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

[Rik Panganiban]

Thanks. It's not too late. Will correct.

Rik Panganiban (embarrassed)

On Oct 17, 2005, at 12:05 PM, mclauglm at po.muohio.edu wrote:

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> It may be too late to correct this, but Ms. Ebadi's name is spelled  
> incorrectly below, as "Abadi."
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> Lisa
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>> 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:
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>> <http://www.ngocongo.org/ngomeet/WSIS/ 
>> Tunisspeakerbios101705.doc>http://www.ngocongo.org/ngomeet/WSIS/ 
>> Tunisspeakerbios101705.doc
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>> Regards,
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>> Rik Panganiban
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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 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
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