[Telecentres] FW: Upcoming WSIS Events [Draft - Edition 03-28]

[Gurstein, Michael]

May be of interest...
 
MG

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From: Robert Guerra [mailto:rguerra at privaterra.org] 
Sent: March 28, 2005 4:51 PM
To: Gurstein, Michael
Cc: Andrew Clement; Leslie Regan Shade; marita moll
Subject: Upcoming WSIS Events [Draft - Edition 03-28]


(please distribute) 

Dear colleagues: 

Below is a draft schedule of events, conferences and other meetings
related to key stake-holders involved in the WSIS process. 

It is a personal effort , one where I try to complement the list
maintained by the ITU . It includes "official" meetings, as well as
others - specifically those organized by Civil Society NGOs involved in
the process. If you know of an event that's not listed - please do me
email me so that I can add it, and sent it in the next version (in a
month's time). 

regards 

Robert Guerra <rguerra at cpsr.org> 
Civil Society Bureau, Focal Point for North America & Europe 

Upcoming WSIS Events [Draft - Edition 03-28] 
http://www.privaterra.org/activities/wsis/blog/upcoming-wsis-events.html

Note: The items that are bolded are events that are likely to be of
importance to civil society. The emphasis is mine, and mine alone... 

April 

4- 8 Mar del Plata, Argentina, ICANN Meeting [Internet Governance] 

13-15, Dublin, Ireland, UN ICT Task Force, 8th Meeting 

18-20 Conakry, Guinea, Africa Civil Society for the Information Society
- ACSIS and the Government of Guinea is happy to invite you to attend
the First Africa Civil Society sub-regional workshop. 

18-20 Third Meeting of the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) 

24-25 Tunis, Tunisia - NGO Forum for WSIS 
Organized by: UN NGO Section DESA, Association of Tunisian Mothers 
http://www.worldfamilyorganization.org/infocenter/Preparatory_NGO_Forum_
Tunis_0405.htm 

In preparation for the 2nd phase of the World Summit on Information
Society - Tunis 2005, to take place in Tunis from 16-18 November 2005,
and in celebration of the National Day of NGO, the NGO section of the
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs / ECOSOC and
the Association of Tunisian Mothers, coordinator of the Informal
Regional NGO Network for Africa (UN-NGO-IRENE / Africa), coordinate the
NGO Forum devoted to the theme "For an Inclusive, People Centered,
Development Oriented and Knowledgeable Information Society for All." 

May 

4-6 Cairo, Egypt, Global Knowledge Partnership Annual Meeting 
http://www.globalknowledge.org/am/ 

6-7 May 2005, Bamako (Mali), UNESCO - Multilingualism for Cultural
Diversity and Participation of All in Cyberspace 

8-10 May 2005, Cairo (Egypt), WSIS Sub-Regional: Towards WSIS Phase II;
an Arab Regional Dialogue 
http://www.wsis-egypt.gov.eg/main.asp 

10-11 May, Summit of South American and Arab Countries, Brasilia, Brazil

http://www2.mre.gov.br/aspa/index.htm 


- Ministerial preparatory meeting took place in Marrakech, 25-26 March 
Details @ http://www.maec.gov.ma/preparatory/FR/default.htm 

11-13 May 2005, Paris (France), UNESCO and the Club of Rome - World
Conference on ICT for Capacity-Building: Critical Success Factors 

13-15 Winnipeg, Canada - Paving the Road to Tunis - WSIS II: The Views
of Canada's Civil Society on the Geneva Plan of Action and the Prospects
for Phase II 
(Organized by the Canadian Commission for UNESCO) 

16-17 May 2005, Tokyo (Japan), WSIS Thematic: Government of
Japan/ITU/UNU - Tokyo Ubiquitous Network Conference 
http://www.wsis-japan.jp/ 

Themes: 

- Technology Innovation 
- Sharing Knowledge and Building Capacities 
- Digital Divide 
- Civil Society session (to be determined) 
- Ubiquitous Network Society 


17-18 May 2005, Saint-Petersburg (Russian Federation) - "UNESCO between
two Phases of the World Summit on the Information Society" 
http://ifap.ru/wsis 

25 May London, UK - The UK input to the World Summit and the UK
Consultative Day 
http://www2.britishcouncil.org/wsis-our-participation.htm 

A UK consultative day which will bring together a variety of views
concerning the future of the Information Society, will take place on
Tuesday 24 May 2005 at The Lowry Hotel in Manchester. This
invitation-only event will see representatives drawn from the media,
government, civil society, academia and business and will be hosted by
the British Council. 


29- 2 June, Tehran, Iran , Asia Pacific High Level Ministerial Meeting
on WSIS 
organized by UN ESCAP 

29- June 3, Peru, APEC Telecommunications and Information - Ministerial 

June 

2-3, Vienna, Austria, World Summit Awards - Contributory Conference on
ICT and Creativity 

8-10 June, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), WSIS Regional - Latin America and
the Caribbean Regional meeting. 

- Official Regional Meeting website - http://www.riocmsi.net/ 

9-10 June 2005, Seoul (Korea), Government of Republic of Korea
(MIC/KADO)/ITU - Thematic Meeting on "Multi-stakeholder partnerships for
Bridging the Digital Divide" 

14-17, Fourth Meeting of the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG)


28 June- 1 July 2005, Geneva (Switzerland), ITU - WSIS Thematic Meeting
on Cybersecurity 

July 

6-8, Gleneagles, Scotland, G8 Summit 


Mid July, Geneva, Launch of Working Group on Internet Governance Report 

11-15, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, ICANN Meeting [Internet Governance] 

August 

31 Aug - 2 Sept, Botswana, World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) 

September 

14-16, New York (USA), UN Summit of Leaders, 60th Aniversary 

19-30, Geneva (Switzerland), WSIS PrepCom 3 

- TBC - UN ICT Task Force, 9th Meeting 
- TBC - Yaounde, Cameroon, CTO ICT Forum and Council Meeting 


October 

3-5, Salvador, Brazil - CTO ICT Forum and Council Meeting 
14-15, Salamanca, Spain, XV Ibero-American Summit 

November 

4-5, Mar del Plata, Argentina, Fourth Summit of the Americas 

9-11, Bilbao (Spain), II World Summit of Cities and Local Authorities on
the Information Society 
http://www.it4all-bilbao.org/ 


16-18 , Tunis (Tunisia), WSIS Summit 
18-19, Korea, APEC Summit 

25-28, Malta, Commonwealth Heads of State (CHOGM) 

30 - 4 Dec, Vancouver, Canada - ICANN Meeting [Internet Governance] 

2006 

March 

ITU World Telecommunications Development Conference (WTDC) 

27-31, Wellington, New Zealand, ICANN Meeting [Internet Governance] 

June 

Oct-Nov. 
ITU Plenipotentiary 

Dec 

4-8, Hong Kong, ITU Telecom World 2006 

Past Events 

2005 

March 

23-25, Chicago, USA, Non Profit Technology Conference (NTEN) 2005- 
Innovation and Vision in Nonprofit Technology: The Next 10 Years 
http://www.nten.org/ntc-agenda 
2005 marks the tenth year that nonprofits have been using technology in
a meaningful and purposeful way during the age of the Internet and the
networked economy. It is also the tenth year that people from across the
U.S. and around the globe have gathered to chart a course for a more
effective and sustainable future for nonprofits through strategic use of
technology. The 2005 Nonprofit Technology Conference will honor that
past by identifying the current state of the sector, looking to the next
ten years and beyond, and addressing the new questions and issues that
we face as a maturing field. Sessions at the 2005 NTC will identify
strategies and tactics that will help nonprofits: 

* Achieve excellence in program delivery and operations 
* Sustain meaningful relationships with stakeholders 
* Embrace constructive innovation 

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