[WSIS CS-Plenary] speakers list transmitted to the ITU
Rik Panganiban
rikp at earthlink.net
Mon Oct 10 18:06:48 BST 2005
Dear friends,
Please find below the final list of recommended speakers from civil
society for the WSIS summit in Tunis that has been transmitted to the
ITU. This list is the result of wide consultations among the various
civil society entities, caucuses and working groups involved in the
WSIS, and attempts to balance the various issue areas, interests and
concerns expressed by civil society in the process. The final list
was drawn up by a selection committee composed of representatives of
our regional caucuses as well as a member of the civil society Bureau
and Content and Themes group.
Here is the breakdown:
Opening Ceremony: Gender: 1 woman and 1 man / Region: 1 Europe, 1
Latin America Caribbean
High Level Panel: Gender: 2 women, 3 men / Region: 3 Asia Pacific, 2
Africa
Roundtables: 5 women, 3 men / Region: 1 Latin America Caribbean, 1
North America , 3 Europe, 2 Africa, 1 Asia Pacific
Plenary: Gender: 11 women, 15 men / Region: 10 Africa, 6 Europe, 5
Asia, 4 North America, 1 Latin America
As we understand the process, the Secretary General of the WSIS, Mr.
Utsumi, will recommend to the President of the WSIS the entire
package of speakers to speak from the various stakeholders. The
President of the WSIS will then make the final determination as to
who will speak and when at the Summit.
In order to assist Mr. Utsumi and the President of the WSIS in
determining the final speakers from civil society in Tunis, we
suggest the following procedure:
1. All recommended speakers or their nominating entities should
forward to the selection committee the CV or brief biography of the
nominee as well as short summary (1 paragraph) of what the individual
proposes to speak about. These should be sent to
rik.panganiban at ngocongo.org by 1800 hours EST, Wednesday 12 October.
2. These CVs and summaries will be compiled into an annex to be
transmitted to the ITU and made available to the CS Plenary.
3. The WSIS secretariat will make a final determination as to who
will speak in Tunis, with the final approval of the President of the
WSIS.
The WSIS executive secretariat will get back to us their initial
feedback on this list, and any other specific information shortly.
Thanks again to everyone for your assistance in this difficult process.
Regards,
Rik Panganiban
on behalf of the Selection Committee
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Yoshio Utsumi
Secretary-General
World Summit on the Information Society
Dear Mr. Utsumi:
Please find attached to this letter the recommended list of speakers
for the various speaking slots allotted to civil society during the
World Summit on the Information Society from November 16-18, 2005 in
Tunis, Tunisia.
This list is the result of wide consultations among the various civil
society entities, caucuses and working groups involved in the WSIS,
and attempts to balance the various issue areas, interests and
concerns expressed by civil society in the process. The final list
was drawn up by a selection committee composed of representatives of
our regional caucuses as well as a member of the civil society Bureau
and Content and Themes group.
We will be happy to assist you in obtaining detailed CV’s and
suggested subject areas that each speaker would speak on if desired.
Please note that in the few instances where an individual has been
listed in more than one category, if that individual is chosen to
speak for one slot that they be removed from consideration for the
others.
We thank you for this opportunity to make the following
recommendations, and trust that it will receive your careful
consideration. Please contact us if we can provide any further
assistance or guidance.
Sincerely,
Rik Panganiban
On behalf of the Civil Society Selection Committee
World Summit on the Information Society
Recommended Civil Society Speakers
8 October 2005
Name
Nominating Entity
Accredited Organization (title)
Country
Opening Ceremony
Bissio, Roberto
APC
Instituto del Tercer Mundo, Director
Uruguay
Renate Bloem
NGO Community
Philanthropic Institutions
CONGO, President
Switzerland
High Level Panel
Buntan, Monthian
Disability Caucus
(Thailand Association of the Blind, President)
Thailand
Diouf , Pape
Caucus Africain
Diaspora Africaine pour la Société de l’Information, President
Senegal
Etta , Florence
Telecentres Caucus
(Kenya ICT Policy Project)
Kenya
Garcia-Ramilo, Concepcion
Asia-Pacific Caucus
APC, Womens’ Networking Support Programme, Global Coordinator
Philippines
Swaminathan, M S
M S Swaminatan Research Foundation, Chairman
India
Round Tables
Bissio, Roberto
APC
Instituto del Tercer Mundo, Director
Uruguay
Corriero, Jennifer
Canadian Civil Society, North American / European Caucus
TakingITGlobal, co-founder
Canada
Davies, Simon
Privacy and Security WG
(Privacy International, director)
United Kingdom
Etta, Florence
Telecentres Caucus
(Kenya ICT Policy Project)
Kenya
Ershova , Tatiana
Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Family
Institute of the Information Society, Director General
Russian Federation
Esterhuysen, Anriette
IG Caucus
Association for Progressive Communications, Executive Director
South Africa
Gurumurthy, Anita
Gender Caucus
IT for Change, executive director
India
White, Aidan
Media Caucus
International Federation of Journalists, Secretary General
Ireland
Name
Nominating Entity
Accredited Organization (title)
Country
Plenary
Barlow, John Perry
North American / European Caucus
Electronic Frontier Foundation, co-founder
USA
Barry, Boubacar
Caucus Africain
ENTIS, Executive Secretary
Guinea
Ben Jemaa, Tijani
Science and Technology
WFEO - World Federation of Engineering Organizations, Vice Chairman
of CIC
Tunisia
Ben Marzouk, Mohamed Elyes
Caucus Arab
Organization Tunisienne de Jeunes Medecins sans Frontieres, President
Tunisia
Davies, Simon
CS Privacy and Security WG
(Privacy International, Director)
United Kingdom
de Kerckhove, Derrick
Canadian Network
McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology, Director
Canada
Esterhuysen, Anriette
IG Caucus
APC. Executive Director
South Africa
Etta, Florence
Telecentres Caucus
(Kenya ICT Policy Project)
Kenya
Faidutti, Bruna
Human Rights Caucus
World Association of United Nations Associations, Geneva Director
USA/Italy
Frau-Meigs, Divina
Education , Research and Academia
IAMCR - International Association for Media and Communication
Research, Vice-president
France
Gauri, Latha
Grassroots Caucus
Oneworld International
India
Gross, Robin
North American / European Caucus
IP Justice, Executive Director
USA
Jeet Singh, Parminder
West-Asia Region
IT For Change, Executive Director
India
Khemakhem, Jameleddine
Child Rights Caucus
ATUDE - Association tunisienne des droits de l'enfant, Secretary General
Tunisia
Krebs,Viola
Volunteer Family & North American / European Caucus
ICV - International Conference Volunteers, Director
Switzerland
Lohento, Ken
(PANOS, NTIC Coordinator)
Nigeria
Muguet, Francis
Scientific Information WG
Global Knowledge Partnership
France
Nana, Delphine
Caucus Africain
Centre féminin pour la promotion du développement, Coordinatrice
Générale
Cameroon
Njenga, Emmanuel
Caucus Africain
APC
Kenya
Pazello, Magaly
Gender Caucus
DAWN Network, WSIS focal point
Brazil
Sagun, Robert
Youth Caucus
SchoolNet Africa, WSIS Policy Coordinator
Philippines
Sarker, Partha
Asia Regional Caucus, Telecentres Caucus
(Bytes for All, co-founder) APC
Bangladesh
Shirley Jr., Joe
OCCAM, Navajo Nation
Navajo Nation, President
USA
Tahmasebi, Susan
West-Asia Region
Iranian Civil Society Organizations Training & Research Center
Iran
White, Aidan
Media Caucus
International Federation of Journalists, Secretary General
Ireland
Zulu, Brenda
Media Caucus
APC
Zambia
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