[WSIS CS-Plenary] Guidelines for the attribution of overpasses - Information for caucus/WG/families focal points]

Mon Nov 7 02:26:33 GMT 2005

'On point' concerning Focal 'Points' as obtaining the Overpasses, or other Focal Point communications/arrangements matters, can those in authorityy here  please help in this regard:

I recently saw my colleague (who was our former CCC/UN Focal Point for WSIS) at a Meeting of the Communications Coordination Committee for the U.N. (C.S. NGO). It appears from our converstion that it is unclear the Focal Point function is now transferred to me, or to what station/location Focal Points are to report in Tunis; but the Focal Point Password was transfered to me for registering etc.. 

The concern is now that neither of us seems to be getting any email on related issues, and I do need to arrive in Tunis with the arrangements in place to so function.  It would be a much appreciated relief if this could be cleared up before departure (from NY) and the instructions for being involved in the Summit as an NGO Focal point were explicit.

Thank you for your time and interest, and I shall be pleased to have general instructions here which might be of assistance to others, or directly to my own email addresses (cc address field, above).  I thank you for your attention to all these matters of process, having witnessed some serious confusion in Geneva among those trying to arrange for WSIS-I  Overpasses etc. at that late date and onsite.

And sending best wishes to all for the wonderful upcoming conclave.

Most respectfully, LDMF.

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Philippe:

thanks for the update on the overpass policy.

I would like to say the following:

1. As focal point for the North American and European region on the  
CSB, I will be distributing for that group only.

2. I will help compile a list of requests submitted via the online  
system mentioned earlier. Said list will be transmitted to the  
overpass ad-hoc group to help advise them, and CS structures in  
general on who has requested overpasses.

3. I would recommend that any unclaimed passes be pooled, and re- 
allocated in a second round on a first come first serve basis.

regards,

Robert

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

>
>
> Dear CSB members and Caucus/WG/Family focal points,
>
>
>
> As you know, the Civil Society Bureau was asked by the WSIS ES to  
> ensure
> the repartition and the distribution of overpasses when space  
> limitation
> occurs in some meeting rooms.
>
> Please find attached the guidelines for the distribution of overpasses
> in Tunis (WSIS Plenary meetings and High Level Panel).
>
>
>
> In this document, you will find the number of overpasses attributed to
> each caucus, working group or family for the High Level Panel (1
> overpass per CS grouping) and for the official Plenary meetings (16-18
> November, various number of overpasses). You will also find the
> guidelines for their distribution.
>
>
>
> Such as in Geneva, overpasses will *not be nominative *and will
> therefore be *transferable*.
>
> In addition to the overpasses to be distributed by the CSB, note that
> the WSIS ES decided to reserve 75 overpasses for the  
> representatives of
> civil society organisations from the Host Country to be distributed  
> in a
> separate process. Therefore, Plenary overpasses should be  
> attributed in
> priority to representatives of non-Tunisian CS entities.
>
>
>
> As decided by the CS Bureau, it is up to each CS thematic or regional
> grouping to decide how to distribute the allocated overpasses among  
> its
> members.
>
> The role of this focal point will be to:
>
> • */receive the overpasses requests from its members/*. For this
> purpose, the CSB has established a central on-line overpass request
> system for Plenary overpasses available for all caucuses/WG/ 
> families in
> the attached guidelines (*www.privaterra.org/~rguerra/wsis
> <http://www.privaterra.org/~rguerra/wsis>*). The lists of requests  
> will
> be electronically compiled for each caucus and we will send it to  
> you in
> advance (date to be confirmed). However, the focal point will have the
> flexibility to use its own list of requests PROVIDED THAT HE DULY
> INFORMS THE CSB SECRETARIAT and communicate it to its members and
> ideally to the CS Plenary, and makes known the other process.
>
> • */compile a list of members who will initially be attributed an
> overpass /*for both Plenary meetings and for the High Level Panel and
> forward it for information and transparency to the CS Bureau  
> Secretariat
> before the material distribution of overpasses (wsis at ngocongo.org
> <mailto:wsis at ngocongo.org>) and ideally to the CS Plenary. All the
> remaining requesters shall be placed in a queuing list.
>
>
>
> Lastly, we were informed by Charles Geiger that the WSIS ES would like
> to deliver the overpasses in exchange with a distribution policy
> document for the plenary overpass. This is why we need you to send us
> the process you would choose within your caucus.
>
>
>
> I will come back to CS groupings coordinators individually within the
> next few hours with personalised information to confirm their role of
> coordinator. The CS Plenary list will be informed as soon as the  
> online
> registration tool is fully operational.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Philippe Dam
>
>
>
>
>
> *Philippe Dam
> **CONGO - WSIS CS Secretariat
> ****11, Avenue de **la Paix**
> CH-1202 **Geneva**
> Tel: +41 22 301 1000
> Fax: +41 22 301 2000
> E-mail: **wsis at ngocongo.org* <mailto:wsis at ngocongo.org>*
> Website: **www.ngocongo.org <BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org>** *
>
>
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