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Marouen MRAIHI [ Profil ] |
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FW: Upcoming WSIS Events
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Mar 21st, 2005 - 09:18:45 |
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FYI
If anyone of Youth Caucus members/friends can attend anyone of these
meetings please let us know in case we can give in input or for
networking/reporting purposes.
I'll try to catch Unesco meeting in Bamako (Mali).
Marouen MRAIHI
http://www.wsisyouth.org
http://www.mraihi.com
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From: Robert Guerra
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 07:36:53 -0500
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Upcoming WSIS Events
To: plenary (at) wsis-cs.org
Upcoming WSIS Events
April
24-25 Tunis, Tunisia - WSIS NGO Forum
http://www.worldfamilyorganization.org/infocenter/Preparatory_NGO_Forum_Tunis_0405.htm
In preparation for the 2nd phase of the World
Summit on Information Society - Tunis 2005, to
take place in Tunis from 16-18 November 2005, and
in celebration of the National Day of NGO, the
NGO section of the United Nations Department of
Economic and Social Affairs / ECOSOC and the
Association of Tunisian Mothers, coordinator of
the Informal Regional NGO Network for Africa
(UN-NGO-IRENE / Africa), coordinate the NGO Forum
devoted to the theme ÒFor an Inclusive, People
Centered, Development Oriented and Knowledgeable
Information Society for All.Ó
May
4-6 Cairo, Egypt, Global Knowledge Partnership Annual Meeting
http://www.globalknowledge.org/am/
6-7 May 2005, Bamako (Mali), UNESCO -
Multilingualism for Cultural Diversity and
Participation of All in Cyberspace
10-11 May, Summit of South American and Arab Countries, Brasilia, Brazil
http://www2.mre.gov.br/aspa/index.htm
(non wsis related - but of importance given the issues with LAC (at) WSIS)
- Ministerial preparatory meeting took place in Marrakech, 25-26 March
Details (at) http://www.maec.gov.ma/preparatory/FR/default.htm
11-13 May 2005, Paris (France), UNESCO and the
Club of Rome - World Conference on ICT for
Capacity-Building: Critical Success Factors
16-17 May 2005, Tokyo (Japan), Government of
Japan/ITU/UNU - Tokyo Ubiquitous Network
Conference
http://www.wsis-japan.jp/
17-18 May 2005, Saint-Petersburg (Russian
Federation) - "UNESCO between two Phases of the
World Summit on the Information Society"
http://ifap.ru/wsis
25 May London, UK - The UK input to the World
Summit and the UK Consultative Day
http://www2.britishcouncil.org/wsis-our-participation.htm
A UK consultative day which will bring together a
variety of views concerning the future of the
Information Society, will take place on Tuesday
24 May 2005 at The Lowry Hotel in Manchester.
This invitation-only event will see
representatives drawn from the media, government,
civil society, academia and business and will be
hosted by the British Council.
25-27 May, Tehran, Iran - WSIS Asia Regional meeting [venue to be confirmed]
June
8-10 June, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Latin America
and the Caribbean Regional meeting
9-10 June 2005, Seoul (Korea), Government of
Republic of Korea (MIC/KADO)/ITU - Thematic
Meeting on "Multi-stakeholder partnerships for
Bridging the Digital Divide"
28 June- 1 July 2005, Geneva (Switzerland), ITU -
WSIS Thematic Meeting on Cybersecurity
September
19-30 September 2005, Geneva (Switzerland), PrepCom 3
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