speakers list tranmitted to ITU

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

Dear all,

FYI: Here is the mail sent by Rik Panganiban to the Plenary list, with 
the speakers list tranmitted to ITU. Meryem.

Dear friends,

Please find below the final list of recommended speakers from civil 
society for the WSIS summit in Tunis that has been transmitted to the 
ITU. This list is the result of wide consultations among the various 
civil society entities, caucuses and working groups involved in the 
WSIS, and attempts to balance the various issue areas, interests and 
concerns expressed by civil society in the process. The final list was 
drawn up by a selection committee composed of representatives of our 
regional caucuses as well as a member of the civil society Bureau and 
Content and Themes group.

Here is the breakdown:

Opening Ceremony: Gender: 1 woman and 1 man / Region: 1 Europe, 1 Latin 
America Caribbean
High Level Panel: Gender: 2 women, 3 men / Region: 3 Asia Pacific, 2 
Africa
Roundtables: 5 women, 3 men / Region: 1 Latin America Caribbean, 1 
North America , 3 Europe, 2 Africa, 1 Asia Pacific
Plenary: Gender: 11 women, 15 men / Region: 10 Africa, 6 Europe, 5 
Asia, 4 North America, 1 Latin America

As we understand the process, the Secretary General of the WSIS, Mr. 
Utsumi, will recommend to the President of the WSIS the entire package 
of speakers to speak from the various stakeholders.  The President of 
the WSIS will then make the final determination as to who will speak 
and when at the Summit.

In order to assist Mr. Utsumi and the President of the WSIS in 
determining the final speakers from civil society in Tunis, we suggest 
the following procedure:

1.    All recommended speakers or their nominating entities should 
forward to the selection committee the CV or brief biography of the 
nominee as well as short summary (1 paragraph) of what the individual 
proposes to speak about. These should be sent to 
rik.panganiban@ngocongo.org by 1800 hours EST, Wednesday 12 October.  

2.    These CVs and summaries will be compiled into an annex to be 
transmitted to the ITU and made available to the CS Plenary.

3.    The WSIS secretariat will make a final determination as to who 
will speak in Tunis, with the final approval of the President of the 
WSIS.

The WSIS executive secretariat will get back to us their initial 
feedback on this list, and any other specific information shortly.  
Thanks again to everyone for your assistance in this difficult process.

Regards,


Rik Panganiban
on behalf of the Selection Committee


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Yoshio Utsumi
Secretary-General
World Summit on the Information Society
 
 
Dear Mr. Utsumi:
 
Please find attached to this letter the recommended list of speakers 
for the various speaking slots allotted to civil society during the 
World Summit on the Information Society from November 16-18, 2005 in 
Tunis, Tunisia.
 
This list is the result of wide consultations among the various civil 
society entities, caucuses and working groups involved in the WSIS, and 
attempts to balance the various issue areas, interests and concerns 
expressed by civil society in the process. The final list was drawn up 
by a selection committee composed of representatives of our regional 
caucuses as well as a member of the civil society Bureau and Content 
and Themes group.
 
We will be happy to assist you in obtaining detailed CV’s and suggested 
subject areas that each speaker would speak on if desired. Please note 
that in the few instances where an individual has been listed in more 
than one category, if that individual is chosen to speak for one slot 
that they be removed from consideration for the others.
 
We thank you for this opportunity to make the following 
recommendations, and trust that it will receive your careful 
consideration. Please contact us if we can provide any further 
assistance or guidance.
 
 
Sincerely,
 
 
Rik Panganiban
On behalf of the Civil Society Selection Committee
 

World Summit on the Information Society

Recommended Civil Society Speakers

8 October 2005