[Lac] esquema de las mesas redondas

[Valeria Betancourt]

Esperemos tener traducción al español en las próximas horas.  Al 
parecer están trabajando ya en ello. 

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Annex 2   Organization of Round tables

1. Round tables will be organized to provide Heads of State or 
Government ­or in their absence, Heads of Delegation--the opportunity 
to share their vision of the Information Society along with leaders 
from intergovernmental organizations, civil society (including NGOs) 
and business sector entities (including ITU sector members).

2 Each round table will run for two hours. The number and the 
schedule of the round tables will be determined by the Secretary-
General of the Summit. The maximum number of round tables will be 
four.

3. The round tables will be organized around one overarching theme: 
³An Information Society for All: Opportunities and Challenges². Three 
of the round tables will cover a cluster of related topics and the 
fourth round table will be more generic in nature. 

4. To allow enhanced interactivity among participants, each round 
table will comprise up to 30 participants: 15 Heads of State or 
Government and 15 leaders from intergovernmental organizations, civil 
society (including NGOs) and business sector entities (including ITU 
sector members).  If the number of participating Heads of State or 
Government in a round table is less than 15, Heads of Delegation will 
be invited by the Secretary-General of the Summit to participate.

5. The round tables will be chaired by Heads of State or Government, 
who will be invited by the President of the Summit. The Chairmen of 
the round tables will come from the African Group, the Asian Group, 
the Eastern European Group and the Latin American Group.

6. Each round table will be moderated by an eminent personality who 
will assist participants with keeping discussions on track and 
interactive. Moderators will be nominated by the Secretary-General of 
the Summit, in consultation with participating States. 

7. Each Head of State or Government‹or in their absence Head of 
Delegation--participating in a round table may be accompanied by two 
advisers. Other participants may be accompanied by one advisor each.

8. The proceedings of the round tables will be broadcast to an 
overflow room that will be open to the media.  They will also be 
broadcast through the Internet and television.

9. States will be invited by the Executive Secretariat to register 
their Heads of State or Government to participate in one of the round 
tables by 15 November.  Heads of Delegation interested in 
participating in the round tables will be invited by the Executive 
Secretariat to inform the Secretariat by the end of November.

10. Palestine, in its capacity as observer, may participate in one of 
the round tables.

11. Intergovernmental organizations that are members of the High 
Level Summit Organizing Committee (HLSOC) will also be invited by the 
Executive Secretariat to register their Executive Heads to 
participate in one of the round tables by 15 November.  The final 
decision rests with the Secretary-General of the Summit.

12 Participants from civil society (including NGOs) and from business 
sector entities (including ITU sector members) will be identified 
through their self-organizing mechanisms, in coordination with the 
Secretary-General of the Summit.

13. The reports of the round tables will be annexed to the final 
report of the Summit in accordance with  past UN Summit practice.

14. The following documents will be provided by the Executive 
Secretariat to participants following their registration.
(a)Guidelines for participants : This document will provide 
participants with information on the conduct and time management of 
the round tables.
(b)Round table topics : The theme which has been identified for the 
round tables is broad and comprehensive. The Executive Secretariat 
will therefore describe, in this document, the scope of topics 
encompassed within the theme.

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Valeria Betancourt
Coordinadora
Monitor de Políticas de TIC en América Latina y El Caribe
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