[Telecentres] urgent: choosing speakers for the Tunis summit

Mon Sep 26 22:10:29 BST 2005

This email was just sent around on the CS plenary list. All caucuses are 
invited to recommend speakers for the summit, following the guidelines 
below. Since only a minority of telecentres caucus members are in Geneva 
right now, it makes the most sense for us to discuss this online.

Please take a look at the guidelines, then feel free to suggest any 
names to the list for public discussion. Please note we must submit 
names no later than noon geneva time on Wednesday, so that basically 
means we must come up with recommendations by the end of the day on 
Tuesday. -andy

Dear all,

Please find below the slightly clarified guidelines and procediue for 
the nomination of CS speakers for Tunis.

Text in French will follow.

Best,

Ph

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Civil Society Speakers – Tunis Summit

The Civil Society Bureau has been asked by the WSIS Executive 
Secretariat to supply the names of nominated civil society speakers (and 
an alternate for each) for the following sessions, by the end of PrepCom 
3. Mr. Utsumi, Secretary General of the ITU, will take the final 
decision on these speakers. Civil society groupings (families, caucuses 
or working groups, as listed below at the end of this document) are 
kindly requested to consider their nominations and submit them before 12 
noon on Wednesday 28th September 2005.

1 speaker for the Opening Session

1 speaker at the first Plenary (general debate)

1 (or 2) speakers at the second Plenary (dependent on Heads of State) 
(general debate)

1 (or 2) speakers at the third Plenary (dependent on Heads of State) 
(general debate)

4 speakers for the fourth plenary (general debate)

2 speakers for the fifth plenary (general debate)

2 speakers for the sixth plenary (general debate)

4 speakers for the seventh plenary (general debate)

1 speaker for the High Level Panel (ICT for Development)

2 speakers for each of 2 Round Tables (From Commitment to Action: 
Implementation after Tunis)

There will be a further opportunity for reporting of multi-stakeholder 
events but the CSB is seeking further clarification on these.

The guidelines developed by the CSB, for each of the sessions are:

Opening Session Speaker:

A person who has:

• Been actively involved in WSIS

• Is a good public speaker and will convey a clear image through the media

This speaker should deliver a text that is:

• An advocacy statement on key WSIS issues from the civil society 
perspective

• That is drafted and agreed to on the Plenary list

Nominations marked OPENING SESSION SPEAKER to be sent, by Wednesday 
September 28th, 2005 to:

wsis at ngocongo.org

Please do not forget to mention in this submission of nomination to 
which civil society grouping you belong.

These will be presented in Plenary, on paper and on the Plenary e-list 
that afternoon and finalised in Content and Themes on Thursday 29th 
September 2005.

Plenary Speakers

People who have:

• Been actively involved in WSIS

• People who have a general knowledge of the overall themes

• people who are at the top-level of their accredited organisations

• Can make salient points in the allocation for each speaker, of 3 minutes

Note: In terms of Article 57/ECOSOC 1996/31, no offensive statements 
will be made.

Nominations marked PLENARY SPEAKERS to be sent, by Wednesday September 
28th, 2005 to:

wsis at ngocongo.org

Please do not forget to mention in this submission of nomination to 
which civil society grouping you belong.

These will be presented in Plenary, on paper and on the Plenary e-list 
that afternoon and finalised in Content and Themes on Thursday 29th 
September 2005.

High Level Panel Speaker

A person who:

• Has been involved in WSIS

• Is a good public speaker, can speak without making a prepared 
statement, with interactive skill and confidence

• Able to speak with authority and confidence on the general theme ‘ICT 
for Development’

The following indicative topics may be used by moderators:

-          ICT and economic growth

-          Closing the knowledge gap

-          Building good governance and democracy through ICT

-          Harnessing ICT towards the MDGs

-          Access to information and social inclusion

Nominations marked HIGH LEVEL PANEL SPEAKER to be sent, by Wednesday 
September 28th, 2005 to:

wsis at ngocongo.org

Please do not forget to mention in this submission of nomination to 
which civil society grouping you belong.

These will be presented in Plenary, on paper and on the Plenary e-list 
that afternoon and finalised in Content and Themes on Thursday 29th 
September 2005.

Round Table Speakers

People who:

• Have been involved in WSIS

• Can speak well without a written statement and have interactive skills 
and confidence

• Are able to speak with authority and confidence on implementation from 
the civil society perspective

Moderators may use the following indicative topics:

-          E-strategies and national priorities

-          International Cooperation

-          Empowering citizens

-          Social inclusion

-          Growth and job creation

-          Cultural diversity and common heritage

-          Multi-stakeholder partnership

Nominations marked ROUND TABLE SPEAKERS to be sent, by Wednesday 
September 28th, 2005 to:

wsis at ngocongo.org

Please do not forget to mention in this submission of nomination to 
which civil society grouping you belong.

These will be presented in Plenary, on paper and on the Plenary e-list 
that afternoon and finalised in Content and Themes on Thursday 29th 
September 2005.

Civil Society Groupings

Families

1

Cities and Local Authorities

2

Education, Academia and Research

3

Finance

4

Gender

5

Indigenous Peoples

6

Internet Governance

7

Networks and Coalitions

8

Media

9

NGOs

10

People with Disabilities

11

Philanthropic Institutions

12

Science and Technology Community

13

Trade Unions

14

Volunteers

15

Youth

16

Africa

17

Asia-Pacific

18

Europe and North America

19

Latin America and Caribbean

20

Western Asia and the Middle East

  Thematic Caucus's and Working Groups

21

Arab Caucus

22

Community Media Caucus

23

Cultural Diversity Caucus

24

Children's Rights Caucus

25

Education and Academia - Latin America

26

Environment and ICTs Working Group

27

Grassroots Caucus

28

Health and ICT Working Group

29

Human Rights Caucus

30

NGO Gender Strategies Working Group

31

Patents, Copyright and Trademarks Working Group

32

Privacy and Security Working Group

33

Scientific Information Working Group

34

Telecentres Caucus

35

Values and Ethics Working Group

36

Peace Caucus

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