[WSIS CS-Plenary] TR : FIRST MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE

[Renata Bloem]

Dear all,

Please find below the message from Markus Kummer, Executive Coordinator
of the Secretariat for the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG).
Can someone translate, please.

Those who happen to be in or near Geneva and want to participate in the
Group of Friends of the Chair(GFC) on Friday, 22 October, and do not
hold UNOG ground passes, can get special badges for the meeting at the
ITU Headquarter, Montbrillant building. But please bring the signed form
from http://www.itu.int/wsis/gfc/index.html

Best wishes,

Renate Bloem
President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
11, Avenue de la Paix
CH-1202 Geneva
Tel: +41 22 301 1000
Fax: +41 22 301 2000
E-mil: rbloem at ngocongo.org
Website: www.ngocongo.org
 
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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
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information see our website at www.ngocongo.org

-----Message d'origine-----
De : TCHENITI at unog.ch [mailto:TCHENITI at unog.ch] De la part de
WGIG at unog.ch
Envoyé : mercredi, 20. octobre 2004 17:58
À : rbloem at ngocongo.org; Tony.Hill at unctad.org; ajp at glocom.ac.jp;
jeanette at wz-berlin.de
Cc : charles.geiger at itu.int
Objet : FIRST MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE






                                                    GENEVA, 20 October
2004


   FIRST MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE


   Dear colleagues,

   Following the consultations on the setting up of the Working Group on
   Internet Governance (WGIG) held here in Geneva last month the list of
   its members is now being finalized with the United Nations
   Secretary-General's Office and is expected to be released by the end
of
   this month. The Secretariat has started making the practical
   arrangements for the first meeting of the WGIG. As the schedule of
the
   Palais des Nations is very full until the end of this year, there
were
   not many options that could be considered. The only viable option was
a
   time slot between 23 and 25 November.

   One of the overwhelming concerns expressed by all participants in the
   September consultations was the need for an open, transparent and
   inclusive process. In order to meet these concerns we would like to
   suggest holding a round of consultations open to all governments and
   stakeholders in conjunction with the first meeting of the WGIG and
   propose the following schedule:

   23 November:   Closed meeting of the WGIG (setting the agenda,
calendar
   of meetings, housekeeping issues, etc.)
   24 November:   Open round of consultations
   25 November:   Closed meeting of the WGIG


   By proceeding in this manner all Governments and stakeholders would
be
   able to give a direct input into the work of the WGIG.

   UNOG will be able to provide interpretation in English/French/Spanish
   for the consultations on 24 November.

   All meetings will be held in the Palais des Nations. The Rooms will
be
   communicated at a later stage.

   More information on this meeting including the draft agenda will be
made
   available in due course on the WGIG website (www.wgig.org).


   Yours sincerely,

   Markus Kummer
   Executive Coordinator
   Secretariat of the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG)