[WSIS CS-Plenary] Action for Summit Passes before tomorrow

[Robert Guerra]

On behalf of the north american and european family i wish to  
formally request the following:

- one to 2  overpass for the high level panel (one for an entity from  
North america and another from europe)
- the maximum # of possible overpasses for the general sessions (ie.  
opening plenary). As a minimum the European and North american family  
would seek to request 20-30 overpassed - more if possible.

The large # of overpasses are being requested as the north american  
and european family represents one of the largest geographical  
regions , one with the largest # of CS participants in the wsis process.

please confirm receipt of this message, as well as keep me informed  
as to the status of this request.


--
Robert Guerra <rguerra at privaterra.org>
Director, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR)
WSIS Civil Society Bureau, Focal Point for North America & Europe
Tel +1 416 893 0377 Fax +1 416 893 0374



On 29-Sep-05, at 8:01 PM, wsis at iprolink.ch wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> This is to remind you the process to request overpasses for the  
> Tunis Summit
> Plenary and the High Level Panel, further to previous messages we  
> sent to the
> mailing list.
>
> The deadline for Caucus/families/WG to notify their interest in  
> getting
> overpasses for these meetings is tomorrow at noon. Procedures are  
> explained in
> the text below.
>
> Please notify us your intention to get overpasses.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Philippe
>
>
> ========
>
> Subject Heading for email:   URGENT ACTION REQUIRED SUMMIT PASSES
>
> In considering the allocation of passes for the Tunis Summit the  
> CSB has taken
> into account:
> • Active caucus’s, families and working groups, measured by reports  
> from Phase
> 1;
> • Active caucus’s, families and working groups that have emerged in  
> Phase 2;
> • The numbers of participants in the various groupings.
>
> Please refer to the list of civil society groupings (families,  
> caucuses or
> working groups) at the end of this document.
>
> Passes will be distributed at the Tunis Summit by the Civil Society  
> Bureau
> Secretariat (CSBS), since the self-selective process within civil  
> society was
> decided by the WSIS Executive Secretariat.
>
> The following process will be co-ordinated at the CSBS (based at  
> CONGO in
> Geneva).
>
> Passes for High Level Panel
> So far the WSIS ES made available 35 passes for civil society  
> representatives
> and there are 36 active groupings in civil society (families,  
> caucuses or
> working groups). These are listed below.
>
> The CSB will request a minimum of 36 passes and another two (making  
> 38) for the
> High Level Panel to be held at the Tunis Summit.
>
> Each grouping below will be able to request one pass which will be  
> allocated on
> the basis of registering a request.
>
> If the additional passes are supplied, or if any remain after the  
> selection
> process, they will be reserved for past active caucus’s that may re- 
> emerge and
> emergent caucus’s. Any remaining after this will be returned to the  
> Executive
> Secretariat for allocation to other stakeholder groupings.
>
> Action required:
> Please register your interest in being allocated a High Level Panel  
> pass on the
> following email, before 12 noon Geneva time on Friday 30th  
> September, 2005.
> Please do not forget to mention to which civil society grouping you  
> belong and
> refer in this notification.
>
> wsis at ngocongo.org
>
> Overpasses for Tunis Summit
> Civil Society has 500 overpasses to allocate. A further 100 have  
> been reserved
> for host country civil society organisations.
>
> Action required:
> Each civil society grouping, as listed below, is asked to submit a  
> request
> stating the number of participants you are expecting to attend the  
> Summit. An
> assessment will be made on the basis of expected attendance and the  
> known
> relative size of each grouping. Please submit names to the email  
> below before
> 12 noon Geneva time on Friday 30th September, 2005. Please do not  
> forget to
> mention to which civil society grouping you belong and refer in this
> notification.
>
> wsis at ngocongo.org
>
>
>
>
> 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
>
>
> <Passes 2.doc>
>