[WSIS CS-Plenary] Minutes of CSB meeting - 13 Nov. 2005

[CONGO - Philippe Dam]

CSB Meeting

13 November 2005, 15:00-16:30

Kram Center, Civil Society Pavillon

 

Tijani Ben Jemaa

Renate Bloem

Ann-Kristin Hakansson

Jeannette Hoffman

Francis Muguet

Delphine Nana

Tracey Naughton

Ben Marzouk

 

1.	Time Slot Speakers at resumed PrepCom-3

CSB members reminded that a strong coordination should be established as
regards the constitution of the list of speakers for each Sub-Committee
meetings. The same practice as during PrepCom-3 must be followed through
coordinators for Sub-Committee A (IG Caucus) and B (WG on Implementation and
Follow-up).

 

In addition, the CSB agreed to request the floor to speak in Sub-Committee B
on procedural matters on paragraphs 27 and 29. Francis Muguet will draft
this statement, and send it to the Plenary. Renate Bloem is going to inform
the coordinator for Sub-Committee B track. 

 

      2.   Self organisation of CS observers at resumed PrepCom-3

Further to some reported problems to access PrepCom-3, CSB members agreed
that the ITU should be contacted as soon as this problem occurs. 

 

CSB members agreed that Content and Themes group meeting would be organised
only if specific issues must be discussed and in a constructive objective.
CS structures CS structures are focused on the on-going negotiations. 

 

3.       CS Pavillon / Connectivity at Kram

Francis Muguet reported on his work to improve on this and stated that the
system in the CS Pavillon is now much improved. This includes the use in
that area of the ITU unfiltered network with routable IP. There is now an
SMTP which Francis has circulated to Plenary.

 

4.       Media 

CSB members discussed the possibility to hold a press conference for CS to
assess the outcomes of resumed PrepCom-3 on the afternoon of Tuesday 15
November. After exploring several possibilities, it was agreed that a part
of the CS time slot for Press Conferences would be reserved for the
evaluation of resumed PrepCom-3 by Civil Society, in addition to two press
conferences by CS entities already booked and confirmed by the ITU on that
day between 16:00 and 16:45. 

The two CS tracks for Sub-Committee A and B should be involved, and
therefore the CS press officer would need to know in advance who would be
the relevant speakers, to be identified by each of those sub-tracks. 

For information, these CS press conferences would follow Mr. Utsumi's one,
to be organised independently of the outcome of PrepCom-3, and the UN press
conference. 

A CS press conference at the end of the Summit back to back with the ITU and
the UN must be organised.

 

5.       Interpretation

There are no interpretation facilities at this time. We are in contact with
2 Tunisian interpreters who may be brought in to assist. 

 

6.       Host country agreement

Noting that the Host Country Agreement was not on the ITU/WSIS website, CSB
members agreed that clarification should be given on immunities for all
stakeholders. The Host Country Agreement, circulated in French only on the
CS Plenary list, must be translated in English and circulated by tomorrow,
as well as the FAQs document on Immunities compiled by the ITU. The CSB
invited the ITU legal advisors for a discussion at its next meeting. 

 

CSB Chairing and Liaison activities:

Tracey Naughton was designated to chair the CSB and when Amir comes he will
be asked to share this role again.

Viola Krebs (provided that she would confirm this at the next CSB meeting)
and Renate Bloem were designated for liaison activities.

Ann Kristin Hakansson will continue in his task listing role.

 

 

 

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