Dear colleagues:
Below is a draft schedule of events, conferences and other meetings related to key stake-holders involved in the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) process.
It is a personal effort , one where I try to complement the list maintained by the ITU . It includes "official" meetings, as well as others - specifically those organized by Civil Society NGOs involved in the process. If you know of an event that's not listed - please do me email me so that I can add it, and sent it in the next version (in 1-2 weeks time).
regards
Robert Guerra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Civil Society Bureau, Focal Point for North America & Europe
Upcoming WSIS Events [Draft - Edition 03-30] --------------------------------------------------------------
http://www.privaterra.org/activities/wsis/blog/upcoming-wsis-events.html
2005
April
4- 8 Mar del Plata, Argentina, ICANN Meeting [Internet Governance]
11-22 New York, USA, Commission on Sustainable Development
13-15, Dublin, Ireland, UN ICT Task Force, 8th Meeting
[NEW] 18-20 Conakry, Guinea, Africa Civil Society for the Information Society - ACSIS and the Government of Guinea is happy to invite you to attend the First Africa Civil Society sub-regional workshop.
18-20 Third Meeting of the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG)
24-25 Tunis, Tunisia - NGO Forum for WSIS Organized by: UN NGO Section DESA, Association of Tunisian Mothers 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 “For an Inclusive, People Centered, Development Oriented and Knowledgeable Information Society for All.”
May
2-3, Cairo, Egypt, GKP Membership Committee Meeting
3, Cairo, Egypt, GKP Executive Committee Meeting
4-6 Cairo, Egypt, Global Knowledge Partnership Annual Meeting
6-7 May 2005, Bamako (Mali), UNESCO - Multilingualism for Cultural Diversity and Participation of All in Cyberspace
7-8, Cairo, Egypt, GKP Gender Evaluation Methodology Capacity Building Workshop
8-10 May 2005, Cairo (Egypt), WSIS Sub-Regional: Towards WSIS Phase II; an Arab Regional Dialogue http://www.wsis-egypt.gov.eg/main.asp
10-11 May, Summit of South American and Arab Countries, Brasilia, Brazil
- Ministerial preparatory meeting took place in Marrakech, 25-26 March Details @ 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), WSIS Thematic: Government of Japan/ITU/UNU - Tokyo Ubiquitous Network Conference
Themes:
- Technology Innovation - Sharing Knowledge and Building Capacities - Digital Divide - Civil Society session (to be determined) - Ubiquitous Network Society
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
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.
29 - 1 June, Montréal, Canada, Forum International Montreal conference "Civil society: visions and strategies towards global democracy."
29- 2 June, Tehran, Iran , Asia Pacific High Level Ministerial Meeting on WSIS
June
2-3, 2005, Vienna, Austria, WSIS Contributory Conference on ICT & Creativity Initiated by the Austrian Government and the World Summit Award
8-10 June, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), WSIS Regional - 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"
14-17, Fourth Meeting of the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG)
23-24, New York, USA, UN General Assembly Hearings with Civil Society in preparation for Millennium+5 Summit
28 June- 1 July 2005, Geneva (Switzerland), ITU - WSIS Thematic Meeting on Cybersecurity
July
6-8, Gleneagles, Scotland, G8 Summit
Mid July, Geneva, Launch of Working Group on Internet Governance Report
11-15, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, ICANN Meeting [Internet Governance]
August
31 Aug - 2 Sept, Botswana, World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR)
September
14-16, New York (USA), UN Summit of Leaders, 60th Aniversary
19-30, Geneva (Switzerland), WSIS PrepCom 3
- TBC - UN ICT Task Force, 9th Meeting - TBC - Yaounde, Cameroon, CTO ICT Forum and Council Meeting
October
3-5, Salvador, Brazil - CTO ICT Forum and Council Meeting 14-15, Salamanca, Spain, XV Ibero-American Summit
November
4-5, Mar del Plata, Argentina, Fourth Summit of the Americas
9-11, Bilbao (Spain), II World Summit of Cities and Local Authorities on the Information Society
16-18 , Tunis (Tunisia), WSIS Summit - Tunis Phase
18-19, Korea, APEC Summit
25-28, Malta, Commonwealth Heads of State (CHOGM)
30 - 4 Dec, Vancouver, Canada - ICANN Meeting [Internet Governance]
2006
March
ITU World Telecommunications Development Conference (WTDC)
27-31, Wellington, New Zealand, ICANN Meeting [Internet Governance]
June
Oct-Nov.
ITU Plenipotentiary
Dec
4-8, Hong Kong, ITU Telecom World 2006
Past Events
2005
March
23-25, Chicago, USA, Non Profit Technology Conference (NTEN) 2005- Innovation and Vision in Nonprofit Technology: The Next 10 Years http://www.nten.org/ntc-agenda
2005 marks the tenth year that nonprofits have been using technology in a meaningful and purposeful way during the age of the Internet and the networked economy. It is also the tenth year that people from across the U.S. and around the globe have gathered to chart a course for a more effective and sustainable future for nonprofits through strategic use of technology. The 2005 Nonprofit Technology Conference will honor that past by identifying the current state of the sector, looking to the next ten years and beyond, and addressing the new questions and issues that we face as a maturing field. Sessions at the 2005 NTC will identify strategies and tactics that will help nonprofits:
* Achieve excellence in program delivery and operations * Sustain meaningful relationships with stakeholders * Embrace constructive innovation -- ### Robert Guerra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Privaterra - <http://www.privaterra.org> _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
