[WSIS CS-Plenary] URGENT TUNIS SUMMIT CIVIL SOCIETY SPEAKER NOMINATIONS

Mon Sep 26 21:46:28 BST 2005

  Dear all, 

  Please find below the slightly clarified guidelines and procediue
for the nomination of CS speakers for Tunis.

  Text in French will follow.

  Best, 

  Ph

  ====

_CIVIL SOCIETY SPEAKERS – TUNIS SUMMIT_

  The Civil Society Bureau has been asked by the WSIS Executive
Secretariat to supply the names of nominated civil society speakers
(and an alternate for each) for the following sessions, by the end of
PrepCom 3. Mr. Utsumi, Secretary General of the ITU, will take the
final decision on these speakers. Civil society groupings (families,
caucuses or working groups, as listed below at the end of this
document) are kindly requested to consider their nominations and
submit them before 12 noon on Wednesday 28th September 2005.

  1 speaker for the Opening Session

  1 speaker at the first Plenary (general debate)

  1 (or 2) speakers at the second Plenary (dependent on Heads of
State) (general debate)

  1 (or 2) speakers at the third Plenary (dependent on Heads of
State) (general debate)

  4 speakers for the fourth plenary (general debate)

  2 speakers for the fifth plenary (general debate)

  2 speakers for the sixth plenary (general debate)

  4 speakers for the seventh plenary (general debate)

  1 speaker for the High Level Panel (ICT for Development)

  2 speakers for each of 2 Round Tables (From Commitment to Action:
Implementation after Tunis)

  There will be a further opportunity for reporting of
multi-stakeholder events but the CSB is seeking further clarification
on these.

  The guidelines developed by the CSB, for each of the sessions are:

  OPENING SESSION SPEAKER:

  A person who has: 

  • Been actively involved in WSIS

  • Is a good public speaker and will convey a clear image through
the media

  This speaker should deliver a text that is:

  • An advocacy statement on key WSIS issues from the civil society
perspective

  • That is drafted and agreed to on the Plenary list

  Nominations marked OPENING SESSION SPEAKER to be sent, by Wednesday
September 28th, 2005 to:

  wsis at ngocongo.org[1]

  Please do not forget to mention in this submission of nomination to
which civil society grouping you belong.

  These will be presented in Plenary, on paper and on the Plenary
e-list that afternoon and finalised in Content and Themes on Thursday
29th September 2005.

PLENARY SPEAKERS

  People who have:

  • Been actively involved in WSIS

  • People who have a general knowledge of the overall themes

  • people who are at the top-level of their accredited organisations

  • Can make salient points in the allocation for each speaker, of 3
minutes

  Note: In terms of Article 57/ECOSOC 1996/31, no offensive
statements will be made. 

  Nominations marked PLENARY SPEAKERS to be sent, by Wednesday
September 28th, 2005 to:

  wsis at ngocongo.org[2]

  Please do not forget to mention in this submission of nomination to
which civil society grouping you belong.

  These will be presented in Plenary, on paper and on the Plenary
e-list that afternoon and finalised in Content and Themes on Thursday
29th September 2005.

HIGH LEVEL PANEL SPEAKER

  A person who:

  • Has been involved in WSIS

  • Is a good public speaker, can speak without making a prepared
statement, with interactive skill and confidence

  • Able to speak with authority and confidence on the general theme
‘ICT for Development’

  The following indicative topics may be used by moderators:

  -          ICT and economic growth

  -          Closing the knowledge gap

  -          Building good governance and democracy through ICT

  -          Harnessing ICT towards the MDGs

  -          Access to information and social inclusion

  Nominations marked HIGH LEVEL PANEL SPEAKER to be sent, by
Wednesday September 28th, 2005 to:

  wsis at ngocongo.org[3]

  Please do not forget to mention in this submission of nomination to
which civil society grouping you belong.

  These will be presented in Plenary, on paper and on the Plenary
e-list that afternoon and finalised in Content and Themes on Thursday
29th September 2005.

ROUND TABLE SPEAKERS

  People who:

  • Have been involved in WSIS

  • Can speak well without a written statement and have interactive
skills and confidence

  • Are able to speak with authority and confidence on implementation
from the civil society perspective

  Moderators may use the following indicative topics:

  -          E-strategies and national priorities

  -          International Cooperation

  -          Empowering citizens

  -          Social inclusion

  -          Growth and job creation

  -          Cultural diversity and common heritage

  -          Multi-stakeholder partnership

  Nominations marked ROUND TABLE SPEAKERS to be sent, by Wednesday
September 28th, 2005 to:

  wsis at ngocongo.org[4]

  Please do not forget to mention in this submission of nomination to
which civil society grouping you belong.

  These will be presented in Plenary, on paper and on the Plenary
e-list that afternoon and finalised in Content and Themes on Thursday
29th September 2005.

  /_CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPINGS_/

  FAMILIES 

  1

  Cities and Local Authorities

  2

  Education, Academia and Research

  3

  Finance

  4

  Gender

  5

  Indigenous Peoples

  6

  Internet Governance

  7

  Networks and Coalitions

  8

  Media

  9

  NGOs

  10

  People with Disabilities

  11

  Philanthropic Institutions

  12

  Science and Technology Community

  13

  Trade Unions

  14

  Volunteers

  15

  Youth

  16

  Africa

  17

  Asia-Pacific

  18

  Europe and North America

  19

  Latin America and Caribbean

  20

  Western Asia and the Middle East

_ THEMATIC CAUCUS\'S AND WORKING GROUPS _

  21

  Arab Caucus

  22

  Community Media Caucus

  23

  Cultural Diversity Caucus

  24

  Children's Rights Caucus

  25

  Education and Academia - Latin America

  26

  Environment and ICTs Working Group

  27

  Grassroots Caucus

  28

  Health and ICT Working Group

  29

  Human Rights Caucus

  30

  NGO Gender Strategies Working Group

  31

  Patents, Copyright and Trademarks Working Group

  32

  Privacy and Security Working Group

  33

  Scientific Information Working Group

  34

  Telecentres Caucus

  35

  Values and Ethics Working Group

  36

  Peace Caucus

Liens:
------
[1] mailto:wsis at ngocongo.org
[2] mailto:wsis at ngocongo.org
[3] mailto:wsis at ngocongo.org
[4] mailto:wsis at ngocongo.org
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/plenary/attachments/20050926/8f22c239/attachment.html