[WSIS CS-Plenary] Tunis / Internet Governance / Wifi

[Robert Guerra]

Should some of the issues not be resolved at the resumed prepcom,  
then they will be brought to the summit. The structure that deals  
with it at the summit would be, as Renate mentions, the committee of  
the whole. That committee would likely break into subcommittees or  
working groups - and take up meeting rooms at the summit.

My feeling at this time is that indeed we'll have text negotiated at  
the summit proper. if the happens, there are some key  logistical  
issues for CS:

- a. where will we meet if the committee of the whole takes up the  
meetings rooms.
- b. Will CS have access to the meetings (enter & observe). We know  
that when prepcom rules apply we are allowed in plenary and  
subcommittee sessions -but does the same hold for the summit itself ?

- c. Internet access. This issue has been raised many, many times. CS  
has repeadily asked for free Wifi. We are likley to get WiFi, but at  
a cost. Thus, we need to mobilize CS groups that are coming to Tunis  
to help us create a free wireless network for us to use at the  
negotiations (resumed prepcom & summit proper).

CS needing to setup it's own communications infrastructure (ie. free  
wifi) to be able to participate in the WSIS is a message on to  
itself. Let's make it.



regards,

Robert

--
Robert Guerra <rguerra at privaterra.org>
Managing Director, Privaterra <http://www.privaterra.org>





On 6-Nov-05, at 2:29 PM, Renata Bloem wrote:

> Adam,
>
> We have requested and confirmed CS space during the Summit,  
> including two
> rooms which seat 35 and 42 respectively. There is also open space  
> within the
> CS space which could seat 70-80. The requested equipment, including
> photocopy machines, needs still to be confirmed.   We have also not  
> yet - in
> spite of repeated pressure from us - the confirmation that this  
> space will
> be ready and available as of 13 November. The decision to have  
> PrepCom-3
> meeting in Kram was only taken last Tuesday, and so there is  
> considerable
> shuffling of pre-requested and arranged space. We hope to have  
> confirmation
> soon, and will send this immediately out.
>
> We were also given to understand that we could use the 'Committee  
> of the
> Whole' room for CS Plenary sessions if needed, early in the morning  
> or,
> during the Summit, when the Committee of the Whole is not in  
> session. All
> this needs to be confirmed.!!
>
> Renata
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Peake (ajp at glocom.ac.jp) [mailto:apeake at gmail.com]
> Sent: dimanche, 6. novembre 2005 13:31
> To: Renata Bloem; Governance
> Subject: Re: [governance] Caucus meeting in Tunis
>
> Renata, will there be rooms we can use for meetings during the resumed
> prepcom?
>
> Would be helpful to have somewhere we could meet (the IG caucus and
> all others) to discuss positions. A room that we can use at any time
> of day, not specifically the caucus but for any CS participant who
> wants to talk about sub committee A issues.
>
> People working on sub-committee B might also find a space useful. Can
> civil society ask for two rooms?
>
> We need access to a printer; secretariat tends to ask for printed
> copies of statements.
>
> Possible?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Adam
>
>
>
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