Fwd: Information Note (from CS Secretariat on PrepCom3 and Summit)

[Meryem Marzouki <marzouki@ras.eu.org>]

Here is an information note posted to the plenary. Meryem

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> De: "Alan G. Alegre" <alalegre@fma.ph>
> Date: Mer 3 déc 2003  13:22:04 Europe/Paris
> À: <plenary@wsis-cs.org>, "wsis-asia" <communication@wsisasia.org>
> Objet: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Fw: Information Note (from CS Secretariat on 
> PrepCom3 and Summit)
> Répondre à: plenary@wsis-cs.org
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>  
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Louise Lassonde
> To: bureau@geneva2003.org
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 4:32 PM
> Subject: Information Note
>
> Information Note
>
> Dear Bureau Members
>
> PrepCom3 Resume session X2.
>  
> The PrepCom3 Resume session X2 will be held at the Palais des Nations, 
> 8-12 Ave. de la Paix, 5th and 6th December.  You will need to go to 
> the Villa des Feuillantines 13, Ave. de la Paix, to be given a badge 
> to access the grounds (no new registration is necessary), past the UN 
> entrance with the flags, up the hill, it is a villa on the left hand 
> side of the road, please see map attached.
>
> The Plenary will be held on the 5th and the 6th, in Salle XX of the 
> Palais des Nations, which is located on the third floor of the E 
> Building. Documentation will be available in the meeting room.
>
> The Civil Society Plenary will be held from 9-10am both days in Salle 
> 27 (1st floor, Door 40).
> To reserve rooms on the Friday for Caucus meetings, please contact 
> Savita Kanwar   + 41 22 730 6366, savita.kanwar@ties.itu.int, rooms 
> should be available at the ITU only. For the Saturday 6th, please 
> contact Mr. Daniel Dufour, + 41 22 917 3668, fax +41 22917-0159 for 
> rooms at the Palais des Nations.  
>
> The Bar Serpent, which is located on the first floor of the E (New) 
> Building facing the lake, will be open from 9:00 a.m. to midnight 
> during the Preparatory Committee session on both Friday and Saturday 
> to serve coffee, drinks and sandwiches.  The cafeteria, which is found 
> on the ground floor between Building B and Building A, will be open 
> during normal working hours on Friday (8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.) and 
> from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
>
> A Cyberspace (Cyberespace) with approximately 30 PCs is located in the 
> United Nations library, on the first floor of the B Building, and will 
> be available to accredited participants.  It will be open from 9:00 
> a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, 5 December, and closed on Saturday, 6 
> December.
>
>
> CS Bureau Meetings
>
> 1.  Bureau meeting on the 7th December, Room T103, ITU Bldg, 16-18hrs
> Agenda:
> -    Management of the 10 Civil society offices at Palexpo
> -    Management of the Agora room at Palexpo
> -    Distribution of Overpasses
> -    Information and Press Conferences
> 2. Bureau meeting on the 11th December, Room T103, ITU Bldg, 13-15hrs
>     Agenda to be decided.
>
>
> General
>
> Documentation civil society
> Press Kit: fact sheets, event presentations, press releases to be sent 
> in A4 format, in english and French, recto/verso and event brochures 
> to Paola Cassola (paola.cassola@ties.itu.int) before the 5th December.
> All information regarding updates for our website to Mehdy Davary 
> (mehdy.davary@ties.itu.int)
>
> Summit Information
>
> Getting there:
>
> ·    Arrival by plane: regular WSIS shuttle buses will be available 
> from the airport to Hall 7.
> ·    Arrival by train: a train connection from Geneva main railway 
> station (Cornavin) to the Geneva Airport Railway station will leave 
> you within walking distance of Hall 7. You can also take a shuttle bus 
> at the airport.
> ·    Arrival by bus: Public Bus 10 will leave you at the Airport where 
> you can take a WSIS shuttle bus. Public Bus 18 or 28 stop in front of 
> Hall 7, Bus 5 will stop underneath Hall 5 (within walking distance of 
> Hall 7).
>
> Events
>
> The core event will be held in Hall 1 (Plenary, roundtables), side 
> events and civil society offices are located in Hall 2.
>
> The ICT4D Platform is being held in Hall 7, media representatives, 
> officially invited delegates and people accredited to the WSIS have 
> free entry. If you fall into these categories, please contact 
> info@ict-4d.org. For non accredited entities:  
>
> Entry fees in Swiss Francs*:
> Attendance     Pre-ordered Tickets (Swiss Francs)     Buying on 
> location (Swiss Francs)
> 1 day                 20.-                    30.-
> 2 days                40.-                    50.-
> 3 or more days            50.-                    60.-
> only Saturday          10.-                    20.-
> *approximate exchange rate: 1CHF=0.76US$
>
> It is open from 10:00 am to 7:30 pm on Monday 8 December. It will then 
> be open daily from 8:30 am until closing time of the Platform.
>
> Registration
>
> Pre-registration closes on the 3rd December.  
> On site Registration will be in Hall 7 .The WSIS Registration Services 
> will be open on-site as follows:
> 5-8 December 2003
> 09.00 to 13.00 and 14.00 to 18.00
> 9-12 December 2003:
> 08.00 to 21.00 non-stop
> All participants will receive a set of official documents upon 
> registration in Hall 7in a language based on information provided to 
> the Secretariat upon pre-registration. Official documentation will be 
> made available at all times on the WSIS website 
> at:http://www.itu.int/wsis/geneva/docs.html
>
> Programme
>
> Information on the Programme of meetings will be available on the WSIS 
> website at http://www.itu.int/wsis/geneva/index.html and the civil 
> society website at www.geneva2003.org and onsite on screens. The 
> programme will also be included in the “Summit Journal”, which will be 
> issued on a daily basis and will specify meeting details such as rooms 
> and times of meetings.
>
> Plenary - Morning meetings will be held from 09.00 to 13.00 and 
> afternoon meetings from 14.00 to 21.00, except for the opening day, 
> Wednesday 10 December, when the morning meeting is scheduled from 
> 10.00 to 12.00.
>
> A programme of seminars, panels and workshops on issues relating to 
> the Summit is being organized by the Host country secretariat. The 
> calendar for those events will be available at the Summit premises. A 
> list of events is available at http://www.wsis-online.net/event/
> General information for other Summit events is available at
> http://www.wsisgeneva2003.org/03_summit/events.html
>
> Security
>
> The Swiss authorities and UN/ITU have jointly prepared an overall 
> security plan. As part of this plan, there will be a security 
> perimeter around Palexpo, and only those participants who have 
> received a photo-badge will be admitted inside this perimeter.
> Access to the Summit Premises during the Summit
> It is recommended that participants coming to Palexpo limit their hand 
> luggage to one small briefcase and, if needed, to one portable 
> computer.
>
> Services available at PALEXPO
>
> Two restaurants will be available for participants, as well as coffee 
> and snack stands located in Halls 2 and 4. Banking facilities will be 
> available at Palexpo from 8 to 12 December 2003, from 08.30 to 17.00 
> and on 13 December 2003, from 09.00 to 16.00. There will also be a 
> cashpoint in Hall 4. A medical service will be available 09.00-21.00. 
> A lost and found service will be available at the Information Desk 
> situated on the Entrance Hall/Mezzanine level.
>
> Best regards,
> Savita Kanwar
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