[WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [governance] News on future sessions

[Adam Peake (ajp at glocom.ac.jp)]

Bertrand, thanks.

On 10/8/05, Bertrand de La Chapelle <bdelachapelle at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> The mail below was sent today after the governemental Bureau meeting to all
> delegations.
>
> Dates for negociations in Geneva : 24-28 October uncer the responsibility of
> the PrepCom President. Two sessions : Political Chapeau (on 24-25) and Parts
> One and Four (26-28). Governmental Negociations only. President of PrepCom
> will inform observers on the status of negociations after each session.
> Ambiguity on this : does that mean only twice(on Oct 15 and Oct 28 or every
> day, or twice a day ? Means closed.
>
> PrepCom 3 will resume in Tunis (location to be determined) on November 13.
> Text mentions rules of procedure of PrepCom 3, including participation of
> observers in Plenary and Sub-committee meetings. No mention of drafting
> groups. Means closed.
>
> Question : next steps for CS ??
>

Website now says that the resumed session of prepcom 3, 13-15 November
2005, "will follow the Rules of Procedure of the PrepCom, including
the participation of observers in Plenary and Subcommittee meetings.
Interpretation in the six UN working languages will be provided."

So change flights and book hotels!

We should start work on drafting comments on the chair's latest
version of chapter 3
<http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=2130|0>

Adam



> What do you all think ?
>
> Best
>
> Bertrand
>
>
>
>
> To all Missions in Geneva
>
> (with copy to Mission in NY for States without Mission in Geneva)
>
>
> Dear Sir, Madam,
>
> On behalf of the President of the Preparatory Committee of WSIS, I would
> like to inform you as follows:
>
> As mandated by PrepCom-3 of the Tunis phase of WSIS, the PrepCom Bureau
> decided in its today's meeting the dates of the intersessional negotiation
> work ahead of the Tunis phase as well as on the dates, venue and modalities
> of the resumed PrepCom-3 back to back to the Tunis Summit.
>
> Intersessional negotiation work
>
> Under the Chairmanship of the President of PrepCom of the Tunis phase of
> WSIS, the Negotiation Group will meet in two consecutive sessions from 24 to
> 28 October 2005.
>
> In its first session, on 24 and 25 October 2005, its objective will be to
> finalize the negotiation on the Political Chapeau and on the paragraphs
> remained in brackets of Chapter two of the Operational Part. In its second
> session, from 26 to 28 November 2005, the Negotiation Group will aim to
> finalize the negotiations on Chapters one and four of the Operational Part
> of the final documents of the Tunis phase. It will be an intergovernmental
> negotiation process, to be held every day from 10.00 - 13.00 and from 15.00
> - 18.00 hours in the UNOG. Interpretation in the six UN working languages
> will be provided. After each session, the President of PrepCom will inform
> the observers on the advancement of the work.
>
> Resumed PrepCom-3 back to back to the Tunis Summit
>
> The Prepcom Bureau decided that PrepCom-3 of the Tunis phase of WSIS will be
> reconvened on 13 November 2005, at 10.00 hours, in Tunis, for a three-day
> session (13-15 November 2005). Information about the venue will be provided
> at a later stage. The resumed PrepCom-3 will start with a short
> organizational Plenary meeting. The modalities of work of the resumed
> PrepCom-3 will follow the Rules of Procedure of the PrepCom, including the
> participation of observers in Plenary and Subcommittee meetings.
> Interpretation in the six UN working languages will be provided.
>
> Sincerly yours,
>
> Charles Geiger
> Executive Director WSIS
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