[WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: Orientation Session 14 September

[alalegre at codewan.com.ph]

Dear Renata and all friends at Congo

Thank you for this, and congratulations again for holding this useful 
orientation session...

May I just suggest that for announcements like this with large attachments 
(this one had more than 3 megabytes of .doc files), we can just post the large 
files on a website for download.

For people in countries and situations with low bandwidth, limited server 
space, or unreliable connections, sending a post like this may be a problem. 
(Especially when it is crossposted on several lists where people are cross-
subscribed, multiplying the number of times one gets it.)

Also, with the recent proliferation again of computer viruses/worms in mail 
attachments, some will be wary of opening such attachments.

Thanks for your attention, and hope to see some of you in Geneva...

Al Alegre
Asia CSO Family

Quoting Renata BLOEM <rbloem at ngocongo.org>:

> Dear all,
> 
> as previously announced, CONGO will host an orientation session on Sunday,
> 14 September, preceding PrepCom-3. The session will be held at the Geneva
> International Conference Centre (CICG) in room 3/4. Please find the program
> and registration form attached and mark if you want to take lunch at the
> cafeteria. They would open if enough persons register.  I look forward to
> seeing you all there.
> With best wishes,
> 
> Renate Bloem
> President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
> ________________________
> Palais des Nations, E2-B
> CH-1211 Geneva 10
> Tel: +41 22 917 1881
> Fax: +41 22 917 0373
> E-mail: rbloem at ngocongo.org
> Website: www.ngocongo.org
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Civil Society Orientation Session
> 
> WSIS PrepCom 3
> Geneva, 14 September 2003, CICG, Room 3/4
> Program of Activities
> 
> Time:			Event:
> 
> 10:00 –  10:15		Introduction, Opening Remarks
> ·	Renate Bloem (President, CONGO)
> ·	Adama Samassekou (President, WSIS Prepcom)
> ·	Alain Clerc (Civil Society Division)
> 
> 10:15 –  11:15		A) The Summit Process
> ·	Pierre Gagne (WSIS Executive Director)
> 			B) Modalities
> ·	Charles Geiger (Senior Advisor, Executive Secretariat)
> 11:15 – 11:30		Break
> 
> 11:30 – 12:00		PrepCom 3
> ·	Ambassador Asko Numminen (Chairperson, Subcommittee-2 at PrepCom-3)
> ·	Lyndall Shope Mafole (Chairperson, Subcommittee-2 Working Group at
> PrepCom-2)
> ·	Ambassador Daniel Stauffacher, (ChairpersonSubcommittee-1)
> 
> 
> 12:00 – 13:00 		Civil Society at WSIS
> 
> 13:00 – 14 :30		Lunch
> 
> 14:30 – 16:15		Breakout Groups into Caucuses
> 
> 16:15 – 16:30		Break
> 
> 16:30 – 17:30		Questions and Logistics
> ·	Louise Lassonde (Coordinator, Civil Society Division)
> 
> 
> _________________________________________
> The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international, not-for-profit
> membership association that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United
> Nations debates and decisions.  Founded in 1948, CONGO's major objective is
> to ensure the presence of NGOs in exchanges among the world's governments
> and United Nations agencies on issues of global concern. Our broad
> membership email-network has become a major source of information for NGOs
> active within the United Nations and seeking collaboration/partnerships with
> other NGOs of similar concerns.  For more information see our website at
> www.ngocongo.org or email congo at ngocongo.org
> 
> 




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