[WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [Working Methods] [CS Bureau] Re: Process for nominating CS speakers for summit
Shahid Uddin Akbar
shahid_ictdpb at yahoo.com
Tue Jun 28 06:27:35 BST 2005
How the regional participation will be ensured and issue based (like Implementation mechanism) speakers will be nominated ?
Shahid Uddin Akbar
Bangladesh
Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp> 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
>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
>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:
>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
>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
>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
>
>
>
>
>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:
>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
>. 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: rbloem at ngocongo.org
>Website: 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
>www.ngocongo.org
>
>
>.
>
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