Fwd: WSIS: Summit Events

WSIS Related Events http://www.wsisgeneva2003.org/home.html
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ICT4D (ICT for Development). Geneva Palexpo, Dec 9-13
NGO's, governments, and companies showcasing concrete applications and innovations in ICT development.
http://www.ict-4d.org

Major ICT4D/Palexpo Events (Continually updated event list: http://www.wsis-online.net/event/)

… InfoDev Annual Symposium 2003

Geneva Palexpo, Dec 9-10
Organized by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the World Bank, within the framework of the ICT4D Platform.

… UN Cyber-School Bus

        Geneva Palexpo, Dec 12
Building a global SchoolNet Alliance. Organized by UN Cyberschoolbus and European Schoolnet.
http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/wsis/invitation/index2.html

CERN, European Organisation for Nuclear Research
Role of Science in the Information Society (RSIS)        Geneva, Dec 8-9
Illuminate science's continuing role in driving the future of information and communication technologies..
http://rsis.web.cern.ch/rsis/

UNESCO High-Level Symposium on Building Knowledge Societies      Geneva, Dec 9
Eminent political and intellectual world leaders to debate main implications and challenges for the construction of knowledge societies.
http://www.unesco.org/wsis/symposium/

ITU CTO Meeting       Geneva, Dec 8- 9

Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR)   Geneva, Dec 8-9
Global venue for regulators to share their views and experiences as part of the worldwide community of regulators.
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/treg/Events/Seminars/2003/GSR/index.html

European Broadcasting Union
World Electronic Media Forum (WEMF)        Geneva Dec 8-9
An opportunity for radio and television broadcasters and the global viewing/listening public to assert their needs and expectations to the government leaders gathered in Geneva at the WSIS
http://www.wemfmedia.org/index.html

UNECE Monitoring the Information Society: Data, Measurement and Methods   Geneva, Dec 8-9
Statistical workshop in conjunction with the World Summit on Information Society organized by UNECE, UNCTAD, ITU, UNESCO Inst. of Statistics, OECD, Eurostat
http://www.unece.org/stats/documents/2003.12.wsis.htm

Asia Pacific Council for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (AFACT)
eAISA Day    Palais des Nations, Dec 7-9
AFACT Secretariat think it valuable to share and exchange experiences from the Asia Pacific region with other states from around the world.
http://www.afact.org/index.asp