[WSIS CS-Plenary] proposed list of speakers for Tunis
Robert Guerra
rguerra at lists.privaterra.org
Mon Oct 3 17:13:55 BST 2005
Rik:
I think having the president of the first phase preparatory process
speak on behalf of Civil Society at the tunis summit is strange and
quite problematic. Is he not a cabinet member of the Malian government?
Please not as well, that I do not see any of the names of Canadians I
posted to the plenary list last week. Below is a copy of the message
with the names and bios. I hope they can be considered. I am of the
personal opinion that it would be great if a spot could be given to
Derrick de Kerckhove, the director of the McLuhan program at the
University of Toronto.
regards,
Robert
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Robert Guerra <rguerra at lists.privaterra.org>
> Date: September 29, 2005 6:52:03 PM GMT+02:00
> To: wsis-cs-plenary Plenary <plenary at wsis-cs.org>
> Subject: Nomination - Canada - Nominations
>
>
> Following a quick ad-hoc consultation with Canadians attending
> PrepCom3, I would like to put forward the following nominations as
> speakers - from Canada - for the opening ceremony and/or high level
> panel.
>
> They are HIGH level Canadians who not only have a long, well known
> experience in information society issues but also have participated
> in one or more WSIS related events (prepcoms and/or summit).
>
> The names, bios and URLs for additional information is below for
> the review and consideration of the committee.
>
> additional names will be forthcoming.
>
> regards
>
> Robert
>
> --
>
> Derrick de Kerckhove
> Charles Taylor
> Peter Leuprecht
> Jean-Louis Roy
> Jennifer Corriero
>
>
>
>
>
> Derrick de Kerckhove
> (opening ceremony)
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_de_Kerchove
>
> Derrick de Kerckhove is the Director of the McLuhan Program in
> Culture and Technology, author of The Skin of Culture and Connected
> Intelligence and Professor in the Department of French at the
> University of Toronto.
>
> He edited Understanding 1984 (UNESCO, 1984) and co-edited with
> Amilcare Iannucci, McLuhan e la metamorfosi dell'uomo (Bulzoni,
> 1984) two collections of essays on McLuhan, culture, technology and
> biology. He also co-edited with Charles Lumsden The Alphabet and
> the Brain (Springer Verlag, 1988), a book which scientifically
> assesses the impact of the Western alphabet on the physiology and
> the psychology of human cognition. Another publication, La
> civilisation vidéo-chrétienne appeared in France in December, 1990
> and in Italy the following year (Feltrinelli, 1991). Brainframes:
> Technology, Mind and Business (Bosch & Keuning, 1991) addresses the
> differences between the effects of television, computers and
> hypermedia on corporate culture, business practices and economic
> markets. The Skin of Culture (Somerville Press, 1995) is a
> collection of essays on the new electronic reality which stayed on
> Canadian best-sellers lists for several months. It was translated
> into a dozen languages including Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Polish
> and Slovenian. Connected Intelligence (Somerville, 1997) introduced
> his research on new media and cognition. His latest book, The
> Architecture of Intelligence, was first issued in Dutch in December
> 2000, and in English (June 2001), Italian and German in September
> 2001. It was later translated into Spanish, Portuguese and
> Japanese. He collaborated with Mark Federman on McLuhan for
> Managers: New Tools for New Thinking, published in September 2003.
> de Kerckhove is also contracted to work on a book about the history
> of stage performance from early Greek theatre to modern Opera, in
> collaboration with Francesco Monico.
> [edit]
>
> Other work
>
> de Kerckhove has offered connected intelligence workshops
> worldwide, and now offers this innovative approach to business,
> government and academe to help small groups to think together in a
> disciplined and effective way while using digital technologies. In
> the same line, he has contributed to the architecture of
> Hypersession, a collaborative software now being developed by
> Emitting Media and used for various educational situations.
>
> As a consultant in media, cultural interests, and related policies,
> de Kerckhove has participated in the preparation and brainstorming
> sessions for the plans for: the Ontario Pavilion at Expo '92 in
> Seville, the Canada in Space exhibit, and the Toronto Broadcast
> Centre for the CBC. He was involved in plans for a major exhibit on
> Canada and Modernism at the Cité des sciences et de l’industrie in
> Paris for 2004 and was a member of the cultural committee of
> Toronto's bid for the Olympics in 2008. He was a member of several
> government task forces on developing a telecommunications policy
> for Ontario, designing a cultural policy for the francophone
> community in Ontario, and also appeared before the CRTC Public
> Hearing Committee on the Information Highway. A World Economic
> Forum Fellow, de Kerckhove is also an active member of the Vivendi
> Institut de prospective where he is in charge of investigating the
> future technological and business development of the new
> technologies. He was decorated by the Government of France with the
> order of "Les Palmes académiques" and has been a member of the Club
> of Rome since 1995. de Kerckhove is, most recently, the holder of
> the Papamarkou Chair in Education and Technology at the Library of
> Congress in Washington, D.C.
>
>
>
>
>
> Charles Taylor
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Taylor_(philosopher)
> http://www.uni.ca/taylor_f.html
> http://agora.qc.ca/mot.nsf/Dossiers/Charles_Taylor
>
> Charles Taylor, CC, BA, MA, Ph.D, FRSC (born November 5, 1931) is a
> Canadian philosopher known for his viewpoints on morality and
> modern western identity of individuals and groups. He is often
> classified as a communitarian.
>
> His principal philosophical standpoint is that of "exclusive
> humanism"—a humanism without reference to the transcendent,
> especially as it relates to cultural, social, or political life.
>
> Taylor was educated at the McGill University (B.A. in History in
> 1952) and at Oxford (B.A. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics in
> 1955, M.A. in 1960, Ph.D in 1961).
>
> He was Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at Oxford
> University and was for a long time Professor of Political Science
> and Philosophy at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where he
> is now professor emeritus. Taylor is now Board of Trustees
> Professor of Law and Philosophy at Northwestern University.
>
> In 1995 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
>
> Noted books
>
> * The Explanation of Behavior (1964)
> * Hegel (1975)
> * Hegel and Modern Society (1979)
> * Philosophical Papers (2 volumes, 1985)
> * Sources of the Self: The Making of Modern Identity (1989)
> * The Malaise of Modernity (1991; the published version of
> Taylor's Massey Lectures, reprinted in the U.S. as The Ethics of
> Authenticity (1992)
> * Philosophical Arguments (1995)
> * Modern Social Imaginaries (2004)
>
> Peter Leuprecht
> http://www.pdhre.org/people/leuprechtbio.html
> http://www.unites.uqam.ca/sirp/com/04-202.htm [Français]
> http://www.law.mcgill.ca/faculty/bio_display-en.htm?
> bio_id=49&state=Print_List
>
>
> Professor Leuprecht was Dean of the Faculty of Law from 1999 to
> 2003. He teaches theories of justice and conducts research in the
> field of international law and human rights. In August of 2000, he
> was appointed UN Representative of the Secretary-General for human
> rights in Cambodia. Author of numerous publications, Dean Leuprecht
> has taught at the Universities of Strasbourg and Nancy (France), at
> the European Academy of Law in Florence (Italy) and at the
> Département des sciences juridiques de l'Université du Québec à
> Montréal. Professor Leuprecht served as Director of Human Rights at
> the Council of Europe, and was elected Deputy Secretary General in
> 1993. He left his post before the end of his term because of his
> disagreement with the dilution of Council of Europe standards.
> Awarded the Prix du civisme européen in 1991, he was a member of a
> committee of four Sages asked to prepare a human rights agenda for
> the European Union for the year 2000.
>
> Peter Leuprecht a enseigné aux Universités de Strasbourg et de
> Nancy ainsi qu'à l'Académie de droit européen de Florence.
> Professeur invité au Département des sciences juridiques de l'UQAM
> et professeur à la Faculté de droit de l'Université McGill dont il
> a été le doyen de 1999 à 2003, monsieur Leuprecht possède des
> qualifications et une expérience exceptionnelles dans les domaines
> du droit international et des droits de la personne. Dès 1961, le
> jeune diplômé de l'Université d'Innsbruck (Autriche) amorce une
> brillante carrière au Conseil de l'Europe. Il y restera jusqu'en
> 1997 après avoir été, entre autres, secrétaire du Comité des
> ministres, directeur des Droits de l'Homme et Secrétaire général
> adjoint (poste électif). Conseiller au Ministère canadien de la
> Justice de 1997 à 1999, membre du Comité des « Sages » qui a
> préparé le programme d'action sur les droits de la personne pour
> l'Union européenne de l'an 2000, monsieur Leuprecht est aussi
> représentant spécial du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies pour
> les droits de la personne au Cambodge depuis août 2000.
>
> Peter Leuprecht est lauréat du Prix du civisme européen (1991) et
> du Human Rights Award of the Lord Reading Law Society (2001).
>
>
> Bob Carty
>
>
> Bob Carty est un producteur et documentariste pour les émissions
> The Sunday Edition et The Current sur CBC Radio One. Avant de
> s’engager dans le journalisme, Bob Carty a oeuvré dans les domaines
> des droits de la personne et du développement international, plus
> particulièrement en Amérique centrale. En 1981, il joint les rangs
> de la CBC à titre de chef du service étranger et, plus tard, comme
> producteur senior du programme radio Sunday Morning. Il a également
> travaillé pour les programmes radio de la CBC As it Happens,
> Commentary et Morningside. À la fin des années 1980, et pendant
> cinq ans, il couvre la situation des droits humains, les conflits
> militaires ainsi que les questions de développement et
> d’environnement en Amérique centrale pour la CBC, la National
> Public Radio, le Monitor Radio et le Globe and Mail. Il participe
> également à des projets spéciaux de journalisme d’enquête avec CBC
> Radio News et CBC Television.
>
> Les documentaires radio de Bob Carty ont reçu de nombreux prix dont
> le prestigieux Peabody Award et le Gabriel Award. Parmi les autres
> prix, mentionnons le New York International Radio Festival Gold
> Award and Grand Award, le prix de l’Association canadienne des
> journalistes pour son travail de journalisme d’enquête, le prix de
> l’Association canadienne des rédacteurs scientifiques et le prix
> d’Amnistie internationale du Canada pour ses informations sur les
> droits de la personne. L’Organisation des Nations Unies lui a de
> plus exprimé une reconnaissance spéciale pour son programme radio
> prônant les valeurs du système onusien. En 2004, il s’est vu
> remettre le prix Online Journalism Award décerné par le Online News
> Association pour son reportage sur les réactions indésirables aux
> médicaments. Il a été également mis en nomination au Canada pour le
> prix Michener.
> Bob Carty est membre du International Consortium of Investigative
> Journalists (ICIJ). Ardent défenseur de la liberté d’expression, il
> est membre du conseil d’administration de Journalistes canadiens
> pour la liberté d’expression (JCLE) et l’un des fondateurs de
> Échange international de la liberté d’expression (IFEX)
>
> [english]
>
> Bob Carty is a documentary producer for The Sunday Edition and The
> Current on CBC Radio One. Prior to entering journalism Mr. Carty
> worked in the field of human rights and international development
> focussing on Latin America. In 1981 he joined the CBC becoming
> foreign editor and later senior producer for the radio programme
> Sunday Morning. He also worked for shorter periods for the CBC
> Radio programmes As It Happens, Commentary and as senior producer
> of Morningside. In the late 1980s, he spent five years in Central
> America covering military conflicts, human rights, development and
> ecological issues throughout Latin America for the CBC, National
> Public Radio, Monitor Radio and the Globe and Mail. Returning to
> Canada in 1993, Carty resumed full-time documentary work for Sunday
> Morning and later for the new CBC current affairs programme This
> Morning (now The Sunday Edition and The Current respectively). He
> also participates in special investigative projects with CBC Radio
> News and CBC Television.
>
> Bob Carty's radio documentaries have won numerous awards including
> a prestigious Peabody Award and a Gabriel Award. Other prizes
> include the New York International Radio Festival Gold Award and
> Grand Award, the Canadian Association of Journalists Award for
> Investigative Journalism, the Canadian Science Writers’ award,
> Amnesty International of Canada’s award for human rights reporting,
> and a special United Nations recognition for programming which
> reinforces the values of the U.N. system. Recent team reporting on
> issues of adverse drug reactions won the Online Journalism Award
> (2004) given by the Online News Association, and in Canada was also
> nominated for a Michener Award.
> Mr. Carty is a member of the International Consortium of
> Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). He is active in freedom of
> expression issues as a board member of Canadian Journalists for
> Free Expression (CJFE) and he is one of the founders of the
> International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX).
>
> Jean-Louis Roy
>
> http://www.ichrdd.ca/francais/apropos/jeanLouisRoyBio.html
>
> Jean-Louis Roy was appointed President of Rights & Democracy
> (International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development)
> in June and took up his post on August 19, 2002.
>
> A former Director of the Montreal daily Le Devoir, Mr. Roy was
> Secretary General of the Agence de la Francophonie in Paris from
> 1990 to 1998. He was responsible for promoting cooperation between
> the 49 member states of the Francophonie and for the implementation
> of political, economic and social programmes agreed upon at summit
> meetings of Heads of State and Governments.
>
> Since then Mr. Roy has served in an advisory capacity on related
> issues and was a visiting professor at York University, in Ontario
> and at the University of Moncton in New Brunswick. In 2001, he was
> appointed Chancellor of the University of Sainte-Anne in Nova Scotia.
>
> He holds a PhD in history from McGill University where he was
> Director of the Centre for French Canadian Studies from 1971 to
> 1981. He was Director of Le Devoir from 1981 to 1986 until he was
> named Québec Delegate General in Paris and Delegate to Francophone
> Multilateral Affairs, a post he held until 1990.
> President of the Ligue des droits et libertés du Québec (Quebec's
> Civil Liberties' Union) from 1976 to 1978, he was a member of the
> Commission des droits et libertés de la personne du Québec
> (Québec's Human Rights Commission) and in 2000, was awarded the
> Prix Droits et Libertés (Human Rights Prize) of the Commission des
> droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse du Québec
> (Québec Human Rights and Rights of Youth Commission).
>
> Mr. Roy has written several books including: A Guide to the
> European Economic Community Charter; La Francophonie : Le Projet
> communautaire and Une Nouvelle Afrique à l'aube du XX1e siècle. He
> has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of
> Sainte Anne in 1985, and an Honorary Doctorate in Law from the
> University of Moncton in 1992
>
>
> Jennifer Corriero
> http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/jenergy
>
> Jennifer Corriero is an innovator and leader, bringing tremendous
> insight into understanding, reaching and motivating youth.
> Jennifer's experience includes developing and driving youth
> programs related to technology, collaboration and entrepreneurship.
> Jennifer has been selected by the World Economic Forum as a Young
> Global Leader (2005) and Global Leader for Tomorrow (2002).
>
> In 1999, Jennifer co-founded TakingITGlobal, a non-profit social
> venture which connects and supports over 75,000 members across 200
> countries to create positive change. TakingITGlobal.org is the
> world's premier global online community for youth interested in
> making a difference, receiving more than 1.4 million hits per day.
> TIG partners with five UN agencies, and is supported by several
> corporations and philanthropic foundations.
>
> Jennifer is an Organizing Committee member for the Youth Employment
> Summit Campaign, and was a member of the Canadian government
> delegation to the World Summit on the Information Society. She has
> presented at events including the World Summit on Sustainable
> Development, the 5th Stockholm Challenge Global Forum in Sweden,
> the 2nd Global Knowledge Conference in Malaysia, the Hague
> International Model United Nations, and the 2003 UNESCO Youth Forum
> in Paris.
>
> In 2000, Jennifer spent six months in Redmond advising Microsoft on
> various aspects of the next generation of workers (often referred
> to as the "Net Generation"). Jennifer has also worked on various
> consulting projects for companies such as MDS, Xerox, VanCity
> Credit Union, Bootlegger, J. Walter Thompson, Canadian Imperial
> Bank of Commerce, TD Bank, Royal Bank, Nike, D-Code, Swatch,
> McDonalds and HP.
>
> Jennifer has a BA (Liberal Studies) with a focus on 'Business,
> Communications, Technology and Culture' and is currently pursing
> her Masters at York University's Faculty of Environmental Studies.
> Her area of concentration is 'Youth Engagement and Capacity-
> Building Across Cultures'.
>
> Jennifer has served on the youth board of YouthFluence, was an
> International Youth Ambassador for the Canadian Foundation for AIDS
> Research, she coordinated the Ontario Science Centre's Online Youth
> Advisory Team (for the Innovation Project), and is a Youth Champion
> for Pollution Probe, an environmental non-profit organization. She
> also serves as an advisor to the Global Youth Action Network and
> Chat the Planet.
>
> In 1998, Jennifer was the project manager for a website funded by a
> Canadian philanthropist dedicated to promoting Canadian women's
> history. She attended the Shad Valley Science, Technology and
> Entrepreneurship summer program and was a student at the Ontario
> Science Centre Science School where she studied OAC Chemistry,
> Physics and Science & Society.
>
> Jennifer has served as a digital dignitary for 3Com's Planet
> Project, the largest Internet-based poll of the human race, and was
> featured in articles in Fast Company and TIME Magazine; was named
> as one of the "Shapers of Our Future" in the area of technology and
> education by Converge Magazine; was the 2001 Wired Woman Young
> Woman of the Year; has been recognized by the National Congress of
> Italian Canadians as a Youth Achievement Award winner; and was an
> award winner for McGill University's Management Achievement Award.
>
> Jennifer is available for speaking engagements through The Lavin
> Agency.
>
> "I like keeping it real and staying true to what drives me. I love
> to create beautiful things and share them with the world...whether
> it be ideas, artwork, energy...the universe speaks through me, as
> it does you -- and when this connection is made, the rewards are
> awe-inspiring!"
>
> "I think that with each moment we live, and each decision we make,
> we have an impact on our own lives, and the lives of those around
> us. Most of the time, we are unconscious of the impact that we
> have. I think that the first way for 'others to make an impact' is
> to become more conscious and aware of the decisions we make and the
> choices we have. Once this happens, we are able to critically
> examine our own lives, and imagine new possibilities for ourselves
> and the world. There are an infinite number of ways to affect
> change and have an impact - the question we should ask ourselves
> should center around what contribution we want to make, what kind
> of experiences we want to have, and what kind of world we want to
> live in."
>
>
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