[WSIS CS-Plenary] Fwd: Speaker Background Notes and Recommendation of Ms. Ebadi

[Rik Panganiban]

Dear Colleagues,

Good news from the ITU.  The SG of the WSIS will be nominating Ms.  
Ebadi to be the opening speaker on behalf of civil society.

Regards,

Rik Panganiban

Begin forwarded message:

> From: <wsis at itu.int>
> Date: October 20, 2005 10:29:05 AM EDT
> To: <rikp at earthlink.net>
> Cc: <rbloem at ngocongo.org>, <bureau at wsis-cs.org>,  
> <wsis at ngocongo.org>, <charles.geiger at itu.int>,  
> <moncef.achour at itu.int>, <charlotte.sgier at itu.int>
> Subject: RE: Speaker Background Notes and Recommendation of Ms. Ebadi
>
>
> Dear Civil Society Selection Committee,
>
> I hereby inform you that Secretary-General of ITU Mr. Utsumi  
> decided to nominate Ms. Shirin Ebadi as the opening speaker on  
> behalf of Civil Society.  Ms. Renate Bloem, who had been nominated  
> as the opening speaker in the initial list, was invited to speak in  
> the General debate. At the same time, we were informed that Mr.  
> Roberto Bissio was not available for the Tunis Summit.
>
> The second list of Plenary speakers from Civil Society will be  
> announced by the end of next week.
>
> With my best regards
>
> Toru Nakaya
> In charge of the official program coordination
> WSIS Executive Secretariat
>
> ==============================
>
> Dear Mr. Nakaya,
>
> Please find attached a cover letter to Mr. Utsumi as well as 3
> attachments related to the letter:
>
> 1. Background information on recommended speakers from civil society
> 2. Letter from Human Rights Caucus recommending Ms. Shirin Ebadi
> dated 12 October 2005
> 3. List of endorsing entities to Ms. Ebadi’s recommendation (as of 16
> October 2005)
>
> Please transmit this to Mr. Utsumi.
>
> Rik Panganiban
> on behalf of the selection committee
>



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RIK PANGANIBAN       Communications Coordinator
Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United  
Nations (CONGO)
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