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Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.2.20030321100449.02409c98@gpo.iol.ie>
To: "crisinfo-comunica.org" <crisinfo@comunica.org>
From: karen banks <karenb@gn.apc.org> (by way of Sean O Siochru
<sean@nexus.ie>)
Subject: [CRIS Info] WSIS Civil Society Plenary list


Greetings to everyone,

Below is some background information about the list, with details as to
how
to subscribe towards the end. Please feel free to share this
announcement
widely.

regards
karen banks

INVITATION TO JOIN THE CS-PLENARY LIST - plenary@wsis-cs.org
=============================================================
As per discussions and subsequent agreement during the final Civil
Society
plenary in Geneva on Feb 28th, the following list has been created as a
space for the Virtual Plenary to discuss and share information between
PrepComs and the Summit:

plenary@wsis-cs.org

Background and Objectives
=========================
The Civil Society Plenary: (From the final Civil Society Plenary
Meeting,
PrepCom 2, 28.2.2003).
This is a work in progress and is open to amendments throughout the
WSIS
process.

The Civil Society Plenary Meeting, when convened, is the source of
legitimacy for all civil society activities in the WSIS.

Between PrepComs a 'Virtual CS Plenary Group' has been created
(plenary@wsis-cs.org), comprising organisations and other entities
accredited and registered at both PrepComs to date, from civil society,
although organisations with a key interest in the issues but that are
not
part of the Summit process should also have the opportunity to
participate.

The list will not be a decision-making space, in the sense that no
voting
will be called for, but a space to promote greater debate and
transparency
in the organisation of Civil Society during the summit.

Civil Society Organisations
===========================
All civil society organisations or entities will be invited to join.
Everyone will be asked to provide their name, organisational
affiliation
and e-mail address, along with some additional optional information.
Many
may subscribe from the one organisation.

There is no unanimously agreed definition of Civil Society, but we will
work with the following loose definition (which draws on several United
Nations documents):

Organisations - including movements, networks and other entities -
which
are autonomous from the State, are not intergovernmental or do not
represent the private sector, and which in principle, are
non-profit-making, act locally, nationally and internationally, in
defence
and promotion of social, economic and cultural interests and for mutual
benefit.

Transparency
============
This will be an open list. Archives of all lists below will be
publically
available at:
http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/public/plenary/

Subscribing to Plenary
======================
Please visit http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
where
a brief form is provided we would like everybody to complete. Once the
form
is completed, you should receive confirmation of your subscription
within
24 hours.

All those who attended PrepCom1 will be automatically subscribed to the
list. We do not yet have access to the attendee list for PrepCom 2, but
will ensure that this announcement is shared widely on WSIS and related
mailing lists, and sent to the WSIS Civil Society Division Secretariat.

Using Plenary
=============
To post a message to all the list members, send email to
plenary@wsis-cs.org

Work of the List
================
We hope to provide some loose facilitation guidelines to ensure the
list
works smoothly, effectively and does not duplicate the work of other
lists
(such as the wsis-prep1 and other related lists).

These will be posted by early of the week beginning March 24th, by
which
time we hope to have received the bulk of subscription requests, and
can
convene our 'virtual' plenary.

Coordination and Integration with other lists
=============================================
We are currently discussing with lost owners of other WSIS related
lists
(such as wsis-prep1) as to how to minimise duplication of effort, and
merge
lists where possible. An update will be shared widely as soon possible.


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