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

[Yogesh Varhade]

Rik: Would you please  look into getting one slot for our organisation to speak as requested.
Thak you.
Yogesh Varhade, Ambedkar Centre for Justice and Peace

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


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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,
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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
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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:
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?? ?Opening Ceremony
?? ?Gender: man (1) /? woman (1)
?? ?Geographical Balance: Europe (1): Germany; Africa (1): Mali
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?? ?High Level Panel ? ?
?? ?Geographical Balance: Africa?(2): Kenya, Senegal; Asia?(3): Thailand, Philippines, India

?? ?Gender?balance?: Women (3) / Men (2)
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? ? ?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)
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?? ?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)
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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.
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Sincerely,
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Rik Panganiban
On Behalf of the Selection Committee






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