[WSIS CS-Plenary] Invitation to APC event in Rio, Nov 10th

[karen banks]

hi milton

it's all day on the 10th, giganet and the CS 
event carlos has spoken about is on the 11th

karen

At 04:00 02/09/2007, Milton L Mueller wrote:
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>Hi Karen,
>What time of day will this event be? The GigaNet 
>people are also holding a symposium (about 9:00 
>- 3:00) and Carlos was talking about a civil 
>society event at 3:00 (which we tried to avoid overlapping).
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> > hi all
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> > As some of you will be soon making plans for your
> > trip to rio, i wanted to inform you of a pre-IGF
> > event APC will be organising on Nov 10th:
> >
> > Password: EQUITABLE ACCESS - A One day event on
> > Equitable Access to ICT infrastructure.
> >
> > general information about the event is below,
> > please don't hesitate to contact me for further
> > information about the event - which will be
> > preceeded by commissioning of papers in relation
> > to the 4 main themes, and some facilitated on-line preparatory
> > discussion..
> >
> > we hope that some of you will be able to join
> > us  - and i now invite others to update us on
> > events they are planning for Civil society on Nov 11th!
> >
> > thanks
> > karen
> >
> > Password: EQUITABLE ACCESS
> > A One day event on Equitable Access to ICT infrastructure
> > 10 November 2007, Rio de Janeiro
> >
> > Universal access, freedom of expression and
> > invoking the accountability of states are not
> > possible without affordable, equitable access to
> > communications infrastructure.
> >
> > In a world where access and opportunities are
> > unevenly distributed, many Information and
> > Communication Technologies (ICT) enthusiasts are
> > developing innovative new solutions to bring
> > people inside the communications revolution, but
> > many of these experiences are yet to be shared.
> >
> > The Association for Progressive Communications
> > (APC), in partnership with others, is organising
> > a one-day event called Password: EQUITABLE
> > ACCESS. This event aims to consolidate emerging
> > lessons and knowledge on innovative access solutions.
> >
> > Why this event? Access to infrastructure is about
> > the innovative interplay between ICT policy and
> > technology solutions that provide access to the
> > global information and communications
> > infrastructure. Access brings people together to
> > exchange information, promotes new spaces for
> > social inclusion and is fundamental to
> > development processes in any society. However
> > many of these innovative solutions are happening
> > in isolation and APC’s event is offering a unique
> > opportunity to learn from and share with each other.
> >
> > This event will bring together innovative minds
> > and experience in developing and implementing ICT
> > policy and technology solutions for low-cost access and connectivity.
> >
> > What this event will cover? The event will look
> > at innovations, policy advocacy, lessons learned
> > and what worked well for each of the following themes:
> >
> > - Business Models
> > - Policy & Regulation
> > - Tools & Technologies
> > - People, network, capacities
> >
> > Sessions will focus on community / national /
> > regional issues and the event will also have
> > hands-on training, demos and displays of innovative technologies.
> >
> > What is the link to Internet Governance Forum
> > (IGF)? Access is one of the main themes of the
> > Rio IGF and will include a session which looks
> > specifically at the relevance of these local access issues to the IG.
> >
> > Who should attend? If you are interested in
> > knowing how people have managed to overcome
> > policy, technological, economic and social ­
> > including gender ­ challenges to bringing
> > affordable and accessible communications
> > infrastructure one step closer to the people - then this event is for you.
> >
> > How can you contribute to the event? Do you have
> > a story tell about people who have made
> > differences in promoting equitable access? Do you
> > know of any policy change that has improved
> > access your community or country? Do you know of
> > any innovative technological solutions?
> >
> > Then please get in touch by contacting Karen Banks, karenb at gn.apc.org
> >
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