[WSIS CS-Plenary] Consultation on CSTD - Tuesday 13 February (13:30-15:00)

[Raoul Weiler]

Dear Philippe and colleagues,

At the meeting of February 13, the Club of Rome will participate 
and the person is Pierre Genillon.

Most cordially, 

Prof. Raoul Weiler
The Club of Rome
President Brussels-EU Chapter

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam 
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  Cc: 'Renate Bloem' ; 'CONGO - Philippe Dam' 
  Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 8:11 PM
  Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Consultation on CSTD - Tuesday 13 February (13:30-15:00)


  Dear all, 

   

  This is a preliminary up date on the preparation of the briefing and consultation meeting on the 10th session of CSTD (Room XXIV, Palais des Nations). It will take place on Tuesday 13 February 2007 during lunchtime (13:30-15:00). Participation will be open mainly to CS entities and to the Private Sector. As previously mentioned, two issues will be addressed:

   

  -          Briefing on the preparations for the up coming cluster of WSIS related events (CSTD and ALF meetings, May 2007)

  -          Informal Consultation on the multi-year work programme and the methods of work of the CSTD.

   

  Participation will be open to all CS participants in the CSTD. For most of you, the registration to the IGF stock taking will allow you to access this meeting. For the other ones, we will make sure that you will be provided a badge (contact us: wsis at ngocongo.org). 

   

  I think we should come to this briefing with some common understanding of the message we want to deliver to the CSTD Secretariat (and to some of the member States representatives who might pop in during the meeting) about the points which will be addressed. 

   

  This includes the following main issues:

   

  -          Preparation for the up coming 10th session of the CSTD and of the WSIS related cluster of events;

  For your information, the CSTD session will be held on 21-25 May; additionally some 8 ALF meetings might be held around that session. More information will follow. 

  Up dated calendar: http://www.csbureau.info/posttunis.htm 

   

  -          Modalities for NGO/CS participation in the CSTD;

   

  -          Other CSTD working methods for the follow up to WSIS (including reporting activities and relationship with other UN entities); 

   

  -          Multi-year programme of work of the CSTD.

  Based on the ECOSOC resolution renewing the CSTD mandate in July 2006, the Commission will work through biennial action cycle. The programme of work is still to be determined and the CSTD Panel in Paris (6-8 Nov. 2006) addressed this issue (see report of the CSTD Panel, http://www.unctad.org/sections/dite_dir/docs/dite_pcbb_stdev0045_en.pdf, read in particular pages 15-16). 

   

  Please send us your contributions and comments on these issues. We will come back to you with more details.

  All the best, 

   

   

  Philippe Dam
  CONGO - WSIS CS Secretariat 
  11, Avenue de la Paix
  CH-1202 Geneva
  Tel: +41 22 301 1000
  Fax: +41 22 301 2000
  E-mail: wsis at ngocongo.org
  Website: www.ngocongo.org 

   

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