be open to general public, not needing official badges. This
>>> area will be under Tunisian authority.
>>>
>>> More information will be sent out soon by the WSIS ES.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Renata
>>>
>>> _____________________________________________________________________
>>> ______________________________________________________________
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ref:
>>> DM-05/1183
>>> 8 April 2005
>>>
>>> To: Accredited NGOs and Civil Society Entities
>>> Contact:
>>> WSIS Executive Secretariat
>>> Tel:
>>> +41 22 730 55 11
>>> Fax:
>>> +41 22 730 63 93
>>> E-Mail:
>>> <mailto:wsis at itu.int>wsis.csd at ties.itu.int
>>> Subject:
>>>
>>> Third Meeting of the Preparatory Committee of the Tunis Phase of WSIS
>>>
>>> Geneva, 19-30 September 2005
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear Sir/Madam,
>>>
>>> I am pleased to invite your organization/entity to the third meeting
>>> of the Preparatory Committee of the Tunis Phase of the World Summit
>>> on the Information Society (WSIS PrepCom-3), to be held in Geneva,
>>> Palais des Nations, from 19-30 September 2005.
>>>
>>> PrepCom-3 will be a critical step in the preparatory process for the
>>> Tunis Summit, which will take place in Tunis from 16-18 November
>>> 2005. PrepCom-3 will consist of two full weeks of negotiations on
>>> all issues related to the output of the Tunis Summit. This meeting
>>> will have to forge consensus on the final document(s), which is/are
>>> to be adopted by Heads of States and Governments at the Tunis
>>> Summit.
>>>
>>> I should like to take this opportunity to encourage your
>>> organization/entity to attend PrepCom-3 and to contribute to ongoing
>>> negotiations on the issues of the Information Society.
>>>
>>> Yours faithfully,
>>>
>>>
>>> (signed)
>>>
>>> Yoshio UTSUMI
>>> Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
>>> Secretary-General, World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
>>>
>>>
>>> Annex: Additional Information
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Annex
>>>
>>>
>>> Additional Information
>>>
>>>
>>> Information regarding the final output document(s)
>>>
>>> a) Regarding chapter 2 of the Operational Part and the Political
>>> Chapeau:
>>>
>>> Following the Decision of PrepCom-2, the current text of chapter two
>>> of the Operational Part (Financing Mechanisms), as it stands at the
>>> conclusion of PrepCom-2, will be forwarded directly to PrepCom-3.
>>> The same procedure will apply to the text of the Political Chapeau,
>>> which will be forwarded to PrepCom-3 as it stands at the conclusion
>>> of PrepCom2, together with a compilation document containing those
>>> written comments and proposals which were made during PrepCom-2
>>> (Document DT/4(Rev.1)).
>>>
>>> b) Regarding chapter 1 and 4 of the Operational Part:
>>>
>>> PrepCom-2 decided that a Group of Friends of the Chair (GFC) will
>>> continue to draft proposals for chapters one (Implementation
>>> Mechanisms) and four (The Way Ahead) of the Operational Part. These
>>> new proposals will be in addition to the written comments and
>>> proposals presented during the first reading on 21 February 2005,
>>> contained in the compilation documents on chapter one (DT/2(Rev.2))
>>> and chapter four (DT/5) respectively. The above-mentioned documents
>>> will be forwarded to PrepCom-3, where a decision on use of the new
>>> proposals will be taken. PrepCom-2 decided that stakeholders should
>>> continue making contributions to chapters one and four, and drafting
>>> proposals for chapter one and four should be sent to
>>> <mailto:wsis-contributions at itu.int>wsis-contributions at itu.int by 31
>>> May 2005
>>>
>>> c) Regarding chapter 3 of the Operational Part:
>>>
>>> The report of the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) will
>>> be presented in mid-July 2005 (most probably on July 18). PrepCom-2
>>> decided that all governments and other stakeholders should submit
>>> written comments and proposals for chapter three (Internet
>>> Governance) by 15 August 2005. Comments and drafting proposals
>>> should be sent to
>>> <mailto:wsis-contributions at itu.int>wsis-contributions at itu.int .
>>> Thereafter, a compilation of these written contributions will be
>>> forwarded to PrepCom-3, together with the report of the WGIG.
>>>
>>>
>>> Information regarding registration for PrepCom-3:
>>>
>>> As for PrepCom-2 of the Tunis phase, registration will be by
>>> electronic means and the username and password, provided to the
>>> focal point of your organization/entity for participation in
>>> PrepCom-2, will also be valid for PrepCom-3. Additional information
>>> regarding registration can be found at
>>> <http://www.itu.int/wsis/preparatory2/pc3/index.html>http://
>>> www.itu.int/wsis/preparatory2/pc3/index.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ref:
>>> DM-05/1188
>>> Geneva, 11 April 2005
>>>
>>> To Accredited NGOs and Civil Society Entities
>>>
>>>
>>> Contact:
>>> Executive Secretariat WSIS
>>> Tel:
>>> +41 22 730 55 11
>>> Fax:
>>> +41 22 730 63 93
>>> E-Mail:
>>> <mailto:wsis at itu.int>wsis at itu.int
>>> Subject:
>>> Invitation to organize Parallel Events at the Tunis Summit of WSIS,
>>> 16-18 November 2005
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear Sir/Madam
>>>
>>> It is my pleasure to invite your organization/entity to organize
>>> parallel events during the Tunis phase of the World Summit on the
>>> Information Society (WSIS). The International Telecommunication
>>> Union (ITU) and the host country, Tunisia, have agreed to provide
>>> premises to hold a number of parallel events, alongside the Summit
>>> and in the same premises. These parallel events include meetings,
>>> panels, discussions and workshops etc., an exhibition and events of
>>> global nature relevant to the Summit theme.
>>>
>>> The above Parallel Events in the Kram Centre can be organized by all
>>> accredited WSIS-stakeholders, between 14 and 19 November 2005.
>>> Limitations may apply due to availability of space. More information
>>> about the organization parallel events is contained in the
>>> "Guidelines for Organizers of Parallel events during the second
>>> phase of WSIS", jointly established by the host country Tunisia and
>>> the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The document is
>>> available on the website of the host country
>>> <http://www.smsitunis2005.tn/>http://www.smsitunis2005.tn . Please
>>> note that the deadline for submissions of requests for the
>>> organisation of events is 30 April 2005. Requests for rooms for
>>> meetings, discussions and workshops etc. should be submitted using
>>> the form indicated in the guidelines mentioned above.
>>>
>>> Yours faithfully,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> (firmado)
>>>
>>> Yoshio UTSUMI
>>> Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
>>> Secretary-General, World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Renate Bloem
>>> President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
>>> 11, Avenue de la Paix
>>> CH-1202 Geneva
>>> Tel: +41 22 301 1000
>>> Fax: +41 22 301 2000
>>> E-mil: <mailto:rbloem at ngocongo.org>rbloem at ngocongo.org
>>> Website: <http://www.ngocongo.org>www.ngocongo.org
>>>
>>>
>>> The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international, membership
>>> association that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United
>>> Nations debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, CONGO's major
>>> objective is to ensure the presence of NGOs in exchanges among the
>>> world's governments and United Nations agencies on issues of global
>>> concern. For more information see our website at
>>> <http://www.ngocongo.org>www.ngocongo.org
>>>
>>>
>>> .
>>>
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