[WSIS CS-Plenary] Fwd: Media Advisory on the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis: Accredit Now

[Tracey Naughton]

International Telecommunication Union
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World Summit on the Information Society - Tunis Phase
16-18 November2005, Tunis, Tunisia

Accredit Now

Geneva, 17 October 2005 - With the Tunis Phase of the World Summit on  
the Information Society set to open its doors in just five weeks,  
final preparations are now underway for the arrival of an expected 50  
heads of State and government, as well as for an exciting programme  
of high-profile media and Parallel Events featuring leading figures  
from civil society and business.

Journalists are invited to accredit now for this top-level event,  
which will play a major role in shaping the future of the Information  
Society in both developed and developing nations.

What:	World Summit on the Information Society
When:	16-18 November, 2005
Where:	Kram PalExpo, Tunis, Tunisia
The Tunis Phase of the Summit is conceived as a "Summit of  
Solutions", where the Declaration of Principles and 15-point Action  
Plan developed at the Geneva Phase of WSIS in 2003 will be translated  
into tangible strategies aimed at building a more equitable and  
inclusive Information Society.

The event is expected to welcome some 12'000 participants from UN  
agencies, the private sector, civil society and leading media  
organizations worldwide.

Those who have already confirmed their attendance include:

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Heads of state and heads of government from more than 50 countries  
worldwide
Top-level executives from over 200 companies including Alcatel,  
Ericsson, France Telecom, Google, Huawei, Infosys, Intel, KDDI,  
Microsoft, Nokia, NTT DoCoMo, Skype, Sun Microsystems, Telefónica,  
WorldSpace and others
Heads of UN agencies and programmes including ITU, UNDP, UNESCO and UPU
Leading development organizations including Grameen Telecom, MS  
Swaminathan Foundation, Telecoms Sans Frontières.
Alongside the three days of Plenary sessions, the Summit will also  
feature a programme of around 250 Parallel Events, featuring  
presentations and debates by participating organizations on topics  
relevant to the development of tomorrow's Information Society.

In addition, a special 10'000m2 ICT4All exhibition will showcase the  
activities of more than 100 NGOs and private sector enterprises,  
focusing particularly on developing and Least Developed Countries.

Internet Governance at Centre Stage

The Summit will also serve as the stage for key decisions on the  
future of Internet governance, following failure to reach consensus  
at the Summit's final preparatory meeting (PrepCom-3), which took  
place in Geneva from September 19-30.

Negotiations at a resumed PrepCom, scheduled immediately prior to the  
opening of WSIS, are expected to be lively, as pressure to finalize  
the Summit output documents brings the remaining contentious issues  
to a head.

A draft plan of the full Summit programme can be found here.

Media Accreditation

Official media accreditation is compulsory for this event.

Details of the accreditation procedure and an online accreditation  
form can be found here.

Journalists already accredited for WSIS PrepCom-3 do not need to re- 
accredit for WSIS.

Pre-accredited journalists will be able to collect their Media badges  
from Friday,11 November 2005 at the WSIS Accreditation and Badging  
Centre, located some 6km from the Kram Centre. Please note that the  
letter from ITU confirming acceptance of accreditation must be  
presented, together with an internationally recognized photo  
identification document (passport or national identity card).

Accreditation applications can also be made directly onsite, though  
journalists should note that this could involve lengthy delays. Those  
choosing to accredit on arrival should take careful note of all  
accreditation requirements and ensure they have all required  
documentation with them before their arrival at the Accreditation and  
Badging Centre.

Please note that no exceptions will be made to WSIS accreditation  
requirements, and that, for security reasons, there will strictly no  
admittance to the Kram centre without a Media badge.

For further information about the World Summit on the Information  
Society contact:

Mr Sanjay Acharya
Communication Officer
WSIS Executive Secretariat
Tel: +41 22 730 5046
Email


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