[WSIS CS-Plenary] proposed list of speakers for Tunis

[NURSES ACROSS THE BORDERS]

Dear Friends.
The same observations I made even before the list was
even produced-for I did advise against having more
than one speaker from the same subregion talkless from
one country.
We all know that the Prep Com 3 is still a learning
process. So many things went wrong and can be improved
upon.
Most NGOS who had more opportunities than their
colleaques from other African Countries who had visa
problems coming to Geneva monopolised the process.
There are even those who who are foreign based and yet
pretend to represent their countrie of Origin.
In any event, in the months ahead, we shall push for a
serious over haul of ALL the process of the WSIS as it
relates to the CIVIL SOCEITY as a whole.
May I reiterate here and now that that THE DENIAL OF
VISA TO ACCREDITED DEPEGATES IS AKIN TO A DENIAL OF
THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION-COMMUNICATION WHICH 
DEFINITELY NEGATES THE SPIRIT  AND PRINCIPLES OF THE
WSIS.
Good luck to all.

--- Laina Raveendran Greene <laina at getit.org> wrote:

> Hi Rik,
>  
> I did send you another note, but thought for
> transparency sake, would ask on
> this list. I notice some organisations got more than
> 2  slots with some
> persons speaking more than once and some caucuses
> also more than 1. There is
> none from our caucus and I just wanted to know was
> there are reason for this
> kind of distribution. I know you have all the
> answers :> so I thought I
> would ask.
>  
> Thanks,
> Laina
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org
> [mailto:plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org] On Behalf
> Of Rik Panganiban
> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 5:22 PM
> To: plenary at wsis-cs.org
> Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] proposed list of speakers
> for Tunis
> 
> 
> Dear Friends,
> ?
> Please find attached the list of suggested nominees
> to be delivered to the
> ITU for their consideration for the various speaking
> slots in Tunis, as
> compiled by the selection committee which met until
> very late last night.
> For your recollection, at the Plenary Session
> yesterday morning, you
> approved of a selection committee to narrow down the
> list of applicants
> composed of the following individuals:
> 
> ?? ?1 representative from each regional group
> ?? ?1 representative of the CS Content and Themes
> ?? ?1 representative of the CS Bureau 
> ?? ?1 representative of the WSIS Executive
> Secretariat in an advisory
> capacity
> ?
> The Committee worked hard to achieve several
> ?balances? including regional,
> gender, age, linguistic, and thematic.? We also
> worked hard to make sure
> that all caucuses and working groups that proposed
> names had at least one of
> their nominations included.? You see here the
> regional and gender breakdown
> of the nominees:
> ?
> ?? ?Opening Ceremony
> ?? ?Gender: man (1) /? woman (1)
> ?? ?Geographical Balance: Europe (1): Germany;
> Africa (1): Mali
> ?
> ?? ?High Level Panel ? ?
> ?? ?Geographical Balance: Africa?(2): Kenya,
> Senegal; Asia?(3): Thailand,
> Philippines, India
> 
> ?? ?Gender?balance?: Women (3) / Men (2)
> ?
> ? ? ?Round Tables
> ?? ?Geographical Balance: Africa (1)?: Senegal; Asia
> (4)?: India, Japan,
> Philippines (2); North America (1); Europe (4)?:
> France, Germany (2),
> Russian Federation
> ?? ?Gender?balance?: Women (4) / Men (6)
> ?
> ?? ?Plenary Sessions
> ?? ?Geographical Balance: Africa (9): Cameroon (1);
> Guinea (1); Kenya (2);
> Nigeria (1) ; Tunisia (3); South Africa (1); Zambia
> (1); Americas (3):?
> Brazil (1), United States (2); Asia (4): Bangladesh
> (1), India (1), Iran
> (1), Philippines (1); Europe (3): Ireland (1),
> France (2), United Kingdom
> (1)? 
> ?? ?Gender?balance?: Women (10) / Men (12)
> ?
> There were many wonderful nominations, and narrowing
> down the list was a
> very difficult and painful task.? However we feel
> confident that the current
> list is a good one that we hope meets with your
> approval.
> ?
> Sincerely,
> ?
> ?
> Rik Panganiban
> On Behalf of the Selection Committee
> 
> 
> 


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