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Cluster of WSIS-related events 2007 - Geneva, Switzerland

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Online Registration 2008 Online Media Accreditation 2008   Date Meeting Organizer Time and venue Open to whom Documents 14 May 2007 - 15 May 2007   2nd Facilitation Meeting on Action Line C5 and Special session on the Convention on Cyber-crime: Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs ITU From 9.30 to 17.30 hours at ITU Headquarters, Room C The Special session on the Convention on Cyber-crime will take place on 15 May from 13.00 to 15.00 hours Open to all WSIS stakeholders 16 May 2007   Joint Facilitation Meeting on Action Lines C2, C4, and C6: C2: Information and communication infrastructure C4: Capacity building C6: Enabling environment ITU and UNDP From 9.00 to 15.00 hours at ITU Headquarters, Rooms K1 and K2 Open to all WSIS stakeholders 16 May 2007 Ceremony of the World Information Society Award 2007: ITU From 15.30 to 16.30 at ITU Headquarters, Room B Open to all WSIS stakeholders --- 18 May 2007 Informal consultation between ITU and civil society on the participation of all relevant stakeholders: ITU and CONGO From 10.00 to 13.00 hours at ITU Headquarters, Rooms K1 and K2 Open to all WSIS stakeholders, including ITU membership 18 May 2007 Presentation GAID African Network: GAID Africa From 16.30 to 18.00 hours at ITU Headquarters, Room K Open to all WSIS stakeholders --- 21 May 2007 The Information Society, from Declaration to Implementation: What UN Economic Commissions are doing to achieve the Information Society: ECE, ECA, ECLAC, ESCAP, and ESCWA From 14.00 to 18.00 hours at Palais des Nations, Room XXVI All WSIS stakeholders 21 May 2007   2nd Facilitation Meeting on Action Line C7 e-science: ICT Applications: E-science UNESCO From 15.00 to 18.00 hours at Palais des Nations, Room XXVII Open to all WSIS stakeholders 21 May 2007 Tenth Session of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development 21 May: Opening Ceremony and High level meeting 25 May: Closing Ceremony: UN-CSTD From 10.00 to 13.00 hours and 15.00 to 18.00 hours at Palais des Nations, Room XIX Member and Non-member States of the Commission, Intergovernmental organizations, NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC and NGOs, civil society and business entities that were accredited to WSIS * --- 22 May 2007 Joint meeting of CSTD and the Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID): UN-CSTD From 10.00 to 18.00 hours at Palais des Nations, Room XIX Open to all WSIS and GAID stakeholders --- 22 May 2007 Global Information Society Watch - Launch of the 2007 Report: Instituto del Tercer Mundo and APC From 13.15 to 15.00 hours at Palais des Nations, Room XXVII Open to all WSIS stakeholders --- 22 May 2007 Inauguration of Diplomacy Island in Second Life: Government of Maldives and DiploFoundation At 18.30 hours at WMO, rooftop restaurant Open to all WSIS stakeholders 23 May 2007 Policy Issues arising from Global Survey on e-Agriculture: Engaging world-wide stakeholders into a Community of Expertise: FAO From 14.00 to 14.45 hours at ITU Headquarters, Room K1/K2 Open to all WSIS stakeholders --- 23 May 2007 Ambassadors' Briefing on Success, Failure, and Management of e-Governance Initiatives: DESA From 10.00 to 18.00 hours at Palais des Nations, Room XXVI Open to all WSIS stakeholders --- 23 May 2007   2nd Facilitation Meeting on Action Line C3: Access to information and knowledge UNESCO From 10.00 to 13.00 hours at ITU Headquarters, Rooms K1 and K2 Open to all WSIS stakeholders 23 May 2007   2nd Facilitation Meeting on Action Line C7 e-learning: ICT Applications: E-learning UNESCO From 15.00 to 18.00 hours at ITU Headquarters, Rooms K1 and K2 Open to all WSIS stakeholders 23 May 2007 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) consultation meeting: IGF Secretariat From 10.00 to 18.00 hours at ITU Headquarters, Room B Open to all WSIS and IGF stakeholders --- 23 May 2007 Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus in connection with the IGF consultation of agenda and program for its Rio meeting: Civil Society From 9.00 to 10.00 hours at ITU Headquarters, Room K1 and K2 Open to Civil Society --- 24 May 2007 Le rôle du commerce éléctronique dans le développement économique de l'Afrique, les obstacles, enjeux et perspectives: CECIDE and CAPSDH From 13.30 to 15.00 hours at Palais des Nations, Room XXVII (interpretation French/English is envisaged) Open to all WSIS stakeholders 24 May 2007   Joint Facilitation Meeting on Action Lines C1, C7 e-government, and C11: C1: The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development C7-a: E-government C11: International and regional cooperation DESA From 10.00 to 18.00 hours at Palais des Nations, Room XXVI Open to all WSIS stakeholders 24 May 2007   2nd Joint Facilitation Meeting on Action Lines C7 e-business and C7 e-employment: C7-b: E-business C7-e: E-employment UNCTAD, ILO and ITC From 10.00 to 18.00 hours at Palais des Nations, Room XXIII Open to all WSIS stakeholders 24 May 2007   2nd Facilitation Meeting on Action Line C8: Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content UNESCO From 10.00 to 13.00 hours at ITU Headquarters, Rooms K1 and K2 Open to all WSIS stakeholders 24 May 2007   2nd Facilitation Meeting on Action Line C9: Media UNESCO From 15.00 to 18.00 hours at ITU Headquarters, Rooms K1 and K2 Open to all WSIS stakeholders 24 May 2007 "The Internet and public service: do they go together?" Roundtable presented and moderated by experts Mr Karol Jakubowicz (Poland) and Mr Christian Nissen (Denmark): Council of Europe From 13.30 to 14.50 hours at ITU Headquarters, Room K1 and K2 Open to all WSIS stakeholders 24 May 2007   Facilitation Meeting on Action Line C1 - Subgroup "ICT and Parliaments": Parliaments in the Information Age: mobilizing stakeholders around concrete initiatives: C1: The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development DESA/DPADM and IPU From 9.30 to 18.00 hours at Palais des Nations, Room IX Open to all WSIS stakeholders --- 25 May 2007   2nd Action Lines Facilitators Meeting: All Action Lines ITU, UNESCO and UNDP From 10.00 to 13.00 hours at Palais des Nations, Room XXIII Primarily for Action Line Facilitators, but open to all stakeholders. 25 May 2007   2nd Facilitation Meeting on Action Line C10: Ethical dimensions of the Information Society UNESCO From 15.00 to 18.00 hours at ITU Headquarters, Rooms K1 and K2 Open to all WSIS stakeholders   WSIS Action Line Facilitation Meeting * A decision was taken by ECOSOC on 26 April 2007 regarding NGOs and civil society entities which were accredited to WSIS. They are invited to participate in CSTD for the next two sessions (tenth and eleventh meeting of the CSTD). If they want to continue to participate in the CSTD beyond these two sessions, they should apply for consultative status with ECOSOC. Business entities (including ITU sector members) which were accredited to WSIS may participate as well in the work of the CSDT. Their participation will be reviewed by ECOSOC in 2010.