[WSIS CS-Plenary] URGENT ACTION REQUIRED SUMMIT PASSES

[Andrew Anderson]

Apologies if this has already been clarified earlier but could you 
please explain what is an "overpass" and how it does/doesn't relate to 
the registration process for the summit?

Andrew Anderson
Deputy Director
Front Line
The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
16 Idrone Lane, off Bath Place, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland

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Tracey Naughton wrote:

>
>     In considering the allocation of passes for the Tunis Summit the
>     CSB has taken into account:
>
> • Active caucus’s, families and working groups, measured by reports 
> from Phase 1;
> • Active caucus’s, families and working groups that have emerged in 
> Phase 2;
> • The numbers of participants in the various groupings.
>  
> Passes will be distributed at the Tunis Summit by the Civil Society 
> Bureau Secretariat (CSBS).
>  
> The following process will be co-ordinated at the CSBS (based at CONGO 
> in Geneva).
>  
>
>
>     Passes for High Level Panel
>
> There are 35 passes available and 36 groupings in civil society. These 
> are listed below.
>  
> The CSB will request a minimum of 36 passes and another two (making 
> 38) for the HIGH Level Panel to be held at the Tunis Summit.
>  
> Each group below will be able to request one pass which will be 
> allocated on the basis of registering a request.
>  
> If the additional passes are supplied, or if any remain after the 
> selection process, they will be reserved for past active caucus’s that 
> may re-emerge and emergent caucus’s. Any remaining after this will be 
> returned to the Executive Secretariat for allocation to other 
> stakeholder groupings.
>  
> *Action required:*
> Please register your interest in being allocated a High Level Panel 
> pass on the following email, before 12 noon Geneva time on Friday 30th 
> September, 2005.
>  
> wsis at ngocongo.org <mailto:wsis at ngocongo.org>
>  
>
>
>       Overpasses for Tunis Summit
>
> Civil Society has 500 overpasses to allocate. A further 100 have been 
> reserved for host country civil society organisations.
>  
> *Action required:*
> Each civil society as listed below is asked to submit a request 
> stating the number of participants you are expecting to attend the 
> Summit. An assessment will be made on the basis of expected attendance 
> and the known relative size of each grouping. Please submit names to 
> the email below before 12 noon Geneva time on Friday 30th September, 2005.
>  
> wsis at ngocongo.org <mailto:wsis at ngocongo.org>
>  
>  
>  
> 	
> * *
> *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
> 	
>  
>
>  



-- 
Andrew Anderson
Deputy Director
Front Line
The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
16 Idrone Lane, off Bath Place, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland

Tel. 00353-1-212-37-50
Fax. 00353-1-212-10-01
mob. 00353-87-205-6867
www.frontlinedefenders.org