[WSIS CS-Plenary] WSIS Executuve Secretariat Focal points for persons with disabilities

[Hiroshi Kawamura]

Dear all:

Finally, WSIS Joint Organizing Committee has appointed its Focal points for 
persons with disabilities:

Focal points for persons with disabilities
Miss. Rim Belah : +216 98 346 922, r.belhag at elgazalacom.nat.tn
Mika Yamanaka (Executive Secretariat of WSIS), mika.yamanaka at itu.int
Official announcement of this appointment is available at:
http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/index.html#disabilities

Of course CSB Disability Focal Point will closely collaborate with them to 
support participants with disabilities.

CSB Disability Focal point is a team made up with following contact people:

Hiroshi Kawamura: hkawa at attglobal.net
Misako Nomura: nomura at dinf.ne.jp
Chikako Yamaki: chikako at rehab.go.jp
Kenji Gasawa: kgasawa at rehab.go.jp
Maiko Ino: maino at rehab.go.jp
Mayu Hamada: mhamada at rehab.go.jp
Julien Quint: pom at graougraou.com
and
Tunisian colleagues of BASMA: basma.emploi at planet.tn

Our phone contact in Tunis during WSIS will be announced shortly.

In addition to the transportation information available at ITU official 
site, there is a report as follows from Ms. Misako Nomura who is already in 
Tunis for CSB Disability Focal Point:

1. At the immigration office area of arrival hall of Tunis Airport, there 
will be people from WSIS Tunisian Organizing Committee. Please do contact 
them first and get their assistance for registration and transportation.

2. When you arrive during the opening hours of Registration Center, it is 
strongly recommended to Register first and then go to your Hotel.

3. There are several Iberostar Hotels in Hammamet, for those booked at 
IBEROSTAR BELISAIRE Hotel in Hammamet, you had better tell "BELISAIRE Hotel 
in Hammamet" rather than Iberostar to avoid confusion.

4. There are two lift buses for wheel chair available for transportation of 
WSIS participants. Those who have already notified to CSB Disability Focal 
Point on your arrival date and flight are guaranteed the availability of 
those lift buses. For those who requires lift bus but not yet contacted to 
the CSB Disability Focal Point, please let us know your arrival date and 
time, flight number, and your hotel booked.

5. For those who booked at BELISAIRE Hotel with wheel chair through CSB 
Focal Point, accessible rooms availability is confirmed.

6. For those who will arrive very late in the evening or very early in the 
morning, you had better notify the exact time of arrival and flight number 
to the hotel to guarantee the transportation arranged by Tunisian side 
although, in general, there are free hotel transportations available at the 
airport.


Have safe and enjoyable trip to Tunis.

Looking forward to meeting you all soon.

Hiroshi Kawamura
WSIS CSB Disability Focal Point
hkawa at attglobal.net