[WSIS CS-Plenary] [THETHA] SANGONeT's World Development Information Day Event, 24 October 2005

[THETHA]

World Development Information Day

24 October 2005

Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban

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The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT) will host a special event on 
Monday, 24 October 2005 (09h00-14h00), to celebrate World Development 
Information Day.

The United Nations General Assembly instituted World Development Information 
Day in December 1972 with the objective of drawing public attention annually 
to development problems and the importance of strengthening international 
cooperation to solve them.

The event will be held in Johannesburg, while a video conference link with 
Cape Town and Durban will enable participation from those two cities (see 
physical addresses of venues below).

The objective of the event is to highlight the role and significance of 
information and communication in the South African NGO sector and to profile 
specific initiatives aimed at improving its information and communication 
capacity.

Key speakers include Godfrey Mokate, newly appointed CEO of the National 
Development Agency (NDA) and Michael Gilbert of the Gilbert Center in 
Seattle. Michael Gilbert is a non-profit online specialist who will talk 
about how NGOs can maximise their websites to achieve their development 
goals.

SANGONeT will also unveil a new "NGO Portal" which is aimed at promoting the 
development goals of the South African NGO sector, creating a platform for 
community exchange and supporting the institutional development of the 
sector.

The draft programme of the event is available on the SANGONeT website @ 
http://www.sangonet.org.za

Venues:

Johannesburg - American Culture and Information Centre, 3rd Floor, 1066 
Building, 35 Pritchard Street, cnr Harrison Street.

Cape Town - U.S. Consulate General, 7th Floor Broadway Centre, Hertzog 
Boulevard, Heerengracht Street, Foreshore.

Durban - U.S. Consulate General, 31st Floor, Old Mutual Centre, 303 West 
Street.

If you are interested in participating in this event, please contact Cathy 
Niken at SANGONeT on Tel: (011) 403-4935 or e-mail: cathy at sangonet.org.za.

There is no charge for attending the event, but as space is limited, please 
register by 20 October 2005. 


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