[WSIS CS-Plenary] CS Speaker Background Information and Recommendation of Ms. Abadi

[mclauglm at po.muohio.edu]

It may be too late to correct this, but Ms. Ebadi's name is spelled 
incorrectly below, as "Abadi."

Lisa




>Dear Colleagues,
>
>The following memo was directed to the WSIS Executive Secretariat 
>today on behalf of the selection committee. The background 
>information on the recommended speakers is a large file (over 1 Meg) 
>so I have uploaded it here:
>
><http://www.ngocongo.org/ngomeet/WSIS/Tunisspeakerbios101705.doc>http://www.ngocongo.org/ngomeet/WSIS/Tunisspeakerbios101705.doc
>
>Regards,
>
>Rik Panganiban
>
>>Yoshio Utsumi
>>Secretary-General
>>World Summit on the Information Society
>>Dear Mr. Utsumi:
>>Please find attached to this letter the recommended list of civil 
>>society speakers with relevant background information 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.
>>In addition, we understand that Ms. Shirin Abadi has been nominated 
>>by numerous caucuses and civil society organizations to speak at 
>>the opening ceremony of the WSIS (please see attachments 2 and 3). 
>>The selection committee has deliberated on this request, and it 
>>recommends that Ms. Abadi address the opening ceremony on behalf of 
>>civil society. We note the reservation of the representative of the 
>>Arab caucus to this recommendation.
>>We also inform you that Ms. Renata Bloem and Mr. Roberto Bissio, 
>>whom we had earlier recommended for the opening ceremony, have both 
>>indicated to us their support for Ms. Abadi and their willingness 
>>to step aside to allow Ms. Abadi to speaking at the opening. Thus 
>>we would request that Ms. Renata Bloem and Mr. Roberto Bissio be 
>>considered for other speaking slots along with our other 
>>recommendations.
>>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
>>
>>ATTACHMENTS:
>>1. Background information on recommended speakers from civil society
>>2. Letter from Human Rights Caucus recommending Ms. Shirin Abadi 
>>dated 12 October 2005
>>3. List of endorsing entities to Ms. Abadi's recommendation (as of 
>>16 October 2005)
>>
>
>
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>RIK PANGANIBAN Communications Coordinator
>Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United 
>Nations (CONGO)
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>email: <mailto:rik.panganiban at ngocongo.org>rik.panganiban at ngocongo.org
>mobile: (+1) 917-710-5524
>
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-- 
Lisa McLaughlin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mass Communication & Women's Studies
Editor, Feminist Media Studies
Director of Graduate Studies, M.A. Program in Mass Communication
Union for Democratic Communications Representative,
World Summit on the Information Society

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